Game Day: Sharks v Manly [Round 20, 2021]

[Jethro]

Sharks v Manly [Round 20, 2021]


Pre-Match Thread here

Sea Eagles to play Sharks at Suncorp on Monday night

The National Rugby League (NRL) will introduce new Level 4+ protocols as part of an agreement with the Queensland Government for Round 20 of the NRL Telstra Premiership to be completed tomorrow and Monday.

www.seaeagles.com.au

MATCH DAY

Monday 2nd August 2021

Venue:.... Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

ARLC announces 12 clubs relocating to Queensland due to COVID spike

Twelve NRL clubs will relocate to south-east Queensland for a month to keep the 2021 competition alive.

www.nrl.com

Gates Open:....Venue Closed to Spectators.

NRL Kick Off Time:.... Cronulla Sharks vs Manly Sea Eagles - 4:05pm.


TICKETING

N/A - Venue Closed to Spectators.

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

01. Tom Trbojevic
02. Jason Saab
03. Brad Parker
04. Morgan Harper
05. Reuben Garrick
06. Kieran Foran
07. Daly Cherry-Evans (c)

17. Toafofoa Sipley
09. Lachlan Croker
10. Martin Taupau
11. Haumole Olakau'atu
12. Josh Schuster
13. Jake Trbojevic

08. Taniela Paseka
14. Dylan Walker
15. Karl Lawton (Back, Round 20)
16. Curtis Sironen (Hamstring, Indefinite)


Reserves:
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18. Moses Suli


Out:
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19. Cade Cust
20. Jack Gosiewski
21. Kurt De Luis


Available But Not Selected:

• Ben Trbojevic
• Tevita Funa
• Jorge Taufua
• Tolutau Koula
• Christian Tuipulotu
• Alec Tuitavake - Development Player
• Kaeo Weekes - Development Player.

Here is the Latest NRL Injured or Unavailable Update:
(Updated: Saturday, 31 July 2021)

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

• Josh Aloiai (Suspension, Round 21)
• Zac Saddler (Cheekbone, Round 21)
• Morgan Boyle (Shoulder, Next Season)
• Andrew Davey (Knee, Next Season)
• Manase Fainu (Stood down, Indefinite)

BWSE Injured or Unavailable:

• Sione Fainu - Development Player (Lisfranc Operation, TBA)

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Personal Unavailability:

• Sean Keppie (Returned home for birth of his child, TBA)

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MATCH OFFICIALS:

Gerard Sutton
Referee

Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Touch Judge

Peter Gough
Touch Judge

Chris Butler
Senior Review Official

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[Jethro]

It's Game Day !!!

Go Manly !!!

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[Dion Johnson]

Hopefully the surface holds up well at Suncorp looked like it was coming loose in patches.

Weather predicted is around 18 degrees and no rain.

 

[Go manly]

go manly says
Go manly

 

[globaleagle]

DAMMIT!

Woohoo

Go Manly says go Manly and so do I!!!!! (Go Manly)

 

[Captain Moondog]

Tom to have a blinder.

 

[Waz13]

Just get the win and no injuries. That’s all.

 

[The Wheel]

Today is a good day for roasted Shark

 

[Stewbojevic]

Hopefully the surface holds up well at Suncorp looked like it was coming loose in patches.

Weather predicted is around 18 degrees and no rain.

Looked very loose and even slippery in some parts yesterday.

 

[The better Robbo]

They should get the big roller out like they do in the cricket to flatten the pitch

 

[Waz13]

Looked very loose and even slippery in some parts yesterday.

Come 8pm tonight it will be a goat track. Praying for no injuries.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Come 8pm tonight it will be a goat track. Praying for no injuries.

Perfect for our GOAT, Turbo Tommy.
Go Manly!

 

[ManlyArmy]

FIRE UP MANLY! No complacency, respect the opposition and most importantly, respect the god damn ball!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Agree, especially about respect the ball. Sharks have picked a bunch of giants, even Fifita on the bench. If we control possession we'll blitz them, if they do, we could be streamrolled.

 

[manly al]

interested to see how Siro will go and how he is intended to be used . Then again with Walker coming on at what ever stage with the most likely previously free roving role . Agreed need to tighten up the middle defence and game awareness there to match it especially against the higher ranked sides but a good time to show some improvement there tonight

 

[ALinda]

Who knows how we'll go with a chopped up Suncorp and Sutton to add to it.

Anyway, we need to overcome the hurdles with no ill-discipline or injuries please and Go Manly!

 

[WiseyEagle]

How is Suncorp oval going to hold up having 8 games played there next weekend and every week after that if the qld lockdown continues, which by todays figures looks very likely?

 

[Waz13]

How is Suncorp oval going to hold up having 8 games played there next weekend and every week after that if the qld lockdown continues, which by todays figures looks very likely?

They will move games to cbus next weekend. They will have too as no field can sustain 8 games a weekend over consecutive weeks. Injuries are crueling this season already and the nrl will surely acknowledge this. At least one would hope!

 

[Woodsie]

Prediction one ... If Siro gets some game time ... never a given on a Dessie bench ... he will have a ripper.

Prediction two ... We will flog the miserable wannabee bogan gummies ... Rip in Manly!

 

[The Who]

How is Suncorp oval going to hold up having 8 games played there next weekend and every week after that if the qld lockdown continues, which by todays figures looks very likely?

I imagine the television networks have something to do with it. They will have all their cameras set up at Suncorp so it would be a cost-saver for them.
As I understand it there is no lockdown in Far North Queensland so why aren't they taking matches to those regional centres? Again, it is probably driven by money-saving. Having to charter flights to these centres would be expensive.
With all clubs within driving distance of Suncorp it is obviously the cheapest option.