PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Cowboys v Manly [Round 13, 2019]

[SeaEagle21]

We'll win this.

You said that last week champ

 

[HappilyManly]

If Chez plays, Manly's kicking game should get us more field position than tired forwards punching through

 

[ricardo]

Suli in, Elliott out wow

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

You said that last week champ

He’s a good man , he says it every week!!

 

[brad]

You said that last week champ

I'm running at 50% and the percentage will rise to around 54% by weekends end .

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I'm running at 50% and the percentage will rise to around 54% by weekends end .

Good work buddy , just read what I say and go the opposite!

 

[Tomay]

Stop Taumalolo and we win. I will feel a lot better about that if jake is back. Api and Fainu need to target him in defence and force him to move laterally to tire him out a bit as well.

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

With the turbos back and dce our team looks very strong. Suli is a welcome return his powerful runs

Be surprised if Turbo plays.

And depends on how our Origin players pull up as to if they play.

Cowboys in a close one for me.

And yes I’ve picked them in the Footy Tipping as well AND you know what that means!!

Told you round 13 he'd be back 😉
Along with suli and dce our backline all of a sudden looks very very good. Walker is going to have a blinder (fingers crossed)

 

[niccipops]

He’s a good man , he says it every week!!

I like it when he says it.
Always makes me smile.

 

[mickqld]

No prediction from me this week. I've been right the last 2 weeks and that's scary. Just GO MANLY!!!!!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

No prediction from me this week. I've been right the last 2 weeks and that's scary. Just GO MANLY!!!!!

50/50 this one I reckon a LOT will depend on how Jake and Cherry pull up.

Not expecting Turbo to be at full strength in game one back , and still not even sure he’ll play!

 

[Waz13]

Might have to change my pick!!

But gee whiz I hope Tommy is ok, I’d really hate for him to come back too early and be fine for the season as a result.

Surely they won’t be taking any chances with him. You would think he will be 100% or sitting in the sideline.

 

[brad]

Good work buddy , just read what I say and go the opposite!

Haha it's going like that of late .

 

[The Eagle Has Landed]

So has Turbo been named in the squad or is he still out?


Big news for Manly with Tom Trbojevic returning from a long injury layoff, while Origin stars Daly Cherry-Evans and Jake Trbojevic were included in the reserves. Moses Suli is back at centre, with Reuben Garrick returning to the wing. Brendan Elliot drops back to the bench to make room for 'Turbo' Tom, while Jack Gosiewski has been promoted to start at lock in place of Corey Waddell (suspended).

 

[Harmless27]

This is a bloody good team for us. About as good as we can get.

This week is all about form. get a strong team on the paddock, play well, and get some form happening. A win will be nice - but its time to get another roll on and get the combos really starting to work.

Turbo gives us confidence.

A few wins here and we solidify our chances of top 8 and finals football. Everyone cross their fingers for the month ahead - this is where our season will be made (or not).

 

[HappilyManly]

What I hate is that the ladder is skewed for 3 rounds due to the BYE points 😕

NRL need to fix this whole SOO period fiasco.

2v made the point last week that the draw is uneven due to which Clubs are penalized by having to play without their stars before SOO #1 each year 😎

Manly always seems to be chosen.
I wonder if Clubs are asked which SOO round they want to sit out when the draw is created

 

[HappilyManly]

BWSE Sunday 1pm on GEM


1. Jade Anderson
2. Tyler Cassell
3. Dane Aukafolau
4.Alfred Smalley
5. John Tohi
6. Zach Dockar-Clay
7.Kamren Cryer
15. Andy Saunders
17. Denzal Tonise
10. Lloyd Perrett
11.Haumole Olakauatu
8. Kurt De Luis
13. Sean Keppie
14.Tyran Ott
18. Fred Junior Mauala
22. Michael Tupou
25. Francis Laloua-Tui

 

[manlyfan76]

Some close stats

 

[HappilyManly]

Close stats only because Manly have played without an NRL level halfback for half this Season 🙂

Dead Eyes Morgan has been there all year for the Cows

 

[The Wheel]

https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/06/05/media--apisai-koroisau/

API talks at media conference