Pre-Match Manly v Dragons Round 20 at WIN Stadium

[HappilyManly]

This is always a hard game in Wollongong and Manly really need to fix their attention span to beat the Dragons next Sunday

 

[HK_Eagle]

Just get players into dummy half and we'll be fine.

 

[HappilyManly]

At least Parker and Duges are in doubt

Euan Aitken (hamstring, Round 20), Russell Packer (hip/groin), Josh Dugan (concussion).

 

[The Eagle Eye]

Definitely, we can't play the way we did today against top teams like Storm or Roosters or they'll shred us to parts. This is a must win for Manly to keep our spot in the top 4, also Lewis Brown may come back this week which I'm predicting to see Cullen to get dropped to reserves. Dragons will be furious with their disappointing loss against the Raiders, our forwards need to shut their forwards down especially when they outclassed us last time we met.

 

[Pommie Eagle]

Be great to see a decent Manly following in the crowd hopefully. Would be even better if a bus was put on from the Leagues Club?!

 

[ManlyArmy]

Be great to see a decent Manly following in the crowd hopefully. Would be even better if a bus was put on from the Leagues Club?!

There is a bus running. A thread will be started shortly.

 

[dowdz]

Is it Win we always struggle at?

 

[Danly Manly]

Yeah, manly by 1-2 at this stage.

 

[PONTIAN SEA EAGLE]

I think the tigers have a better structure in attack, the dragons don't.We'll win no problem.

 

[manlyfan76]

Dragons are on the slide.
This is a "should win" game for sure.

 

[Danly Manly]

I have learnt my lesson predicting all these blowout margins. Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Win from here on in and for and against becomes irrelevant

 

[The Who]

We put in our worst performance of the season in the first round against Illawarra. They killed us with off-loads and enthusiasm. I'm never confident when we play Illawarra. I think we'd have a poor win-loss record against them.

 

[Holmsey]

Massive game. We need to win because we have very likely loses coming up for a couple of weeks.

 

[Class of 96]

We'll nab 2 of the next 3.

 

[Mitch]

Lawrence said the game against them was a big point in the season for our boys. He said they were embarrassed and had real hard look at themselves afterwards. I think they'll be ready to go against the Dragons.

 

[Catch_20_2]

Is there any injury news from yesterday's game ? Api was limping and had a big ice pack on calf Wright was also hobbling noticeably. Hopefully can't be too bad if they could do a lap after the game.

Boys were looking pretty sore and sorry .... Baz will have his work cut out this week. How awesome is it to see Jake after SOO and a hard game going around the entire ground shaking hands, posing for photos .... the last one off the ground. What a great credit to their parents both Jake and Tom are.

 

[Fluffy]

Wright was limping big time after his first attempted conversion as well.

TT was walking 5m behind the defensive line in the second half, either injured, fatigued or lazy. Given he took a nothing hitup 2nd tackle of the next set I am worried its the last one.

 

[Holmsey]

Everyone will play. Wright has a niggle. Tom and Api are fine.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

ST Merge are no hope beating us. It will, however, be reasonably close. They will be out of the 8 very soon.

 

[The Who]

Everyone will play. Wright has a niggle. Tom and Api are fine.

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