Game Day: Manly v Bulldogs [Round 3, 2022]

[Supreme Leader]

Are they playing a game before NRL today?

 

[Eagle 1]

Yeah I get that but more an “ ambush “ as it’s our first home game and we are favourites is my thinking.

True....both teams with a lot to prove, they got pipped at the end by the Broncs. And us, need to build on our 2nd half comeback against the chooks. And just heard it's raining at Brookie now...damn !!

 

[globaleagle]

3 hours to gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[DBF]

If we come out thinking that we can just put on the razzle dazzle without first winning it up the middle then we will probably get smashed. It will be wet. We need to win ugly. Fair enough if we grind them down and get up by at least 12 points with 20 to go then we have earned the right to chance our hand.

I expect us to win comfortably but we need to start winning these wet games. We have probably only won like 2 or 3 games in the wet over the past decade (if that)

 

[Shoe1]

Are they playing a game before NRL today?

Flegg yes, maybe another one too

 

[Woodsie]

3 hours to gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Hows tim doing

 

[Leho]

Hows tim doing

He won by unanimous decision

 

[globaleagle]

Hows tim doing

Fight went 12 rounds - He won on a points dec with all three judges.

 

[Woodsie]

Fight went 12 rounds - He won on a points dec with all three judges.

No prize for second

 

[Will on the hill]

Absolutely chucking it down in Warriewood. It's moving towards Brookie, gonna be a soggy one.

 

[globaleagle]

No prize for second

To...be...fair....

I had updated my original post on the previous page.

Is it too much to expect everyone not only read my drivel but goes back to see if I've added extra drivel?!?!?! lol

(pays to be the second worm though - and not the one that meets the early bird!)

 

[voicefromthehill]

Absolutely chucking it down in Warriewood. It's moving towards Brookie, gonna be a soggy one.

Hardly a drizzle at Collaroy

Spoke too soon

 

[Smokin Joe]

To...be...fair....

I had updated my original post on the previous page.

Is it too much to expect everyone not only read my drivel but goes back to see if I've added extra drivel?!?!?! lol

(pays to be the second worm though - and not the one that meets the early bird!)

The early bird gets the worm,but the second mouse gets the cheese.

 

[WiseyEagle]

Here comes the rain. Typical home game weather. Crowd will be poor, game will be a mistake a thon cripple fight. The winner will be whoever tries to lose it less.

Yep totally agree. It's really coming down now. Slip, sliding away. The battle of the butter fingers.

 

[WiseyEagle]

Yep totally agree. It's really coming down now. Slip, sliding away. The battle of the butter fingers.

If gets worse the Foxtel signal will fade and no game on TV. God I hate that!

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Trouble if Walker doesn't play... huge spark gone from our attack plus someone who has an absolute red hot go every week

 

[jbb/james]

Really, Manly should be making this duftys last nrl game by killing his career and confidence. he is small, elusive and prone to error. Manly should be kicking to him all day and bashing him relentlessly. dont even think of scoring until the second half . it will come

being able to dominate him on early tackles, create reverse momentum like what happens to saab and garrick at times, making there wingers less dangerous

but honestly with DCE kicking game we should have perfected this for years but manly still look very indecisive on wether the kick game has value at all

Surely the spiral bomb is underutilised. for a team that lobs up so many hail marys , we could put some funk on the ball a bit more, surely

 

[DBF]

Players who need to stand up -

Taupau - Needs more energetic hit ups, and that one on one strip that went against him up the Panthers end when we had great field position was terrible.

Keppie - Has been pretty average particularly in defence

Paseka - Our most disappointing forward so far this year. Is he even capable of charging onto that ball? He gets monstered too often after running 4 or 5 meters for a player of his size.

Harper - By far our weakest link in the backs this year. 12 months ago he was elusive in attack and very effective in defence. He has gone from a 7/10 player to a 5/10.

Croker - More selectful running please. And a couple of good kicks out of dummy half over to Saabs side of the field

Jake - Defensively has been great but too many 6 agains. Would love to see him play out the 80 without his usual 2 or 3 six agains!

 

[Woodsie]

Really, Manly should be making this duftys last nrl game by killing his career and confidence. he is small, elusive and prone to error. Manly should be kicking to him all day and bashing him relentlessly. dont even think of scoring until the second half . it will come

being able to dominate him on early tackles, create reverse momentum like what happens to saab and garrick at times, making there wingers less dangerous

but honestly with DCE kicking game we should have perfected this for years but manly still look very indecisive on wether the kick game has value at all

Surely the spiral bomb is underutilised. for a team that lobs up so many hail marys , we could put some funk on the ball a bit more, surely

Mate .. are you feeling okay ?

It took you until paragraph 3 before you had a shot at DCE

 

[Supreme Leader]

Fight went 12 rounds - He won on a points dec with all three judges.

He was knocked to the ground in the first round and still won on points.