Players not living up to their pay cheque. Valentine Holmes would have to be high on the list.

Players not living up to their pay cheque. Valentine Holmes would have to be high on the list.

Yeah….

Whenever the match is tight the call goes out from Bellamy and all the commenrators

”Got to get the ball in Cheeses hands,”

Bwahaha.

Players who try to cut it in NFL then return to league seem to struggle to get back to their prrvious level.

Also both Hayne and Holmes seem self-centred and not really team players.

"Play for the jersey", "respect for the jersey", charge exorbitant prices for the jersey, but when push comes to shove the clubs and NRL change them at the drop of a hat for any excuse. Who'd know who is playing in Townsville by looking at the jerseys.

Good to see you pick that up, no one else seems to care.
Braith did say it was wrong.

It appeared Tedesco asked to check for a high tackle, not the decision in play. 
Do we go there with Captains Challenge? 
The game will go for 3 hours.

Not sure what the issue is....
He was hit across the nose and lost the ball.
Teddy used his captains challenge as the refs missed the high shot.
Got reviewed, penalty awarded. Goal kicked.

Nothing wrong was done. It was all per the rules

Teddy did ask to check for a high shot.
The refs decision was for a knock on by his player after that.
Can the captain go past that to an earlier act?

If so a can of worms is opened.

Can a captain ask for high shots all game?

Are we going there?

From memory it was all in the same play...
High shot results in spilt ball that went back and was knocked on when Radley tried to clean it up.

They didnt go back 3 tackles. It was in the one incident. No dramas.

I always enjoy the simple pleasures in life ... like watching Parra get thrashed...

I'm kinda hoping Brad Arthur gets sacked, Flanagan (senior) get the job and young Flanno asks for early release to join daddy.

In fact if they can get Tolman as well it could be dreams coming true....

And the Parramatta score right on the cusp of half-time, with everything the ref could muster!!!

I just watched some Duffty highlights if we don't play Duffty at fullback we should play him at 14.

In attack BBO / Duffty is a dangerous combination.

In defence well ... just try to make a contribution... 

If that penalty was for a shoulder charge, it is a joke.

I think at season's end the pressure on the back of the neck process needs looking at. It seem that as soon as a player feels any pressure no matter how minimal he stays down and holds his neck. Penalty given, player on report then hurt player jumps up and plays on as if nothing happened.  The sanction is quite severe as is the potential for serious injury so it's a serious problem. The trouble is it's being milked multiple times during a game. I'm not sure what the answer is but it needs addressing

When we need to win a game in the future. I think everybody watching will be calling for Burton to get the ball. That’s not what we need from a hooker. We need a tough defender that can run and provide good service. Cheese offers that and much more. It’s a great fit. 

My point was he asked to check a high shot, he agreed with his player knocking the ball on.
HIs player knocked on. Full stop, how far to you keep going? The high shot had nothing to do with he knock on.
How far do you want to go back when a break down happens, how many plays get missed through a game?
Do you go back on every pause in the game?

You don’t know that, and zI’d say considering our cap situation we didn’t even make an offer.

I’m stunned The Lemons are guaranteed a spot in the eight. I don’t think they’ll win another game.

In many ways they’re worse off than us, these last few seasons have been them at their “best”.

As suggested earlier, if a player backs into a tackle and drives with their legs, call held.

IMO recruitment for 22 is the furst time we have had serious money to spend.

Even this season we were partially signing players no other club particularly wanted.... Flanagan, Allen, Wardell, Seafood.

Cotric a big money signing no question.


Hetherington was the closest  thing we had to another big money signing, and he was probably on the  money Tolman used to get.

If you look back on recent seasons the Lemons and Newcastle get a lot of ref calls at home.
The Lemons are rarely great away from home.

Micko, please tell me what years are "the salary cap era"?

The ball was split from the head high shot.
By asking for the review, the bunker checked the whole play from spilt ball to knock on. It a 3second exercise. It was clear that if the rooster didnt cop a high shot, he probably doesnt lose the ball and the ensuing knock-on doesnt happen.

Teddy didnt ask to gi back 3 tackles. He just made it clear that it was a high shot resulting in the ball being dropped. I dont see the issue. 

...besides.... roosters winning has given us a smidgen of a chance to avoid the spoon. 

We should be grateful and go out and win tomorrow to make it count.

Mahoney gives them alot of stability at hooker. Without him out, they are gone. 
They played a red hot manly team tonight.
DCE and Turbo are on another planet atm and the rest of Manly team high on confidence. 

They were gone before losing Mahoney.

It’s the time of year that got them, again. This is the same as last year as the year before and it’ll be the same next year and the year after until they get a new coach or a new team, maybe even both.

It’s like Mary and The Dragons, they’re just spooked by a certain stage of the season. And the more they convince themselves not to think about it the more they do.

I’ve made my $million player mistakes too, probably more than one.

But the one that sticks out is Mitch Moses. Can’t believe I wanted to build a team around him a few years back. He’s proven to be the definition of a front-runner, a flat track bully. When things are rolling he looks a million dollars, any sort of adversary he looks a true lemon.

There was a 5 min period towards the end of the game he made about 5 schoolboy plays in a row, the funniest being the mid-field bomb up and down on the same spot which he then preceded to try some sort of back heel kick with instead of catch it.

F*** me, what was I thinking.

The one I still stand by is Latrell, pay a $Million for him tomorrow with some room to move upwards if that’s what it took.

We all make them.

Often the best place to look foe champion players is in a team doing badly.

For example, anyone who makes few errors, and executes well in our side is a champ.

At present the list is Jackson, Thompson and maybe  BBO. 

But guys like Averillo and Wakeham did better than many people think they did, mostly they selected the right play and 50% of the time they executed it. With more experience, more time and less pressure from the opposition those numbers improve.

Schoupp and Manu also fairly impressive for young players playing in a weak team.

The flip side is anyone bad in our side who regularly makes bad decisions stands out.