PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Knights v Manly [Round 12, 2021]

[Briza]

Hopefully the guy's can be up for this game, sides in the past have been super flat after an emotional win the week before.

 

[Scorpio]

My guess is that Schuster will be at 6 with Lawton and Keppie as the back rowers, Cust at 14 if fit. Otherwise an unchanged lineup.

We are only 2 wins off the Bunnies in 4th so we need to be icing games like this.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

How did we go with the match review committee???

 

[The better Robbo]

How did we go with the match review committee???

Sipley and Lawton got fines. Free to play.

 

[The better Robbo]

My guess is that Schuster will be at 6 with Lawton and Keppie as the back rowers, Cust at 14 if fit. Otherwise an unchanged lineup.

We are only 2 wins off the Bunnies in 4th so we need to be icing games like this.

Correct me if I'm wrong but Olakau-atu can still play can't he? He just has to pass some tests during the week.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Correct me if I'm wrong but Olakau-atu can still play can't he? He just has to pass some tests during the week.

@Snake reported Guaca broke his hand yesterday.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

@Snake reported Guaca broke his hand yesterday.

Bugger that’ll be months

 

[madmax]

@Snake reported Guaca broke his hand yesterday.

Wow….. nothing on the NRL injury front & nothing from the club. I know he has to pass concussion protocols but never saw anything during the game that looked like he copped an arm injury?

 

[pjayz]

No charges for DCE and Lawton at least.

 

[Will on the hill]

Bugger that’ll be months

Foz's was reported as "broken hand". Turned out to be a fracture with a 3-4 week downtime.

 

[Rafferty]

Sounds crazy to say this is a must win, but it’s a must win, they beat us twice last year and will probably believe they can get us again off the back of a pretty physical encounter and the hope we will be flat after the emotion of Sunday, they get Ponga and Best back, which is big for them.
If we don’t aim up they could spoil things for sure. I hate these type of games where there is a chance for complacency, I trust Des will refocus the lads and they will turn up with the right attitude and play with the same intensity as they did in Sunday’s game, do that and we’ll be fine, one more strong effort, then enjoy the spell.

 

[Waz13]

Wow….. nothing on the NRL injury front & nothing from the club. I know he has to pass concussion protocols but never saw anything during the game that looked like he copped an arm injury?

Is this broken hand thing a gee up? Fark if so this is beyond a joke with our injuries. I thought he had a head knock. If true we really need Siro back ASAP

 

[Waz13]

Sounds crazy to say this is a must win, but it’s a must win, they beat us twice last year and will probably believe they can get us again off the back of a pretty physical encounter and the hope we will be flat after the emotion of Sunday, they get Ponga and Best back, which is big for them.
If we don’t aim up they could spoil things for sure. I hate these type of games where there is a chance for complacency, I trust Des will refocus the lads and they will turn up with the right attitude and play with the same intensity as they did in Sunday’s game, do that and we’ll be fine, one more strong effort, then enjoy the spell.

Ponga has a groin injury and they don’t heal well and linger. He might still be ginger and not his usual elusive self. Best will be sorted by Morgs.

 

[Rafferty]

Ponga has a groin injury and they don’t heal well and linger. He might still be ginger and not his usual elusive self. Best will be sorted by Morgs.

Well let’s hope that’s the case. I think Ponga brings a similar type of positive self belief to their side as Tom does to ours, obviously his no Tom, but they are a better side with him out there and Best is a strong ball runner and a good in for them. Still think we will take care of business, I’d just like to see us maintain the intensity of last week and win it it well.

 

[47MVEagle]

Foz's was reported as "broken hand". Turned out to be a fracture with a 3-4 week downtime.

I saw the x-rays on Facebook, the upper bones in his 2 middle fingers both broken & have had plates & pins inserted.

 

[Damien2812]

I will be heading to this game and it will be my 1st time attending McDonald Jones Stadium..

 

[Rafferty]

I saw the x-rays on Facebook, the upper bones in his 2 middle fingers both broken & have had plates & pins inserted.

Well that going to be longer than 3-4 weeks then, any idea when his due back?

 

[47MVEagle]

Well that going to be longer than 3-4 weeks then, any idea when his due back?

Not sure but here are the pix

 

[47MVEagle]

 

[Rafferty]

Well let’s hope his a good healer, thanks for the pics