ROUND 11 DISCUSSION : NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS vs MANLY SEA EAGLES

What is you prediction for this game??

  • Knights 13 +

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Knights 1 - 12

    Votes: 1 5.0%

  • Draw

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Manly 1 - 12

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Manly 13 +

    Votes: 19 95.0%
  • Total voters
    20
  • Poll closed .
This could be the week the Knights get Booed off at half time.

OB saying the fans are impatient may prompt.a reaction.

Another low effort, lacklustre performamce, well behind at half time, it could happen.
 
Kurriboy said:
This could be the week the Knights get Booed off at half time.

OB saying the fans are impatient may prompt.a reaction.

Another low effort, lacklustre performamce, well behind at half time, it could happen.
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Yep I agree. I’m not copping injuries. Look at dragons last week, Melbourne last week. Roosters majority of the season. These guys are kidding if they want to blame injuries. I reckon we will have 50 out on us. Saab for a hat trick.
 
Kurriboy said:
This could be the week the Knights get Booed off at half time.

OB saying the fans are impatient may prompt.a reaction.

Another low effort, lacklustre performamce, well behind at half time, it could happen.
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The crowd should boo them off, even better if we are getting belted after the first 40 the crowd should leave.
 
oweysdaughter said:
Get behind our team. I think we all might be surprised at what we come out looking like this weekend. We can easily put up a good fight.
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We could and should be able too. Unfortunately my optimism is now at Empty. Hope I’m wrong, but a red hot manly with turbo in the form of his career against a team who can’t score and defend the edges....
 
Perhaps, but what can he do? We have been hit hard with injuries, and yes, so have other clubs, but our depth is far inferior to the clubs tossed up as being in a similar spot to us. I'm convinced our issues run far deeper than AOB.
 
His main problem seems to be that he picks players being paid to perform but not those that are.
if we take extremes, Ponga and Hoy, if Ponga was having several shockers he would keep picking him rather than give Hoy or Toa an opportunity.
Same with forwards, we have Klemmer, DSaf and Barnett not quite at game but do we start JSaf, Sue or Jones no we don’t.
Why are Mann and Hoy starting before Sasagi.
Tuala is good if playing left but keeps getting picked right but nothing changes, our preferred left side giving that Lee is on the outer/injured is Best centre Tuala wing then next best two on right.
Cant wait to see what happens when Pearce is back, 5/8 bet Crossland misses out even if Clifford hasnt arrived.
tTry this Clifford arrives before Pearce is good to go who plays half and 5/8 Clifford or Crossland bet it’s Mann at 5/8
there is a order of who plays and how much field time they get, form and ability are overided by salary.
Better to lose with top paid players non performing than losing with lesser players giving it 100% effort.
coach is worried about losing with highest paid non performing stars playing reserves and getting told “ surely you expected to lose when not picking player A, B and C”
Accountability means nothing
 
Battler said:
Perhaps, but what can he do? We have been hit hard with injuries, and yes, so have other clubs, but our depth is far inferior to the clubs tossed up as being in a similar spot to us. I'm convinced our issues run far deeper than AOB.
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I wouldn’t say inferior.

Walker for the roosters wasn’t even the back up half. He’s also about 75kg ringing wet. They’ve lost hooker after hooker and a handful of other players.

Storm had there 1, 7,6,9 missing last week. Hynes is looking great but what makes him better than our depth? It’s not like they’ve slotted in someone with 70 games of NRL experience.

Look at the damn cowboys, their roster looks like rubbish yet there going great. Tigers pants us twice, first time at home on Pearce’s 300th... say no more.

We are a mess.
 
packo said:
I wouldn’t say inferior.

Walker for the roosters wasn’t even the back up half. He’s also about 75kg ringing wet. They’ve lost hooker after hooker and a handful of other players.

Storm had there 1, 7,6,9 missing last week. Hynes is looking great but what makes him better than our depth? It’s not like they’ve slotted in someone with 70 games of NRL experience.

Look at the damn cowboys, their roster looks like rubbish yet there going great. Tigers pants us twice, first time at home on Pearce’s 300th... say no more.

We are a mess.
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I don't disagree mate, we are. But our 18-30 are not as good as Melbourne's, Rooster's etc.
 
Apparently Adzy told Ready that Kalyn will be fit for State of Origin. Which is likely to be held in Townsville.

Think I need a break from rugby league atm. It’s not me, it’s you, rugby league...
 
More importantly, nor are our systems. We're nowhere near a Melbourne or Roosters where we can just drop a guy in and know that he'll do a job in a predetermined system that everyone understands. We're miles away from that.
 
Frank McWilliams said:
His main problem seems to be that he picks players being paid to perform but not those that are.
if we take extremes, Ponga and Hoy, if Ponga was having several shockers he would keep picking him rather than give Hoy or Toa an opportunity.
Same with forwards, we have Klemmer, DSaf and Barnett not quite at game but do we start JSaf, Sue or Jones no we don’t.
Why are Mann and Hoy starting before Sasagi.
Tuala is good if playing left but keeps getting picked right but nothing changes, our preferred left side giving that Lee is on the outer/injured is Best centre Tuala wing then next best two on right.
Cant wait to see what happens when Pearce is back, 5/8 bet Crossland misses out even if Clifford hasnt arrived.
tTry this Clifford arrives before Pearce is good to go who plays half and 5/8 Clifford or Crossland bet it’s Mann at 5/8
there is a order of who plays and how much field time they get, form and ability are overided by salary.
Better to lose with top paid players non performing than losing with lesser players giving it 100% effort.
coach is worried about losing with highest paid non performing stars playing reserves and getting told “ surely you expected to lose when not picking player A, B and C”
Accountability means nothing
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Agree with all that. Agree that he needs to drop players expecially forwards. Need effort.
OB also
*Picks people out of position
* Drops people after one game.
*He finds jobs for his mates.
*He doesn't assemble a squad with depth and looks to have little plan if first choice players go down


Easy to blame the coach i know.
 
Would seem silly to pick players for SOO that are unfit for this round so if it was me as selector players like Ponga and Munster would be unavailable, am sure many others included.
 
oweysdaughter said:
Get behind our team. I think we all might be surprised at what we come out looking like this weekend. We can easily put up a good fight.
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Ive been right behind them since 88.

That doesn't mean they wont get booed off at half time if they don't turn up again, and it doesnt meant they don't deserve to be.
 
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