Pre-Game Manly v Broncos [Round 10, 2022]

[Mark from Brisbane]

Why’s that Mark?
You wouldn’t think Des would bother to name him if it was his calf…?

Yeah possibly but I think he’s named him just in case he can get better by Friday ( or Thursday when he needs to move to the 19).

Let’s see , I vote he won’t play , just a gut feeling.

 

[jbb/james]

Guess that i am more inclined to the glass half full outlook as opposed to half empty but that 2 nd half effort against the Sharks seemed to have plenty of merit . Just though it worth mentioning again that wet conditions haven 't seemed that adverse to Manly this season as opposed to numerous other seasons . Still always prefer a dry track in general for Manly sides however .

Fair call , i was genuinely applauding your positive call in the sharkies game . The variable for mine was the first half was wet also ,and overall it was uninspiring but you are dead right about our history in the wet and your POINT is solid, even though i missed it a bit

I think we have the tools , just dont always use them . In the examples i used i didnt see wet weather footy, more like dry footy on a wet night and i worry its low percentage

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

You are probably right Mark.

I just hope Schu pushes Bully to the bench and either Taupau or Sipps drops out for him to play the middle role from the bench.

If he’s fit , 100%

 

[The Wheel]

Anyone know if the Manly supporters bay on Friday night out of the rain? Or has the NRL decided we need to be pissed on (again)?

 

[The Wheel]

Also predicting 60 mm on Friday (Ch 9 news)

 

[Eagle 1]

Glad we are one of the early games .. with the amount of rain forecast I can't see the pitch lasting 3 days ..

No Thursday night game, so that should limit wear and tear somewhat.

 

[Eagle 1]

One guess who we have as ref

Grant Atkins can not make this stuff up.

team Is up

guac back in back row

ben t centre

bench
marty walker sipley Davey

the shoe fits is 22

Even without Schuster, I'm liking what's on paper. Also Schuster listed in the reserves, maybe a ploy by Des to mess with Kevvie's head.

 

[Woodsie]

No Thursday night game, so that should limit wear and tear somewhat.

Still, 2 games Friday, how many Saturday and Sunday?

Are all games at suncorp

 

[Eagle 1]

Anyone know if the Manly supporters bay on Friday night out of the rain? Or has the NRL decided we need to be pissed on (again)?

Hope we are out of the rain, I'm in a group of 8 Sea Eagle supporters in Manly supporters bay behind the goal posts.

 

[Eagle 1]

Still, 2 games Friday, how many Saturday and Sunday?

Are all games at suncorp

3 Sat, 3 Sun, all at Suncorp..

 

[Eagle 1]

Yep Staggs and Cobbo are a big threat to any defence, and we have our 2 most inexperienced guys up against them.

Confident Kalua will do a good job on either Bronco centre, and Burbo is improving with every game.

 

[Waz13]

Hope we are out of the rain, I'm in a group of 8 Sea Eagle supporters in Manly supporters bay behind the goal posts.

Couldn’t make it this year due to a work commitment. Glad I’ll be watching this one from the couch tbh. On a positive Tge forecast has basically been rain since last Friday here and we’ve no had near what was forecast.

 

[Rafferty]

The general consensus is the Donkeys backline is their strength, particularly their centre pairing, which is pretty obvious, however I think their pack, (especially Carrigan) has been really good and the reason their going ok.

Reynolds has helped big time, but their pack is mobile and looks fitter than they have in a good while, it will be a good test for our boys, it’s pretty simple, win the middle, which is bog obvious, do that and we should come away with the W.

Strangely enough I think their edges can be exposed, even though South’s lost, they caught Brisbane out wide several times particularly their left edge, but we need to win the middle first, then theres the wet track that will probably keep the game tight anyway.

Thinking it should be a good game, if Chez kicks well, the boys match their energy and we control the ball, I say we win.

Be very handy to come away with the 2 points, especially given our assignment over the next couple of weeks, really can‘t see why we can’t win it, actually, pretty confident we can. Saturday just seems so bloody far away.

 

[Lyonstomenzies]

the dogs towelled themselves up against us in the pouring rain. we played really poor that night despite the win and our kicking wasnt reserve grade standard.
5 kicks in the first half, 4 of them by fowards, davey , tapau and frog did 80 % of the kicking that half from memory
next week DCE started kicking well also from memory after i presume Des got into his ear. saw the first and quite possibly last torpedo bombs the following week added to the repertoire

you are a good man, al to credit manly with a comeback against the sharks. sharkies all but rolled out the mercy rule IMO. Ref felt sympathy for us as well, or the sharkies at 13 plus was gonna cost someone big time

Surprise, surprise another DCE not good enough post.

It still amazes me that the Austrian coach, the QLD coach, Manlys coach a two time premiership winning coach and two time winner as a player and a half back, the press, the dally M points scorers, the Manly management, the players around him, his mum (of course) all seem to think he is a good player. Except taccording to old @jbb/james he is the 7-th to 8th best halfback going around.

It’s getting tired old mate, and maybe you should just follow another team until he retires.

You only have 2 years to wait, then you can come back and support us again. Until that is you find another player to death ride and just have little digs at him over and over again.

 

[The Insomniac]

Wonder what our Friday night record is over the last few years.
Anybody ???

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Hope we are out of the rain, I'm in a group of 8 Sea Eagle supporters in Manly supporters bay behind the goal posts.

You’ll have to be quite high up to have cover , I’d say at least 30 rows back are in the open !

 

[Son of Manly Beach]

One guess who we have as ref

Grant Atkins can not make this stuff up.

team Is up

guac back in back row

ben t centre

bench
marty walker sipley Davey

the shoe fits is 22

Exactly the team I picked but no Shoe fits...Bully instead..I can live with that 👍

 

[Brookie Bob]

Surprise, surprise another DCE not good enough post.

It still amazes me that the Austrian coach, the QLD coach, Manlys coach a two time premiership winning coach and two time winner as a player and a half back, the press, the dally M points scorers, the Manly management, the players around him, his mum (of course) all seem to think he is a good player. Except taccording to old @jbb/james he is the 7-th to 8th best halfback going around.

The Austrian coach thinks DCE is a winner? Which one? Was it Ernst Happel.........or maybe Hans Krankl? 🙂

Greatest Austrian Coaches | Pantheon

pantheon.world

 

[Eagle 1]

You’ll have to be quite high up to have cover , I’d say at least 30 rows back are in the open !

No worries Mark, got a couple of fold up umbrellas. I'll take a bit of dampness, as long as the boys get a win on Friday night.

 

[Eagle 1]

Couldn’t make it this year due to a work commitment. Glad I’ll be watching this one from the couch tbh. On a positive Tge forecast has basically been rain since last Friday here and we’ve no had near what was forecast.

Yeah Waz, the Bris forecast has Friday being not as bad as Wed or Thursday at this stage, but it could all change in a couple of days. We'll take what comes, as long as it's a Manly win that's all that matters.