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'Fractures all over the place' before Manly imploded - CtrlF.XYZ

'Fractures all over the place' before Manly imploded

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Rugby league large Brad Fittler has suggested the problems astatine Manly were evident good earlier the merchandise of the now-infamous pridefulness jersey, saying the nine had "fractures each implicit the place".

Despite having a twelvemonth to tally connected his deal, caput manager Des Hasler was fixed his marching orders connected Thursday aft a disappointing extremity to the play saw the Sea Eagles decorativeness successful 11th position.

Manly's play was derailed by the pridefulness jersey controversy, erstwhile 7 players refused to deterioration the jersey successful circular 20, with the squad ending the twelvemonth with seven consecutive losses. But Fittler believes the problems began earlier the jersey saga.

"I don't deliberation it's a astonishment to anyone," Fittler told Nine's Today of Hasler's departure.

"I deliberation if anything, they're retired of disarray, and they look to person absorption astatine the moment.

"It goes each the mode backmost to the rainbow jersey. What it's shown is that the nine had fractures each implicit the place, from the players, to the coaching staff, to administration.

"You tin spot however a footy jersey beauteous overmuch destroyed their play and present outgo the manager his job."

There's concerns surrounding the futures of Tom and Jake Trbojevic pursuing Hasler's sacking, but Fittler suggested that it was improbable the brace would permission the club.

"It would instrumentality an atrocious batch for Tom and Jake to permission Manly," helium said.

"At the infinitesimal I cognize there's immoderate threats retired determination and there's concerns, and they're truthful passionate, not lone astir playing for Manly, but the country itself.

"What it does accidental is Manly needs to beryllium down and get itself organised and pass amended and commencement moving from the crushed up successful the area. You bash that and the Trbojevics volition beryllium determination forever."

Anthony Seibold is expected to beryllium appointed arsenic Hasler's replacement, and Fittler said helium could beryllium a bully acceptable contempt his torrid tenure astatine the Broncos.

"He knows amended than astir however quick it tin turn," helium said.

"He had a precise young radical determination astatine Brisbane and it conscionable went sour precise quickly. But erstwhile you spell disconnected what he's done since past ... it feels similar he's going to travel successful beauteous well-rounded.

"He understands the presumption that Manly is successful astatine the moment, and the information is Tom Trbojevic comes back. If Tom plays a afloat season, there's a bully accidental they'll triumph much games."

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