Game Day: Manly v Knights [Round 21, 2016]

[Ryan]

Another group of comments you'd read thinking we lost the game, when we won by 20. The Knights recently pushed the Storm all the way.

NRL.com list the game as follows (and this is from an outsiders view) of describing it:

Sea Eagles smash woeful Knights
The Manly Sea Eagles are now just one win outside of the top eight following their 36-16 win over the luckless Newcastle Knights on Sunday afternoon.
Fantasy scores, match stats & more

 

[HappilyManly]

Team Song
https://m.facebook.com/ManlySeaEagles/posts/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1

 

[Technical Coach]

It's hard to maintain the speed and intensity Manly have been playing at in the first half of games this past month or so into the second half.

The real test will come when we don't have a buffer on the scoreboard, caught in the grind on a dry track against a disciplined big side.

The Warriors game showed some good resolve in wet weather where you don't get punished on the scoreboard as often.

Still loving the direct straight hard running at speed and purpose and playing short---the long pass is more an option play and not the norm which keeps things straight.

Disappointing to not stay focused and improve the points differential which is showing the mindset needs a little more disciplining. It came across there is over confidence with the belief that they will rack up the wins and not need the differential---(nice to see in some respects and a complete contrast to the start of the year) but we need to instill that ruthless professionalism and pride in our performance no matter if the scoreboard is in our favour.

 

[Ryan]

Team Song
https://m.facebook.com/ManlySeaEagles/posts/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1

Get used to it lads !! You'll be singing that sweet melody plenty more this season.

 

[joeboy]

Thanks joeboy for the disagree. So you must think we did not win convincingly and improve our for and against.

Or maybe I disagree about being very happy?

Semantics aside, that wasn't the win we should've had. It will do, but we need more than that to make the finals, and that was about our last opportunity to take it when you look at our draw

 

[grassy]

I would not take this game as too serious.The next game will tell us more about were we are as in the running for the eight. 80 min from here on in is very important for us.

 

[niccipops]

I know we all wanted to win by 60 and the final 30 wasn't great. Manly still won by 20.
4 weeks ago I wouldn't have predicted a four game winning streak so I'm a happy Manly supporter.
Maybe the players were saving their energy to smash parra next week.

 

[Jerry1]

It's hard to maintain the speed and intensity Manly have been playing at in the first half of games this past month or so into the second half.

The real test will come when we don't have a buffer on the scoreboard, caught in the grind on a dry track against a disciplined big side.

The Warriors game showed some good resolve in wet weather where you don't get punished on the scoreboard as often.

Still loving the direct straight hard running at speed and purpose and playing short---the long pass is more an option play and not the norm which keeps things straight.

Disappointing to not stay focused and improve the points differential which is showing the mindset needs a little more disciplining. It came across there is over confidence with the belief that they will rack up the wins and not need the differential---(nice to see in some respects and a complete contrast to the start of the year) but we need to instill that ruthless professionalism and pride in our performance no matter if the scoreboard is in our favour.

This was the Knights...

 

[conanu]

DCE needs to provide better finishing, his second half kicking and last tackle options were poor.

The problem is the same problem he has had all year, teams shut him down on the last couple of plays because he has no foil. He was much better when he had lyon as an option. Walker might has well have not played he made zero impact. the bloke is a myth.

 

[Bird of Prey]

Just missing two things that will make us great team at the moment , a five eight and learning to play for eighty minutes.

 

[conanu]

You are kidding right Rope a dope from the Knoghts Its men against boys and we are playing good controlled football. They don't look like scoring a point and probably won't

My predictions weren't that far off

 

[Wombat Legacy]

For how long DCE has played first grade, he is still struggling with being able to control a game. Too many unforced errors and wrong options, but hoping he will turn the corner soon. Good effort by our boys, just lacked a killer punch. Much better than some of the crap dished up earlier on in the year

 

[torana355]

Im trying to look at the positive side of our wins the past month. All we need to do is learn to play for 80 mins and we will be a genuine top 8 side next year. Im sure we will continue to improve.

 

[Technical Coach]

The problem is the same problem he has had all year, teams shut him down on the last couple of plays because he has no foil. He was much better when he had lyon as an option. Walker might has well have not played he made zero impact. the bloke is a myth.

DCE was dangerous with the ball in the first half when the intensity, punch and go forward was on offer.(has zero to do with having a foil in the first half as Walker was basically ignored as a ball-playing option)

DCE's rounded skillset will always flourish behind a pack that is punching through---the test with DCE to go the next level is when things are not going in our favour, forwards struggling for go forward and punch and how he takes control and is able to reverse the tide(this is where he loses composure and takes the wrong options and is magnified more so when there is no foil)

Foran is the type of player who has shown to lift a team under a weak go forward environment but lacks the rounded skillset of DCE to really punish teams when things are in our favour---they offer complete contrasts under different scenarios.

 

[HappilyManly]

Five things we learned from Sea Eagles v Knights
By Joe McDonough
July 31, 2016



THE Sea Eagles have won their fourth game on the trot, with a convincing 36-16 victory over the Knights at Brookvale Oval in front of a crowd of 11,222. Hear are the five things RLW learned:

1. Not all smiles.
With the win today Manly has moved to within two points of the top-eight but Trent Barrett will be bitterly disappointed his side didn’t go on with the job in the second half. Leading 26-0 at the break, the home side were well on their way to improving their ‘for and against’ significantly. But it wasn’t to be, as the young Knights rallied to win the second stanza by 16 points to 10, cutting the winning margin to just 20 at full-time. With their points differential now standing at -40, they’re still a fair way off the Titans, Panthers and Warriors, and have a number of tough games ahead.

2. Front rowers stand tall.
Darcy Lussick and Marty Taupau were brilliant up the guts for the Sea Eagles today. The book-ends both made over 200 metres with explosive ball-running, and backed their efforts up in defence, regularly putting on big hits to lift their team.

3. DCE helps out mate.
Acts don’t come any more selfless than Daly Cherry-Evans’ today. When Tom Trbojevic strode clear of the defensive line with his shorts down around his knees, he drew Jake Mamo to DCE and the Manly halfback was all but over under the posts. Instead he turned to his left and popped a pass to his mate Josh Starling, who finished off the four-pointer untouched. Asked about the incident, DCE said he felt bad for outpacing the prop in support, and as he regularly ribs Starling for his inability to score tries, he thought it was only fair.

4. Big second half.
They racked up 27 missed tackles in the first half, so it’s no wonder Manly put 26 points on them in 40 minutes of football. But Nathan Brown has to memorise his half-time motivational speech, because the Knights came out of the sheds and turned it all around. They were committed in defence and were regularly bending the line in attack. There are definitely some encouraging signs for this largely inexperienced squad.

5. Tommy Turbo.
Sure he made a few errors late in the match, but once again Tom Trbojevic was head and shoulders above everyone else on the park. Every time the youngster had the ball you expected something special to happen. He laid on two tries, ran for over 180 metres, made five tackle breaks and had two line-break assists. If they can continue their run and earn an unlikely finals berth, the lanky custodian will be the major reason why.

Sea Eagles 36 (Wiliame 2, Taufua, Buhrer, Starling, Walker, Wright tries; Walker 4 goals) beat Knights 16 (P.Mata’utia, Bhana, Elliot tries; Hodkinson 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval.

http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/five-...d=759672558664810497&adbpl=tw&adbpr=197319848

 

[The Insomniac]

My predictions weren't that far off

I blame brookie oval. It must run downhill towards the Pitwater Rd end. Very hard to score at the nothern end. Interesting to see the stats on this.

 

[HappilyManly]

Presser

http://m.nrl.com/rd-21-press-conference-sea-eagles/tabid/10959/contentid/866796/default.aspx

 

[Technical Coach]

I blame brookie oval. It must run downhill towards the Pitwater Rd end. Very hard to score at the nothern end. Interesting to see the stats on this.

Always been the case, i think partly because of the better facilities at that end and a more enclosed atmosphere increases the attacking enthusiasm and purpose---the other end feels like the 1970's dull and uninspiring.

 

[Fluffy]

WillyArmy to score a double.
Starling to have a blinder.
AFB to have a dig after being dropped.
The shaggy toothbrush to score.
Ferris MVP

Manly by 20.

Not a bad prediction:
Wiliame double,
Ferris MVP
and a 20 point win.

 

[Fluffy]

I smell a massive upset MASSIVE!!!!!!!!

Best see a doctor if your sense of smell is that farked up