Game Day: Manly v Storm [Round 24, 2019]

[niccipops]

Well that was plain horrible.
I think our players had baby oil on their hands.
Heal well injured Manly boys.

 

[Top End Eagle]

Jorge Matai
https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1167707745799114752?s=19

https://twitter.com/FOXNRL/status/1167709394785562625?s=19

Jorge Matai 2
https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1167711656480145408?s=19


Paseka
https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1167712025499193344?s=19

At least Paseka is off the nudie run

Jorge's 2 huge hits were worth the ticket

They were monstrous. God I loved seeing that.

 

[mickqld]

Well that was just horrendous. Beaten in every facet of the game. They owned us. DCE went missing in leadership and without Turbo & Thommo we folded like a deck of cards badly. We lacked any finals like intensity. Yes the holding down was a farce but we just didn't fight for it and force the penalty. That was limp performance and sitting in the rain just made it even better. Sorry guys but I'm afraid it's season over.

 

[susan]

Yes. Smith missed one game in 08 40 nil
Not injured but out

Lose players of that magnitude and you are toast
It’s a cruel game

 

[mave]

Well that was just horrendous. Beaten in every facet of the game. They owned us. DCE went missing in leadership and without Turbo & Thommo we folded like a deck of cards badly. We lacked any finals like intensity. Yes the holding down was a farce but we just didn't fight for it and force the penalty. That was limp performance and sitting in the rain just made it even better. Sorry guys but I'm afraid it's season over.

Could go either way .

Personally, I think it is season started .
We now know the benchmark, Des will work out how to combat it.
Simples.

Seriously, Storm played a Grand Final tonight .

 

[Captain Moondog]

How bad are the commentators on Fox. I knew Finch was a blithering idiot but Walters just says the first thing that pops into his head, I'm pretty sure he's making words up....
Finch: "Isn't Cam wonderful Kevie"
Kevie: "Ungle blurgle snook"

Dead set, you could employ any of the animals from Taronga Park Zoo and they'd be better commentators than these blokes.

 

[skull61]

Finch is a disgrace

 

[Highflier]

Has Cameron Smith EVER been injured?

I don’t know ,but not enough for my liking

 

[susan]

Des confirmed rupture of Toms pec. Nastiest injury you can get

Interesting stat
With Tom. Won 10 lost 1
Without Tom. Won 4 Lost 8

 

[Harvies elbow]

How bad are the commentators on Fox. I knew Finch was a blithering idiot but Walters just says the first thing that pops into his head, I'm pretty sure he's making words up....
Finch: "Isn't Cam wonderful Kevie"
Kevie: "Ungle blurgle snook"

Dead set, you could employ any of the animals from Taronga Park Zoo and they'd be better commentators than these blokes.

ABC radio is a godsend...

 

[Jethro]

Has Cameron Smith EVER been injured?

He would have to be tackled to get injured.

If the other teams treat him like we do when he has the ball then it is a bit hard to get tackled when everybody just stands around like they are in a trance whenever he has the ball.

He has all the time in the world to look around to see what he is going to do with the ball next. Nobody even attempts to tackle or smash him when he has the ball.

 

[simon64]

Jorge Matai
https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1167707745799114752?s=19

https://twitter.com/FOXNRL/status/1167709394785562625?s=19

Jorge Matai 2
https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1167711656480145408?s=19


Paseka
https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1167712025499193344?s=19

At least Paseka is off the nudie run

Jorge's 2 huge hits were worth the ticket

I've been watching this game for over 40 years.

That first hit by Jorge is up there with the very best I've ever seen.

 

[susan]

He would have to be tackled to get injured.

If the other teams treat him like we do when he has the ball then it is a bit hard to get tackled when everybody just stands around like they are in a trance whenever he has the ball.

He has all the time in the world to look around to see what he is going to do with the ball next. Nobody even attempts to tackle or smash him when he has the ball.

All the great players have time That’s what makes them great No one has ever laid a glove on him in twenty years. It’s not just us
He’s a dickhead but he’s the greatest hooker our game has had

He owned us tonight

 

[40 nil]

genuine top 4 side.

Our top four possibilities:

Roosters beat Souths well next week and we beat the Eels well. Souths have a points differential 32 points superior to us.

The other possibility is Raiders losing both remaining games Sharks (away) tomorrow and Warriors (home) next week and we beat the Eels. This would also be possible if we beat the Eels and the Raiders lose one & draw one.

If the above doesn't eventuate, we will remain in fifth place by beating the Eels or if the Eels beat us by less than 11 points - we have a superior differential of 22 points.

 

[Go manly]

This was the biggest game this team has played and has been beat up all week due to battle if brookie everywhere they turned

We got caught up in the hype and played with effort but without execution

I think they looked burdened by expectation

We will come back

I am ok with Elliot at the back but concerned with our forwards if injuries carry into next week

Interesting week at training for the boys

Des will be having a some tough one on one talks but don’t think he will spray the team other than to let them know they let themselves down

 

[Simonmyers11]

Not our night. Storm very good. We dont play well in wet, off loads were non existent.

Losing 3 players really hurt.

Such a shame, full strength on a dry track we can beat anyone.

 

[BOZO]

Getting all of our errors for the rest of the year out of the way tonight.

Well said mate . Tonights game does not define us . We have proven to be way better then that

Tonight we just could not get out of first gear . We are not broken were were just stuck in the muck

As we have done all year we will bounce back next game

Well be back next week !!!

 

[HappilyManly]

@marga made the effort to cheer on Manly all the way from Emerald

https://twitter.com/SeaEagles/status/1167688122911449088?s=19

Get well and keep cheering the Mighty Manly Sea Eagles

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

The most concerning thing were the Manly supporters post-game co-mingling with Melbourne supporters (possibly Frank Ponissi’s family), all jockeying for Smith’s signature.

 

[Shoe1]

At least it wasn’t 40-0