The boring non-Manly Final series 2018

[nightster]

I did not see the replay but I saw this article from NRL fox .
MELBOURNE superstar Billy Slater has landed himself in hot water after a shoulder charge on Sosaia Feki in Friday’s preliminary final against Cronulla.

Should Slater be charged after the Storm’s 22-6 win — even with a grade one offence which carries 200 points — he’ll likely be suspended for the decider unless he successfully challenges it.

 

[Eagle2830]

Cheering for the roosters
Just couldn't stand the rabbitohs lovefest

 

[ManEagle]

Rorters did us out of a GF because of refs going Souffs. Rorters will likely win though

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I’m watching but who gives a ****!!

Not me anyway.

 

[HoldenV8]

I just watched the Chooks lose.....

Of course, I was watching a DVD of the 1972 Grand Final

 

[HoldenV8]

Can someone from Sydney explain why the SFS needs to be demolished for a bigger stadium?

 

[Pablo]

I’m watching but who gives a ****!!

Not me anyway.

It's all pointless anyway. Just like last night, Melbourne will get a heap of handouts from the refs for the first 30 minutes. Just long enough for them to get on top and all the momentum.

 

[Pablo]

Can someone from Sydney explain why the SFS needs to be demolished for a bigger stadium?

It doesn't. Complete waste of money and I'm pretty sure people fought pretty hard to not have it demolished.

 

[MissKate]

Can someone from Sydney explain why the SFS needs to be demolished for a bigger stadium?

Because stupid ayres is a corrupt politician and the Sydney cricket ground trust have him well and truly in their pocket

 

[HappilyManly]

Gee Rabbids players are smart.

GI gets spear tackled, so they all jump on to Friend and push GI further into a dangerous position 😕

 

[Tomay]

I hope our coach next season forgets the offloads and coaches our props to get to the ground and make quick play the balls to allow API, DCE and TT work magic in the middle. It’s one reason I wouldn’t mind losing Marty, you don’t need flashy props to do it.

 

[ManEagle]

Gee Rabbids players are smart.

GI gets spear tackled, so they all jump on to Friend and push GI further into a dangerous position 😕

Must have d1ck on the brains

 

[HoldenV8]

I hope our coach next season forgets the offloads and coaches our props to get to the ground and make quick play the balls to allow API, DCE and TT work magic in the middle. It’s one reason I wouldn’t mind losing Marty, you don’t need flashy props to do it.

I don't mind the offloads so long as our players are ready for it. Too many times this year they seemed surprised that Marty gave an offload at times.

 

[Tomay]

I don't mind the offloads so long as our players are ready for it. Too many times this year they seemed surprised that Marty gave an offload at times.

I quite like offloads inside the opponents 20 to break defensive shapes but too often when you stand and wrestle to get free the opposition slow the play right down in the middle of the field. You are right that also we are often not prepared for it. It’s something the warriors have never got the right mix of.

 

[Sillybus]

God Voss is a complete dipstick, he's a shocking commentator. He just dribbles drama and controversy rather than calling the game how it is.

 

[HappilyManly]

The Rorters have the most effective tackles I've seen in this wrestle era.

First players comes in under the ball carrying arm and wedges his shoulder into their armpit. Thereby pushing the ball carrying arm up and to the front of the ball carrier, and they can not offload

Friend will get an MRC charge for that tackle on GI

 

[Eagle2830]

The Rorters have the most effective tackles I've seen in this wrestle era.

First players comes in under the ball carrying arm and wedges his shoulder into their armpit. Thereby pushing the ball carrying arm up and to the front of the ball carrier, and they can not offload

Friend will get an MRC charge for that tackle on GI

Inglis is a specialist at putting himself in a dangerous position trying to milk a penalty

 

[HappilyManly]

Inglis is a specialist at putting himself in a dangerous position trying to milk a penalty

This time it was Friend's lifting that drove his head and not his usual jump.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

I guess I have to say go Roosters.

They stood alongside Manly during the Super League war
I enjoyed watching their team in 1974-75
They respect their jersey design (credit to Souths in recent years as well I guess)
They are a better chance of beating the Storm (methinks)
And...the opportunity to see a winning Grand Final where journalists can extrapolate to three pages the deep meaning of the handshake between Cronk and Smith at game's end🙂

 

[Bill Hamilton]

I have not been watching any game since our boys bowed out and I get the scores from the Silvertails or the news .
The Storm 22- 6 win over the Sharks and into another grand final just typifies what a great coach Bellamy is and what a great culture and team he keeps building and to think our Manly team destroyed a champion storm side with a record grand final 40 - nil win just shows just how much greater we were at our peak .

I have these above the TV in the Manly Cave, so during the boring semis all I have to do is look up and think of happier times. Yes I know they are not level as I hung them with the aid of a 12 year old single malt. If you look closely you can see the impact mark of my scotch glass that was flung in the last few minutes of the Manly Panthers game at Brookie when Barrett's head appeared on the TV.

The 1973 Jersey is on the opposite wall. My dream is to complete the set of GF winning jerseys signed by the teams.