Re: Manfredi : Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:57 pm  

Made up for the lad. I was buzzing when the team was named Just to see that the rumours of him picking up a knock were untrue but to then see him play like that was fantastic. He seems a really likabke lad, just honest and hard working and tonight is a great reward for his determination to come back from his injury problems.

As pointed out, with a pre season he could not have an amazing year. I’d like be to see him get the England cap he should’ve got in 2016 at some point.

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:06 am  

If the MOM is the player who has most impact on the game Dom should have won it with room to spare! Ratch was good for them but ultimately his runs came to nothing and had no effect on the result. Meanwhile Dom scores 2, put his body on the line to save a third and was effective in everything he did. Says it all really.

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:09 am  

Who chose MOM, Steve Price?

[DaveO]

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:27 am  

The_Enforcer wrote:

Who chose MOM, Steve Price?

No, Eddie Hemmings.

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:28 am  

Phuzzy wrote:

If the MOM is the player who has most impact on the game Dom should have won it with room to spare! Ratch was good for them but ultimately his runs came to nothing and had no effect on the result. Meanwhile Dom scores 2, put his body on the line to save a third and was effective in everything he did. Says it all really.

Its such a shame, apparently the voting was done around 3 or 4 minutes before Dom’s final try!

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:11 am  

DaveO wrote:

No, Eddie Hemmings.

Is it not the press who pick the Lance Todd trophy??

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:54 am  

Ziggy Stardust wrote:

Try saving tackle, Two tries, catching under pressure and clearing the lines.

Dom was MOM for me mate.

Ratch had a good game, probably Wires best player, just above Clark, but Dom for me.

I’m not disputing any of that mate and if Dom had got it I certainly wouldn’t have argued against it. Ratchford got 12 votes and Manfredi got 8. I merely said I can’t argue against Ratchford getting it. He was superb all night, as was Dom.

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:20 am  

Azul wrote:

Its such a shame, apparently the voting was done around 3 or 4 minutes before Dom’s final try!

That's always been my objection to how this is chosen. Not just in this game but across all games. The vote is taken around 10 minutes from the end. In rugby terms that's a significant amount of time. Either take the vote after the game or call it 'Man of the 70 minutes'. To score half the tries in the match, save at least another one and be so effective in everything he did and still not win the MOM is ridiculous really. Given what he has overcome to get here, doubly so!

I award him my MOM based on the full 80. Shame there's no trophy for that as he absolutely deserves one. Congratulations on a great comeback Dom!

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:41 am  

He was the 2nd best winger in SL before his injury and he is now the best winger in SL. He can do everything you expect of a winger and more, class act.

Re: Manfredi : Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:36 pm  

jaws1 wrote:

Is it not the press who pick the Lance Todd trophy??

That wouldn't surprise me. Most of them are no more neutral than the fans.