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  1. Ian Martin tragic

    Annesely's not so sure now?

    Oh ****. Been fact-checked. Your'e right. Apologies to Annesely (this time).
  2. Ian Martin tragic

    Annesely's not so sure now?

    Come on mate. You at least did the right thing and said 'sorry we got that wrong'. Must be feeling some pressure from the ref's union. It wasn't even line ball! If you look at where Tom T passed the ball and where Garrick received it it barely even floated a metre forwards, and Tom T was at full...
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    Cherry Evans and Walker

    Levi is doing the job for us. He may add a bit more, but Fainu is a class above him (and most everyone playing at 9) in creativity. They would make the ideal 9 rotation. What's his chances look like in court? It didn't read too well in the papers but I haven't been following it.
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    Manly to Win the 2020 GF thread !!!

    If we stay healthy -- esp the key players.
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    The Sheridan Stand at the SCG and what it meant to me!!

    The first GF I attended was 1970 when we got done by the Rabbits despite John Bucknall's best efforts. I mostly sat on the hill (78, 82) or on the benches around the Eastern side (72, 73, 76). But I was in the Sheridan stand for the 78 final vs Wests. That was a special game. Highlights: Alan...
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    We Had A Great Year

    Yes a faith-restoring season. Couldn't ask for much more from the team given the injuries earlier and then late on. Given the impact Tom T has in a game it was excellent to do so well in the finals as to be almost to the GF qualifier without him. Things for next year: a bit more cold-blooded...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    My parents went to the 68 GF without me (mum a rabbitoh and dad a sea eagle)... The '70 one was a bit of a shutout. I vaguely remember a kick and chase into the in-goal area by us and Simms or someone kicking it dead. Bobby Grant darting through for his 'game over' try. That and alot of field...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    Thanks 40 for pointing me at your review of the game. We saw it very similarly from our modern eyes. Yes I think 4 tackle football + the contestable nature of scrums led to this open, reactive kind of play. Souths seemed a bit more structured at times but not by much, kicking for field position...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    Final thoughts on the 68 GF: Souths won because they scrambled incredibly well. They also looked a bit more organised and strategic overall. Manly did have the better of the 2nd half after dropping the ball all the way through the first half. Manly's best was Pogo Morgan. He was a constant...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    Yes I think by the late 70s players had had to step up in fitness and defensive discipline, no interchange, and still had to deal with the brutality. No doubt the intensity and speed needed today is greater overall by a long way.
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    Watch the last few minutes! Simms has a shot at goal which hits the post. Manly have to go 100 yards to win. Alec Tennant brings it out and starts an attack. Fulton gets it and draws and passes. Bob Moses flies in with a brutal headshot that poleaxes Bozo. Tennant smashes Moses, Fulton bounces...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    If Bob Batty had kicked a couple of goals we might have one that 68 GF...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    Ok thanks. sorry not up with all the threads. I'm a child of this 60s-70s era but I have to say it is shocking to see the brutality from today's perspective. Maybe I'm just getting older. I think it takes just as much courage to play today but you also had to deal with pub fight threats in those...
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    Three most hated teams

    Storm: nothing-franchise in a non-league locality. Years of systematic rorts; questionably illegal and dangerous tactics. Eels: I do remember the 80s. Most everyone else comes in third together, with special mention to the Broncos (privileged in game scheduling and one club dominance of a...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    It goes on from there for a while with more punches and elbows, and Herman Hamilton getting dropped on his head. Starts to settle down after that to a recognisable game of football. So many errors in the game pre the Gibson era where a more NFL approach to training drills, defensive structures...
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    1968 GF Eagles v Rabbits

    Just noticed the NRL TV site has all the GFs from 66 on for viewing. Watching the 68 one which I remember listening to vaguely on the radio but have never seen in its entirety. The first 5 mins of action include: Coote leading with an elbow to Billy Bradstreet hitting the ball up. Bradstreet...
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    Pre-Game discussion: Manly v Souths [Finals week 2, 2019]

    Glad to have such an awesome mascot (even if this is not a Sea Eagle)...
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    One for the Ages

    Fell on his sword. Dennis Ward was a tough little bloke. Tackled like Tooves.
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    PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Manly v Storm [Round 24, 2019]

    I sense a bit of battle of Brooky in the air with this one.
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2 2 0 36 4
2 2 0 26 4
2 2 0 23 4
2 2 0 19 4
2 2 0 12 4
2 1 1 13 2
2 1 1 10 2
2 1 1 3 2
2 1 1 0 2
2 1 1 0 2
2 1 1 -14 2
1 0 1 -20 2
1 0 1 -24 2
2 0 2 -8 0
2 0 2 -17 0
2 0 2 -22 0
2 0 2 -37 0
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