LiveBlog GAME DAY - Manly v Rabbitohs Rd 16, 2015 [1295890]

[HappilyManly]

RABBITOHS V SEA EAGLES - FRI 26 JUNE, 7:35PM ANZ STADIUM

Referees: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara
Sideline : Brett Suttor, Adam Reid
Video Referees: Steve Clark, Luke Patten

Rabbitohs
1 Greg Inglis (c)
2 Alex Johnston
3 Dylan Walker
4 Bryson Goodwin
5 Aaron Gray
6 Luke Keary
7 Adam Reynolds
8 Thomas Burgess
9 Cameron McInnes
10 Dave Tyrrell
11 Chris McQueen
12 John Sutton
13 Ben Lowe

Interchange
14 Nathan Brown
15 Chris Grevsmuhl
16 Tim Grant
17 George Burgess

Coach: Michael Maguire
Sea Eagles
1 Brett Stewart
2 Jorge Taufua
3 Peta Hiku
4 Steve Matai
5 Tom Trbojevic
6 Kieran Foran
7 Daly Cherry-Evans
8 Jake Trbojevic
9 Matt Ballin
10 Luke Burgess
11 Feleti Mateo
12 Tom Symonds
13 Dunamis Lui

Interchange
14 James Hasson
15 Willie Mason
16 Josh Starling
17 Ligi Sao
18 Justin Horo

Coach: Geoff Toovey
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Here is the latest on the NRL injury front for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles heading into Round 16.

Rd 16 Casualty Ward

Blake Leary (back) Rd 17

Jamie Lyon (hamstring) Rd 18

Brenton Lawrence (back) Rd 18

Cheyse Blair (back) indefinite

Jamie Buhrer (knee) season

Clint Gutherson (knee) season

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2015 Telstra Premiership Ladder

• TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP

CLUB P W D L B F A +/- HR
W - L AR
W - L PTS
1. Broncos 14 11 0 3 1 311 226 85 5 - 1 6-2 24
2. Cowboys 14 11 0 3 1 309 275 34 5 - 2 6-1 24
3. Dragons 13 8 0 5 2 226 174 52 5 - 2 3-3 20
4. Roosters 14 8 0 6 1 298 190 108 4 - 2 4-4 18
5. Storm 14 8 0 6 1 258 202 56 4 - 3 4-3 18
6. Rabbitohs 14 8 0 6 1 274 254 20 5 - 2 3-4 18
7. Warriors 14 7 0 7 1 297 306 -9 3 - 3 4-4 16
8. Bulldogs 14 7 0 7 1 290 312 -22 4 - 3 3-4 16
9. Sharks 13 6 0 7 2 225 264 -39 3 - 4 3-3 16
10. Raiders 14 6 0 8 1 339 324 15 1 - 6 5-2 14
11. Panthers 13 5 0 8 2 202 244 -42 4 - 3 1-5 14
12. Titans 14 6 0 8 1 301 348 -47 2 - 6 4-2 14
13. Wests Tigers 14 5 0 9 1 265 278 -13 2 - 4 3-5 12
14. Eels 14 5 0 9 1 282 336 -54 2 - 5 3-4 12
15. Knights 14 5 0 9 1 258 320 -62 3 - 6 2-3 12
16. Sea Eagles 13 4 0 9 2 202 284 -82 3 - 3 1-6 12


Manly to Win!

 

[EagleBoi13]

C'MON MANLY - FIRE UP!

Lets prove all the doubters wrong,11th straight final series is beckoning..

Only questions is - how badly does this group want it?!

 

[HappilyManly]

We should win easy - Foran's playing for a multi million dollar contract

Keary is meant to have some foot problem, so someone needs to stomp on it early

 

[mjb136]

Manly by 10.

 

[tookey]

Feleti Potatoe to stomp on his foot.

Damm shame Hasson already has a match day sponsor otherwise silvertails could chip in

 

[The Wheel]

Feleti Potatoe to stomp on his foot.

Damm shame Hasson already has a match day sponsor otherwise silvertails could chip in

Feliti would be better off sitting on his foot - for more effect!

 

[Ralphie]

**** Toovey & his idiotic fascination with Hasson. Go Tooves, just go.

 

[HappilyManly]

**** Toovey & his idiotic fascination with Hasson. Go Tooves, just go.

Hass is the canoe that Manly need to drag up the Ladder

 

[HoldenV8]

After his effort last Friday night James Hasson doesn't actually deserve to be dropped this week. Sure he offers next to nothing in attack but some support play, but his defence couldn't be faulted. 25 tackles and only one missed tackle in 31 minutes. And he actually took more hit ups, ran for more metres and tackled more than Burgess did and the Pom played 10 more minutes.

The big danger from Souffs in this game will be Inglis. He seems to have gotten over whatever injuries he had and as we saw in last weeks Origin he is back in form. And that run he made for his no try.....I haven't seen him run that fast since his Melbourne days. Josh Morris, who has ran him down more than once over a much shorter distance, didn't gain a yard on him over that 85 metres. If Inglis is in that sort of mood on Friday night he will have to be stopped.

I can see Manly winning this one. The Sea Eagles by 8.

 

[damiennp90]

After his effort last Friday night James Hasson doesn't actually deserve to be dropped this week. Sure he offers next to nothing in attack but some support play, but his defence couldn't be faulted. 25 tackles and only one missed tackle in 31 minutes. And he actually took more hit ups, ran for more metres and tackled more than Burgess did and the Pom played 10 more minutes.

The big danger from Souffs in this game will be Inglis. He seems to have gotten over whatever injuries he had and as we saw in last weeks Origin he is back in form. And that run he made for his no try.....I haven't seen him run that fast since his Melbourne days. Josh Morris, who has ran him down more than once over a much shorter distance, didn't gain a yard on him over that 85 metres. If Inglis is in that sort of mood on Friday night he will have to be stopped.

I can see Manly winning this one. The Sea Eagles by 8.

Completely agree with everything you said. Except about Josh Morris's speed. After his knee operation last year I think he has lost his speed. And Dugan and hoppa arnt the fastest. Though he has definitely got his mojo back.

 

[HoldenV8]

Agree about Morris being a bit slower than he was, but the fact is that I haven't seen Inglis run that fast in about 5 or 6 years. Even a fully fit Morris (or his brother) wouldn't have caught him on that run.

Dugan and Hoppa Mk.II couldn't catch a cold in a sprint race, let alone run anyone down.

 

[Ralphie]

We will get thrashed and Hasson will have a shocker, mark my words.

 

[manlyfan76]

MIGOTY.

 

[Peter C]

Agree about Morris being a bit slower than he was, but the fact is that I haven't seen Inglis run that fast in about 5 or 6 years. Even a fully fit Morris (or his brother) wouldn't have caught him on that run.

Dugan and Hoppa Mk.II couldn't catch a cold in a sprint race, let alone run anyone down.

Inglis seems a lot faster this year than previous years, he picked up Shaun Johnson fairly quickly when he was in the clear in that ANZAC test match

 

[HappilyManly]

Inglis will be saving himself for SOO.
His chance to make fb his spot for the first time

 

[globaleagle]

Hopefully another week of getting the same men on the field will reap muchos benefits....like 2 points in the tipping comp!

 

[master blaster]

Yes and the boys will have to beware of the somersault King Inglis,he has a habit of doing it against us

 

[torana355]

I don't think we will win this game, We beat a rocks and diamonds Tigers team that are in 12th spot on the ladder. Im praying for a miracle.

 

[davohan123]

We will get thrashed and Hasson will have a shocker, mark my words.

I only see this happening if we give Souths the same amount of possession and field position in our 20 like the Broncos game.

If we don't start strong I agree we will be in for a very long night , much like last years semi final.

But if we start well, I don't see this happening.

 

[joeboy]

We need to avoid getting into a battle in the middle, spread the ball, run their big men around and hopefully cut them to shreds on the edges. Kick long, big chase, keep the ball in play and execute when the field position comes. The blueprint for beating Souths was done perfectly by the Tigers the other week.

It's a big game for us and I think we have a good chance if the gameplan is right. But a forwards battle is not the recipe for winning this game