Well I had to do something whilst that second half was being played last night because I just couldn't watch it.
Pre-Game Manly v Penrith [Round 24, 2023]
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Currently watching the Panthers v Storm game and bloody hell the Panthers are just in a different class than us. They will do something horrible to us when we play I reckon!
Yep watching them tonight it will get real ugly real quick next Thursday night.
dont think 80 but a very heavy defeat coming up.
44-4 something like that.
panthers very impressive tonight
Unfortunately we will need a semi trailer load of lube.
The '47ers
Your resident two-headed Queenslander
My daughter has a stage performance next week - thank God it's on Thursday night 🙌🏻
Normally I'd sulk and kick stones but yeah won't mind missing this one.
Normally I'd sulk and kick stones but yeah won't mind missing this one.
Just hoping we don't pick up any more injuries, or is this to much to ask.
Sadly, just no fire power in the fwds, Woods, Sipley and Keppie no doubt will give it their all, but it's going to be Riff one way traffic from the 10min mark.
Stock up on the lube people. By yourself a mouth guard and get ready to bite down hard. This is gunna hurt.
Panthers touch up the Storm quite convincingly
going to be hard to watch next week 🥺
going to be hard to watch next week 🥺
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Lol… we have had a terrible record against them for as long as I can remember…
I reckon it was around 2018 that we beat them in the last round (to squeeze into the finals) and then they pantsed us the next week to knock us out of the finals…
And that was before they were good… next week will be a good game to miss I reckon…
Never fear @Eagle 1 feathered friend
Mestrov/Seibold signed Woods for his experience and leadership and he will lead the way
Uk eagle
Bencher
We seem lost in attack unless it's a long range try or a moment of brilliance. We don't have any plays to beat even an average defence. I can't even see us scoring against them, they will suffocate us then roll in a few easy tries without getting out of second gear. 36-0 or thereabouts. It will be more like an opposed training run for them. Our defensive intensity last for about 5 minutes then we fold. I hope I'm proved wrong and we pull off a shock win but I just can't see it.
HoldenV8
Journey Man
My observation, in semi-short form (just an essay, not War and Peace)
Last night was basically like when Penrith went to Melbourne in Rd.18. Melbourne started well, and then Penrith somewhat easily got themselves back into the game before powering on to a strong win.
Penrith are good. Scary good. Scary in that even without the likes of Cleary, Luai, Yeo, Martin ... they still could have won last night.
We can win next week ... but I fear that unless Penrith have a really bad Thursday night, we'll be hard pressed to get within cooee, even at Brookie.
You know, its sad to think that Ivan was a Manly junior and that if things had gone different, Nathan Cleary might have been a Sea Eagle. Ivan's last game for us was 5 September 1993, exactly 29 years and 11 months ago from today. Unfortunately it was a 10–36 Qualifying Final loss to Brisbane at the old SFS.
For the younger ones here who might not know ... Ivan Cleary was a goal kicking fullback out of Beacon Hill who was in our Reserve Grade from 1991–92. But because we had goal kicking superboot and Kiwi test fullback Matthew Ridge, Cleary's path playing first grade fullback at Manly was all but blocked, so he signed with Norths from 1994. He did play a few games in 1992, and spent half a season in first grade playing his chosen position when Ridge got injured in 1993 and was our top point scorer that year, but he knew it was likely back to Reserve Grade when 1994 rolled around with a fully fit Ridge ready to go. Ironically, after signing Cleary, Norths then signed goal kicking half Jason Taylor from Wests. Then Cleary got an injury in the pre-season and by the time he came back, Matt Seers was the debut fullback sensation and instead of being the goal kicking fullback he originally left Manly to be ... Ivan ended up as a rarely used 2nd choice kicker playing mostly in the Bears centres for 2 years before Gould signed him to play for Easts, sorry, Sydney City where both fullback and goal kicking was his finally.
So yeah, the Cleary's could have been at Manly instead of Penrith. Such is life.
Last night was basically like when Penrith went to Melbourne in Rd.18. Melbourne started well, and then Penrith somewhat easily got themselves back into the game before powering on to a strong win.
Penrith are good. Scary good. Scary in that even without the likes of Cleary, Luai, Yeo, Martin ... they still could have won last night.
We can win next week ... but I fear that unless Penrith have a really bad Thursday night, we'll be hard pressed to get within cooee, even at Brookie.
You know, its sad to think that Ivan was a Manly junior and that if things had gone different, Nathan Cleary might have been a Sea Eagle. Ivan's last game for us was 5 September 1993, exactly 29 years and 11 months ago from today. Unfortunately it was a 10–36 Qualifying Final loss to Brisbane at the old SFS.
For the younger ones here who might not know ... Ivan Cleary was a goal kicking fullback out of Beacon Hill who was in our Reserve Grade from 1991–92. But because we had goal kicking superboot and Kiwi test fullback Matthew Ridge, Cleary's path playing first grade fullback at Manly was all but blocked, so he signed with Norths from 1994. He did play a few games in 1992, and spent half a season in first grade playing his chosen position when Ridge got injured in 1993 and was our top point scorer that year, but he knew it was likely back to Reserve Grade when 1994 rolled around with a fully fit Ridge ready to go. Ironically, after signing Cleary, Norths then signed goal kicking half Jason Taylor from Wests. Then Cleary got an injury in the pre-season and by the time he came back, Matt Seers was the debut fullback sensation and instead of being the goal kicking fullback he originally left Manly to be ... Ivan ended up as a rarely used 2nd choice kicker playing mostly in the Bears centres for 2 years before Gould signed him to play for Easts, sorry, Sydney City where both fullback and goal kicking was his finally.
So yeah, the Cleary's could have been at Manly instead of Penrith. Such is life.
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Rafferty
Mug punter
Yer and I remember that game and I remember Dylan Walker mouthed off giving them a spray with such arrogance, when it was a nothing game, (did he know we’d be playing them again the following week in the the first elimination ?) anyway I believe his stupidity was the catalyst that motivated them to return and reem us and they haven’t stopped ever since. Cant wait for the next instalment…….
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
One thing Walker did well was arrogance… his attitude has improved since he got off the Xanax…
Ron E. Gibbs
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Yeah, only without the "opposed" part.
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