Pre Game thread: Manly v Sharks [Week 1 Finals, 2019]

[Shoe1]

The mole is reporting walker to fullback and Cust to five eight !!!!!!

Mole has obviously been reading silvertails again

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Sharks full strength. Admittedly this includes Josh "Cruiser Bottle, as in Made of Glass" Dugan and Matt "one of three worst buys this decade" Moylan. But could be dangerous.

Any team with dugan in there side is much easier to defeat hes a moron of a player but he has his moments

 

[Highflier]

https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2...y-and-knockbacks-driving-four-fainu-brothers/

Good to see Silvertails get a mention

what a great article and a compliment to Manise and his family, Des and Manly and a not so subtle slap in the face for perennial bottom feeders and rugby league vultures Parramatta

 

[urulion]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/11/best-finals-outsider-nrl.com-experts-have-their-say/

It's all about the sharks and how they will be the dark horse in the comp.... I look forward to reading Sundays paper. A real danger to think we are no chance (which the roster may suggests so), but this is Manly, and stranger things have happened.

 

[Mitch]

Interesting to see both Tevita and Haumole will debut this weekend according to a telegraph article tonight.

Funa will make his NRL debut against Cronulla, as will Olakau’atu. Keppie has played just one game.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Interesting to see both Tevita and Haumole will debut this weekend according to a telegraph article tonight.

Funa will make his NRL debut against Cronulla, as will Olakau’atu. Keppie has played just one game.

Supposition I’d guess!!

 

[Mitch]

Supposition I’d guess!!

This SMH article is reporting it tonight as well. Interesting to see what this line up looks like!

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/it...follow-family-into-footy-20190911-p52qad.html

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

This SMH article is reporting it tonight as well. Interesting to see what this line up looks like!

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/it...follow-family-into-footy-20190911-p52qad.html

Going to be very very interesting to see the final 17

 

[BOZO]

For what its worth .....

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

For what its worth

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Hannah Hollis ay... shes a prim-looking star gazer thats for sure

 

[Jerry1]

Looks like Gosiewski is struggling and probably won't play. That means T Rex into the 17. I'd say Olakauatu will go right backrower with Waddell at left. Bench Fainu, Keppie, TRex, Sipley. I think Perrett has to start instead of Keppie.

Too may rookies.. What can you do hey...

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Potential team
1. Walker
2. Jorge
3. Suli
4. Tevita
5. Garrick
6. Croker
7. Dce
8. Afb
9. Fainu
10. Jake
11. Trex
12. Waddell
13. Api

14. Elliot
15. Ola
16. Perrett
17. Keppie

Im not sure what desmond will come up with but we could find walker playing fullback and maybe even fainu or api wearing the 6... elliot is solid but we need points. Jake playing 80 at prop makes sense to me and afb can play big minutes. Anything can happen no point holding back.. dessy might even go with the same team as last week .....

 

[Alby]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/mo...an-like-back-of-his-hand-20190911-p52qcm.html

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Very exciting for a player to make a debut at home during a finals match. Will be even better if they can help us get the win

Apparently there is a great bond between Funa, Fainu and Haumole so if they are all playing, I hope they run riot this weekend and make it a day to remember

 

[Oracle]

For what its worth .....

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What I learn from this is men are losers and

Potential team
1. Walker
2. Jorge
3. Suli
4. Tevita
5. Garrick
6. Croker
7. Dce
8. Afb
9. Fainu
10. Jake
11. Trex
12. Waddell
13. Api

14. Elliot
15. Ola
16. Perrett
17. Keppie

Im not sure what desmond will come up with but we could find walker playing fullback and maybe even fainu or api wearing the 6... elliot is solid but we need points. Jake playing 80 at prop makes sense to me and afb can play big minutes. Anything can happen no point holding back.. dessy might even go with the same team as last week .....

big call
If Des is going radical it will be more subtle, more to do with game plan rather then positional changes
I like the use of API Jake and bringing Trex into the mix (off the bench)
At this stage I think Des has to stick with his core group and bring in the players he thinks will execute his game plan the best
The game plan I’m thinking of is ‘offence the best form of defence’
I mean what choice do we have ...just go mongrel
It worked for Parra

 

[Ralphie]

I smell an ambush

 

[HappilyManly]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/mo...an-like-back-of-his-hand-20190911-p52qcm.html

'....the Sharks don't view Lottoland as a threat to their finals hopes despite an abysmal five wins from the 46 matches played between the two clubs at the famous ground.

Cronulla players addressed the lack of success at Lottoland before Morris dismissed any talk of the Northern Beaches hoodoo.

"Most of the squad haven’t played there in a Sharks jersey," Morris said. "We are not worried about it at all.

"From our perspective it’s naught-naught there.
'

Morris overlooks the fact that 41 other Sharks Teams are also 'naught-naught there'

 

[mickqld]

'....the Sharks don't view Lottoland as a threat to their finals hopes despite an abysmal five wins from the 46 matches played between the two clubs at the famous ground.

Cronulla players addressed the lack of success at Lottoland before Morris dismissed any talk of the Northern Beaches hoodoo.

"Most of the squad haven’t played there in a Sharks jersey," Morris said. "We are not worried about it at all.

"From our perspective it’s naught-naught there.
'

Morris overlooks the fact that 41 other Sharks Teams are also 'naught-naught there'

LOL @ Morris. Keep convincing yourselves of that. They're gonna go off like a rotten sardine when they run out there. Massive upset coming.

 

[The Wheel]

LOL @ Morris. Keep convincing yourselves of that. They're gonna go off like a rotten sardine when they run out there. Massive upset coming.

Nope Toddy has the pinkies primed for a big one - Sharks 13+

 

[Waz13]

Very exciting for a player to make a debut at home during a finals match. Will be even better if they can help us get the win

Apparently there is a great bond between Funa, Fainu and Haumole so if they are all playing, I hope they run riot this weekend and make it a day to remember

Suli as well I think