Pre-Game Manly v Broncos [Round 10, 2023]

[mickqld]

Yes , I honestly think that it doesn’t do your mental state much good ( if we lose ) as people just want to VENT.

So all you get is negativity.

This is a topsy Turvey year when any side can beat any side ( and do ) and I think we just need to go along for the ride and not take it too seriously.

That’s my approach anyway.

I think this year we had such high expectations with new coach structure ,Turbo, Schu, Koula setting our backline alight as well as last years fiasco. It all looked good to begin with but now we see the same injuries, the same bipolar lame efforts and now the same media fiasco and it's really been 10 years of frustration and failure blowing up like Krakatoa. At least now I don't have high expectations, I expect us to be somewhere mid table and when the donkeys blow us off the park it won't be an unexpected disappointment anymore. I'm resigned to another mediocre year.

 

[The Wheel]

Player Media: Josh Aloiai

Hear what prop Josh Aloiai had to say to the media today.

www.seaeagles.com.au

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I think this year we had such high expectations with new coach structure ,Turbo, Schu, Koula setting our backline alight as well as last years fiasco. It all looked good to begin with but now we see the same injuries, the same bipolar lame efforts and now the same media fiasco and it's really been 10 years of frustration and failure blowing up like Krakatoa. At least now I don't have high expectations, I expect us to be somewhere mid table and when the donkeys blow us off the park it won't be an unexpected disappointment anymore. I'm resigned to another mediocre year.

Yes but remember it’s topsy Turvey , so who knows really

 

[Blake]

Just remember, we were supposed to get belted by the Storm, with Munster and Grant dominating us.
We kept them quiet at Brookie, we can keep the Broncos quiet at Brookie North.

 

[mickqld]

Jake out Sipley suspended. Woods to come back in. Heaven help us.

 

[Rafferty]

Jake out Sipley suspended. Woods to come back in. Heaven help us.

What’s with Jake

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

What’s with Jake

No idea, but it was mentioned on NRL360 that he'd be out for the game.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Jake out

Add about 30 to whatever score you thought the Donkeys would amass.

They’ll kill us through the middle

 

[Damien2812]

With Jake out Manly will get flogged through the middle. Luckily I'm not going to magic round this year after last year's disgrace.

 

[Thewestisbest]

Jake out Sipley suspended. Woods to come back in. Heaven help us.

That sucks.

 

[Thewestisbest]

Surely Samuela Fainu gets a run. Massive out.

 

[mickqld]

With Jake out Manly will get flogged through the middle. Luckily I'm not going to magic round this year after last year's disgrace.

Yeah no thanks. Not going to watch this disaster either.

 

[Will on the hill]

Lawton must start if Jake is out.

 

[Thewestisbest]

Best case scenario
Turbo
Saab
Koula
Garrick
Tui
Stick man
DCE
Lawton
Haumole
Tuilagi
Aloia
Crokes
Paseka

Samuela
Bully
Keppie
Weekes

 

[Damien2812]

Best case scenario
Turbo
Saab
Koula
Garrick
Tui
Stick man
DCE
Lawton
Haumole
Tuilagi
Aloia
Crokes
Paseka

Samuela
Bully
Keppie
Weekes

I can see Woods on the interchange bench.

 

[skeagle]

Could Ben Condon potentially come onto the bench, would probably rate him more than Woodsie

 

[Thewestisbest]

I can see Woods on the interchange bench.

Please no. The big, mobile Brisbane pack will have him back peddling which will result in him holding on for too long in a tackle. There really is no excuse for him or Harper to play if the 17 players above are all fit.

 

[NREagle]

Brief mention in this Fox article about Jake:

Blues face big Origin setback; Wayne’s wait over Dolphins debutant: NRL Teams Analysis

Blues face big Origin setback; Wayne’s wait over Dolphins debutant: NRL Teams Analysis

www.foxsports.com.au

Anyone know if Croker is okay? He had a pretty impressive shiner on the weekend (photo from Insta - nrl photographer Gregg Porteous):-

 

[Thewestisbest]

Brief mention in this Fox article about Jake:

Blues face big Origin setback; Wayne’s wait over Dolphins debutant: NRL Teams Analysis

Blues face big Origin setback; Wayne’s wait over Dolphins debutant: NRL Teams Analysis

www.foxsports.com.au

Anyone know if Croker is okay? He had a pretty impressive shiner on the weekend (photo from Insta - nrl photographer Gregg Porteous):-

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What a resilient bloke he is. Made from the same toughness as Tooves.

 

[Waz13]

Jake will play. Unless he’s got a real bad injury - which will see him miss more than this one. If he’s out, we are royally screwed.