Pre-Game Manly v Panthers [Round 5, 2024]

[Darknstormy]

Well we will prob win this get everyone excited only to lose the following 3

 

[Waz13]

Raining, rumour has it, they can’t play in the wet, thats crazy scary for us if it rains, we could even start favourites!

Cats generally don’t like the rain.

 

[The Wheel]

Sea Eagles out to climb higher in Jersey Flegg

Manly Jersey Flegg Cup Coach Scott Kenna wants to see further individual improvement from his players following a mixed first month of results.

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[Forster eagle]

Cats generally don’t like the rain.

If you want to remain positive or at the very least slightly optimistic.....whatever you do, don't check Manlys wet weather form.

 

[Carl]

If you want to remain positive or at the very least slightly optimistic.....whatever you do, don't check Manlys wet weather form.

And definitely don't think about whether wet weather tends to favour a team that tries to win by controlling the middle over a team that tries to win by spreading the ball early and has a recent history of not being able to hold onto a dry ball.

 

[Waz13]

If you want to remain positive or at the very least slightly optimistic.....whatever you do, don't check Manlys wet weather form.

Over the past few years I don’t think it has mattered rain, hail or shine. Our performance really has been a lottery either way. That said the panthers strength is line speed and getting up quickly - which you would think will be slowed in very wet conditions.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

If you want to remain positive or at the very least slightly optimistic.....whatever you do, don't check Manlys wet weather form.

Well, the upside here is that our dry-weather form over the last few years is not exactly consistent and/or awe-inspiring either…

[EDIT: Waz13 beat me to it.]

 

[manly al]

As an interested observer, I would be asking serious questions about this side if they are given a pasting by Penrith. This is no bottom 8 team. In fact they should be at least in the top 6. Five top of the line players in Jurbo, Turbo, Olakau'atu, DCE and Koula, another set of solid first graders in Brooks, Brown, Garrick, Paseka, Aloiai, Corker, a couple of work horses in Sipley and Waddell and a kid on the rise in Burbo. This is no low grade side. Their attack potential is the equal of most sides. Their defense should be better than average. On paper they should be easily accommodating some of the sides they play. A good, though spluttering start, against the Rabbits and Chooks. But they've since dropped the ball against two sides they should have easily defeated. There's something not working in their combinations. I hope its rectified by this weekend. Otherwise I would be looking at the structure of their play more closely

As an interested observer, I would be asking serious questions about this side if they are given a pasting by Penrith. This is no bottom 8 team. In fact they should be at least in the top 6. Five top of the line players in Jurbo, Turbo, Olakau'atu, DCE and Koula, another set of solid first graders in Brooks, Brown, Garrick, Paseka, Aloiai, Corker, a couple of work horses in Sipley and Waddell and a kid on the rise in Burbo. This is no low grade side. Their attack potential is the equal of most sides. Their defense should be better than average. On paper they should be easily accommodating some of the sides they play. A good, though spluttering start, against the Rabbits and Chooks. But they've since dropped the ball against two sides they should have easily defeated. There's something not working in their combinations. I hope its rectified by this weekend. Otherwise I would be looking at the structure of their play more closely

Definitely dropped the ball [ and also literally of course ] ] against the Dragons in terms of attacking or better organized attacking structure but not lacking that much in Manly "s i st 3 outings
Also hardly rate the Eels as a team that should have been defeated easily , they have class right through their line up and have been one of the few sides to regularly give the Panthers a decent run in recent seasons.
Ryan Matterson on their bench is probably an indication of their overall strength level .
Dragons backs are pretty fair as well though definitely thought the Manly pack should have had a clear edge over their rival pack .
Shocking day controlling the ball and game was obviously Manly"s biggest problem .
Good Manly side on paper for sure but also unfortunately most of the other sides having some very decent rosters as well

 

[The '47ers]

Cats generally don’t like the rain.

Is Luai listed?

 

[frank stokes]

Over the past few years I don’t think it has mattered rain, hail or shine. Our performance really has been a lottery either way. That said the panthers strength is line speed and getting up quickly - which you would think will be slowed in very wet conditions.

Pretty sure it was like 90% of the games that Riff lost last year were played in the rain…
Does not guarantee you anything but it gives you a chance to get them into a slugfest and restricts their ability to outskill you… “restricts” not “eliminates”…

 

[Waz13]

Definitely dropped the ball [ and also literally of course ] ] against the Dragons in terms of attacking or better organized attacking structure but not lacking that much in Manly "s i st 3 outings
Also hardly rate the Eels as a team that should have been defeated easily , they have class right through their line up and have been one of the few sides to regularly give the Panthers a decent run in recent seasons.
Ryan Matterson on their bench is probably an indication of their overall strength level .
Dragons backs are pretty fair as well though definitely thought the Manly pack should have had a clear edge over their rival pack .
Shocking day controlling the ball and game was obviously Manly"s biggest problem .
Good Manly side on paper for sure but also unfortunately most of the other sides having some very decent rosters as well

Agree certainly dropped an opportunity v Saints. That said, I think that dragons team will surprise a few this year. They ain’t the worst team in the comp.

 

[Waz13]

Pretty sure it was like 90% of the games that Riff lost last year were played in the rain…
Does not guarantee you anything but it gives you a chance to get them into a slugfest and restricts their ability to outskill you… “restricts” not “eliminates”…

Didn’t know that Frank. But certainly adds weight to their structures and game plan possibly being impacted by the rain. You’d think their approach of firing off the line will impact their endurance across the team as the match wears on. Their backs will all be doing most of the grunt work out of their end so we need Jake, Haumole, and co need to be right there to bash them and force errors. I give us a good shout at a win this weekend.

 

[The Wheel]

Blacktown Workers keen to make amends

It's been a case of some heavy soul searching for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles this week following a heavy loss to the Dragons in The Knock On Effect NSW Cup.

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[frank stokes]

Didn’t know that Frank. But certainly adds weight to their structures and game plan possibly being impacted by the rain. You’d think their approach of firing off the line will impact their endurance across the team as the match wears on. Their backs will all be doing most of the grunt work out of their end so we need Jake, Haumole, and co need to be right there to bash them and force errors. I give us a good shout at a win this weekend.

I may have over-egged those stats a little…

They lost 6 games and 4 were in wet conditions so what is that 66%? But one of those wet losses was to the tigpies so I am gonna push it up to 90%

 

[The Wheel]

We're going to do everything we can to put a performance for him: Tom Trbojevic

Tom Trbojevic talks about playing alongside DCE and moving forward from last week's match against the Dragons.

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[Jerry1]

3 years ago..

Hopefully better this week.

 

[The Wheel]

Rd 5 NRL Preview: Sea Eagles vs Panthers

A sold out 4 Pines Park will witness history in the making on Saturday when Daly Cherry-Evans becomes the most capped Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player.

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[The Wheel]

Hopefully we can put in a really good performance for him: Jake Trbojevic

Jake talks about DCE's milestone game and the importance of putting in an 80 minute performance this Saturday

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[The Wheel]

Jersey flegg postponed now due to heavy rain predicted. Only nsw cup and nrl now on Saturday

 

[Rafferty]

Hopefully we can put in a really good performance for him: Jake Trbojevic

Jake talks about DCE's milestone game and the importance of putting in an 80 minute performance this Saturday

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I was suprised they didn’t use his record equaling game last week as motivation, recall BA talked about Reg’s 200th the week before and how they used it to win it for him against us, thought there was another milestone game that weekend as well that was mentioned by another coach and how his boys where not going to let him down, can’t remember the player or the particular game, scrub that just remembered it Bigdogs 300th and Robo wanking on about it after the game. Maybe our lads will dig deep and make up for last week, make Chez’s record setting milestone a game to remember, here’s hoping.