Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Sea Eagles

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Saw the game from the Brewongle Stand on Friday and what amazed me was the ref. Consistently he pushed the Rooster back 12-13m in defence and Manly only 8. How does a dude lose 5m depending on the direction he is running? Really tried to play Manly back in the game and to a limited extent, he did.
A few people bagging Billy Smith. I see him as a really good prospect . He positions himself well and tries to get involved. I would like Manu to do this a bit more. Love Manu but he seems to go missing or am I wrong?

Hard to say as I haven't seen Manu (or anybody else) live for a while!

You notice more of the big picture when you're at the stadium ay. By nature, the TV coverage focusses on who's got the ball rather than what's happening off the ball.