Game Day: Roosters v Manly [Round 23, 2023]

[Jethro]

Roosters v Manly [Round 23, 2023]


Pre-Match Thread here


MATCH DAY

Thursday 03 August July 2023

Venue:.... Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, NSW

Gates Open:.... TBA.

NRL Kick Off Time:.... Sydney Roosters v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: 7:50pm.


TICKETING



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https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=ROOMAN23

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

01. Reuben Garrick
02. Jason Saab
03. Brad Parker
04. Tolutau Koula
05. Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega
06. Josh Schuster
07. Daly Cherry-Evans (C)

08. Toafofoa Sipley
09. Lachlan Croker
10. Matthew Lodge
11. Haumole Olakau'atu
12. Kelma Tuilagi
13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Ben Trbojevic
15. Aaron Woods
16. Dean Matterson
17. Ethan Bullemor


Replacement:

19. Jake Arthur.


Reserves:
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Out:

18. Ben Condon
20. Kaeo Weekes
21. Morgan Harper
22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong - Development Player.


Available But Not Selected:

• Sean Keppie
• Samuela Fainu
• Cooper Johns
• Morgan Boyle
• Zac Fulton
• Nathaniel Roache
• Latu Fainu
• Jamie Humphreys - Development Player
• Fletcher Myers - Development Player
• Jacob Sykes - Development Player.

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From the 'NRL Casualty Ward - All the Latest Injury News, Updates & Returns Details' web page, Here is the Latest NRL Injured or Unavailable Update:

* * * (Updated: Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023) * * *

NRL Casualty Ward: Long layoffs for Campbell, Hammer; Hosking facing surgery

The Dolphins and Raiders have suffered long-term injuries to fullbacks, while Zac Hosking is out indefinitely as he awaits opinion on a shoulder injury.

www.nrl.com

Sea Eagles winger Christian Tuipulotu is currently in a knee brace and is set to miss 2-3 weeks after suffering a Grade 2 MCL injury against the Dragons.

Manly teammate Taniela Paseka has undergone surgery to repair a knee injury after rupturing his medial ligament in Round 21 against the Sharks while Josh Aloiai is set for a shoulder reconstruction which will rule him out for the rest of the season.


Manly Sea Eagles

• Ben Trbojevic (Hamstring, Round 23)
• Karl Lawton (Calf, Round 23-24)
• Christian Tuipulotu (Knee, Round 25)
• Taniela Paseka (Knee, Finals)
• Josh Aloiai (Shoulder, Season)
• Tom Trbojevic (Pectoral, Season)

Also, from the NRL Casualty Ward, Manly hub page, there are slight variations to the information regarding the unavailable or injured players and their return periods:

Casualty Ward

Check the Official NRL Casualty Ward, which players are injured, and who is expected to make their way back onto the field and in the game.

www.nrl.com

• Ben Trbojevic (Hamstring, Round 23)
• Karl Lawton (Calf, Round 24)
• Christian Tuipulotu (Knee, TBC)
• Josh Aloiai (Shoulder, Next Season)
• Tom Trbojevic (Pectoral, Next Season)
• Taniela Paseka (Knee, Finals)

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MATCH OFFICIALS:

Ashley Klein
Referee

Kasey Badger
Touch Judge

Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Touch Judge

Grant Atkins
Senior Review Official

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It's Game Day !!!

Go Manly !!!

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[The '47ers]

Finally, I've beaten @globaleagle to a Game Day thread!
Game Day and it's on, let's get it done boys

 

[globaleagle]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME DAAAAY!!!​

woohoo!

It's gunna be a big one! (game too).

Apparently Lodge has been sick all week but will be 'right to go' according to Seibold.

 

[The '47ers]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME DAAAAY!!!​

woohoo!

It's gunna be a big one! (game too).

Apparently Lodge has been sick all week but will be 'right to go' according to Seibold.

Hopefully just a nervous sickness that will lift once he crosses the sideline!

 

[globaleagle]

Hopefully just a nervous sickness that will lift once he crosses the sideline!

If not he can ask the opposition to 'pull his finger'.

 

[The Wheel]

Chicken Soup tonight

 

[Disco]

Big one tonight, hopefully the boys are well up for it.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

For some reason I'm very confident of a win.
Any Manly team that includes Croker, Parker, Garrick and a couple of Trbos has a solid base of heart, and we do have some in-form x factor in Haumole Schu Tolu and Saab.
Need a fast start to remind those Chooks that they are currently running fourteenth (14th) yes fourteenth.
Which is 4th last!
Go Manly

 

[Waz13]

For some reason I'm very confident of a win.
Any Manly team that includes Croker, Parker, Garrick and a couple of Trbos has a solid base of heart, and we do have some in-form x factor in Haumole Schu Tolu and Saab.
Need a fast start to remind those Chooks that they are currently running fourteenth (14th) yes fourteenth.
Which is 4th last!
Go Manly

I’m actually worried we will get a flogging tonight. Hope I’m wrong. That said a manly win is prob more appealing to the scriptwriters in keeping the race for the 8 close now that Easts are done. We might get the run based on that, but highly doubt it.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I’m actually worried we will get a flogging tonight. Hope I’m wrong. That said a manly win is prob more appealing to the scriptwriters in keeping the race for the 8 close now that Easts are done. We might get the run based on that, but highly doubt it.

There’s a lot to play for tonight, trouble is , that’s for both sides.

Love to see a win , but I think the Chicks have something to prove and the media has been on them all week.

I’m expecting major fireworks from their forwards.

 

[Rafferty]

Just win

 

[Rosko]

MIGOTY. To state the bleeding obvious.

 

[manly al]

Hopefully can be totally switched on tonight especially on the one percenters .
Sure that the Roosters will be up for the contest , just have to match them all round and when the opportunity is there , to put on some of that better and well constructed attack that got some results last week .
Definitely to not waste opportunities and hopefully not too much one off running during an average the ruck set . Make the Roosters feel uncomfortable in defence as much as possible .
Roosters will no doubt try their luck with attacking high kicks , no reason why Manly should not as well .
Winnable , doable if the total commitment is there and 3 wins in a row seems pretty good to me

 

[Thewestisbest]

A win tonight and we suddenly become a real chance to play finals footy.

 

[mickqld]

Pretty confident that we'll get anally reemed by the officials tonight. We've had a reasonable run of late so I'm guessing rich uncle Nick has been doling out the brown paper bags and golf games this week. C0cks by 12.

 

[Seagles68]

There’s a lot to play for tonight, trouble is , that’s for both sides.

Love to see a win , but I think the Chicks have something to prove and the media has been on them all week.

I’m expecting major fireworks from their forwards.

Yeah, I like to think I'm usually pretty optimistic about our chances but there's something not feeling right about tonight. I have an awful feeling our middle is going to open up tonight (Smith and Teddy) and Ray (and maybe even Saab) could really struggle under the high ball with Toupo and Sualii flying above them all night.

I hope I'm wrong. Come on boys, you really need to lift.

 

[BOZO]

Love to see a win , but I think the Chicks have something to prove and the media has been on them all week.

Both coaches have something to prove
The media will maul the ones that miss the 8 and underachieve
Plenty at stakes for this game

We narrowly escaped a second half capitulation against the roosters last time on our home ground with a 18 to 16 win
We narrowly escapes a second half capitulation against the sharks
We narrowly escaped a second half capitulation against the Dragons

If we are to be serious top 8 contenders we need to be a more resilient side than that

 

[BOZO]

Chicken Soup tonight

Great cold weather for some warm chicken soup tonight feathered friend
Just squeeze a bit of lemon to these tasty chicken stocks
and add some salt into their wounds
Tedesco
Tupou
Manu
Suaali
Keary
JHW
Brandon Smith
Collins
Radley

 

[Eagle 1]

I’m actually worried we will get a flogging tonight. Hope I’m wrong. That said a manly win is prob more appealing to the scriptwriters in keeping the race for the 8 close now that Easts are done. We might get the run based on that, but highly doubt it.

Depends what mind set the Chooks are in, may only take a couple of early tries from us to see them cave in.

 

[manly al]

Yeah, I like to think I'm usually pretty optimistic about our chances but there's something not feeling right about tonight. I have an awful feeling our middle is going to open up tonight (Smith and Teddy) and Ray (and maybe even Saab) could really struggle under the high ball with Toupo and Sualii flying above them all night.

I hope I'm wrong. Come on boys, you really need to lift.

Definitely will have to have that good scrambling defence on show tonight especially with Teddy no doubt lurking around the ruck looking for opportunities
Just have to try and contain their attack as best as possible and restrict Keary also in particular .
Need some real alertness from the Shu and Tuilagi on their side to help matters
Games like this can naturally go either way but again no reason why Manly can not get the better of them like a few weeks ago and especially if Matty Lodge can put in another big effort