Pre-Game Manly V Storm [Round 5, 2025]

[madmax]

That "s interesting , so essentially Taukeiaho and most likely Sipley in for Paseka and Alioia
Koula and Faulalo in for Talau and Ray Ray .
Jazz in for the Lawman , Simpkin for Gordy .
Storm a bit off their game in the early stages last season.
Presume the Storm are the favorites with the bookies but still rate Manly a fair chance

I’m at a loss why everyone thinks the Storm are invincible? Look at the teams player for player & I don’t see in what way they’re so much better than our boys? I just cannot see it. Would like to know player for player what everyone’s thoughts are. Storm missing Hughes & Meaney. Manly missing Trbo, Paseka, Talau, Croker

TEAM LISTS​

BACKS​

• Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1Lehi Hopoate
  1
  Fullback for Storm is number 1Ryan Papenhuyzen
• Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2Jason Saab
  2
  Winger for Storm is number 2Will Warbrick
• Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3Tolutau Koula
  3
  Centre for Storm is number 3Jack Howarth
• Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4Reuben Garrick
  4
  Centre for Storm is number 4Grant Anderson
• Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5Clayton Faulalo
  5
  Winger for Storm is number 5Xavier Coates
• Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6Luke Brooks
  6
  Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6Cameron Munster
• Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7Daly Cherry-Evans
  7
  Halfback for Storm is number 7Tyran Wishart

FORWARDS​

• Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8Nathan Brown
  8
  Prop for Storm is number 8Stefano Utoikamanu
• Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9Jazz Tevaga
  9
  Hooker for Storm is number 9Harry Grant
• Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10Siosiua Taukeiaho
  10
  Prop for Storm is number 10Josh King
• 2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11Haumole Olakau'atu
  11
  2nd Row for Storm is number 11Shawn Blore
• 2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12Ben Trbojevic
  12
  2nd Row for Storm is number 12Eliesa Katoa
• Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13Jake Trbojevic
  13
  Lock for Storm is number 13Trent Loiero

INTERCHANGE​

• Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14Jake Simpkin
  14
  Interchange for Storm is number 14Bronson Garlick
• Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15Corey Waddell
  15
  Interchange for Storm is number 15Alec MacDonald
• Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16Ethan Bullemor
  16
  Interchange for Storm is number 16Tui Kamikamica
• Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17Toafofoa Sipley
  17
  Interchange for Storm is number 17Lazarus Vaalepu

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

It feels like an uneasy ceasefire at the moment. Likely to explode again at any moment with DCE the media maestro trying to control the narrative that he's the shining knight in all this.

Its coming, you just know it is.

For ****s sake, he’s leaving , he’s got that out , just shut up and announce it at the end of the season.

 

[maxta]

After Storm losing to Illawarra gunna be even tougher.....I think a massive part will be how TKO and Brown stand up that 1st 20 minutes and in fact, can see 1 maybe drop to the bench.
Manly will have to play a game style than the usual auto wide spreads, as will need to hang in the "field position" battle as Melbourne are not a side you beat with flashy plays, so will need to match the grind and not convinced Manly have the middles to do this...I think Grant will be a nightmare Sunday arvo.
The home ground will 100% help plenty and in a way, this is a real test that could set up a very successful season, or show we are still a way off.
Big Hamole needs to play out his skin and the input from the outside backs and Hoppa getting us out of trouble is a MUST.
Sundays arvo Brookie - miracles do happen 🙌🔥

 

[deanm]

Can't see BFB starting , Surely Sippers sets the standard ?

 

[Dion Johnson]

A trip down memory lane..

Danny Weirdler looks like he had a perm back in the interviews

 

[Wombat64]

A trip down memory lane..

Danny Weirdler looks like he had a perm back in the interviews

Thanks for posting that. What great memories. Much appreciated.

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

Good omen. Found this wonderful SMH newspaper pic from Rd 3 in 2005 while clearing out old stuff yesterday. Surprised it hasn't seemingly been used again anywhere since 2005. Is the game-winning try in Manly's 25-18 victory over Storm. Looking back it is arguably THE moment Manly's 2005 to 2014 golden era began.

Here's a link to the try (29:15)

 

[manlyfan76]

How about a game day over/unders for six against.?

 

[Brookie1973]

We are being screwed. Sharks get 9 day turnaround before they play us in Perth next Saturday.
We get a 6 day turnaround after the Storm game to travel/prep, then just 5 days to travel back to Sydney to play the Dragons on Thursday night.

Makes this game against the storm even more important. Sharks will be desperate for a win and we all know we wont beat our bogey team the dragons. Have to make these early home games count.

 

[SeaEagleSI1]

 

[nightster]

Good omen. Found this wonderful SMH newspaper pic from Rd 3 in 2005 while clearing out old stuff yesterday. Surprised it hasn't seemingly been used again anywhere since 2005. Is the game-winning try in Manly's 25-18 victory over Storm. Looking back it is arguably THE moment Manly's 2005 to 2014 golden era began.

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Here's a link to the try (29:15)

Wow where did that 25 years go ... remember that like it was last
week

 

[MightyEagles]

They will bomb to Faulalo all day and the big winger will out leap him. It could get ugly

 

[DeadCats]

Good omen. Found this wonderful SMH newspaper pic from Rd 3 in 2005 while clearing out old stuff yesterday. Surprised it hasn't seemingly been used again anywhere since 2005. Is the game-winning try in Manly's 25-18 victory over Storm. Looking back it is arguably THE moment Manly's 2005 to 2014 golden era began.

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Here's a link to the try (29:15)

Great stuff - thanks for that!

 

[The Wheel]

Hughes is starting but Walbrick is out - he would have been marking Fauolo so that’s a bonus

 

[davohan123]

Hughes in at 7 a huge in for storm

Storm are my pick tomorrow not saying we are not a chance and will support the boys to the hill and back.

We will be a competitive but storm will be a completely different outfit to last week and we won't be competitive enough to really challenge them.

 

[Brookie1973]

Wow where did that 25 years go ... remember that like it was last
week

Rest easy, it was only 20 years ago.

 

[nightster]

Rest easy, it was only 20 years ago.

Phew! thanks Alfred E

 

[Brookie1973]

Phew! thanks Alfred E

What, me worry?

 

[Eagle 1]

Hughes is starting but Walbrick is out - he would have been marking Fauolo so that’s a bonus

Things are looking up, NAS out as well. Sometimes Hughes has quite games.

 

[IQofalimabean]

Storm lost to dragons, eels beat dragons, manly beat eels. Therefore manly beats storm.