Pre-Game Storm v Manly [Round 12, 2022]

[mave]

Xavier Coates is licking his lips.

 

[Brookie Bob]

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"Manly veteran Jorge Taufua also returned on the weekend from a hamstring injury. The timing couldn’t be better given Tom Trbojevic’s shoulder injury will spark a reshuffle of the NRL backline and with Jason Saab and Brad Parker still sidelined, Taufua may come into the mix. The 31-year-old notched up 127 running metres and made nine tackles, however he did miss five."

".....Kurt De Luis punched out 80 minutes at prop once again, finishing with 172 running metres, three tackle busts and 51 tackles with just one miss."

 

[dowdz]

$5 for us. I might take a piece of that. Storm are not the same with Hughes and Paps missing. Manly for the cheeky win.

 

[BOZO]

Xavier Coates is licking his lips.

Xavier will be licking his wounds when jorge gives him a fat lip

 

[mickqld]

Chin up mate, their not that invincible anymore. The question has to be asked, is the Storms slide in form going to continue or do they bounce back against us. A slump in form usually goes for a few games or more if your one of the top sides. We having nothing to lose now and will go to Aami park intent on playing our best footy, they could be missing Hughes and NAS, big out for them. We'll improve from the Parra game and show everyone what we're made off.

We usually play teams who are out of form back into form. That's how we tend to roll these days. OMG Jorge back in. Watch the bombs fly to him. Just love to see him lay out a hit on Olam. That would shake the foundations.

 

[Eagle 1]

We usually play teams who are out of form back into form. That's how we tend to roll these days.

This I'll be the exception mickqld..

 

[Rafferty]

Well if George plays, I hope he get the chance to ring Munster’s bell again.

 

[HoldenV8]

With just under 40 minutes until the team is announced, here is my tip (this is the likely run on side. The named side will be different):

Garrick, Taufua, Harper, Koula, Tuipulotu, Foran, Cherry-Evans (c), Aloiai, Croker, Sipley, Olakau`atu, Schuster, Trbojevic (vc). Bench - Walker, Keppie, Davey, Taupau

The only change I can see to that is Weekes instead of Jorge.

 

[HoldenV8]

Well if George plays, I hope he get the chance to ring Munster’s bell again.

That man has a family

 

[davohan123]

No Cummins or Atkins

adam gee ref this week

Klein in bunker though.

best news all week.

 

[StuBoot]

Jorge in
Marty out

Saab in the extended squad

 

[Blake]

Saab on extended bench, Jorge might be a smokescreen.

 

[lsz]

Re jorge in
God i hope he plays well and leaves us with some good memories

 

[Mitch]

Jerome Hughes has been named to return.

Wouldn’t mind if he takes a few extra days to get that calf right.

 

[WiseyEagle]

love to see jorge get a run, a season highlight for me and a silver lining from some miserable circumstances

if he plays though surely this will point out how low down the totem pole dylan walker is when it comes to his backline days at manly

He is in the team this week!

 

[HoldenV8]

FB - Reuben Garrick
WG - Jorge Taufua
CE - Morgan Harper
CE - Tolutau Koula
WG - Christian Tuipulotu
FE - Kieran Foran
HB - Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
PR - Josh Aloiai
HK - Lachlan Croker
PR - Toafofoa Sipley
SR - Haumole Olakau'atu
SR - Andrew Davey
LK - Jake Trbojevic (vc)

Bench - Dylan Walker, Josh Schuster, Ethan Bullymor, Sean Keppie

18 - Kurt De Luis
19 - Jason Saab
20 - Kaeo Weekes
21 - Viliami Fifita
22 - Alec Tuitavake
23 - Jamie Humphreys
24 - Jacob Sykes

 

[Sheikheagle]

I wonder if Marty has been dropped or is injured.

 

[HoldenV8]

We finally get our forwards looking something like they should, and our backline gets shot to hell.

 

[HoldenV8]

I wonder if Marty has been dropped or is injured.

Might just be rested. It was reported last week that he's been suffering from long Covid which makes you a lot more tired and lethargic than normal.

Hopefully Bull can just play in the middle and as I said in another thread, show what the club signed him for.

 

[skeagle]

I wonder if Marty has been dropped or is injured.

i would say injured, if he was dropped you would think he would still be named in the extended squad. So happy bully gets a run in the middle