1 MORE WEEK!!!

[Harmless27]

I’ll do my ladder predictor thread soon but I thought we should at least perhaps wait until after a few trials, not that they mean heaps of course.

I look forward to it

 

[Disco]

Any trial one predictions?

From Seibs recently sounds like some of the big names wont be there.

Id go

1.Weekes
2.Veaga
3.Parker
4.Koula
5.Tuipolutu
6.Schuster
7.Johns
8.Paseka
9.Gordie
10.Aloiai
11.B Trbojevic
12.Tuilagi
13.Fulton


Forwards to rotate loads but Paseka, Aloiai, Sips and Keppie only get about 20 min each with plenty of time for Gordie, Roache, Fainu, Burbo, Condon, Bullemor, Tuilagi, Fulton and Fifita.

In the backs start with the above then after about 30 min go Fletcher Myers and Burbo in the centres.

Give Schuster a good whack, 60 odd minutes...basically rotate him, Johns, Humphries and Latu.

Rest DCE, Garrick, Jake, Croker and Olakau'atu.

Harper with the All Stars and Turbo, Saab, Lawton, Boyle and Tuitavake out injured I think.....

 

[BOZO]

The Sporting News' 2023 NRL ladder predictions​

1. Sydney Roosters
2. Penrith Panthers
3. Brisbane Broncos
4. South Sydney Rabbitohs
5. North Queensland Cowboys
6. Cronulla Sharks
7. Melbourne Storm
8. Parramatta Eels
9. Canberra Raiders
10. Wests Tigers
11. Canterbury Bulldogs
12. St George Illawarra Dragons
13. Manly Sea Eagles

If Seibold can get our squad of players to play to their potential

Then we will exceed the Sporting news prediction ladder

A competent coach is capable of finals play with the calibre of our players

Anything but a top 8 result would be "P Plater" performance

 

[BOZO]

Top 8 for Manly is a Reality

We just need to be Real about it

 

[BOZO]

After the injustice that Seibold went thought at the Broncos
I would love him to get revenge with Manly and have the ultimate success and win a Grand final
This will shut all the fckers up

 

[Kalvin]

And a team list Tuesday - woohoo!!

I'm just looking forward to genuine team lists being named this season and not ducks and drakes that Des used to employ

 

[Brookie Bob]

Forwards to rotate loads but Paseka, Aloiai, Sips and Keppie only get about 20 min each with plenty of time for Gordie, Roache, Fainu, Burbo, Condon, Bullemor, Tuilagi, Fulton and Fifita.

In the backs start with the above then after about 30 min go Fletcher Myers and Burbo in the centres.

Give Schuster a good whack, 60 odd minutes...basically rotate him, Johns, Humphries and Latu.

Rest DCE, Garrick, Jake, Croker and Olakau'atu.

Harper with the All Stars and Turbo, Saab, Lawton, Boyle and Tuitavake out injured I think.....

Good ideas there

 

[Jerry1]

This year will be as close to the spoon as we have ever been. Maybe even closer.

 

[Eagles4Life]

This year will be as close to the spoon as we have ever been. Maybe even closer.

Yeh nah @Jerry1 I see us surprising a lot of teams this year. I have us as finishing 7th but with a bit of luck we could finish higher.

 

[deanm]

Any trial one predictions?

From Seibs recently sounds like some of the big names wont be there.

Id go

1.Weekes
2.Veaga
3.Parker
4.Koula
5.Tuipolutu
6.Schuster
7.Johns
8.Paseka
9.Gordie
10.Aloiai
11.B Trbojevic
12.Tuilagi
13.Fulton


Forwards to rotate loads but Paseka, Aloiai, Sips and Keppie only get about 20 min each with plenty of time for Gordie, Roache, Fainu, Burbo, Condon, Bullemor, Tuilagi, Fulton and Fifita.

In the backs start with the above then after about 30 min go Fletcher Myers and Burbo in the centres.

Give Schuster a good whack, 60 odd minutes...basically rotate him, Johns, Humphries and Latu.

Rest DCE, Garrick, Jake, Croker and Olakau'atu.

Harper with the All Stars and Turbo, Saab, Lawton, Boyle and Tuitavake out injured I think.....

I would be surprised if anyone that played in World Cup would play the first trial and I thought Aloiai was still injured?

 

[Brookie Bob]

This year will be as close to the spoon as we have ever been. Maybe even closer.

Ah @Jerry1 ............every time I see your avatar the following pops into my head:

The Sweeney's doing 90 'cause they've got the word to go
To get a gang of villains in a shed up at Heathrow


The season hasn't started yet; we can't be thinking about the spoon, or we'll have to send the lads around to sort it out...... 😉

 

[Disco]

This year will be as close to the spoon as we have ever been. Maybe even closer.

Disagree but only time will tell

 

[Disco]

I would be surprised if anyone that played in World Cup would play the first trial and I thought Aloiai was still injured?

Ah yes good point and you may very well be right on Aloiai

 

[robbiea]

I think too many better teams above us this year,not spoon contenders.
But not top eight either.
Hope I'm completely off the mark though !!

 

[The Wheel]

Also only one more week till the 2023 fan day

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621607843714707456

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

This year will be as close to the spoon as we have ever been. Maybe even closer.

Do wot! Er indoors has more idea about our chances this year.

 

[Disco]

Beyond Manly, the Dolphins have a trial today so footy is officially back

 

[Eagles4Life]

I think too many better teams above us this year,not spoon contenders.
But not top eight either.
Hope I'm completely off the mark though !!

I dont know @robbiea I think we will finish top eight this season. A lot of people are writing off our forwards, but I can see Condon, Tuilagi and Bullemore all stepping up for us this year. Go Manly.

 

[Eagles4Life]

Beyond Manly, the Dolphins have a trial today so footy is officially back

Thank god for that.

 

[Disco]

I think a lot of people have recency bias.

They cant break out of the last 7 weeks and how awful we were.

But we are not that team. The Jersey drama, no Turbo, a stack of injuries and a stale gameplan all contributed.

We wre very much looking to be headed to the top 8 before that and we were top 4 the year before.

I think the eight should be the expectation and I for one will count the season as a failure if we aren't playing finals footy