Game Day: Souths v Manly [Finals Week 3, 2021]

[SeaEagleRock8]

we just need one head to be thinking about where the game is being played at all times and that has to be DCE. he will find opportunities to run and play if he is patient. he needs to simplify his game. we have the tools

Can you lay off calling DCE a tool for one day!! (just joking)

 

[JBW]

The next 10 hours cant go quickly enough!

GO MANLY!!

 

[globaleagle]

In-form Manly playmakers Tom Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans are five try assists away from breaking a record set by Parramatta many would have thought untouchable.

With Turbo's stunning 28 try assists in 17 games this year paired with his captain's 27 in 24 games, the pair have set up a remarkable 55 four-pointers this year.
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Manly duo on verge of becoming greatest try-assist double act

In-form Manly playmakers Tom Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans are five try-assists away from breaking a record set by Parramatta many would have thought untouchable.

www.nrl.com

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Souths look beatable to me. I am surprised that the media think they are strong favourites, but I guess the souths narrative is always a strong one - the so-called battlers backed by billionaires and Rusty. It will come crashing down again this evening.

I suspect their favouritism is simply due to Souths being a top side for several years, whereas Manly, well.. you know. So they are a more settled, finals-hardened side, whereas no-one (including us) is completely sure how our guys will go. We may well blitz them, here's hoping!

 

[davohan123]

Yep whatever happens tonight to make to week 3 of the finals will do me.

All I hope is that we don't get rolled easy and south's win big I would hate a 40-12 type scoreline would make it a hard night to take.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I think attack and defence we can go with the rabbits all day. i think we are pretty even and we have tommy boy. my concern is the in between stuff, kicking game, control and patience. Reynolds is pretty good and where we start sets is very important in these games ansd we rarely win the end to end game unless we blow teams away

we try to blow teams away too early and are probably too inexperienced to come back from a poor start that yields the bunnies early points

my hope is that with suli playing we will use the left side more often .this side has less mistakes in it and more controlled footy. I just hope suli and tom dont get in eachothers way out there, but suli will be a great foil for tom . best to go to suli early a few times to create doubt with the havoc. with these 2 out there it will obviously make the inside ball more deadly and this might also give schuster more room than he has been getting

my preference would be for tom to play more right, for cherry to play primarily a kicking role and leave ball playing to walker , foran , schuster and tom and for tom and suli to run and run . both foran and schuster can use short sides well to a good set up to allow foran more space is very possible. early unhindered ball to huamole will help this plan and his game big time

we just need one head to be thinking about where the game is being played at all times and that has to be DCE. he will find opportunities to run and play if he is patient. he needs to simplify his game. we have the tools

even though i think we have probably overachieved a little due to assistance from the new rules ,we can beat souffs but we need to commit to the competition instead of trying to avoid the hard boring slog that semi finals are about

i would like to see this for another reason. Hate the storm, love the 40 nil. just dont want that legacy lost by being smashed by them next week by playing panic footy in the first 10 minutes

but souffs first

Reynolds is their key man , his kicking game is almost always on song , whereas ours is either on song or horribly flat.

If they win it’ll be off his boot.

However if it all clicks for us even he won’t be able to stop our juggernaut.

 

[Shoe1]

"Noice"

I've been up for 9hrs...sheesh

Working from home in lockdown. I commute from the bedroom to the deck, where my laptop awaits.

 

[WiseyEagle]

I have decided to do a job this afternoon, to pass the time waiting for game time. I usually try not to book jobs on Mondays or Fridays.

 

[Shoe1]

I have decided to do a job this afternoon, to pass the time waiting for game time. I usually try not to book jobs on Mondays or Fridays.

bank job?

 

[Highflier]

I'm like a cat on a hot tin roof ,the game is 10 hours away it seems so long to wait , anyway

If our forwards start aggressive and direct and keep being aggressive and direct and we minimize unforced errors I think there can only be one winner .......us !!!!

Go Manly!!!!!

 

[WiseyEagle]

bank job?

Hahaha no I am sole trader tradie. So 3 days a week work is equal to 6 days pay anyway doing a specialist trade.

 

[Shoe1]

Bennett very respectful of Des and Manly.

Bennett reveres Hasler’s ability to ‘put everyone to sleep’

South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett talks about Des Hasler’s ability to bounce back, stopping Tom Trbojevic, Daly Cherry-Evans's growth as a leader and what impact Dylan Walker will have in the preliminary final

www.nrl.com

 

[WiseyEagle]

I'm like a cat on a hot tin roof ,the game is 10 hours away it seems so long to wait , anyway

If our forwards start aggressive and direct and keep being aggressive and direct and we minimize unforced errors I think there can only be one winner .......us !!!!

Go Manly!!!!!

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[globaleagle]

Hahaha no I am sole trader tradie. So 3 days a week work is equal to 6 days pay anyway doing a specialist trade.

I think he meant...

are you going to rob a bank!

 

[Kaufusi's Elbow]

I think Walker will put in an electrifying performance against his old team. The guy is going to run straight through their tired middles ...

Manly to crush the wabbits and that Clint Eastwood will be in tears by the end of the evening planning who to take with him to the Porpoises

 

[Kevinward777]

Disheveled Desmond and his band of merry men have the necessary tools to get us into the GF. Go Manly!

 

[Mitch]

Geez it's hard to get any work done today when we've got this to look forward to tonight! Without doubt we are in with a huge chance. If our middles hold their own, which will be a tough job as Souths do have a quality forward pack with some punch off the bench, I think we can win.

They'll look to limit Tom's involvement through Reynolds kicking game, so we'll need to ensure there is plenty of pressure on him throughout the 80 minutes.

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Last time I saw a Manly V Souff$ final live was 07. Id like a repeat of that

Good match that one. Thrashed Souths and Cowboys on the way to a grand final

 

[jbb/james]

Reynolds is their key man , his kicking game is almost always on song , whereas ours is either on song or horribly flat.

If they win it’ll be off his boot.

However if it all clicks for us even he won’t be able to stop our juggernaut.

reynolds was great about the riff. we need to emulate that to a point

 

[nightster]

Reynolds is their key man , his kicking game is almost always on song , whereas ours is either on song or horribly flat.

If they win it’ll be off his boot.

However if it all clicks for us even he won’t be able to stop our juggernaut.

hopefully Des has given someone the job of putting him under pressure on the 5th, Keppie?