Season 2018 is over for half the teams in the competition. The players are dreaming of white sandy beaches and end of year trips. Yet before the bags are packed and we erase from our memories the often terrible performances of the teams that finished in the bottom eight, let’s have a look at some of the positives that they had. Whilst all these teams will have a lot of work to do to improve their fortunes in 2019, what can they take from this season to build on?
Manly Sea Eagles
As a team, Manly really struggled to gel in 2018. Their off-field dramas truly impacted on their on-field performance.
That being said, there were some individual bright spots that could be building blocks for their incoming coach.
Martin Taupau lead the comp with 71 offloads. Tom Trobjevic showed his attacking value with 19 linebreaks and 114 tackle breaks. Whilst brother, Jake turned up for 968 tackles. The challenge is taking this individual brilliance and making the team works as a whole.
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