Pre-Game Manly V Dragons [Round 15, 2024]

[The '47ers]

Need Guac fit this weekend.

Have we had an update on his calf injury?!

 

[Eagle 1]

Seibolds is pretty conservative with selections but hooker could be interesting this week. If he goes with Jackie he has to give him more game time.

My gut thinks he'll go the new bloke because of his NRL experience in what is do or die.

Jackie....lol😆

 

[Dion Johnson]

He is a must inclusion. From all reports he was strong in Reggie’s. Our 9 rotation is woeful without the frog.

He made the NSW cup team of the week along with Simpkin and Humphreys.

 

[double hoops]

Stealing the young dragon couchman twins has a nice feel to it.

Eisenhuth has been playing busted of late. Run at him all game long.

 

[Stewbojevic]

1. Hopoate
2. Saab
3. Talau
4. Koula
5. Garrick
6. Brooks
7. DCE
8. Paseka
9. Simpkin
10. Sipley
11. Mole
12. Burbo
13. Jake
14. Humphries
15. Bully
16. Waddell
17. Brown

…. One can only hope

Brain fart, had Sipley on the bench and starting!

 

[HK_Eagle]

1. Hopoate
2. Saab
3. Talau
4. Koula
5. Garrick
6. Brooks
7. DCE
8. Paseka
9. Simpkin
10. Sipley
11. Mole
12. Burbo
13. Jake
14. Humphries
15. Bully
16. Waddell
17. Sipley

…. One can only hope

You’ve got Sipley starting and on the bench. Need to bring in another one to that list (which is quite decent given the limitations).

 

[Sheikheagle]

1. Hopoate
2. Saab
3. Talau
4. Koula
5. Garrick
6. Brooks
7. DCE
8. Paseka
9. Simpkin
10. Sipley
11. Mole
12. Burbo
13. Jake
14. Humphries
15. Bully
16. Waddell
17. Sipley

…. One can only hope

Good team but sipley looks busy on the bench and starting.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Good team but sipley looks busy on the bench and starting.

Fits perfectly with the on off character of our team this season.

 

[Rosko]

Bully goes ok, but hardly a dominating front rower.
What has happened to Condon ?

Not much. He was a dud last year and he’s a dud this year.

 

[The Wheel]

Rd 15 Match Guide vs Dragons

Sunday afternoon footy returns to 4 Pines Park this weekend in round 15 of the NRL Telstra Premiership.

www.seaeagles.com.au

 

[Disco]

Premiership favs missing some big guns. Also were there fir the taking. We were pathetic. Lazy. 32m gains every set. Zero effort. Nobody wants to tackle. How can you not see this?

Some credit needs to be given to Penrith too. They played well. 92% compketion and I think it was 92% tackle efficiency too.

Not to say we weren't poor defensively because we were, but I feel this forum so ofte overlooks the other team.

 

[Disco]

2 hours till the team drops.

I imagine Bully in for Aloiai with maybe Sips starting.

Hope Haumole is good. Sounds like it was precautionary so fingers crossed.

Big one for me, I hope to see Simpkin get a start. Lawton or Gordie on the bench.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

We did play the Premiership favourites yesterday, and csme close to a win. It was always going to be that, i hope we win kinda game. Our run in to Sep starts next Sunday at Brookie against the goons. Everythings on the line now and with a packed out Brookie behind us we'll bring this one home.

And don’t forget at their spiritual home as well !!

It went down exactly as I expected and really don’t know what all the vitriol is all about.

They were raging favourites !!

This place at times 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷

 

[Michael Clare]

Whether you score 5 tries or 10 tries and lose .You still do not get the two points
A Painful loss is a Painful loss
because loses lead to Painful top 8 final exits

We have not won more than two game in a row all season
We have been Hot and cold
And hot and Cold teams tend to fold come finals time
We need a coach to get us out of this climate change

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I'd have preferred Saints new coach to have stayed.

 

[Eagle 1]

And don’t forget at their spiritual home as well !!

It went down exactly as I expected and really don’t know what all the vitriol is all about.

They were raging favourites !!

This place at times 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷

Only got 2 to agree on my comment, and you make 3. We are tough markers on ourselves, it was always going to be a game against the odds. We were in the game for a long time, but sometimes you just have to say the opposition were just that bit better on the day.

 

[JakeyB789]

It's not so much that we lost to Penrith (I think most of us expected this anyway), it's moreso the fact we led 12-4 before letting them back into it in those 10 minutes before halftime, them being the dominant side they are running over the top of us in the 2nd half. It's not the first time we've blown a lead this season and we've done it against sides much worse than Penrith. That and the fact we beat them 2 months ago (when both Edwards and Martin were playing too) and you can see why some may have had higher expectations going into the game, I do agree we were just beaten by the better team on this occasion though.

The big difference there being the first game was at Brookie. Our away record is putrid but at home it feels like we can beat just about anyone, that's why I'm expecting a big performance this Sunday. Almost must win with the Dragons 1 point above us on the ladder

 

[Dion Johnson]

The extended bench named has 3 outside backs on it, someone must be carrying a niggling injury.

Thought Condon would have been on the extended bench, his game must be off.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Surely Simpkin comes in. There needs to be an investigation?

 

[nightster]

We were missing Lodge lol . Yep he keeps the opposition awake at night.

We have been missing Froggy, his defence through the middle is huge our big boys don't wrap up the ball

 

[nightster]

The moral of the story to my deep philosophical posts is ...
Missed tackles is missed opportunities to win games

why didn't you say so 😉