maxta said:
NSW CUP
Manly started well & after being held up 2-3 times were rewarded by a 50m Zac Nicolls try..
NZ then scored 2 debatable tries & held field position.
In general the Warriors appeared stronger across the park & looked likely to score in most sets.
HT 16-8 Manly
A full length try to flyer Berryman had it 16- 12 ...need a kicker???
The 2Nd half showed obvious defensive frailties on the right side where they blew the score out to 26-12 with the 5th try on this side where the talented monster Albert Papalii was outragous busting 3-4 tackles & showed why Nicholls, Berryman & Reardon will stay in NSW Cup , unfortunate as all are great attackers.....
Overall a patchy performance with big Luaki & Hodges the standouts...
Luaki more than matched the huge NZ pack & could well be in the 17 come finals time.
Chee Kam tried hard but was bustled & thrown around....Satini strong with limited opportunity & Meaney....was a talent but the legs are shot.
Great win by the Holden Cup team where Hopoate & Taylor were exceptional...
Taylor is an absolute gun & any wraps you heard about him - double them - he is the real deal!!
They have a kicker, unfortunately he's out with a broken leg!
An interesting stat I found, even though Rudolph has been on the sidelines for the past 6 weeks he is still 5th for the competitions overall Top Goal Kicker and 5th for Top Points Scorer!
And not surprising though, he was the 2012 NYC Leading Points Scorer, 2nd 2013 NYC Leading Points Scorer with an average kicking percentage of 82.5%.
