Pick your backline IF Manu returns.

[Bates]

1. Teddy
2. Toops
3. B Smith
3. Toia
5. Manu

Marky Mark to NSW cup. His bomb defusal is a major concern!

Hopefully he can sort it out as he's a supreme athlete.

[Mickie Lane]

What position did you play Batesy when you were carving it up?

[Bates]

What position did you play Batesy when you were carving it up?

Left centre.

You?

[Cooko]

1. Teddy
2. Toups
3. Billy
4. Toia
5. Marky
6. Manu
7. Walker
13. Hugo

[Mickie Lane]

Left centre.

You?

I was always the Chief & used to think left centres were soft.

[Chook2]

1. Teddy
2. Toups
3. Billy
4. Toia
5. Marky
6. Manu
7. Walker
13. Hugo

Did you ever see Manu play 6 previously….

[Mickie Lane]

1. Teddy
2. Toups
3. Billy
4. Toia
5. Marky
6. Manu
7. Walker
13. Hugo

Did you not watch any of the games when Manu played at 5/8?

[Chook2]

Teddy
toops
b smith
toia
Marky

but both Marky and even toops on thin ice! Toops was not average last night a few bad errors, and at times looks like he isn’t there! Also a few times this year he has made the wrong call with kicking, passes etc
Manu coming will keep the back 5 honest

[caz]

i'm thinking he's no chance of coming back anytime soon

[HDTONE]

Manu was tried at 6 hence why he was back in the centres

IF they put Manu at 6 what's happening with Hugo ?

But Manu won't be at 6 so we won't need to worry about it.

[bondi.boy]

1. Teddy
2. Toops
3. B Smith
3. Toia
5. Manu

Marky Mark to NSW cup. His bomb defusal is a major concern!

Hopefully he can sort it out as he's a supreme athlete.

Amen.

Manu is off to rugby in France.
Was at Roosters HQ recently, club gave him permission to use its gym for 2 weeks before he goes...reportedly.

[Bates]

Teddy
toops
b smith
toia
Marky

but both Marky and even toops on thin ice! Toops was not average last night a few bad errors, and at times looks like he isn’t there! Also a few times this year he has made the wrong call with kicking, passes etc
Manu coming will keep the back 5 honest

I reckon our left edge attack is struggling with Sandon at 6. I know he's doing his best but it's clearly not enough.

Toops is falling asleep, Gus not as effective, Billy receiving the ball when it's too late and his space has been shut down.

Sandon dug into the line numerous times against the Dragons and it changed the complexity of our right side attack! I don't understand why he won't dig in more often. He runs sideways forcing our backline to also run sideways so they don't overrun the ball. It looks clunky and we can't find any rhythm down that edge. Frustrating to watch!

[ism22]

Amen.

Manu is off to rugby in France.
Was at Roosters HQ recently, club gave him permission to use its gym for 2 weeks before he goes...reportedly.

Yep. Robbo's even said he knew this back in ~May/June 2024?

I've moved on from Manu. Toia, Smith and Mark N are all showing great form anyway. No need to make room for a player we don't need. Enjoy ruggers mate!!!

Personal opinion - I reckon he just got bored of league as he'd achieved everything. Didn't give us a bad attitude but may have struggled to find energy/passion to do better. Whereas Mark N is super excited about learning the game and Toia/Smith are lapping up the opportunity. Enough said really.

[milanja]

Simple really, and what many have wanted to happen for quite a while

1.Teddy
2.toops
3.smith
4.toia
5.marky m

9.manu

[Bernie08]

1. Teddy
2. Billy Smith
3. Toia
4. Manu
5. Nawasa


Toops legs speed is really gone