Pre-Game Manly V Chooks [Round 22, 2025]

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

Was that Fittler by any chance..lol.

Fittler took over. Chris Anderson was the coach who stepped down.

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

Looks like both teams will be wearing black armbands on Saturday night.

Johnny Mayes:

Vale Johnny Mayes

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles premiership-winning halfback, Johnny Mayes, has passed away at the age of 78.

www.seaeagles.com.au

If just two clubs means ‘multiple clubs’, then Ray Branighan and John O’Neill beat him to it.

I think you're right.
Mayes won three grand finals in a row with two clubs 73 Manly then 74 & 75 Easts.
But Branighan & O'Neill had done it with Souths 71 then Manly 72 & 73.

 

[mave]

Was that Fittler by any chance..lol.

It was Chris "I've revolutionised the defensive game by only having 1 marker" Anderson.

 

[Brookie1973]

It was Chris "I've revolutionised the defensive game by only having 1 marker" Anderson.

My memory is hazy, but didn’t we then subsequently usher in Fittlers demise as well?

 

[Eagle 1]

Fittler took over. Chris Anderson was the coach who stepped down.

Yeah, I was thinking about the other big win at Brookie over the Chooks when Fittler was the coach, then got sacked pretty much the next day.

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

Yeah, I was thinking about the other big win at Brookie over the Chooks when Fittler was the coach, then got sacked pretty much the next day.

Memories. I had to look it up to see. That Fittler sacking announcing was in 2009 after Manly beat Roosters 44-12 in Rd 23 at the SFS. Fittler stayed in the job for another 3 games until the end of the season. In 2010 Roosters coach was Brian Smith.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Looks like a wet game coming , Joy oh joys

 

[mickqld]

Looks like a wet game coming , Joy oh joys

Yep, torrential actually. Will be the final nail in Manly's 2025.

 

[Eagle 1]

Yep, torrential actually. Will be the final nail in Manly's 2025.

Could work in our favour tho, Teddy won't be able to pinball himself around the field like he usually does and the alphabet soup winger of there's will find hard doing his trick plays.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Yep, torrential actually. Will be the final nail in Manly's 2025.

Yes we definitely don’t do rain well