Storm Vs Manly [Round 11, 2018] Team lists & Pre-Game Discussion

[Waz13]

$100 on manly 13+ @7.5.
That's all.

 

[Fluffy]

Hodko to play and just do the basics, don't worry about combos or fancy stuff.

Give him the first few kicks so the storm think its a plan and then let cherry run riot

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I’m torn here ( in a tipping sense).

With Scam out Manly must firm in a little , BUT one win doesn’t convert us to a Champion side overnight.

And Perenara, well that might seal the deal to change back to the Drizzle!!

 

[Paw93]

I’m torn here ( in a tipping sense).

With Scam out Manly must firm in a little , BUT one win doesn’t convert us to a Champion side overnight.

And Perenara, well that might seal the deal to change back to the Drizzle!!

The Storm are still a quality side mate. I'm just as worried about this game as any else. If we keep thinking that we just need to turn up then Addo Carr and Vunivalu will burn us.

 

[The Who]

One thing I wouldn't be doing is kicking to their back three. Slater and their two wingers are their strength, so keep the ball in-hand as much as possible.
Apart from their back three I think we are at least their equal.
Surely the team has been buoyed by the past week, which has been good news about the way they played against the Donkeys and the signing of another Trent.
It looks like we are TRENTing upwards!

 

[Mitch]

The Storm are still a quality side mate. I'm just as worried about this game as any else. If we keep thinking that we just need to turn up then Addo Carr and Vunivalu will burn us.

Spot on - Vunivalu in particular has a habit of burning us. Pretty sure he's scored 2+ tries the last few times we've played them.

 

[bob dylan]

We win.

They lose.

That all.

 

[Kevinward777]

I reckon Trent will start the game with the same side that ran out last week and bring Hodko off the bench if he needs to mix things up. It’s hard to make changes to a winning side, particularly when they played so well last week and were unlucky not to win the week before.

 

[Turbo4Life]

Another upset this week, Manly by 8

 

[HoldenV8]

The Storm are still a quality side mate. I'm just as worried about this game as any else. If we keep thinking that we just need to turn up then Addo Carr and Vunivalu will burn us.

Vunivalu......we should target his side in defence. He might be able to score tries but as a defender on the wing he is even worse than Nathan Merit and that's saying something because Merit was hopeless.

Addo-Carr isn't much of a defender either, but I'd be weary about his side because one intercept and he's under the posts because we have no one who can foot it with him. He'd even burn Turbo.

 

[Dan]

For those who are brave enough to consider a trip down to Melbourne this weekend - you should know that it is also the best week of the year down here: it's Good Beer Week!!!
I'm planning to be at the game, but by 7:30pm Saturday I'm not sure what sort of state I will be in.

Was there the last two days and no one told me anything about good beer week

 

[HoldenV8]

Nerd alert!

If they call you a dork, a spaz or a geek. Stand up and be proud, don't be meek.

Sadly I can admit to seeing the movie when it was first released. Damn, getting old here lol

 

[HappilyManly]

Just watched a segment on Crusher on NRL360.

Jurbo needs to grow a beard and he is a deadset reincarnation of Blossom 😛

The way Crusher was running and how high he held the ball is the same as young Jakey

 

[qldeagle]

Don't kick to the wingers, kick to the centres and keep their wingers out of it.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

If they call you a dork, a spaz or a geek. Stand up and be proud, don't be meek.

Sadly I can admit to seeing the movie when it was first released. Damn, getting old here lol

You think you’re old, I can remember my first ever movie aged 8, The Sound of Music!!!

 

[brad]

Just watched a segment on Crusher on NRL360.

Jurbo needs to grow a beard and he is a deadset reincarnation of Blossom 😛

The way Crusher was running and how high he held the ball is the same as young Jakey

Yer but i dont think jake could grow a beard . It would be all this patchy over the face bum fluff .

 

[HoldenV8]

You think you’re old, I can remember my first ever movie aged 8, The Sound of Music!!!

A few more wins and the Brookie Hill will be alive with the sound of music 😉

 

[brad]

You think you’re old, I can remember my first ever movie aged 8, The Sound of Music!!!

Gee at 8 my first movie was called The other side of Julie, and boy the sound of music she played was beautiful.

 

[HoldenV8]

Don't kick to the wingers, kick to the centres and keep their wingers out of it.

Don't kick it at all in the air, that's their strength. Go through the hands or grubber kick behind them (hence why I think Hodko should start, he can do exactly that). Neither Vunivalu nor Addo-Carr are in that side because they are Jake Trbojevic like defenders.

 

[Andrew..]

There was something special about last weeks win and I think it was born out of adversity from collectively copping months of crap from every direction. How ironic if those who have tried to kill us have ended up reigniting the Manly flame.