PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Manly v Titans [Round 6, 2021]

[Jerry1]

Jerry what's wrong with you?
My collection of My Little Ponies told me Manly's going to win by 100.
You're just being negative.
And please apologise to all multi-coloured unicorns because someone, somewhere on the planet may be offended by your post.😛

Yep... I apologize for my inconsiderate and unfair characterization of the rainbow unicorns. I have been under a great deal of stress recently and this outburst in not a true representation of my thoughts and feelings. I truly apologize from the bottom of my heart for any hurt caused by my inappropriate post.

 

[Supreme Leader]

We are a moral to win tomorrow. My daughter turned 12 yesterday and she doesn't follow Manly but she rang me this morning because she is on a birthday holiday trip with mum and my daughters best 4 friends....Yes I have the weekend to watch football, drink, eat what I like, sleep in...
anyway when she rang this morning she told me she had a nightmare last night that Manly won their game and in her dreams I had pissed off the neighbours with my screaming in joy...

 

[Dee Why Eagle]

We are a moral to win tomorrow. My daughter turned 12 yesterday and she doesn't follow Manly but she rang me this morning because she is on a birthday holiday trip with mum and my daughters best 4 friends....Yes I have the weekend to watch football, drink, eat what I like, sleep in...
anyway when she rang this morning she told me she had a nightmare last night that Manly won their game and in her dreams I had pissed off the neighbours with my screaming in joy...

Enjoy

 

[Bearfax]

What is wrong with mature or even ageing players who can create uncertainty in the opposition line?
Your preoccupation with youth is showing again, lol.

Nothing is wrong with that. Its just that other than DCE, Turbo and to some extent Cust, we have none. Croker for example is acting just like a conveyer belt. Walker could as a centre but in other positions that ability was stifled. Foran had it to a degree when he was younger, but he's slowed up to the point where he is now predictable. The reason Manly succeeded so well back in the late 2000s was because we had Stewart, Lyon, a younger Foran, DCE (or Orford), before them Lyons, and quick service from Ballin and a forward like Glen Stewart acting like a second 5/8. Even Watmough had oppositions guessing with his meandering runs. What we've had generally in recent years is predictability and slow pace without much imagination (a lot because Turbo has been absent and Walker has been in the wrong position or absent). Easy for other teams to counter. The diminishing attack in terms of points testifies to that .

We have some clever unpredictable players with pace in the lower grades, or in the wrong position, players which a coach like Cleary would be utilising straight away. Yes I push for younger talemt when I see outstanding potential there unulilised. If Manly was performing like a top 4 side, I wouldnt be pushing that wagon. But we are sitting on the bottom of the comp and have been for much of the past five or six years. Dont you think there should be a rethink about who to use. Players like Schuster, Foran, Harper, etc are being used to replace injured players, not because they were chosen on performance above those they replaced.

 

[TimmyQ]

We are a moral to win tomorrow. My daughter turned 12 yesterday and she doesn't follow Manly but she rang me this morning because she is on a birthday holiday trip with mum and my daughters best 4 friends....Yes I have the weekend to watch football, drink, eat what I like, sleep in...
anyway when she rang this morning she told me she had a nightmare last night that Manly won their game and in her dreams I had pissed off the neighbours with my screaming in joy...

I'll be over shortly SL - sounds like one helluva party at ure joint this weekend 😛

 

[simon64]

If we win, I won't be surprised one bit.
Unfortunately, if we lose by 30, I won't be surprised either.

There are too many variables but the biggest of these are aggression and determination. Neither of which have anything to do with skill.

Who knows what we will dish up ? I guess we'll all find out in a few hours. As long as we don't get run over like an empty coke can, I can live with it.

 

[Supreme Leader]

I'll be over shortly SL - sounds like one helluva party at ure joint this weekend 😛

Not Happy! One of our fellow Silvertails showed his wife my post, and of course she rang my wife, so now my wife has told that wife to come over and supervise activities.

 

[Freagle]

Dont under estimate what confidence can do. That win WITHOUT Turbo was massive. Add Turbo... confidence should be sky high. We will give them a game. Not sure we can beat them but i expect if we put that same effort in we can get the job done. Its all about the extra efforts.

Nailed it!

 

[Kevinward777]

I imagine there were many sausage rolls consumed while posting in the sixteen pages of this thread.

 

[globaleagle]

Not Happy! One of our fellow Silvertails showed his wife my post, and of course she rang my wife, so now my wife has told that wife to come over and supervise activities.

Make sure you look after them as they watch the footy!

 

[Supreme Leader]

Make sure you look after them as they watch the footy!

Mate it was a shocker, the mate's wife turned up with 3 girlfriends, hopped in my spa and demanded that her husband and I cooked a seafood BBQ and served them wine all afternoon. They all ended up crashing overnight , so then I had to do clean up before the wife and daughter returned.

 

[globaleagle]

Mate it was a shocker, the mate's wife turned up with 3 girlfriends, hopped in my spa and demanded that her husband and I cooked a seafood BBQ and served them wine all afternoon. They all ended up crashing overnight , so then I had to do clean up before the wife and daughter returned.

Awww...

You sound like a great host! 10 thumbs up.

Now hopefully bozo doesn't see the post about 4 women in a spa or he might explode!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

We’ve blown out in the betting from $1.47 to $1.50.

AND

They’ve blown out from $2.50 to $2.60

Not sure what that tells you

 

[Will on the hill]

We’ve blown out in the betting from $1.47 to $1.50.

AND

They’ve blown out from $2.50 to $2.60

Not sure what that tells you

If both sides blow out it means no one is betting on the game and the betting agency is happy to increase their exposure to risk. Not sure what that tells you.

 

[The Wheel]

If both sides blow out it means no one is betting on the game and the betting agency is happy to increase their exposure to risk. Not sure what that tells you.

Probably the punters have no real clue on the outcome - therefore prefer to stay away

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Probably the punters have no real clue on the outcome - therefore prefer to stay away

Well it’s actually a hard one to pick , that said I thought at home last week that Canberra would beat Parramatta.......ouch !!

 

[Will on the hill]

Well it’s actually a hard one to pick , that said I thought at home last week that Canberra would beat Parramatta.......ouch !!

Canberra v Titans is interesting, similar to our game, if teams turn up like they did last week both will be close.

Edit: Souths v Titans is interesting.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Canberra v Titans is interesting, similar to our game, if teams turn up like they did last week both will be close.

Yes I really thought Canberra were one of the big dudes this year but they’ve not looked really good all year !!

 

[The Who]

Canberra v Titans is interesting, similar to our game, if teams turn up like they did last week both will be close.

Canberra is playing the 'Boys.
The Tits are playing Souffs.

 

[Will on the hill]

Canberra is playing the 'Boys.
The Tits are playing Souffs.

My bad, brain was on hiatus, Tits v Souffs was the game I thought I was talking about.