Its quite out of character for him too. Defence is usually top notch

I've still to watch it again but I thought Diskin played well last night,other than that I agree with the above.

I was proud of the lads' efforts, Manly were very good, a joy to watch as a RL fan.

Pretty well summed up. Although i thought Smith was pretty decent.

I did think Smith had a good game - certainly your best on the nite with Ali

It is no wonder we cannot compete with the Aussies at international level - Manly would have beaten GB comprehensively last night - If I am correct they had 17 Aussies in their line up - take the core of that team and add Inglis, Folau, Hodges, Lockyear, Thurston and Smith!!!

Isn't Matai a Kiwi?

Yup.

Manly had only two more overseas players in their side than Leeds did.

Fair point but still a high contingent of Aussies - and their best prop Kite was deemed surplus to requirements

I've no real complaints about last night.

Manly were just too good in every department and I actually take my hat off to Leeds for keeping in the game. For a moment at the start of the second half I thought it was going to be embarrassing, but the lads made it respectable.

A fair effort but beaten by the better team.

I just hope this doesn't affect the rest of our season. Hopefully it might even spur us on a bit.

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.