PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Manly v Knights [Round 20, 2019]

[double hoops]

I think we will struggle to get up for this one after last weeks efforts

Lose this one, and the win over the Storm is wasted. No room for Complacency. Knights will be hungry. Yet if Man are serious they will be even more so.

 

[Mitch]

The Telegraph are reporting that Ramien will be dropped this weekend. Not unhappy with that.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...n/news-story/665515f0277171b4784367454e77813b

 

[BOZO]

Knights will essentially be full strength with Lachlan Fitzgibbon confirmed to be back. That said, I expect AFB and Marty to take it to the NSW starting props and our hooker and attacking weapons to do what they have been doing so well recently, off the back of this.

We dealt with Ponga well first time around and that is obviously crucial again.

Looks like we will be facing a Full strength Newcastle team and that is the way we like it .

The knights are fighting for a top 8 spot and will come out all guns blazing and thats the way we like it

We are a hardened team and thrive on new challenges to wet our appetite for the big games at the end of the year and thats the way we like it


Every body hates us .........

 

[brad]

We'll win this.

 

[BOZO]

We'll win this.

You keep saying it and we just keep on winning

 

[Eagles2nv]

Yeah Fox also reporting up to 4 players could be benched. Bruher, Ramien, Ese'ese and Levi all expected to be dropped to ressies.

That could be a gift for us, or an alarm bell if 4 people hungry for a FG spot jump into the team.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/2c49c28422c52127a9887d3bb6e3ca54

 

[BOZO]

Yeah Fox also reporting up to 4 players could be benched. Bruher, Ramien, Ese'ese and Levi all expected to be dropped to ressies.

That could be a gift for us, or an alarm bell if 4 people hungry for a FG spot jump into the team.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/2c49c28422c52127a9887d3bb6e3ca54

The four players axed means Brown is making a statement to his team .

That is one quarter of his team is gone and by the end our match against them we will help him get rid of the rest

 

[40 years an eagle]

Danger game!

Do your stuff Des.

 

[Ralphie]

I smell an ambush

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

The face-slapper is under the pump. After 3 consecutive wooden spoons, and with his team now stacked with more and more Test and Origin talent, this was the year that all his snail-pace 'rebuilding phase' simply had to come to fruition. Yet it is is melting away before his eyes.
With the roster he now has, nothing less than a finals berth will save Brown and Manly is in just to the mood to crush his hopes this week. Should make for an enjoyable spectacle!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I’m hope I’m wrong but I worry about the “ up one week for a big game down the next for a game we should win” scenario!!

 

[The Wheel]

https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/07/30/dce-says-des-will-find-a-way-to-stay-underdogs/

Des talks

 

[manlywarringah]

Playing after a golden point win is always a challenge. Teams seem to be physically and mentally drained or just flat the following week.

I know Des will have them up for it but Newc are desperate and I’m worried about this game.

We still need 2 wins to make the 8 and we’ve got a hard run home.

Saturday could be crucial to our finals hopes.

People keep talking top 4 but I’m just hoping for 28 points and a finals spot.

 

[HappilyManly]

I’m hope I’m wrong but I worry about the “ up one week for a big game down the next for a game we should win” scenario!!

You're wrong Mark

Manly tasted blood last week and will be ripping and a tearing from now on 🙂

 

[The Wheel]

https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/07/30/jersey-flegg-team-to-play-tigers/

Flegg team for this week

 

[HappilyManly]

https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/07/30/dce-says-des-will-find-a-way-to-stay-underdogs/

Des talks

The vision in this piece shows that Des post match address that I posted in the GAME Thread.

All serious, then everybody is cheering and ready for the Demo Man Song by Jorge

 

[TimmyQ]

We'll win this.

God love ya...

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

This game will be a mark of how important Des has been ( is being) to this playing group.

If we win then he’s changed the culture completely in less than 12 months.

 

[The Wheel]

No changes from the side from last week except API is on the extended bench

Manly team to play the Newcastle Knights


1 Tom Trbojevic


2 Jorge Taufua


3 Brad Parker


4 Moses Suli


5 Reuben Garrick


6 Dylan Walker


7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c)


8 Addin Fonua-Blake


9 Manase Fainu


10 Martin Taupau


11 Joel Thompson


12 Curtis Sironen


13 Jake Trbojevic


Interchange


14 Lachlan Croker


15 Corey Waddell


16 Morgan Boyle


17 Taniela Paseka


18 Jack Gosiewski


19 Apisai Koroisau


20 Brendan Elliot


21 Lloyd Perrett

 

[BOZO]

The face-slapper is under the pump. After 3 consecutive wooden spoons, and with his team now stacked with more and more Test and Origin talent, this was the year that all his snail-pace 'rebuilding phase' simply had to come to fruition. Yet it is is melting away before his eyes.
With the roster he now has, nothing less than a finals berth will save Brown and Manly is in just to the mood to crush his hopes this week. Should make for an enjoyable spectacle!

The face slapper LOL