Game Day: Warriors v Manly [Round 21, 2019]

[SeaEagle21]

We aren't at out best but honestly they 10 min period we were on their line they were hanging on and slowing the play down giving lenalty after penalty. If that was the opposite our player would have been binned for sure. They need a faultless 2nd half to overcome this

 

[Scorpio]

Gotta say the spoiling In the ruck is disgraceful. More disgraceful is blocker roach and Ennis applauding it

Adam Blair was doing it as soon as our second set of the match, and yet he was the one who later received the first penalty.

We are still in this but the injuries are a big concern.

Would not want to be in the trenches with some of you.

 

[Cioran]

I’m not going to win any friends here but this is a good game. The boys look like they thought they would win by just turning up and they are learning a hard lesson that will stand them well next year. The Warriors are playing entertaining football and Green is showing the form that carried us to the finals in 2017.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

It's interesting that our side can handle the spoiling tactics of Storm and overcome it, yet when the Warriors put it on the frustration shows.

 

[Waz13]

Warriors have also scored twice of jammy kicks. We get the first pie and we are back in it. Warriors will get fatigued in the 2nd

 

[susan]

It won’t get ugly. I doubt we will win but Des won’t cop that rubbish. They’ll be better in second half
but conditions will make it tough to win

Sad our top four hopes go against this rabble but we were due

 

[davohan123]

I will say this walker was good at 6 those short kicks.

 

[HappilyManly]

Des is red and animated yelling at Manly

 

[Cliffymagic]

Dce also did a crap kick close to line on the 3rd tackle a few sets earlier than the kick on the first. Could still pull of a comeback or at least keep it close for f/a.

 

[davohan123]

It won’t get ugly. I doubt we will win but Des won’t cop that rubbish. They’ll be better in second half
but conditions will make it tough to win

Sad our top four hopes go against this rabble but we were due

I can see us losing one player to the bin we are playing frustrated footy

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Frankly I feared this was coming!

 

[The better Robbo]

Well according to most on here we were gonna win by 20+
Moral of the story is don't get too far ahead of yourself

 

[Clivus00]

We have most of the possession but warriors getting metres and tries easily.

 

[maxta]

1 Try a pinpoint unstoppable 1/100 in the wet try
2nd some Sheck magic against the run of play
Try 3 - a good sweep try after defending 4 sets in their 22m
The way they have been allowed to hold on until warned about he bin...next tackle...holds on again - play on.
No real excuse against a team always going to be fired up after copping a cricket score last week.
Just as Manly had started winning that middle the sideways plays and poorly executed kicks are in vogue...hope the 2nd half is better

 

[joeboy]

It’s not about been in the trenches together it’s expecting a certain level of play and attitude, we don’t need to win every game, but the attitude and application has been well short tonight.

However if you like the warfare analogy Cherry pulled the pin out the grenade and dropped it in our trench tonight, maybe he had time to lob it out?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Frankly I feared this was coming!

Ditto , in the pre game thread I thought this could well be a danger game.

 

[HoldenV8]

I will say this walker was good at 6 those short kicks.

I was honestly surprised at the re-shuffle after Parker went off. Paseka went on into the back row, Walker to centre and Siro to 5/8.

I thought the better way might have been Paseka to the back row, Thommo to centre and leave the rest as was.

 

[grassy]

Would have never of guessed 18 to zip in the first half by the warriors. Let’s see what the second half has in store.I hope we don’t go to sleep out there.Never seen this coming at all.

 

[Kevinward777]

The Warriors have a history of blowing big leads against us in the second half... we live in hope.

 

[davohan123]

Frankly I feared this was coming!

We just got the warriors on the wrong week.
Reality check we are still a little way away from competitiing with top 4 teams.
This game is gone let’s not let it be a blow up.