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Blocker was a prop in a tough era of league. I can forgive him for being a bit dull above the neckline.

Vaguely remember the lawnmower man saying the same thing about a month before he requested to be released to Manly. If it the rumours about him having release clauses tied to rep and club performances are true, that doesn't sound like someone who wants to lead from the front, just sounds like...

I'm fine with him being released. For mine he's the odd man out next year with Luai coming in.

Nothing I can argue with there. His defence has stunk for years, if not ever. He at least had his "ability" to find the stripe (although only managed to crack 10+ tries in four seasons and one of those may not have done it if not transferring to Melbourne.) I'm of the opinion that he has...

Take your point on the diving at the legs, but diving on the ball was still the right move, was probably banking on the interference on the kick being called. Imagine if he hadn't dived on it, Parra managed to get the ball away and ran away to score, we'd be calling for his head.

I don't think he really gives a shit. He strikes me as a "footy is just a job" type. He's got his media gig now so he'll squeeze that lemon until it's dry.

Nothing doing there. No one will touch him while he's still in rehab, so we're stuck with him for this year.

Just on Sivo, I thought Charlie handled him pretty well. Was very worried he'd get rolled by him all afternoon but he contained him well for the most part.

The penalty count flattered Parramatta, their handling errors cost them the game. In saying that, when the game went to 14-6 we could have easily rolled over and let the game slip like so many times before. They dug in, kept working especially in defence, and were patient. The ref was ordinary...

Securing funding for a SOTA training facility is only a small part of his portfolio though. His primary KPAs are fiscal solvency and on field success.

Missed a lot of footy and coming back from a shoulder injury.

Haha, nice SidetalkNYC reference in your sig. Bing Bong! Miami is the city of rental cars and plastic surgeons!

Doubtful, he's done it all. We persisted with Brooks for 11 years. He'll be able to stink it up for five without issue.

Manly always struggle without him. They will be worse off again without DCE. If they rely on Brooks to lead they will be a WT in maroon and white.

Wondering if less might be more with him? Less minutes and more impact? He did grind out some big minutes last year for us.

He was signed before Luai wasn't he?

I wish I could accuse Dean Ritchie of being a journalist...

Spoiled for halves this year albeit not much game experience outside of Sezer, but can't wait until the season is gone for the halves to click. Prefer the approach of changing it up early.

One thing I forgot to add is the blowtorches will come out if DCE and Turbo both cop some time on the sideline. If Manly are relying on him to take the reins they will be in for some vintage WT era Brooks.

As others have said, the pressure is off somewhat at Manly. He has a great half and fullback to work with who will do the heavy lifting, all he has to do is not have a shocking game and be serviceable. And that's why Manly lucked out, they picked up a player who has been paid world class money...