For me the turning point was a Pomeroy knock on the set after we scored our second. For some inexplicable reason Gal threw a wide, high pass to Poms who dropped it. If there was one set that all we needed to do was drive it through the middle it was then. 13 - 0 at the 60 minute mark, complete your set, good kick/chase then have a dominant defensive set and that would have changed the game completely. And what is with Mannah getting so little game time? I thought Ricky was back in charge.
Round 5, 2011: Heritage Round: Cronulla Sutherland Sharks v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles @ Toyota Stadium, Sat April 9 @ 7.30pm
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Mark^Bastard
Great White
Yeah I can't help but think a big guy like Mannah not being used properly in such an arm wrestle, with Douglas going off so early as well, was a bad decision. Is it partly to explain for us having a bad last 20 minutes? Why did Flanagan do that? Was there a good reason? I know Brod Wright and Cordoba had massive games, and Smith too, but it doesn't make sense to me.
I kind of agree- the best teams almost all the games they should win, and win a decent chunk of the ones they shouldn't as well. I can see us missing the eight by 2 points and if that happens then we really can put it down to last night.
But the gist of what Ryan and Wooden are saying is that you do your best, win the game, but lose on the scoreboard- what more could you have done? What bit of that do you change? The boys did their best, sometimes it just doesn't go your way. Other times you won't play your best and things will go your way and you'll get the result. Its an art, not a science.
Mark^Bastard
Great White
He got KO'd in like the 12th minute and went off. Came back into the game later on.
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Yeah fair enough. I can't fault any of the Sharks (including coaching staff) for last night. I consider it a win in that regard. I hope this doesn't affect them mentally.
slide rule
Jaws
He copped a heavy knock to the head early.
I think they were using him sparingly. I don't know how many minutes he played, but just about every time I looked at the bench he was off. I may have just been looking at the bench at the wrong times though.
Douglas must hate Manly- The concussion last night, the fight a couple of years ago and the send off for the head high.:take that
I can't see why it wouldnt make them mad and fire them up for next week. But who knows what effect it will have until next week.
snowman
Total gronk
Im still bitter about that.
My manly loving father and his fat ******* ex team mate both copped a smack in the jaw.
Needless to say, i am not wekcome home, and i couldnt be happier
My manly loving father and his fat ******* ex team mate both copped a smack in the jaw.
Needless to say, i am not wekcome home, and i couldnt be happier
slide rule
Jaws
I'm so glad my whole family support the Sharks...
goodbyepenrithhellosharks
Great White
lol Let me guess no chrissy card for dad this year
Murphy
Great White
first post since the game, due to work.
heartbreaking loss but those manly fans know there were kissed on the dick by a fairy to win that!
the boys played well and was very happy with our performance last night, its probably the first time in a long time i am happy with our 17, just remeber peeps, we were playing like utter **** this time last year un organised footy team with no idea a nsw cup side at best, fair to say the change in coach a few new players has gone a long way in 12mths and we are looking a hell of a lot better, still 21rounds of footy to go bring on next sunday
heartbreaking loss but those manly fans know there were kissed on the dick by a fairy to win that!
the boys played well and was very happy with our performance last night, its probably the first time in a long time i am happy with our 17, just remeber peeps, we were playing like utter **** this time last year un organised footy team with no idea a nsw cup side at best, fair to say the change in coach a few new players has gone a long way in 12mths and we are looking a hell of a lot better, still 21rounds of footy to go bring on next sunday
snowman
Total gronk
Probably, hope he cant chew for a month
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Well it didnt come to fruition this week then did it ?
Thats bye the bye anyway as that wasnt why we lost last night though
zakspiders
Great White
it was pretty solid-i winced seeing the slowmo!
he had a head clash with one of the manly guys(might of been king-i cant watch the game again yet-will wait til thurs) and ,if he wasn't out then, hit snowy's noggin on the way down.
goodnight.
my take on the match officials.
i didnt like it at all.
it didn't surprise me at all.
i'm not blaming our loss on it though.
but it certainly didn't help with the way we were playing.
we got lazy and we did not hang onto the pill.
it's very hard to win games when you don't hold onto the ball.
all we needed to do was we'd been doing, but somehow we lost our way.
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Mark^Bastard
Great White
Fitzy2513
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Zak,
Agree with your 'take on the match officials', I will however add that I don't believe there are 8 referees of 1st grade standard let alone 16 of them. I don't know what the result would have been last night, even if it would have changed with only one ref, but surely one buffoon is better then two when attempting to make a split second decision.
Agree with your 'take on the match officials', I will however add that I don't believe there are 8 referees of 1st grade standard let alone 16 of them. I don't know what the result would have been last night, even if it would have changed with only one ref, but surely one buffoon is better then two when attempting to make a split second decision.