PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Knights v Manly [Round 14, 2020]

[manlyfan76]

ponga you mean dont you. Dry track knights are licking their lips

Knights are set to go in dry..

 

[davohan123]

Knights are set to go in dry..

sadly yes if we play as bad as the last 2 weeks this could get very very ugly and quickly.

 

[Bearfax]

Yes only the wooden spoon could be uglier.

I'm afraid I'm an economy level member, but still love the club.

I fear this year's road to be travelled has mine fields aplenty and across a bridge too far, before the destination is reached.

Knights, Rabbits, Storm, Tigers, Bulldogs, Titans and Warriors. Should win 4 but even that may be optimistic. Of course they may win them all, but I doubt our wins will get us over the line into the finals.

The question of Turbo and Walker? Both weeks away it seems and is it worth risking them or letting them get fully over their injuries for '21? I really think Des should be giving as many of the young players a shot, just for the experience with an eye on next year.

Anyway enjoy your sojourn in the hinterlands, old bushwhacker.

 

[madmax]

And exactly NONE of those youngsters had only played 20's before and had come off BIG injuries. Just sayin'.

Umm yeah a few of the Penrith youngsters DID come straight from 20s mate. There was actually an article that I read on Foxsports. The only one of ours who’s had an injury is Hopoate. Schuster hasn’t been injured as far as I understand, same with Olakau’atu, same with many others.....just sayin’
Do you think anything will change next season with selections. If Taufua, Parker, Elliott, Gosiewski, Waddell are still here they WILL be selected ahead of Hopoate, Schuster, Olakau’atu, Titmuss, Saddler......Again just sayin’

 

[mickqld]

Latest update on Tommy from the NRL Casualty Ward section

Star fullback Tom Trbojevic will have scans on his hamstring this week to see whether he has the "integrity" in the muscle to move onto the next stage of his rehab. If not, he'll have to wait.

Fingers crossed

Are these the same scans that revealed his hammy is as strong as ever ???

 

[madmax]

I hate the words “ true supporter” but if you are a true football fan you have to learn to take the good , the bad and the downright ugly.

Mark I have been loyal since 1975 & will always be Manly but it’s become so difficult since Barrett & now Hasler have taken over. I never said I’d stop supporting the team, I said I’d cancel my membership......I also say a lot of things in the heat of the moment but these selections Des makes week in week out are hard to fathom mate! I worry that we will lose our best young players & be left with other clubs leftovers & that pi$$es me right off. I understand these young guys haven’t played reserves or 1sts but can they be any worse? Funa keeps getting dropped to accommodate tortoises in Taufua & Parker....as much as I love both of them! Surely Funa should be keeping his position? It’s a gamble to just throw a youngster into 1st grade I know but it couldn’t be any worse than what we have & it could pay huge dividends!!!! Ok I feel better now.....

 

[mickqld]

Knights are set to go in dry..

Yep. There'll be no lube used on us this week.

 

[Bearfax]

Umm yeah a few of the Penrith youngsters DID come straight from 20s mate. There was actually an article that I read on Foxsports. The only one of ours who’s had an injury is Hopoate. Schuster hasn’t been injured as far as I understand, same with Olakau’atu, same with many others.....just sayin’
Do you think anything will change next season with selections. If Taufua, Parker, Elliott, Gosiewski, Waddell are still here they WILL be selected ahead of Hopoate, Schuster, Olakau’atu, Titmuss, Saddler......Again just sayin’

You're almost right Madmax. Schuster, who is I believe a year younger than Hopa, did injure himself (I think it was the hand) at the end of 2019. However he was fit enough to play the trials earlier this year and so I believe he's been ready to go since then. Hopa has been fit since June, I believe but someone indicated a minor training injury, though I think that's all behind him also

 

[Shnorky]

Fairly big holes in that logic...” doubt they’re not putting in”... How do we know that? The coach is with them, and the whole group, plodders and all, for about 40 hours per week. He sees a hundred times more than the rest of us do. He sees attitude, he sees skill, he sees decision-making, he sees strength, endurance, toughness. He sees mental qualities, strength of personality, ability to learn. He then balances that with the available players, experience in a position, where we need experience and where we need to take risks. Ok, he’s not much of a risk-taker... and yes, I too wish that he was, and that we took a punt on Funa this week, and maybe Hoppa. But remember, Hoppa hasn’t even played a game of reggies, last time he played a season was in U18s. Massive leap of faith to chuck him in there, I’d say...

He also sees what is happening on game day when it counts, but is doing nothing to fix that. Been discussed in another thread, some are big day performers and others buckle under the pressure

 

[Chip and Chase]

Isn't that the same as last week?

Not sure where they get their info from - but just happened to be reading the injury update section yesterday and saw that

 

[globaleagle]

Annesley admits Hetherington could have been sent off

NRL Head of Football Elite Competitions Graham Annesley says if Jack Hetherington had been sent off he wouldn’t have been disappointed but it is typical with the way these matters have been dealt with in the past

www.nrl.com

Annesley admits Hetherington could have been sent off
NRL Head of Football Elite Competitions Graham Annesley says if Jack Hetherington had been sent off he wouldn’t have been disappointed but it is typical with the way these matters have been dealt with in the past...


Yeah yeah sorry Manly. coulda gone either way but y'know...I'm sick of saying sorry to you so well... this is what you get.

Now... no one say anything bad about refs... 'cause they are amazing and officiate with so much competence and...intoddgrity!

 

[manlyfan76]

Annesley admits Hetherington could have been sent off

NRL Head of Football Elite Competitions Graham Annesley says if Jack Hetherington had been sent off he wouldn’t have been disappointed but it is typical with the way these matters have been dealt with in the past

www.nrl.com

Annesley admits Hetherington could have been sent off
NRL Head of Football Elite Competitions Graham Annesley says if Jack Hetherington had been sent off he wouldn’t have been disappointed but it is typical with the way these matters have been dealt with in the past...


Yeah yeah sorry Manly. coulda gone either way but y'know...I'm sick of saying sorry to you so well... this is what you get.

Now... no one say anything bad about refs... 'cause they are amazing and officiate with so much competence and...intoddgrity!

Farking cheets

 

[globaleagle]

Farking cheets

He went on about there's been 750 judiciary charges but only 3 stemming from a send off (of which our own afb was one) over the last..I dunno ...7 years.

And so those tackles usually don't result in a send off.

blah blah blah.

Of course no journo followed up his prepared speech with a:

"that's all well and good but don't you all go on about player welfare being number one??"

 

[highlandeagle]

i get you feel the need to send a message to the club me too email the club i did yep they ignored me f***ing brilliant email too one of me best maybe i use too many big words but if we all do it maybe someone gets the message

Maybe they are still trying to understand it!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Mark I have been loyal since 1975 & will always be Manly but it’s become so difficult since Barrett & now Hasler have taken over. I never said I’d stop supporting the team, I said I’d cancel my membership......I also say a lot of things in the heat of the moment but these selections Des makes week in week out are hard to fathom mate! I worry that we will lose our best young players & be left with other clubs leftovers & that pi$$es me right off. I understand these young guys haven’t played reserves or 1sts but can they be any worse? Funa keeps getting dropped to accommodate tortoises in Taufua & Parker....as much as I love both of them! Surely Funa should be keeping his position? It’s a gamble to just throw a youngster into 1st grade I know but it couldn’t be any worse than what we have & it could pay huge dividends!!!! Ok I feel better now.....

Good that you got that off your chest .

I understand fully and during game day threads I’m as bad as anyone on here BUT in the light of day I always calm down and realise it’s just a footy game.

 

[Ben]

What if it rains my good man?

Then we are f**ked lol

 

[Waz13]

I dont particularly like Parker but he is better than Funa. Did you see Hiku stand him up easily & set up a try for the winger last week. That was embarrassing school-boy defence.

We don’t talk about defense mate (unless it’s Jorge) It’s only what players offer on attack. In saying that I would have liked to see Funa on the wing for Jorge but knew it wouldn’t happen

 

[Waz13]

Yes only the wooden spoon could be uglier.

Some of the dialogue on here is hilarious. We are one win out of the 8 and the sky is falling. Heck I remember the early 2000s now those were dark days.

 

[Waz13]

Farking cheets

Wow completely forgot about this. I couldn’t believe he wasn’t sent off at the time. Us playing 12 warriors, we would have won for sure. I think we were coming to get them hard at that point.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Some of the dialogue on here is hilarious. We are one win out of the 8 and the sky is falling. Heck I remember the early 2000s now those were dark days.

Indeed they were