Manly have to 'man up', says Trent Barrett
Trent Barrett concedes Manly are in a hole and must "man up" and find a way out of it very soon.
Trent Barrett concedes Manly are in a hole and must "man up" and find a way out of it very soon.
Manly are walking an NRL finals tightrope after they were beaten 30-16 by Canterbury on Sunday.
Daly Cherry-Evans has experienced the "craziness" that is being coached by Des Hasler.
Of all the things Trent Barrett could have done in a bid to get Manly's season back on track, taking the Steeden away from his players appeared the least likely.
Trent Barrett isn't one to rant or rave. Which is what made this spray all the more effective.
Manly coach Trent Barrett admits it would hurt if Sunday's surprise defeat to Wests Tigers costs his side a top-four finish.
These were the kind of scenes you would routinely see at Leichhardt Oval when Benji Marshall was here in his pomp.
In his first season as Sea Eagles coach, Trent Barrett wondered if he was cut-out for the job.
The young Sea Eagles fullback was just one shining light in his side's stunning 36-18 win.
Dylan Walker is hoping his 100th NRL appearance will be one worth celebrating.
Brenton Lawrence will finish his NRL career where it started as St George Illawarra make a play for Brisbane forward Adam Blair.
Manly have been the surprise packet of the season so far. However, the odds appear stacked against them after conceding 92 points in the past fortnight.
The Storm and the Sea Eagles rekindled their rivalry at AAMI Park on Sunday and the home side dominated in a 40-6 win.
The NRL wants Manly to waive a confidentiality clause in the contract of Tim Cleary in order to interview the former Sea Eagles chief executive as part of its salary cap investigation into the club.
Despite promises to 'cooperate fully' with NRL investigators, Manly are refusing to hand over laptops.
Daly Cherry-Evans took the extraordinary step of urging Manly's top brass to front the media to hose down speculation over the salary cap probe into the club - rather than expose its players - as the skipper resolved not to let unwanted headlines shake the finals-bound surprise packets.
Investigators from the Integrity Unit of the National Rugby League have visited the team's Narrabeen offices.
The NRL has offered immunity to Manly officials in exchange for information that could be used as evidence against the club.
The NRL's integrity unit is this week set to begin a probe into claims of secret payments that have emerged during a police investigation.
The NSW front-rower played all 80 minutes at Lottoland on Sunday, four days after the Blues were blown away in Brisbane.