PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Manly v Tigers [Round 17, 2020]

[Waz13]

Schuster to 5/8, Hoppa to FB, Funa to centre and Molé to backrow, not gonna happen but I'd love to get a glimpse of what they can do together. Would probably concede more points than they'll score but could give us some confidence going into the future.

Same but I’d wait a week or two to put Hoppa back there for Funa.

 

[Kalvin]

Also who goal kicks this week?

DCE??

Assuming we score more than 1 try ("goals")?
Apologies couldn't help myself... ill let myself out!

 

[Waz13]

Guaca for Jetski and Schuster for Waddell. I ask again ... did Toff Sipley get caught taking money from the til? ... Des must want him to move on.

I liked Tof last year before the injury, but to be fair he’s behind keppie and paseka prob Boyle as well and that won’t get him a bench spot.

 

[Bearfax]

So, from the 21 in the squad this is what I consider to be the best/most interesting combination:
Tyfuna
Hoppa Jnr
Harper
The Shoe
Miski
Con
DCE
Aladdin
Levi
Kapow
Guaca
Sir Loin
Jake
Res:
Keppie
Tent
Duck
Froggy

You're testing me aren't you? I think I got about 60% of the real names there. You're just a big tease, that's what you is.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Not a giant but busts more tackles and gets more offloads than almost any other winger.

100% - but my comment was in relation to an alleged aerial assault forthcoming to our two "midget" wingers. Nofo isn't a high flier

 

[Jethro]

MATCH OFFICIALS:

Henry Perenara
Referee

Jon Stone
Touch Judge

Gavin Badger
Touch Judge

Bryan Norrie
Video Referee

Steve Clark
Senior Review Official

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Hairy Pair-of-arse-holes gets another 'Official' position for our third week in a row.

 

[BOZO]

We just have lost the will to win.

Expect us to put tigers back into form.

The players have not lost the will to win
They all try hard but not all are NRL quality to consistently compete and assist the team to win
Every time our quality players make progress we have the same mediocre ones not capitalizing and setting us backwards each time we take a step forward in the game .
We need to start rebuilding with a squad of players that are made of THE RIGHT STUFF to take us to the next level

 

[Chip and Chase]

Hearing some reports of player unrest at Tigers- coming to a bit of a head with Benji getting the DCM. Madge not winning too many friends - being painted as a "mutiny" on Triple M, which is no doubt some poetic licence. Anyway hopefully they are already in Mad Monday mode and we can rock them early and they'll throw the towel in.

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

They can put on points so if we hold the bal maybe we can win.. depends if taufua is playing or not. If he is tigers 13+ nofoluma hat trick

 

[Luke_m]

Funa should be our goal kicker his pretty good better than Garrick

Olaka surely will replace Gosiewski I’m sick of seeing him play he offers nothing !!! Olaka is our future he played great a couple of weeks ago

 

[Bearfax]

Sea Eagles by 10. Haven't posted for them in over five weeks

 

[The better Robbo]

I think our 4 reserves look better than the actual bench

 

[ricardo]

Haumole needs to play

 

[40 years an eagle]

Haumole needs to play

Guacamole is already extended and his role defined so maybe Des is playing the guys who need to prove themselves.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

A win would be nice but the season is ****ed anyway so I hope the youngin’s get a run as there’s now nothing to lose.

 

[BOZO]

A win would be nice but the season is ****ed anyway so I hope the youngin’s get a run as there’s now nothing to lose.

The players have nothing to lose except their place in the team next year
The hard truth is you dont carry pop guns and expect to win big battles
Its kill or be killed to survive in this world and we have seen our proud club slaughtered this season and Thats not Manly
I am looking forward to seeing who steps up for us against the tigers

A quote from the very successful business man Harvey Norman
If You dont Perform YOu dont Deserve to get Paid
You have to be ruthless in order to succeed . Love your work Harvey !!!

 

[ALinda]

Also who goal kicks this week?

DCE??

Maybe DCE, maybe Funa but I also believe Miski's a goalkicker. Guess they'll have a "kick-off" to see who's the best one... I think DCE has enough on his plate without the added pressure of goalkicking but we shall see.

 

[ricardo]

A 1Funa, 2Miski, 3Hoppa, 4Schuster, 5Morgan could be fun to see. Will get shredded but who cares at this stage

 

[Bearfax]

The players have nothing to lose except their place in the team next year
The hard truth is you dont carry pop guns and expect to win big battles
Its kill or be killed to survive in this world and we have seen our proud club slaughtered this season and Thats not Manly
I am looking forward to seeing who steps up for us against the tigers

A quote from the very successful business man Harvey Norman
If You dont Perform YOu dont Deserve to get Paid
You have to be ruthless in order to succeed . Love your work Harvey !!!
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Or Steve Mortimer's comment 'Its not how you play the game, its whether you win or lose.' In business I guess jungle rules apply and the game is now a business.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

A 1Funa, 2Miski, 3Hoppa, 4Schuster, 5Morgan could be fun to see. Will get shredded but who cares at this stage

Haha yes I suspect when we are losing games that many get this wonderful vision in their minds eye of our teenage stars cutting defences to ribbons and dashing downfield in long breaks. We dream longingly of their potential in attack... but probably don't turn our mind to how they will cope in defence.
As we well know (when we are awake, not dreaming) any slight defensive weakness means the opposition get a roll on, they get 6 again, they get a try, they get the ball back, repeat.
Next minute our attacking prodigies have barely had a chance to strut their stuff and we've copped another flogging.
I am looking forward to all our young guns becoming NRL ready, but I know Des won't pick them if he thinks they might struggle in defence and I can't blame him for that!