Pre-Game Storm v Manly [Finals 1, 2021]

[ALinda]

If we hold onto the ball and the ref calls a fair 10 metres against the storm then we can win this match.

Speaking of which, wonder who the ref's going to be. Could make or break us.

Ref/Team List Tuesday will be interesting.

 

[globaleagle]

So many 'media reports' and Munster interviews about him being 50-50 to play.

surely that means he is 100%

I doubt Des will be falling for it.

 

[Waz13]

So many 'media reports' and Munster interviews about him being 50-50 to play.

surely that means he is 100%

I doubt Des will be falling for it.

I reckon Munster will play but no JAC. No way a winger is over a hammy strain after 1week off.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

The brilliance of Tom Trbojevic and how the Melbourne Storm can stop him

Manly's clash against Melbourne this Friday is a rematch of round 21, when the Storm kept a lid on Tom Trbojevic, writes Jack Snape.

www.abc.net.au

 

[ManlyTragic]

I reckon Munster will play but no JAC. No way a winger is over a hammy strain after 1week off.

I hope both play…. And are injured mid game with no replacement.

 

[manly al]

Think that Manly only had 43 % possession against the Storm last encounter so would have expected that to result in less attacking opportunities for Turbo . Not too sure if there will be that many opportunities for Turbo in the tighter ruck area against the Storm this Friday , possibly when the game opens up a bit . However sure that Turbo will still be sniffing out attacking opportunities anywhere on the field irrespective of how much attention the Storm may try to direct to him . .

 

[Waz13]

Was NAS suspended?

 

[manly al]

Will be interesting who Des will go with for starting props . Possibly Marty and Alioia but he has not played a lot of footy for a while . Paseka looked O K and effective for his comeback against the Cows and so did Keppie and taking into account that Jake will spent some time there when Walker comes on . Not sure where Jake was playing when he set up and then scored backing up Tom , prop i think so useful in that sense having a ball playing prop at different stages as well

 

[King]

I swear they just said on channel 7’s Sunrise that Brandon Smith has a broken hand. Did anyone else see that?

 

[Blake]

The brilliance of Tom Trbojevic and how the Melbourne Storm can stop him

Manly's clash against Melbourne this Friday is a rematch of round 21, when the Storm kept a lid on Tom Trbojevic, writes Jack Snape.

www.abc.net.au

The good thing about playing them so recently, is now we have documented strategies on the Storms gameplan.
Bellamy may have shown his hand too early.
I feel slightly more confident about this week after reading that article.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

The good thing about playing them so recently, is now we have documented strategies on the Storms gameplan.
Bellamy may have shown his hand too early.
I feel slightly more confident about this week after reading that article.

At this level its like a game of chess, using human pieces.
I know much of the strategic stuff goes right over my head but I just like all the colourful jerseys. 😉

 

[eaglebuzz]

I'm kind of hoping that Des went into that match against Melbourne deliberately holding back some of his strategies that he was holding in reserve for when we meet in the finals. Time will tell.

 

[BOZO]

The brilliance of Tom Trbojevic and how the Melbourne Storm can stop him

Manly's clash against Melbourne this Friday is a rematch of round 21, when the Storm kept a lid on Tom Trbojevic, writes Jack Snape.

www.abc.net.au

Predictable Set Defensive structures can be broken by Unpredictable plays from X factor players Like Tom

 

[Remy]

Buzz said Munny is confident, but JAC is doubtful. They'll both be named today, but we will get a bigger picture in the squad cut on Thursday.

 

[mickqld]

After the plague finishes me & the wife are heading up to noosa to scope out the place to maybe move to. We're looking for a couple of acres in the hinterland.

You and about 1,000,000 other Nsw and Vic residents. Good luck with the bidding wars.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

You and about 1,000,000 other Nsw and Vic residents. Good luck with the bidding wars.

Unbelievable how the value of real estate is going here in SEQ.

I had a real estate agent knock on my door yesterday asking if I was interested in selling ( I’m not) and said he had buyers desperate for houses in our area.

The price he reckons he could get is probably $100k up from 12 months ago , and almost $300k more than we paid for it 5 years ago.

 

[pt73]

A sign outside a local Eagles supporter, even his house number is in Eagles colours.

 

[The Wheel]

Unbelievable how the value of real estate is going here in SEQ.

I had a real estate agent knock on my door yesterday asking if I was interested in selling ( I’m not) and said he had buyers desperate for houses in our area.

The price he reckons he could get is probably $100k up from 12 months ago , and almost $300k more than we paid for it 5 years ago.

Lucky I bought in May last year 😂

 

[The Wheel]

A sign outside a local Eagles supporter, even his house number is in Eagles colours.

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@ellakasmar - do you know where this is? 😉

 

[davohan123]

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