Pre-Game Manly V Raiders [Round 9, 2024]

[Mark from Brisbane]

All the good teams have given a severe rooting to another team , surely it’s our turn.

Bend over Raiders , we are coming in fast AND dry!!

 

[Seagles68]

One of the big match ups (assuming they play against each other on the night) will be Koula and Timoko. 2 fast and strong young guns.

 

[highlandeagle]

Agree , big fan of Bully but he’s a middle , doesn’t have the agility for an edge.

Paseka to the edge, Lodge and Aloia up front and Bully to the bench.

 

[Seagles68]

All the good teams have given a severe rooting to another team , surely it’s our turn.

Bend over Raiders , we are coming in fast AND dry!!

Sounds like it's lucky it'll be raining.

 

[Rosko]

All the good teams have given a severe rooting to another team , surely it’s our turn.

Bend over Raiders , we are coming in fast AND dry!!

You assume we are the rooters, not the rootees?

 

[Eagle 1]

and Adam "Six More against Manly" Gee in the Vidiot Box as the Senior Review Official

That is a worry, but, if we put enough points on the Faders, it will negate whatever bad call or calls we get from the Clunker Crew.

 

[The Wheel]

Funny Sticky dropped Schiller I actually thought he was Raiders best last weekend.

 

[Waz13]

The raiders spine is interesting.... we seem to be their feeder club!

1. Hoppa
7. Weekes
9. Levi

If we can’t beat a team with that spine and including strange there is something wrong.

 

[Eagle 1]

If we can’t beat a team with that spine and including strange there is something wrong.

Hoppa at Fullback, he's finally getting his wish. Hoppa's built more like a forward these days. will be interesting to see how goes covering the many attacking plays and kicks that'll come his way.

 

[Rafferty]

Funny Sticky dropped Schiller I actually thought he was Raiders best last weekend.

At least he didn’t dial it in like their middles. On last weekends effort he‘d have to be better value than Cotric and half their forward pack.

Starting to wonder if there’s issues at the Raiders, I know they are struggling with injuries and depth, bit like BA and Parra, similar situations, re injuries and team morale, with both coaches not holding back on giving their lads a public spray, could there be issues?

2024 might be the season for coach sackings, JD gone, BA hanging on, Des, Benji, O’brien, Sticky? Who knows what the balance of the season holds. Be interesting to see how the Raiders respond this weekend, I’m sure Sticky’s had plenty to say behind closed doors about last weekends effort.

 

[Eagle 1]

Funny Sticky dropped Schiller I actually thought he was Raiders best last weekend.

Just thought I'd drop into the Faders forum for a bit of a laugh, and they didn't let me down.
Here's just a couple, Sticky is cooked "anytime we see a glimmer of hope, it's quickly destroyed" and "Ricky saying players are being rested not dropped" when being quizzed by the press ..lol.

 

[double hoops]

Funny Sticky dropped Schiller I actually thought he was Raiders best last weekend.

He's signed with the Knights just recently yeah?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Ours is a pretty strong bench , and theirs seems a little brittle.

Could well be the difference

 

[The Wheel]

Sea Eagles face Jersey Flegg acid test against Raiders

Some heavy soul searching into a very poor display last week should see the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles come out firing in the Jersey Flegg Cup this Saturday.

www.seaeagles.com.au

 

[The Wheel]

Player Media: Tom Trbojevic

Hear what Tom Trbojevic had to say to the media ahead of Friday night's home game against the Raiders

www.seaeagles.com.au

 

[The Wheel]

Player Media: Taniela Paseka

Prop Taniela Paseka talks about his good form and why he remains grounded over possible NSW Origin selection

www.seaeagles.com.au

 

[Bearfax]

be very interesting how the two ex Manly players Weekes and Hopoate perform in their new roles. Personally I hope they do well, but not enough to contribute to a Manly loss. I suspect Manly will win it now that DCE is confirmed, reasonably comfortably, as long as that damned defense is addressed. Manly's attack is No2 shaded only just by the Bronks but 11th in defense. No way a serious premiership threat until they get that sorted out

 

[Uk eagle]

Ours is a pretty strong bench , and theirs seems a little brittle.

Could well be the difference

I'm hoping there's a lot more of a difference than us having a better bench. If you go through the two sides we look much stronger. Their best two are probably Tapine and Tomoko, the rest (including Papalii nowadays) meh.

 

[BOZO]

Player Media: Tom Trbojevic

Hear what Tom Trbojevic had to say to the media ahead of Friday night's home game against the Raiders

www.seaeagles.com.au

Thanks for posting @The Wheel
Our Home Grown Superstar Tom Turbo is the Star Attraction that fills home grounds to the rafters
Tom always has a Big game against the raiders and consolidates a big win for Manly

We hope Tom is not too far off the mark
To join our Legendary Benchmark Premiership Winning Fullbacks

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I'm hoping there's a lot more of a difference than us having a better bench. If you go through the two sides we look much stronger. Their best two are probably Tapine and Tomoko, the rest (including Papalii nowadays) meh.

Not denying that at all , my comment relates ONLY to the bench.

Overall we are much better side.