Game Day: Storm V Manly [Round 20, 2025]

[Red Baron]

Storm by 16

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

NRL puppet string manipulators will not want a cut and dried top 8 this far out from the finals. It means they can't let Manly and the Rorters drop too far out off the pace. I'm anticipating some never seen before legup help for Manly tonight otherwise the competition will lose any sort of interest for the top 8. You can put a line through the Cows and below them. The Dragons too if they get rolled today.

Interesting point , and may be on the money.

You are correct they’ll want interest in viewing land , having it cut and dried a month out would be a disaster.

 

[mave]

Blowing a gale in Melbourne with winds straight off the damn Antarctic shelf itself.

Essentially......it's bloody cold.

 

[nightster]

Storm by 16

Bloody hope not

 

[Pete W]

NRL puppet string manipulators will not want a cut and dried top 8 this far out from the finals. It means they can't let Manly and the Rorters drop too far out off the pace. I'm anticipating some never seen before legup help for Manly tonight otherwise the competition will lose any sort of interest for the top 8. You can put a line through the Cows and below them. The Dragons too if they get rolled today.

Seems they missed the memo for the Roosters yesterday

 

[jbb/james]

These guys are harder to pick than a broken nose

The bye, some decent recent history against the storm

 

[Fred]

Manly by 20

 

[mickqld]

Seems they missed the memo for the Roosters yesterday

Both were on 22 so that one was a coin toss.

 

[Eagle 1]

Blowing a gale in Melbourne with winds straight off the damn Antarctic shelf itself.

Essentially......it's bloody cold.

I'm definitely liking this, Melb would not want this.

 

[Dingo]

Not expecting a win at all tonight, in fact I’m not even really expecting it to be that close. Just want to see us look like we care and at least put a big effort in. If we can show some fight it’ll give me more confidence in some big wins in this run home. That’s all I can ask for tonight, if anything else happens it’s a bonus to me.

Just remember this is the same team that embarrassed you in front of your sold out home crowd that you love earlier this year, use that as fuel boys 🦅🦅🦅

 

[eaglebuzz]

I'm definitely liking this, Melb would not want this.

It's not like our guys are renowned for playing well in the cold either

 

[Rosko]

Never looked forward to a game less than this one. Could be official elimination coming up.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Never looked forward to a game less than this one. Could be official elimination coming up.

One game doesn’t make the year.

Drizzle at home ( their home ) very very hard task but if we lose that’s not the end of the year.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

It's not like our guys are renowned for playing well in the cold either

Or in temperate weather. Or the heat.

I know we're still light on in the forwards, but we've had enough time now to work through the DCE stuff and figure out how to play. I'm expecting us to be competitive and at the very least to make a game of it. You want to show us you're not just fodder for the top teams? Now's the time, boys. And if you need any extra motivation, it's Bully's 100th game. Fire up, you sad [insert Gasnier-esque expletive here]!

 

[Rosko]

One game doesn’t make the year.

Drizzle at home ( their home ) very very hard task but if we lose that’s not the end of the year.

Just meant the 50 point rule as 'official elimination'. The rest is still true.

 

[ManEagle]

Or in temperate weather. Or the heat.

I know we're still light on in the forwards, but we've had enough time now to work through the DCE stuff and figure out how to play. I'm expecting us to be competitive and at the very least to make a game of it. You want to show us you're not just fodder for the top teams? Now's the time, boys. And if you need any extra motivation, it's Bully's 100th game. Fire up, you sad [insert Gasnier-esque expletive here]!

Its exactly this for me too.

I just want us to be competitive and show up, let the result be the outcome win or lose.

It's not our position or how many games we have lost that has sucked me dry of enthusiasm, it's the way we have played to get that result, and times thats been pathetic

 

[Eagledare2dream]

One of only two weekends of the year where the manly game is not headlining my sports viewing! Yep it’s Open weekend people and my fav weekend of the year, Masters weekend a close second! Aussies have largely s$@@ the bed but late nights will continue over the next two as it tightens up and the race to the claret jug intensifies! Oh and that’s golf for those who don’t know!

Anyway, re the Manly game. Win will be tough, but if we match the middle, we might be a chance. On paper our backs are as good imo. Melb have also not been as impressive this year. We are due for a decent scalp. Like others have said just compete hard and let the result take care of itself.

Me2 Wazza I'm all sports out every weekend, no time to do Jack####. Just finished catching up on some, now watching rd2. Then the storm game, then if hav time the Mighty BLUES BAGGERS.

Wake up 9am straight to the pubs TSZYU / PAC-MAN, IT IS SHOWTIME. Then rd3 and maybe rd4 or catch up on MotoGP last week. I'm exhausted just typing this SH####T, hope I don't past our during our win tonight. ;-))

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Just meant the 50 point rule as 'official elimination'. The rest is still true.

I don’t think we need to be dusted by 50 to know we are zero chance of winning a GF.

 

[Eagledare2dream]

Me2 Wazza I'm all sports out every weekend, no time to do Jack####. Just finished catching up on some, now watching rd2. Then the storm game, then if hav time the Mighty BLUES BAGGERS.

Wake up 9am straight to the pubs TSZYU / PAC-MAN, IT IS SHOWTIME. Then rd3 and maybe rd4 or catch up on MotoGP last week. I'm exhausted just typing this SH####T, hope I don't past our during our win tonight. ;-))

Ohhh yeah forgot the Wallabies

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Its exactly this for me too.

I just want us to be competitive and show up, let the result be the outcome win or lose.

It's not our position or how many games we have lost that has sucked me dry of enthusiasm, it's the way we have played to get that result, and times thats been pathetic

All I want for the remaining 8 games is for them to show some heart.

It’s not a lot to ask for.