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PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Warriors v Manly [Round 21, 2019]
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Only in the morning.
The Warriors are set to take a depleted side into Friday night's crucial match against Manly as injuries to key players present another challenge to their already slim play-off hopes.
After being forced from the field with an ankle injury just 20 minutes into last week's 46-12 drubbing at the hands of the Raiders, five-eighth Kodi Nikorima didn't train on Tuesday.
It is the second time Nikorima has suffered an injury to his left ankle in the space of three weeks, and should he fail to recover rookie Chanel Harris-Tavita – who scored two tries off the bench against the Raiders – is set to earn his seventh start in the halves.
Hooker Karl Lawton (shoulder) didn't take part in contact on Tuesday, leaving reserve-grade half Adam Keighran to run at dummy half alongside Jazz Tevaga.
Playmaker Blake Green confirmed they are preparing for that to be their hooking rotation against the Sea Eagles.
"Our top three hookers aren't playing which isn't ideal," Green said.
"We have got a different sort of pairing at nine this week and hopefully they do a really good job.
"We have got Jazz in there this week, but obviously his preferred position is 13 so he hasn't got the same amount of reps in slinging the ball from dummy half as the other boys. It's not his natural go.
"It probably just changes the width we have been playing with.
"Obviously we need a little bit of luck to keep everyone on the field. But that's how it's gone for us, we have just got to deal with it and move on."
Coach Stephen Kearney looks likely to make changes to the backline as well, with veteran centre Blake Ayshford not training with the NRL group on Tuesday and Gerard Beale moving from wing to centre.
Rookie Adam Pompey, who made his Telstra Premiership debut last month, is set to come in on the right wing as Ayshford's replacement.
Having home ground advantage over the fifth-placed Sea Eagles this week will provide little comfort to the Warriors, given they have won just two of eight games at Mt Smart this year.
The run of six straight defeats at the venue equals the worst run in club history, and Green said he was at a loss to explain the poor form in Auckland.
"Maybe we change the name of the stadium? Put the away strip on?" Green said.
"I don't know what it is, if it's just coincided with some poor performances that have been at home and good performances have been away."
The Warriors sit three points outside the eight and any slim hope they have of playing finals will be extinguished if they go down to Manly, and forward Isaiah Papali'i said there is also a desire to make amends after the Sea Eagles thrashed them 46-12 back in round three.
"It goes back to when we were in Christchurch against Manly at the start of the year. I think it's a personal battle for all of us and that's what we will be bringing to the game," Papali'i told NRL.com.
"Even though it wasn't at Mt Smart, that loss was still on our home soil, so we want to make it right.
"After last Friday's game we also want to show that that's not us as a footy team."
After being forced from the field with an ankle injury just 20 minutes into last week's 46-12 drubbing at the hands of the Raiders, five-eighth Kodi Nikorima didn't train on Tuesday.
It is the second time Nikorima has suffered an injury to his left ankle in the space of three weeks, and should he fail to recover rookie Chanel Harris-Tavita – who scored two tries off the bench against the Raiders – is set to earn his seventh start in the halves.
Hooker Karl Lawton (shoulder) didn't take part in contact on Tuesday, leaving reserve-grade half Adam Keighran to run at dummy half alongside Jazz Tevaga.
Playmaker Blake Green confirmed they are preparing for that to be their hooking rotation against the Sea Eagles.
"Our top three hookers aren't playing which isn't ideal," Green said.
"We have got a different sort of pairing at nine this week and hopefully they do a really good job.
"We have got Jazz in there this week, but obviously his preferred position is 13 so he hasn't got the same amount of reps in slinging the ball from dummy half as the other boys. It's not his natural go.
"It probably just changes the width we have been playing with.
"Obviously we need a little bit of luck to keep everyone on the field. But that's how it's gone for us, we have just got to deal with it and move on."
Coach Stephen Kearney looks likely to make changes to the backline as well, with veteran centre Blake Ayshford not training with the NRL group on Tuesday and Gerard Beale moving from wing to centre.
Rookie Adam Pompey, who made his Telstra Premiership debut last month, is set to come in on the right wing as Ayshford's replacement.
Having home ground advantage over the fifth-placed Sea Eagles this week will provide little comfort to the Warriors, given they have won just two of eight games at Mt Smart this year.
The run of six straight defeats at the venue equals the worst run in club history, and Green said he was at a loss to explain the poor form in Auckland.
"Maybe we change the name of the stadium? Put the away strip on?" Green said.
"I don't know what it is, if it's just coincided with some poor performances that have been at home and good performances have been away."
The Warriors sit three points outside the eight and any slim hope they have of playing finals will be extinguished if they go down to Manly, and forward Isaiah Papali'i said there is also a desire to make amends after the Sea Eagles thrashed them 46-12 back in round three.
"It goes back to when we were in Christchurch against Manly at the start of the year. I think it's a personal battle for all of us and that's what we will be bringing to the game," Papali'i told NRL.com.
"Even though it wasn't at Mt Smart, that loss was still on our home soil, so we want to make it right.
"After last Friday's game we also want to show that that's not us as a footy team."
I think we should get Ian chapel to sit next to the fox NRL commentators just to give our blokes that cricket match atmosphere
I can see Tom Turbo hitting the Warriors for a six
Nikorima out as expected - they’re certainly down on troops. We need to be ruthless here.
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 GERARD BEALE
3 PETA HIKU
4 BLAKE AYSHFORD
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
7 BLAKE GREEN
8 AGNATIUS PAASI
9 JAZZ TEVAGA
10 LEESON AH MAU
11 ADAM BLAIR
12 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
13 LACHLAN BURR
Interchange:
14 ADAM KEIGHRAN
15 SAM LISONE
16 BUNTY AFOA
17 LIGI SAO
18 JOSH CURRAN
20 ADAM POMPEY
21 HAYZE PERHAM
22 LEIVAHA PULU
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 GERARD BEALE
3 PETA HIKU
4 BLAKE AYSHFORD
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
7 BLAKE GREEN
8 AGNATIUS PAASI
9 JAZZ TEVAGA
10 LEESON AH MAU
11 ADAM BLAIR
12 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
13 LACHLAN BURR
Interchange:
14 ADAM KEIGHRAN
15 SAM LISONE
16 BUNTY AFOA
17 LIGI SAO
18 JOSH CURRAN
20 ADAM POMPEY
21 HAYZE PERHAM
22 LEIVAHA PULU
We always go well v the Warriors.
Manly by plenty.
Manly by plenty.
1-17
No changes for us this week from last week.
No changes for us this week from last week.
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Des Hasler has named his team to play the Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium on Friday night.
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 Apisai Koroisau
10 Martin Taupau
11 Joel Thompson
12 Curtis Sironen
13 Jake Trbojevic
Interchange
14 Manase Fainu
15 Corey Waddell
16 Morgan Boyle
17 Taniela Paseka
18 Jack Gosiewski
19 Lachlan Croker
20 Brendan Elliot
21 Lloyd Perrett
Blacktown Workers team
https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/08/06/blacktown-workers-team-to-play-magpies/
Manly Jersey Flegg team
https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/08/06/manly-team-to-play-warriors/
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 Apisai Koroisau
10 Martin Taupau
11 Joel Thompson
12 Curtis Sironen
13 Jake Trbojevic
Interchange
14 Manase Fainu
15 Corey Waddell
16 Morgan Boyle
17 Taniela Paseka
18 Jack Gosiewski
19 Lachlan Croker
20 Brendan Elliot
21 Lloyd Perrett
Blacktown Workers team
https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/08/06/blacktown-workers-team-to-play-magpies/
Manly Jersey Flegg team
https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2019/08/06/manly-team-to-play-warriors/
HappilyManly
Journey Man
Rib injury
I love their little blond half Chanel and Jazz is also a firebrand.
Manly need to break their spirit early and rest our key players
MATCH OFFICIALS:
Ben Cummins
Referee
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Referee
Tim Roby
Touch Judge
Kasey Badger
Touch Judge
Bryan Norrie
Video Referee
Henry Perenara
Senior Review Official
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We haven't escaped Hairy Pairofarseholes. This week he is our games Senior Review Official so we will most likely be screwed over yet again by the Vidiot Box.
Ben Cummins
Referee
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Referee
Tim Roby
Touch Judge
Kasey Badger
Touch Judge
Bryan Norrie
Video Referee
Henry Perenara
Senior Review Official
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We haven't escaped Hairy Pairofarseholes. This week he is our games Senior Review Official so we will most likely be screwed over yet again by the Vidiot Box.
FMD, can we get one week without this ****ing tool????!
Class of 96
Bencher
I can smell a win. A very big win!
Manly by 8.
Warriors are depleted and desperate and embarrassed and Manly will try hard to blow them away but I suspect it will be a bit closer than we would prefer. But a win by 8 or less won't bother me at all, at this time of year a win is a win.
Warriors are depleted and desperate and embarrassed and Manly will try hard to blow them away but I suspect it will be a bit closer than we would prefer. But a win by 8 or less won't bother me at all, at this time of year a win is a win.
Lol Kearney sprays them then bags them post match then doesn’t drop anyone, worst coach of then NRL era by a country mile
Good news for us, Tevaga is woeful at hooker and completely kills their attack which has been awful as it was
Good news for us, Tevaga is woeful at hooker and completely kills their attack which has been awful as it was
The next 2 weeks I would take both wins by 8
How many times have we played sides coming off big defeats this season a number of them.
Warriors will be desperate and tigers next Thursday at brookvale oval are going for 5 in a row against us ,they have the wood over us.
As you said a win is a win and that is what we need.
Ralphie
Bencher
Now I’ve seen who the referees are..........I can smell an ambush here
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