Game Day: Knights v Manly [Round 12, 2021]

[Stewbojevic]

Gee we’re looking under strength.

 

[BOZO]

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Black is Beautiful !

 

[BOZO]

Croker to stay at 9. Least disruption.

Lawton to 6. Least disruption to the defensive line. He was a half so this is a no brainer.

DCE and Turbo to run the show.

Ben T straight into backrow to share the role with Suli/Saddler.

I like the idea of Lawton to 6

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Why are we having muscle strains or tears at training ffs? Cust, now Schuster? Warm up better ! Mitigate this **** !

Who's running this operation?

Doc Antle?

 

[BOZO]

Gee we’re looking under strength.

So are the knights under strengh

This game will now be won by a strength of Character

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

So are the knights under strengh

This game will now be won by a strength of Character

On that score Des beats O'Brien in a walkover.

 

[Stewbojevic]

Croker to stay at 9. Least disruption.

Lawton to 6. Least disruption to the defensive line. He was a half so this is a no brainer.

DCE and Turbo to run the show.

Ben T straight into backrow to share the role with Suli/Saddler.

Our edge defence will really get tested. New halves and second rowers all over the place!

 

[BOZO]

On that score Des beats O'Brien in a walkover.

Des does beat obrien hands down

I hope our players can emulate our Great Des on the field today

 

[BOZO]

This game is as sign of things to come when the SOO comes around

 

[BOZO]

When the chips are down

Great teams lift up for the occasion

The Greater team will lift today

 

[BOZO]

How Great are we Manly ?

Show us !

Go the Mighty Sea eagles !!!

 

[eagleron]

It’ll be a battle mate. Their forwards are still very good (on paper). Their 1-7 is pretty horrible but this brings us back to the field.
We need to match them up front.

I reckon our forwards are going as well as any pack at present in fact better than most

 

[Shoe1]

On that score Des beats O'Brien in a walkover.

Don’t you know who he is???

 

[eagleron]

I wonder if we can bring any development players in at late notice? Can’t have Funa and Suli on the bench with Sipley and Ben as our only forwards.

I'm still not convinced after watching Burbo in the trial that his defence is up to first grade, I guess today we'll find out if he's been working on it, he was something of a turnstile in that game

 

[Jigzkiller]

Training and medical staff should be sacked during the bye. Hope Ben T has improved since last time I saw him play live he was a speed bump in defence very soft.

See the bubble bursting today all the emotion from last week and I don't see our reserve graders standing up again.

 

[Jerry1]

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Don’t you know who he is???

Enlighten us oh mighty oracle

 

[court83]

I don't like the idea of Lawton at 6... I understand the less disruptions the better rule, but imo what the hell is the point of buying a legit 9 midseason only to play him at 6 when we have a half at 9???
Surely were better off Lawton at 9, Croker at 6 (sole duty is shoveling the ball to tom/DCE) and burbo on the bench with sirro starting back row... More changes but we are much better with an actual 9 at hooker when ones available.. and let's be real, ALL the playmaking will be tom and DCE anywau

 

[47MVEagle]

i wonder if des would play tom at 6 and move morgan lyons to fullback.

i’m still confident we will be get the win

Tom at 6, Garrick to FB, Tuipulotu or Funa to wing.

 

[Will on the hill]

I don't like the idea of Lawton at 6... I understand the less disruptions the better rule, but imo what the hell is the point of buying a legit 9 midseason only to play him at 6 when we have a half at 9???
Surely were better off Lawton at 9, Croker at 6 (sole duty is shoveling the ball to tom/DCE) and burbo on the bench with sirro starting back row... More changes but we are much better with an actual 9 at hooker when ones available.. and let's be real, ALL the playmaking will be tom and DCE anywau

Croker has been training at hooker all off season and even when he was training at 5/8 full time he was serviceable at best. Lawton has played in the halves previously and is a good edge defender. I can see him playing a simplified role at 5/8 where 80% of the time he just feeds Turbo.

 

[court83]

Croker has been training at hooker all off season and even when he was training at 5/8 full time he was serviceable at best. Lawton has played in the halves previously and is a good edge defender. I can see him playing a simplified role at 5/8 where 80% of the time he just feeds Turbo.

I think whoever plays 6 will have the same role...
Thats why I thought Lawton being a career hooker would be better option knowing were going in without that extra playmaker in the halves