Pre-Game Manly v Roosters [Finals Week 2, 2021]

[Nordburg]

Right do we know who the NRL has appointed as our refs yet for this game once someone knows please post!!

Sutton is doing Manly/Roosters
Klein is doing Panthers/Eels

 

[BOZO]

Cordner gone
Keary gone
Friend gone
Manu gone
Morris Gone
Collins gone
Smith gone
Taukeiaho gone
Suaalli gone
Roosters Gone

Stop the fight
Forfeit the fcking game

 

[eaglebuzz]

Cordner gone
Keary gone
Friend gone
Manu gone
Morris Gone
Collins gone
Smith gone
Taukeiaho gone
Suaalli gone
Roosters Gone

Stop the fight
Forfeit the fcking game

They still came 5th even with most of that injury toll for most of the season. Just goes to show how deep their roster is and how much of a joke the salary cap is.

 

[Peter C]

Cordner gone
Keary gone
Friend gone
Manu gone
Morris Gone
Collins gone
Smith gone
Taukeiaho gone
Suaalli gone
Roosters Gone

Stop the fight
Forfeit the fcking game

Whilst Tedesco is still in the side they are a danger

 

[davohan123]

Whilst Tedesco is still in the side they are a danger

You can add JWH Victor and veriils to that list.

If we take them lighty we will be in for a rude shock

 

[Eagles4Life]

Cordner gone
Keary gone
Friend gone
Manu gone
Morris Gone
Collins gone
Smith gone
Taukeiaho gone
Suaalli gone
Roosters Gone

Stop the fight
Forfeit the fcking game

They still have a pretty good side @BOZO . Fullback, Centres, Wingers are pretty even. Our halves are much better on paper. Our pack is marginally better. Our bench is clearly stronger.(Also on paper.) We can't write them off. I predict a pretty close game, with Manly winning by not many.

 

[George Rose's Butcher]

They still came 5th even with most of that injury toll for most of the season. Just goes to show how deep their roster is and how much of a joke the salary cap is.

And how bad the rest of the comp is

 

[davohan123]

They still have a pretty good side @BOZO . Fullback, Centres, Wingers are pretty even. Our halves are much better on paper. Our pack is marginally better. Our bench is clearly stronger.(Also on paper.) We can't write them off. I predict a pretty close game, with Manly winning by not many.

The last 20 of each half is where our advantage comes in

That Townsville weather last weekend very humid and would of taken alot of energy out of them.

It played a factor for us last week too after playing cowboys previous week.

I agree close game not much in it but we will be fresher late in both half's.

 

[George Rose's Butcher]

Whilst Tedesco is still in the side they are a danger

Totally agree, shut him down we shut them down. Im sure Des will have a good plan to nullify his runs from 1st receiver

 

[Mal Cochrane]

Shuster, Tommy Turbo and Harper need to step it up this week.

Schuster and Harper were very poor, particularly in defence.

I have a read a lot about Tommy this week..it was the forwards fault, it was DCE or Walkers fault. Tom had an unfortunate game by going missing in action. It happens, not every game goes your way, but we need Tom to have hands on the ball once every set of 6, minimum!

 

[Simonmyers11]

Seriously I don't think we realise what a big out he was last week. He is the link that opens up Turbo and DCE, his work goes unnoticed but in my eyes most improved player in our squad. Team dynamics will be much improved with Croker back.

100%. I have noticed this as well. When DCE or Tom decided to run a play, Crocker is in sync with the play and gets DCE good early ball exactly when he wants it.

 

[Simonmyers11]

Shuster, Tommy Turbo and Harper need to step it up this week.

Schuster and Harper were very poor, particularly in defence.

I have a read a lot about Tommy this week..it was the forwards fault, it was DCE or Walkers fault. Tom had an unfortunate game by going missing in action. It happens, not every game goes your way, but we need Tom to have hands on the ball once every set of 6, minimum!

He has a poor record with less than 7 game turn around - lost all 4. 7 day turn around has won 9 from 9! Hopefully continues that this week.

 

[Simonmyers11]

Roosters have also tired a lot in the second half of games this year and manly have been pretty solid in the second half, especially when they get a little roll on

 

[Tragic Eagle]

If we don’t get 10 meters again this week and get smothered in defence it will be difficult.

 

[Shoe1]

Melbourne and Manly fined over trainers’ involvement in melee

The fallout from the first weekend of the finals has taken another twist with title favourites Melbourne and contenders Manly sanctioned for having officials involved in a melee.

www.smh.com.au

Hinchcliff has form from the 2011 fight!

Manly and Melbourne should appeal, saying the trainers were merely blockers, so therefore perfectly legal.

 

[BOZO]

They still came 5th even with most of that injury toll for most of the season. Just goes to show how deep their roster is and how much of a joke the salary cap is.

They still came 5th even with most of that injury toll for most of the season. Just goes to show how deep their roster is and how much of a joke the salary cap is.

Lets look at the roosters salary cap rot

Lets look at the big dollar replacements for their star Players
Manu is replaced by Keigran
Morris is replaced by Ikuvalu
Keary is replaced by Hutchison
Cordner is replaced by Butcher
Friend is replaced by Verills
Collins is replaced by Baker

The roosters replacements that will be fielding this week are not salary cap breaking players

 

[BOZO]

They still have a pretty good side @BOZO . Fullback, Centres, Wingers are pretty even. Our halves are much better on paper. Our pack is marginally better. Our bench is clearly stronger.(Also on paper.) We can't write them off. I predict a pretty close game, with Manly winning by not many.

I feel very confident with all those big match roosters players out
We should win . Very disappointing if we go down to a very under strength roosters side

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I feel oddly better having Croker back in, weird

I’ve had to eat MASSIVE humble pie!!

 

[Eagles4Life]

I feel very confident with all those big match roosters players out
We should win . Very disappointing if we go down to a very under strength roosters side

Me too @BOZO . But after last week I am no longer counting my Roosters until they hatch. On paper if we play anything close to our best we should win this game. We will know the answer soon enough. Go Manly. Manly by 5.

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Last week’s performance aside, our team named this week is a good one