Manly captain Daly Cherry-Evans admits his aspect “has a bit to work on” after the Sea Eagles’ shock 26-10 loss to the Titans at Brookvale Oval.
It was clear all through the competition that Manly missed famous person fullback Tom Trbojevic, as they have been unable to claim themselves in assault.
This was towards a Titans aspect who had leaked 55 second half factors of their earlier two video games, together with giving up a 26-0 lead towards the Dolphins final week.
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Cherry-Evans tried to encourage his aspect within the second half, establishing Manly’s sole strive instantly after kicking a 40/20, but it surely was the one spotlight on a grim evening.
Trbojevic was changed at fullback by 21-year-old Kaeo Weekes, who was making simply his second profession begin.
Cherry-Evans stated it was additionally going to really feel “different” with out Trbojevic.
“Kaeo has different strengths to Tom but we probably didn’t get enough reps in practice on a short turnaround unfortunately,” Cherry-Evans stated.
“As much as we’ll try and keep things similar … it’s always going to be different without Tom back there.
“We’ll go back, look at our attack and try and sharpen up for next week.
“We didn’t throw a whole lot of punches and we have a bit to work on.”
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Weekes had his moments in accordance with coach Anthony Seibold, however “didn’t get to show his best.”
“I thought Kaeo did a decent job after an early error to not take himself out of the game,” Seibold stated.
“Attack wise, we wanted Kaeo to bring his strengths. He’s quite quick … He can’t replicate Tom’s game, they play so different.
“We didn’t seem connected in attack tonight so we didn’t ask a lot of questions.
“Of course we’d love to have Tom out there, but we had enough opportunities … We got what we deserved in the end.”
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Seibold stated post-match that Trbojevic is an opportunity to return in Manly’s Magic Round conflict towards the Broncos.
“We needed to take the conservative route this week and the medical staff will do their best to get him right,” Seibold stated.
“We’d like to think he’s going to play against the Broncos.”
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