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From NRL.com "Last week there was a bit of … not too sure what to call it … in my head. I just had to play to get over that mental hurdle."I wasn't too excited to be finally playing again. I was just so nervous, not knowing how the ankle will hold; how the shoulder would hold up."The body passed with flying colours, although Walker's match fitness needs work."I was blowing hard but I'm so much better having got that much out of the way,'' he said."I didn't feel like [injuries] were...

AS FAR as football mentors go, Tom Trbojevic has struck gold. He’s been gifted the cream of the crop. The aspiring Australian fullback has fallen into the path of two of the game’s greatest No. 1s.And they’re playing huge roles in turning young Turbo into the next star Kangaroos custodian.Trbojevic credits former Manly teammate Brett Stewart as possibly the biggest influence on his fledgling rugby league career to date.read more at...

by Ben Glover, Foxsports LEADING into 2017 few would have predicted Manly would be favoured to advance to the second week of finals. There were too many question marks. They lingered over their head coach, their star halfback and a recruitment drive littered with gambles on talented players horribly out of form.Not to mention the clouds over the health of club legends Brett Stewart and Steve Matai, who we now know would never take the field, leaving the Sea Eagles short of well over $1...

Breaking down structured defensive lines has never been so difficult, so you can understand why the Sea Eagles are so happy to have a guy like Martin Taupau at their disposal.The wrecking ball up front is a defender's nightmare; is he going to smash the ball forward with late footwork or is he going to pop an offload to a speedster in support to force effort on effort plays in defence?[IMG]http://www.nrl.com/taupau-manlys-ace-in-the-deck/tabid/10874/newsid/109384/default.aspx

http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2017/06/16/grassroots_promise_b.htmlThe Manly Warringah Sea Eagles held their annual Junior Representative Awards last night at Club 47, Lottoland.In recognition of Jakes outstanding career from a local junior through to representing state and country the inaugural junior representative player of the year award has been named in his honour.“It is a privilege and an honour to have this trophy named after me and I am proud to be a Manly junior.In a...