Game Day: Manly v Knights [Round 8, 2016]

[EaglesDontTweet]

I thought Parcell was still a week away.

Australia Post has improved considerably

I'll still be checking for late mail.

 

[Eagleheart]

You can hardly blame Gavin from being on the take. Kasey needs some work up top asap.

Work up top............? You do mean of course a lobotomy for marrying this bloke don't you @wombatgc....?? 😕

 

[silvertail]

Just for this game, I'd be tempted to play Matai on the wing, to cover the loss of Jorge's first up hit ups off our line and play Williame at centre, where he has bounced back with heaps of tries in recent weeks.

 

[silvertail]

... But, can Matai catch a bomb?

 

[Brooke]

Just for this game, I'd be tempted to play Matai on the wing, to cover the loss of Jorge's first up hit ups off our line and play Williame at centre, where he has bounced back with heaps of tries in recent weeks.

I think Brayden will be fine on the wing. Leave Stevie where he is best, I think.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I'll tip 42-10...
Manly 42 (Korosiau, Symonds, Walker 2, Trbojevic 2, Parker tries/Lyon 6/6 goals)

er...7 tries and 6 goals doesn't add up to 42!
And anyhow, why wouldn't Lyon try to convert the last try if he's kicked the first 6 straight??!

 

[HappilyManly]

... But, can Matai catch a bomb?

No
The bandages hold his shoulders onto his body. Matai hasn't been able to lift his arms for 3 years 🙁

 

[HoldenV8]

... But, can Matai catch a bomb?

No lol. I'm sorry but even Jorge is better. At least Jorge holds onto the ball if he decides to keep his feet and not jump for it (when he jumps he never gets anywhere near the damn thing). I honestly can't remember the last time Skivy actually attempted to catch a bomb without dropping it.

He's not the absolute quickest by a long shot but Wiliame is no slouch and besides it all, Skivy is no winger.

 

[XV-1]

Knights are undefeated at home this season.

Will be tougher than most think

 

[Fluffy]

Very concerned about our wing defence, in particular Wiliame...!! (Please Brayden try and tackle the opposition player with the ball when they are near you....please....!!)

Also just checked my trusty ref stats and it looks like Badger is on the Knights payroll. Newcastle have a win percentage of 67.74% when he is officiating.
Link below for anyone interested - http://afltables.com/rl/misc/Gavin_Badger.html

This is not a given at all and the Knights gave the Purple scum a bit of a scare at AAMI in round 5 and then beat the Tigpies in round 6. We need to put in 110% right from the kick off.

Yep, hope he wasn't watching TTurbo run in time and time again and stays on his man.

That is assuming Matai doesn't rush in and stays on his man

 

[Woodsie]

Yep, hope he wasn't watching TTurbo run in time and time again and stays on his man.

That is assuming Lyon doesn't rush in and stays on his man - huge assumption there

Whenever there is a miss on the inside, or overlap the winger is made to look a fool. Goes in he gets bagged, stays out and gets bagged.

Get used to it, there is not a winger in the comp that this doesn't happen to every week.

 

[HappilyManly]

Here is the latest Sea Eagles injury update, proudly brought to you by Elastoplast.

Daly Cherry-Evans: High ankle sprain. Expected back Rd 9

Jamie Buhrer: Broken thumb. Expected back Rd 10

Tim Moltzen: Knee, Indefinite

Jayden Hodges: Knee, season

Isaac John: Pec, 10 weeks.

Jorge Taufua: Broken Collarbone. Expected back Rd 15

 

[mickqld]

Moltzen- seriously how much did we waste on him and who the fuk is Parker ?

 

[HappilyManly]

Moltzen- seriously how much did we waste on him and who the fuk is Parker ?

Brad Parker is NYC, you can watch the ranger on Monday 11:30 Fox 1

Moltzen we all questioned, but Bozo knows best 😉

 

[Mals]

Moltzen- seriously how much did we waste on him and who the fuk is Parker ?

Moltzen's supposedly on minimum wage but still too expensive for the amount of games he plays.

 

[Brooke]

Brad Parker is NYC, you can watch the ranger on Monday 11:30 Fox 1

Moltzen we all questioned, but Bozo knows best 😉

We may have been better off keeping Jack Little-John.

 

[Shoe1]

Wow bad collarbone break! Jorge out until round 15. Mine healed in 6 weeks. Mind you I never played league ever again after that.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

But I will also be there and I am a bad luck charm. So it balances out.

Come to @vidmar 's pre game do and you can finally get to met the legend that is @Mark from Brisbane ( lol )

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Moltzen- seriously how much did we waste on him and who the fuk is Parker ?

Not much ( min salary ) and don't know the answer to part 2

 

[Pittwater Legend]

er...7 tries and 6 goals doesn't add up to 42!
And anyhow, why wouldn't Lyon try to convert the last try if he's kicked the first 6 straight??!

Hopefully there are 2 field goals that were mistakenly left out of that score sheet.