PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Storm v Manly [Round 19, 2019]

[globaleagle]

Pitter Patter, let's get at 'er.

40 - 0

Jamie Soward is starting to appreciate Manly.


2. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (3)
This team just continues to grow in confidence and they have a lot of guys in good form. They've basically got three of the top 10 or 15 players in the game in the Trbojevic brothers and DCE, and with those three guys humming combined with the contributions Des Hasler gets from the other players every week Manly can do anything this year.

 

[Spartan Eagle]

Last year we beat them at AAMI park, albeit without Cameron Smith playing. So the scum had the head referee out which was a massive blow. A few sin bins and a send off, these encounters are always heated. They are the benchmark side. I think we have what it takes to beat them considering how our squad has improved in performance from last year.

 

[Clint]

Last year we beat them at AAMI park, albeit without Cameron Smith playing. So the scum had the head referee out which was a massive blow. A few sin bins and a send off, these encounters are always heated. They are the benchmark side. I think we have what it takes to beat them considering how our squad has improved in performance from last year.
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So we were down to 11 men and they still didn't get a meat pie. Baha.
We got this! Or to quote @brad We'll win this.

 

[maxta]

Think Vunivalu will be out after a tackle in the air on the weekend

 

[HappilyManly]

Manly always win when we have a player binned

It rousers the bludgers to focus

Bring it on, Maaaanly !

 

[Cameron]

I think this belongs in this thread.
Let me remind you friends they were also 1 million over the cap

 

[The Who]

I'm optimistic about our chances in Melbourne.
Our forwards on Sunday really fired up (until the match was in the bag) and bullied the Eels pack. It is the best they have played all season.
We have more to play for than the Storm who must at some stage become complacent and lose a few before the semis.
Provided we get an even share of penalties - and that's asking a lot - then I'm tipping a win.

 

[HappilyManly]

I think this belongs in this thread.
Let me remind you friends they were also 1 million over the cap
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Actually it was 1.7million over when the Cap was just 4 million

NRL chief David Gallop has just announced the extraordinary penalty, after it was uncovered that the club paid $1.7 million to its players outside the cap in the past five years.

https://www.nrl.com/operations/integrity/salary-cap/

 

[Cameron]

MIGOTY this one.

When you look at the top 4 side

We played the roosters round two under strength and didn’t compete.

Beaten souths at home and lost by one point

And beat the raiders.

If we win this or compete like we did against souths there will be no more Radar to fly under.

 

[Cliffymagic]

Id expect tommy turbo will be heavily marked this weekend. But with turbo in our team anything is possible.

 

[The Wheel]

What is happening with Addo-Carr will he be back??

 

[stoodamire]

What is happening with Addo-Carr will he be back??

Yeah most of their origin stars were rested last round except Finucane.

Munster
Addo-Carr
Chambers
Welch
Kaufusi

They’ll be raring to go.

Tough game we got ahead of us. Will be a good gauge on whether we’re contenders or pretenders.

 

[Jethro]

I'm optimistic about our chances in Melbourne.
Our forwards on Sunday really fired up (until the match was in the bag) and bullied the Eels pack. It is the best they have played all season.
We have more to play for than the Storm who must at some stage become complacent and lose a few before the semis.
Provided we get an even share of penalties - and that's asking a lot - then I'm tipping a win.

We just have to keep continuously doing those fast play the balls. We were really making good yardage when we were and kept Parra out of the game. It was no coincident to me that the only time that Parra started to get back into the game was when we ceased doing the fast play the balls and moving forward catching the opposition players offside so that they couldn't do anything to our fast moving forward players otherwise they would have been offside.

 

[Nice Beaver]

No idea why...I have been pretty pessimistic/realistic in other games this year, but I reckon we win this.

$3.30 is a get on.

 

[Shoe1]

Anyone else hear the rumour that Smith will retire before the game?

 

[Shnorky]

We just have to keep continuously doing those fast play the balls. We were really making good yardage when we were and kept Parra out of the game. It was no coincident to me that the only time that Parra started to get back into the game was when we ceased doing the fast play the balls and moving forward catching the opposition players offside so that they couldn't do anything to our fast moving forward players otherwise they would have been offside.

That won't be happening unfortunately. Storm are allowed an extra 5 seconds in the ruck after they have turned the attacker around, upside down and inside out

 

[HappilyManly]

Anyone else hear the rumour that Smith will retire before the game?

Mentally or physically

 

[Budgie]

We fly down on Thursday, spend two nights at the Harry Potter play then the Manly game on Saturday night. Hoping our Manly boys continue the wizardry.
Go Manly!!!

 

[Nice Beaver]

We fly down on Thursday, spend two nights at the Harry Potter play then the Manly game on Saturday night. Hoping our Manly boys continue the wizardry.
Go Manly!!!

Man...that is one LONG play!

 

[MuzztheEagle]

We fly down on Thursday, spend two nights at the Harry Potter play

Just went last night - I'd give you my opinion but I think JKR has said that to do so is punishable by death.
(Two nights would have been the better option though, we did in in one day and like NB said it's one looong show).