Game Day: Manly v Knights [Round 14, 2017]

[pt73]

What will happen to AFB for the trip attempt? 8 weeks..?

It's only a fine now.

 

[HappilyManly]

If they checked Uates try we dont win that game.

He contested the ball fairly, and scored another try that Klein disallowed

 

[Chip and Chase]

Yes we made tough work of that one. Obviously not great conditions which is a great leveller, but any other NRL team probably put 2 or 3 on us in that first half with all that possession. We were lucky that Newcastle just don't have a lot of attack in them and are pretty one dimensional which made defending that much easier. Let's just take that one and move on to the bye.

 

[Loobs]

Can only be a fine.

With Manly loading..?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Tactically Manly played a very good game. Blake Green, DCE led the way, with great support from the likes of Korisau and Tapau.

 

[HappilyManly]

With Manly loading..?

Manly have to pay it in USD

 

[Simonmyers11]

Think siro is gaining confidence every week. If he can keep doing that he will turn out a good buy. Big body with skill i think we will see when he gets more confidence and starts to ball play more. Frank i hardly noticed tonight still missing a strong running back rower.

 

[mickqld]

Short turn around, hideous conditions and runaway favourites was always going to be a struggle. Just shty that we've missed a 20+ point F/A differential due to weather and circumstance

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Take the 2 and move on, those conditions made play impossible and probably cost us a fair bit of for and against

Our forwards absolutely destroyed them, as they should. Only time Newcastle had a chance was when the refs rode them into position

Will hear non stop about the Uate decision no doubt, but won't hear a thing of the terrible ref calls that put them into the position to score 8 of their points, the wrongly called 40-20 and also the chargedown that wasn't, if a guy is running at the kicker he is playing at the ball

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

When we had teams brimming with superstars we would lose games like that. Definitely take the two points, move on, nothing to see here.

 

[HoldenV8]

Congratulations to the 4,189 who braved the weather to watch this game tonight.

 

[HappilyManly]

Congratulations to the 4,189 who braved the weather to watch this game tonight.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Think siro is gaining confidence every week. If he can keep doing that he will turn out a good buy. Big body with skill i think we will see when he gets more confidence and starts to ball play more. Frank i hardly noticed tonight still missing a strong running back rower.

Problem with Siro is he looks like the best backrower in the game, for a fleeting moment, on the extremely rare occasion. Then does fuk all.
66 mtrs????

 

[Dan]

Congratulations to the 4,189 who braved the weather to watch this game tonight.

totally agree, that was horrible weather, good on them for getting out there

 

[Simonmyers11]

Yes we made tough work of that one. Obviously not great conditions which is a great leveller, but any other NRL team probably put 2 or 3 on us in that first half with all that possession. We were lucky that Newcastle just don't have a lot of attack in them and are pretty one dimensional which made defending that much easier. Let's just take that one and move on to the bye.

On a dry night i think we would of put 2 or 3 on them early with all the ball we had. No player wanted to risk an off load or any second phase play or expansive passing in those conditions. Our whole attack this year has been based on that style of play

 

[Cochrane]

If they checked Uates try we dont win that game.

Why is that though? If it wasn't ruled a try, does the remainder of the game get played out as it did? Knights might never had scored again, they may have scored 20...who knows.

 

[Simonmyers11]

Problem with Siro is he looks like the best backrower in the game, for a fleeting moment, on the extremely rare occasion. Then does fuk all.
66 mtrs????

Yeah i know, but i think Barrett can get the best out of him. To me he still is finding his feet in the team. I think once he builds more confidence and gets involved more we will see the best of him. He has lots of potential.

 

[Shoe1]

Uate. Two man strip then he regains and scores. Nothing to complain about.

 

[HoldenV8]

For mine, Uate's actual 'try' was karma for the one they took off him earlier.

But of course the media will focus on the fact that he dropped the ball and thus the Knights got screwed. Nein are already saying it was controversial.....

 

[Deleted member 26876]

There was nothing we could've done in that game, it was just soaking. The attack, for both sides, was fully distinguished by it meaning it was a game of luck.

We were far worse off than the knights with countless ****ty calls going against us, ****ing typical. Newcastle had about only one decision go against them (being uate's "try")

They threw how many forward passes? We should've been given how many penalties? They kicked a 40/20? No, I'll hand that all down to the refs, truly appalling tonight

Still despite this all, I believe we were fantastic defensively, held them in their half for most the match. We bombed about 4 or so tries however, which was still disappointing.

Into the top 4!!!