Manly and the Top 8

[Brookie1973]

In other words..... we're ****ed (rhymes with ducked because the censor will change what I typed)

Plucked?

 

[Brookie1973]

Thanks. Didn’t have to hunt hard to see that Easts aren’t on 28 points. I just would have thought that AI would get something basic like that right.

Maybe AI is a roosters fan? That would also explain why I hate it.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Our attack is pedestrian void of creativity and is easily shut down. 24 points scored the last 3 games whilst we conceded 90 points says it all.

 

[SeaEagle007]

even if we did whats the point we'll get raped first week

 

[Under the Sticks]

'Very confronting' injury steels Manly in finals fight​

Jasper Bruce
Thu 14 August 2025 at 3:34 pm AEST2-min read

It was "very confronting" for Corey Waddell to see Jake Trbojevic suffer his third concussion of the NRL season as Manly dedicate their top-eight charge to their fallen spiritual leader.

Former NSW captain Trbojevic will miss Sunday's crucial clash with Wests Tigers and is no guarantee to face the Dolphins the following week after coming off against Canberra last Friday.

By the end of those two games, the 10th-placed Sea Eagles' finals hopes could be over, with a loss on Sunday enough to push Manly's season to the brink if other results fall against them.

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Second-rower Waddell, also Trbojevic's brother-in-law, found it difficult to watch Manly's most passionate player leave the field with their season evenly poised.

Corey Waddell took Jake Trbojevic's injury hard. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)
"It's pretty tough, obviously being on the field watching it happen is very confronting. Jake being my brother-in-law, I care for him so much," Waddell said.

"I know he's in good hands. Hopefully we see him back this year. His welfare comes first."

Waddell said Trbojevic's absence would "for sure" motivate the Sea Eagles in their top-eight fight.

Few players are more synonymous with their team than the 31-year-old, who has become known for his mid-game rev-ups and loyalty to Manly across 241 games for the club.

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"He's forefront of the motivation for this team. He gets all the boys up," Waddell said.

"Jake goes out there every weekend and puts his body on the line. He's there at half-time huddles and kick-off huddles and all that type of thing.

"He puts his heart on his sleeve for this club and he goes out there and puts his body on the line."

The Sea Eagles appear in a three-way battle for eighth spot with the Dolphins and Sydney Roosters, with the Tigers and St George Illawarra retaining the faintest of hopes as well.

Manly are a win and points differential behind the Dolphins and Roosters, rated by bookmakers as the least likely of that triumvirate to sneak into finals.

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For winger Jason Saab, that has been freeing rather than dispiriting.

Jason Saab is embracing life on a finals knife edge for Manly. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
"No one's expecting us to make the eight. So all that is is just an opportunity to go and do that. What will be, will be, but it's just about how we attack it," he said.

"There's no pressure, really, at all. No one is counting on us.

"Everyone's decided to make the conscious decision that we've got four weeks left, we've got to get four wins. There's an opportunity presented there."

 

[StuBoot]

I'll take solace if we can beat the Dragqueens and Tiggers home.
I don't need to have my Dragons mates "gloating" they beat us home despite coming 10th.