A bitterly disappointed Manly coach Des Hasler has reacted with dismay to the Sea Eagles’ impressive collapse against the Cowboys, conceding three tries in three minutes to take a 14-point lead in the final seven minutes.
It was the second 14-point collapse in the home state era and ended a streak of four straight wins over the Cowboys.
After the defeat, Hasler did not hold on to his team, saying: “At the end of the day, we should not have lost this game tonight. This is the stark reality. That is the true lesson of the night. “
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Manly Press Conference | 02:47
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Hasler began his press conference after the game by saying: “It’s a fair argument that for 72 minutes we were probably the best team, we had the best game of the game. There are so many situations: where do you start? There were probably so many ways to lose that game.
“You just have to be more discriminating with the help you render toward other people. You just have to be more discriminating with the help you render toward other people. I apologize, we shouldn’t have lost this game.
“The players are very disappointed with that; bitterly disappointed by this … we probably should have shut down this game. “
Captain Daly Cherry-Evans: “For the last part, they obviously played a real style of football that gave them a chance to win and we let that happen … We’re disappointed with the role we played in that.” .
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Manly has now lost on each of the eight occasions this season in which they have faced a team that is currently in the top eight, with only the Tigers remaining in the position have failed to beat one of the eight. first.
When asked if the team was suspicious of the way they took him to the third-ranked Cowboys, Hasler could only offer a dark laugh.
“Yeah, we’ll finally do it,” he said. “Not quite now.”
“We know exactly what our identity is,” he continued. “By saying that at the end of the day, we shouldn’t have lost this game tonight. That’s the stark reality. That’s the real lesson tonight. But we know there’s a lot on this side of football. “.
Hooker Lachlan Croker were a disappointment, however.
Hasler said: “It’s been great tonight. He was everywhere. He tackled everything. He scored two. He shot well, this 40-20 too. He’s been very solid tonight. He’s been very consistent all over ‘year”.
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