GAME DAY - Manly v Storm [Round 8, 2015]

[susan]

Manila won't know what's hit them when me and my new Manly mates finish tonight. That's the spirit we have been waiting for and the year can't be all bad beating the filthy scum twice. Horo and Symonds are good first graders, just need more self belief.Horo was so tough tonight, back to his form 2 years ago.

Stewart and Tafua in late must have been a great lift and they performed accordingly.Very happy to have tipped wrong this week.Add mateo and Lyon and our spoon avoidance is well under way with effort like that.
Soooo important to back it up next start now.

 

[Dan]

God we needed that. Kids have gone out for the day, I am off to lunch a coffeeshop and maybe the pub. Brillllllllliiiaaaaannnntt

 

[Dan]

I tipped us too, I had a feeling, wish I'd backed it with a punt

 

[Jerry1]

Wolfman needs to stay in first grade.

 

[HappilyManly]

This was our very first AAMI Park win - Congratulations for that as well.
This was the first time we beat a Team coming first , when we were coming last

 

[HappilyManly]

I tipped us too, I had a feeling, wish I'd backed it with a punt

Sport SB 6031 NRL R8 SYDR-StGI H2H - St George Illa Dragons Win@$3.05 6024 NRL R8 MEL-MAN H2H - Manly Sea Eagles Win@$3.75 x $1 = $11.43 (max) 1.00 Won 11.43

 

[Dan]

Wolfman needs to stay in first grade.

If nothing else because he can kick goals from in front unlike anyone else

 

[HappilyManly]

Wolfman needs to stay in first grade.

He deserves the same chance that the other non performing wingers seem to get.
Wonder who gave him that black eye, that low life scumo

So happy that he scored his try and had Snake et al cheer him once more

 

[Hamster Huey]

Toovey ain't going nowhere

So Toovey's going somewhere?!?!?

 

[Mal Cochrane]

it was in a tackle, accidental.

 

[Kevinward777]

So happy, I'll be on this site all week now.

 

[Loobs]

When Tom T comes back we have a good problem. Definitely need Jorge for his power runs, especially out of our own end. Would be good to have another winger that isn't afraid of a high ball. Hiku will spend most of the year in the centres as I think Matai and Killer will have their share of injuries.

 

[Mal Cochrane]

i gotta say, Matai is starting to be ran around and stepped a bit in defence by the younger centers these day.

 

[Jerry1]

If nothing else because he can kick goals from in front unlike anyone else

Made a difference having first grade wingers and a first grade fullback.

 

[HappilyManly]

http://www.nrl.com/rd-8-storm-v-sea...lt.aspx#ooid=RuaDRxdDrbnePXqn8H6IVNRQJbzSavc7

Highlights

http://www.nrl.com/rd-8-press-confe...lt.aspx#ooid=d0cjRxdDqmESCOcoRCEeFwbQ6zS4oGq7

Presser

 

[Menzies11]

Hi all, long time reader, first time poster. Thought our boys stood up in defence tonight, but the wrestle seems to be a problem. We seem to have a lot of trouble getting the opposition onto there back and there fore a lot of penalties against us. Do we have a wrestling coach?, like other teams. I thought out boys put there hand up tonight. Great effort and great win. Hopefully that's broken the ducks back and final bound we are.

 

[HappilyManly]

Just this week, Vossy's segment on the Matty John's show (finally remembered)

He highlighted that in 1987 Manly lost their first 3 games, then went on to a 12 game winning streak and also won the GF that year - from his lips to Gods Ear

 

[HoldenV8]

Manly 12 def. Scum 10

Most Tackles - Jamie Buhrer (39), Tom Symonds (39), Matt Ballin (31), Daly Cherry-Evans (31)
Most Run Metres - Jake Trbojevic (157 from 17), Justin Horo (138 from 14), Jorge Taufua (132 from 12)
Missed Tackles - Peta Hiku (4), Steve Matai (3), Kieran Foran (2)

Possession - Manly 52%, Scum 48%
Sets - Manly 32/37 (86%), Scum 33/39 (85%)
Runs/Metres - Manly 167 for 1,405, Scum 167 for 1,386
Line Breaks - 2 all
Offloads - Manly 0, Scum 6
Kick Metres - Manly 726, Scum 540
40/20 - Manly 1, Scum 0
Tackles - Manly 332, Scum 356
Missed Tackles - 16 all
Penalties - 10 all
Errors - Manly 8, Scum 6

The tale of the tape.

 

[HoldenV8]

http://www.nrl.com/rd-8-storm-v-sea...lt.aspx#ooid=RuaDRxdDrbnePXqn8H6IVNRQJbzSavc7

Highlights

That pass from DCE to the Wolfman was almost a carbon copy of when Ricky Stuart sent Andrew Ettingshausen over for the first try of the 3rd test at Elland Road on the 1990 Kangaroo Tour.

Or the one he sent to Mark McGaw in the second Origin game in 1991. The one where Snoz nailed the conversion to win the game

 

[simon64]

I honestly didn't think we'd win.

Mind you, the late inclusions of Snake, Jorge and Foran weren't going to hurt.

But the most important thing was the intensity. Finally, we looked interested. And what a difference it made.

Never been happier to be wrong.