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    Game Day: Manly V Tigers [Round 17, 2025]

    Lachlan Croker not playing due to a head knock at training. Worries me. You play sport for 10 years if you're lucky - that's a lot of years left to live with the legacy of the toll on your body. Seems to me there should be some kind of NRL life insurance where serious injury impacts the rest of...
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    Inside the meeting that could redefine Trbojevic’s NRL career

    I hope the move for Tom works. I don't like it - he's currently (whooops, was) our best player for his position. The move gives a perception of desperation, even if you argue that it's not - and perception goes a long way. For me, Manly defence has been their biggest concern for three years. If...
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    Pre-Game Titans V Manly [Round 15, 2025]

    I had more concerns for last week than this week. Tom back, Taukeiaho back. Sure no Lehi but that's a like for like with Turbo. I think with weight of Origin off his shoulders DCE will benefit. Croker with a few games under his belt now... just feels like a safer beat this week. One certainty I...
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    Game Day: Knights V Manly [Round 14, 2025]

    No game is 'unloseable' (not a word? Don't care) - bit like elections. Every season throws up at least a couple of absolutely shock results. Not sitting on the fence here - Manly will win, but if any of the players have that in the back of their minds that this is a 'gimme' then egg on face will...
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    Pre-Game Eels V Manly [Round 12, 2025]

    Couldn't agree more. One thing that worries me is that Parra played five or six games without Moses so should be able to adapt more easily for his absence than Manly without DCE. I'd love to see Jake Arthur have a blinder but in all fairness if his defence holds up, his kicking is good and he...
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    Pre-Game Manly V Sharks [Round 10, 2025]

    Indeed, Mark! I started following Manly around 1967-8, I think. I was playing in Collegians U15s (in Wollongong) in the 'B' team and happened to play alongside Peter Hannigan, Les Hannigan's younger brother. I only played two years, scored my one and only try in my last game of the year and...
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    Pre-Game Manly V Sharks [Round 10, 2025]

    Wasn't even sure there were any of us left. Marvelous what a walking frame can do! :D Watched the video of the bloodbath GF not so long ago. They made 'em tough in those days!
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    Pre-Game Manly V Sharks [Round 10, 2025]

    Agree Tj55 - keeping Bullimor should be a high priority. It's seems increasingly clear that there's more a need for mobile forwards who play with impact than for big boppers. Having said that, having mobile big boppers, like Ollie, is the ideal, but they're in short supply. As he's progressed...
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    Pre-Game Manly V Sharks [Round 10, 2025]

    Well picked stoodamire! I guess that does raise a question: who's our ball-playing forward either lock or second rower? Ollie can get an off load away, but who else? I'd think Tevaga should be if he's picked there, but mainly he seems to be doing edge running.
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    Pre-Game Manly V Sharks [Round 10, 2025]

    Good point, SeaEagleRock 8. For me one thing I'd expect from lock is to be a ball player, basically another 5/8. Glen Stewart* comes to mind as a great example. Now my memory isn't what it used to be (but hey, it's been fun losing a few brain cells!) but I recall JakeT being much in that mould...
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    Pre-Game Manly V Storm [Round 5, 2025]

    Great stuff - thanks for that!
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    Pre-Game Manly V Storm [Round 5, 2025]

    I'm actually not too fazed with this one. Sure if we lose it's not great, but if we're competitive with no Tommy T (or TommyT 2), Croker, Paseka... I think that's to be seen as a positive. Storm without Jerome Hughes is a big out for them. Storm definitely should be favourites but I'm feeling...
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    The Daly Cherrygraph

    Well, my family comes first in my life. And last. And middle. Whatever decision a footballer makes to best provide for his family works for me.
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    The Daly Cherrygraph

    Didn't Menzies go to Catalans?
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    Pre-Game Manly V Raiders [Round 3, 2025]

    For mine it's Lehi at the back and get Tommy Talau onto the wing asap. There's no replacing Tom Trbojevic but it's still a solid backline with Lehi and Talau.
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1 Raiders 17 14 0 3 108 30
2 Storm 15 11 0 4 202 28
3 Bulldogs 15 11 0 4 92 28
4 Warriors 15 10 0 5 11 26
5 Broncos 16 9 0 7 68 22
6 Panthers 15 7 1 7 3 21
7 Dolphins 16 8 0 8 162 20
8 Roosters 14 7 0 7 16 20
9 Sharks 16 8 0 8 -4 20
10 Sea Eagles 15 7 0 8 40 18
11 Dragons 15 6 0 9 -49 18
12 Cowboys 16 6 1 9 -140 17
13 Knights 16 6 0 10 -67 16
14 Eels 15 5 0 10 -103 16
15 Tigers 15 5 0 10 -84 14
16 Rabbitohs 16 6 0 10 -111 14
17 Titans 15 4 0 11 -144 14

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