Pre-Game Discussion - Eels V Manly [Round 12, 2025]

[Jethro]

Eels V Manly [Round 12, 2025]


MATCH DAY

Friday 23 May 2025.

Venue:.... CommBank Stadium, Parramatta, NSW

Gates Open:.... TBA.

NSW Cup Kick Off Time:.... Parramatta Eels v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 5:30pm.

NRL Kick Off Time:.... Parramatta Eels v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 8:00pm.


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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Team List etc. will be updated on Tuesday Afternoon (20/05/25)

 

[Phobia]

Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...

 

[The '47ers]

Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...

I've got Bully in my Qld team, even more so now Gilbert blew a pec out y'day.

 

[Waz13]

Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...

Good hit out for lodge. 66mins a good stint. They are def working his fitness up quickly.

 

[Stewbojevic]

Hopefully Moses and Lomax get picked for NSW

 

[Stewbojevic]

Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...

I’d be very surprised if Arthur wasn’t picked at 7

 

[mickqld]

So is it Jekyll or Hyde Manly that shows up next Friday night. One thing is for sure the officiating will be 100% biased to the whinging worms.

 

[The Wheel]

The drums are beating that Moses will be 5/8 for NSW - great news for us.

Should be an interesting TLT - looking forward to it

 

[The Insomniac]

Great opportunity for Jake Arthur to shine this week against his old club, providing he's picked of course. I can't see us using Joey Walsh. I hope Siebs doesn't do anything stupid like moving Brooksie to half and bringing a forward like Burbo into 5/8. Leihi could play there but might be required @ fullback the way Tommy was hobbling about.

 

[Saabnaldo]

Hoppa
Saab
Koula
Garrick
Clayton
Turbo
Brooks

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Long range forecast is rain all week, so a solid kicking game will be crucial.

 

[Eagles4Life]

Hoppa
Saab
Koula
Garrick
Clayton
Turbo
Brooks

Turbo
Saab
Koula
Garrick
Talau
Hoppa
Brooks
Taukeiaho
Simpkin
Lodge
Olakau'atu
Burbo
Tevaga

Arthur
Bullemore
Aloiai
Waddell/Brown

 

[Darknstormy]

So is it Jekyll or Hyde Manly that shows up next Friday night. One thing is for sure the officiating will be 100% biased to the whinging worms.

Prob another win this week for us what’s worrying is how many losses after that

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Long range forecast is rain all week, so a solid kicking game will be crucial.

In other words I'll be surprised if we don't replace DCE with a specialist half.
(whether it's Arthur, Walsh or Wakeham that best fits the occasion, I've faith in the coaching staff to decide)

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Prob another win this week for us what’s worrying is how many losses after that

Manly is favourites but this year there have been several beaten favourites every week!

 

[BOZO]

Hopefully Moses and Lomax get picked for NSW

Yes feathered friend
Lomax and Moses got picked and the Eels will get licked
How sweet it is !

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Every game is a contest. If we are not up for it we will get beat simple as that. We have a history of losing games we are expected to win easily.

 

[Disco]

Talking points will be halback, Aloiai and Lodge.

Reckon it will be Arthur and I think that is probably the fair call.

 

[Cameron]

In other words I'll be surprised if we don't replace DCE with a specialist half.
(whether it's Arthur, Walsh or Wakeham that best fits the occasion, I've faith in the coaching staff to decide)

SER8 wash your mouth out with soap. Nothing personal against the kid but I don't ever want to see young wakeham in a manly first grade jersey. Nothing to do with what happened last year. He just isn't anywhere near NRL standard.

It will be interesting to see how the coach goes. Blooding Walsh or selecting a very motivated Jake Arthur who will want to prove a point against his old club.

The way the two teams play the eels without Moses is a bigger lose than us without Ch$rry

 

[double hoops]

I love these games were a clubs depth is tested. Who ever new is in the halves. Just Play your game and stay composed. There is plenty of experienced blokes around you whose job it is to lift in this one.