He wasn't. He didn't come to England due to compassionate leave.



He was a big part of their team last year and would have played otherwise.

Last night we were our own worst enemy.......... we got dragged into a scrap, gave the ball up too early in the tackle count too often and were not as disciplined as Manly when it counted.



The more controlled side won and deservedly so..............but it was good to see Leeds keep going and show the grit they did.

Agreed - Manly knew they could win without him - he was not required for this game

My thoughts are that this result was not a surprise to many people here. Manly are a very, very good side and we have had a sluggish start this year. Defence has been good but not really sharp on attack - Burrow and Webb are really missed in that department. I think that showed last night. It was our inability to put pressure on in attack that overworked our defence.

Positives are that maybe there won't be any hangover from this game (and hopefully no long term injuries like with Toopi last year), and it will focus the guys on improving. We have some players to get back and some to sharpen up (Ali doesn't look right). Also, once again, we show that at club level we can compete with the best Aussie teams, and that we are better organised defensively than at international level.

Manly should be congratulated, they played great rugby and looked well prepared, but odds are that like Melbourne last year, they won't retain their title. Shame our competition isn't as unpredictable.

When British teams have lost this fixture in the past it's been by a thrashing. Leeds, even on an off day seem capable of containing the best club side in the world. The rest of SL might not be scoring many against us this year.

You need something if you agree with Davy boy

FFS get your facts right



It was not a "fair point" d!pst!ck, it was FACT. Try & think before you post Davy boy - I know you get very excited when Leeds lose but try to calm down.



You made a big enough plonker of yourself when Tony Smith was Coach, but you never seem to learn any lessons

Ps was you like this at school ??



PPS are you still at school

FFS

What a waste of space

Try to keep up Davy - read up on matters before you make another fool of yourself

Learn to quote FFS.

Is there another Harigeorgeson in here

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Summed up perfectly

IMO, if we can play like that against super league teams we will destroy most of them if we can cut out a few silly errors

I thought there was far too many missed tackels, they were gaining 3 or 4 meteres every time when they should have been stopped. We looked dangerous when we shipped the ball out which i think we don't do enough. But overall beaten by a better side. although they seemed to be offside at every play of the ball!