Pre-Game Manly v Eels [Round 22, 2021]

[Jethro]

I see Gee is named as the ref again!

If you are getting your info for the Match Officials from the Game Day thread that I have recently posted, then you have obviously missed the bit where I have wrote:

Match Officials List will be updated on Tuesday Afternoon (10/8/21)

 

[Rafferty]

If you are getting your info for the Match Officials from the Game Day thread that I have recently posted, then you have obviously missed the bit where I have wrote:

Match Officials List will be updated on Tuesday Afternoon (10/8/21)

Cheers, let’s hope the update, updates us with a better ref

 

[Jerry1]

That's a Gee up isn't it?

 

[Simonmyers11]

This crusher tackle is becoming a joke isn't it. It was brought in for when players use to forcefully apply downward pressure on a players head, not because a player backs into a defenders chest - big difference. absolute comical.

 

[mickqld]

This crusher tackle is becoming a joke isn't it. It was brought in for when players use to forcefully apply downward pressure on a players head, not because a player backs into a defenders chest - big difference. absolute comical.

Yep and of course exploited by just a few select fukwit coaches.

 

[Will on the hill]

Yep and of course exploited by just a few select fukwit coaches.

Dont hate the player, hate the game. Exploiting the rules is the coaches/players job.

 

[Captain Moondog]

NRL 2021: Sea Eagles invoke Des Hasler ban on days off to prevent NRL hub burnout in finals run​

Sea Eagles players have revealed how they are keeping ‘lonely’ coach Des Hasler at arms length inside their restrictive Sunshine Coast hub.

Dean Ritchie

3 min read
August 9, 2021 - 5:48PM
The secret behind Manly’s top-four charge has finally been revealed – Des-free days.

Sea Eagles players have implemented a rule where players are forbidden to speak with coach Des Hasler – and vice versa – during days off inside their restrictive Sunshine Coast hub.
The unusual move is designed to keep the players’ heads clear of footy talk on days off with the NRL finals looming.

Manly players need a break from The Nutty Professor.
Nicknamed The Nutty Professor, Hasler is known for his love of talking football and sports science, often making calls after midnight to associates open to a late-night discussion.
Manly players claim Hasler has been trying to break into their card games to kickstart footy discussions. The players though are sticking to their footy-free days off.
“We have been really good in establishing a rule where a day off is our day off,” said Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans, who will equal Hasler on 255 games for Manly in Saturday night’s big match against Parramatta.
“I am saying this while smiling but it is a rule. Our days off are left alone – it’s a little rule we have instilled. Obviously we are surrounded by Des and the coaching staff and they are very switched on and can feed us a lot of information.
“But one thing that we do have back in Sydney is time off and time away from the game and we’ve got to make sure we do that here. It’s been really refreshing.
“It has been something that we said we needed from the start and everyone has been true to their word. If people want to talk footy on their days off then that’s completely up to them.
“You can tell Des is getting a little bit lonely at times because he’s trying to play cards with a few of the boys, but it’s not to play cards, it’s to talk footy with them. It’s pretty funny. I think a few of the boys must have hustled him for a coffee or a few bucks.

“Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching footy on my day off, but as for the ins and outs, and the structures of the game, that’s left for our normal schedule.

“Like I said, if Des can manage to get his way into a card game to talk footy, then we’ll have to pay credit to that.”

Manly centre Brad Parker said players have introduced a “buffer” zone on days off.

“There’s a rule that you’re not allowed to speak to us on our days off. So he (Hasler) has been coming around to me, he lingers around a bit, and he wants to talk footy and I’ve said: ‘It’s all right, you can talk to me’,” Parker said.

“A couple of the guys have given him the red flag and said we’re not allowed to speak to Des on our days off. He’s going nuts (in lockdown). He even wanted to play cards with us a couple of times, so he must be lonely.

“He starts a conversation off with something else, how’s the family going, and then it’s straight into footy. There’s a little buffer and then it’s straight back to footy.”

Sea Eagles winger Reuben Garrick said players need a break from the coaching staff.

“You have to have that balance like we have back in Sydney,” Garrick said. “You have to have that time away from work and have time with your family, your partner. In a camp environment, it can be too much like a footy camp, I guess.

 

[joeboy]

Dont hate the player, hate the game. Exploiting the rules is the coaches/players job.

No it’s not, it’s the coaches and players job to compete and uphold the spirit of the game. Competitive edge and exploitation are different things and the latter should never be chalked up as the former.

Playing percentages on the reg and rules is so cynical and has been the biggest contributor to the re-woven fabric of the game

 

[Shoe1]

This crusher tackle is becoming a joke isn't it. It was brought in for when players use to forcefully apply downward pressure on a players head, not because a player backs into a defenders chest - big difference. absolute comical.

The definition is now “the player grimaced and put his hand to the back of his neck, shaking his head from side to side as if to communicate acute discomfort”

 

[Will on the hill]

No it’s not, it’s the coaches and players job to compete and uphold the spirit of the game. Competitive edge and exploitation are different things and the latter should never be chalked up as the former.

Playing percentages on the reg and rules is so cynical and has been the biggest contributor to the re-woven fabric of the game

Upholding the spirit of the the game is not what they get payed for. If it's the difference between winning and losing the GF then I say fark the spirit. It's the NRLs job to uphold the spirit. If they do a ****e job, it's the clubs job to exploit the blind spots.

 

[Yaz Eagle]

I think the players are thriving within the bubble and it will galvanise them further. Worked for the Storm last year when they spent most of the time up in Sunshine Coast.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Short on big boppers this week, thought Sipley played to his potential last week along with Jake.

Marty and Tent were both down from their best and Aloiai was fairly poor.

Need a big game from Marty over the Eels to win the middle.

 

[Jerry1]

Need to run Suli in place of Walker to give some grunt off the bench.

 

[Jethro]

NRL 2021: Sea Eagles invoke Des Hasler ban on days off to prevent NRL hub burnout in finals run​

Sea Eagles players have revealed how they are keeping ‘lonely’ coach Des Hasler at arms length inside their restrictive Sunshine Coast hub.

Dean Ritchie

3 min read
August 9, 2021 - 5:48PM
The secret behind Manly’s top-four charge has finally been revealed – Des-free days.

Sea Eagles players have implemented a rule where players are forbidden to speak with coach Des Hasler – and vice versa – during days off inside their restrictive Sunshine Coast hub.
The unusual move is designed to keep the players’ heads clear of footy talk on days off with the NRL finals looming.

Manly players need a break from The Nutty Professor.
Nicknamed The Nutty Professor, Hasler is known for his love of talking football and sports science, often making calls after midnight to associates open to a late-night discussion.
Manly players claim Hasler has been trying to break into their card games to kickstart footy discussions. The players though are sticking to their footy-free days off.
“We have been really good in establishing a rule where a day off is our day off,” said Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans, who will equal Hasler on 255 games for Manly in Saturday night’s big match against Parramatta.
“I am saying this while smiling but it is a rule. Our days off are left alone – it’s a little rule we have instilled. Obviously we are surrounded by Des and the coaching staff and they are very switched on and can feed us a lot of information.
“But one thing that we do have back in Sydney is time off and time away from the game and we’ve got to make sure we do that here. It’s been really refreshing.
“It has been something that we said we needed from the start and everyone has been true to their word. If people want to talk footy on their days off then that’s completely up to them.
“You can tell Des is getting a little bit lonely at times because he’s trying to play cards with a few of the boys, but it’s not to play cards, it’s to talk footy with them. It’s pretty funny. I think a few of the boys must have hustled him for a coffee or a few bucks.

“Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching footy on my day off, but as for the ins and outs, and the structures of the game, that’s left for our normal schedule.

“Like I said, if Des can manage to get his way into a card game to talk footy, then we’ll have to pay credit to that.”

Manly centre Brad Parker said players have introduced a “buffer” zone on days off.

“There’s a rule that you’re not allowed to speak to us on our days off. So he (Hasler) has been coming around to me, he lingers around a bit, and he wants to talk footy and I’ve said: ‘It’s all right, you can talk to me’,” Parker said.

“A couple of the guys have given him the red flag and said we’re not allowed to speak to Des on our days off. He’s going nuts (in lockdown). He even wanted to play cards with us a couple of times, so he must be lonely.

“He starts a conversation off with something else, how’s the family going, and then it’s straight into footy. There’s a little buffer and then it’s straight back to footy.”

Sea Eagles winger Reuben Garrick said players need a break from the coaching staff.

“You have to have that balance like we have back in Sydney,” Garrick said. “You have to have that time away from work and have time with your family, your partner. In a camp environment, it can be too much like a footy camp, I guess.

Des the hassler: Manly players dish dirt on coach

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles teammates Brad Parker and Daly Cherry-Evans discuss the rules the players have put in place with Des to stop him from talking about footy

www.nrl.com

 

[Mataiforever]

Call me a loony but I’d be starting Sironen at 13 and shifting Jake to prop to start the game as Toff is out for 1 week.

The way I see it, we only have 2 big middles in Marty and Aloiai who can truck up big metres and bend the line. Against a big pack with Paulo and Brown, if we sub off Marty and Aloiai for Sironen and De Luis we will be losing the game in those latter 20 min stints...

Jake to play 60 as a prop with Lawton to take his first receiver duties when he needs a breather.

Backline as is. Pack:
13 Trbojevic
9 Croker
10 Taupau
11 Olakau’atu
12 Schuster
16 Sironen

8 Aloiai
14 Walker
15 Lawton
17 De Luis

18 Suli

 

[Ryan]

Time to recall Ben Trbojevic imo. Sirro in the middle :

08. Marry Taupau
09. Lachlan Croker
10. Josh Aloiai
11. Haumole Olakau'atu
12. Josh Schuster
13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Karl Lawton
15. Curtis Sironen
16. XXXXXX
17. Ben Trbojevic

 

[40 years an eagle]

I am a huge advocate for as little team disruption as possible so my 8-17 would be:

Jake
Frog
Tapau
Guac
Shoo
Lawton

Walker
Aoli
Sirro/De Luis or Zac if he is good to go
Burbo

Jake still plays middle but Lawton shares first-receiver duties and Shoo stays on his edge. Zac would be good for prop rotation if he is ready....our bench is underweight against the Squeels big pack without him.

Mahoney is a HUGE out for them in attack and defence but we need to be on Dylan Brown.

 

[Captain Moondog]

Des the hassler: Manly players dish dirt on coach

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles teammates Brad Parker and Daly Cherry-Evans discuss the rules the players have put in place with Des to stop him from talking about footy

www.nrl.com

I reckon Des must have been just out of camera shot listening. DCE and Parker kept glancing to the side.

 

[Stewbojevic]

I reckon Des must have been just out of camera shot listening. DCE and Parker kept glancing to the side.

The journos keep fishing for funny stories about Hasler. I think the players have just been playing it up/exaggerating to go along with it

 

[Eagles4Life]

Sipley only got a fine? That's awesome news if that's the case. Anyone got a link to that?