Pre-Game Discussion - Bulldogs V Manly [Round 21, 2025]

[TJ55]

@TJ55 Not sure of your age but I was there for that game , an absolute travesty as the game was largely won by a try by you guys after a 7 tackle set.

That wasn’t the only score but it was a very very tight game until that point with the half time score being 6-4.

Andrew Ryan ( a young fella from Moree , whom I knew personally ) was playing centre for you guys and on the last tackle screamed down the right flank and almost made it.

Everyone thought it was the end of the set and a changeover , and as Andrew got up he saw Eddie Ward waving his arm for the last tackle so played the ball and one of your second rowers grabbed the ball and dived over , without a Manly player even attempting a tackle.

It really broke their hearts ( Manly ) and you went on to score again with Baa Baa Lamb also slotting a field goal at the end.

Of course back then , no bunker , no challenge.

One of the ones that sadly got away.

Funnily enough I saw Andrew years later at a Moree footy reunion and reminded him of it , he laughed and said “ Yep we got away with that one didn’t we “.

Good insight and read mate, all I can say is i know how you feel

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Clearly migoty.
A win against the tough, consistent Dogs would be 4 in a row and put Manly's sputtering season back on track. At the right end of the year.
Will be interesting to see if Haumole is fit and Turbo stays at right centre - could become the most devastating edge in the comp?

 

[Eagledare2dream]

@TJ55 Not sure of your age but I was there for that game , an absolute travesty as the game was largely won by a try by you guys after a 7 tackle set.

That wasn’t the only score but it was a very very tight game until that point with the half time score being 6-4.

Andrew Ryan ( a young fella from Moree , whom I knew personally ) was playing centre for you guys and on the last tackle screamed down the right flank and almost made it.

Everyone thought it was the end of the set and a changeover , and as Andrew got up he saw Eddie Ward waving his arm for the last tackle so played the ball and one of your second rowers grabbed the ball and dived over , without a Manly player even attempting a tackle.

It really broke their hearts ( Manly ) and you went on to score again with Baa Baa Lamb also slotting a field goal at the end.

Of course back then , no bunker , no challenge.

One of the ones that sadly got away.

Funnily enough I saw Andrew years later at a Moree footy reunion and reminded him of it , he laughed and said “ Yep we got away with that one didn’t we “.

Agree fully watched da whole thing, bunch of FKenn cheat. We should have won 05-06-07 in a row, specially with all my Eagles Fav of all time in it. It wasn't a happy time for me even though we won one.

I HATE drags-dogs-eels-storms-roosters with a capital H

 

[Eagledare2dream]

Would have been a cracker at Brookie.

B a CRACKER where ever we dance my friends, bring it on.

 

[ALinda]

Will be interesting to see if Haumole is fit and Turbo stays at right centre - could become the most devastating edge in the comp?

Agree, considering how strapped up he was in the training photos last week. I know he's supposed to return in round 21 (this week) but remain to be convinced. Just hope he doesn't come back till fully fit.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Agree, considering how strapped up he was in the training photos last week. I know he's supposed to return in round 21 (this week) but remain to be convinced. Just hope he doesn't come back till fully fit.

Rather he had a week or two more to be right than bringing him back early

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

If only our 2025 defence was as good as our 1995 Pepsi Sea Eagles!

95,96,97 , a wall of defence.

It’s almost criminal that this team only won one of three

 

[Phobia]

HAUMOLE DUE BACK FOR SEA EAGLES
Manly coach Anthony Seibold is set to receive a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s clash against Canterbury with rampaging forward Haumole Olakau’atu to return from a shoulder injury.

Olakau’atu hasn’t played since dislocating his shoulder back in Round 15 against Gold Coast.

The injection of Olakau’atu will be a shot in the arm to the Sea Eagles on their finals charge on the back of three-straight wins, secured with a narrow victory over title favourites Melbourne last weekend.

The seventh-placed Sea Eagles also lodged a challenge with the NRL on Monday in a bid to clear hooker Jake Simpkin for the Bulldogs clash at Allianz Stadium.

Simpkin was deemed to have suffered a category one concussion by the NRL’s independent doctor after a copping an elbow to the face from Melbourne big man Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

Manly medical staff believe Simpkin was not concussed as a result of the contact and have asked the NRL to review the bunker’s category one assessment of the incident.

If the appeal is rejected, Simpkin will enter the 11-day stand down protocols, ruling him out of Sunday’s showdown against the Bulldogs.

“He copped a fair elbow from Nelson, and he stayed down because of that but he wasn’t concussed,” Seibold said.

“We don’t believe it was category one.

“The doctor assessed it was considered a category two (in the sheds)

“We might put a case to appeal that it was category two and not category one.”

 

[Brookie1973]

HAUMOLE DUE BACK FOR SEA EAGLES
Manly coach Anthony Seibold is set to receive a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s clash against Canterbury with rampaging forward Haumole Olakau’atu to return from a shoulder injury.

Olakau’atu hasn’t played since dislocating his shoulder back in Round 15 against Gold Coast.

The injection of Olakau’atu will be a shot in the arm to the Sea Eagles on their finals charge on the back of three-straight wins, secured with a narrow victory over title favourites Melbourne last weekend.

The seventh-placed Sea Eagles also lodged a challenge with the NRL on Monday in a bid to clear hooker Jake Simpkin for the Bulldogs clash at Allianz Stadium.

Simpkin was deemed to have suffered a category one concussion by the NRL’s independent doctor after a copping an elbow to the face from Melbourne big man Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

Manly medical staff believe Simpkin was not concussed as a result of the contact and have asked the NRL to review the bunker’s category one assessment of the incident.

If the appeal is rejected, Simpkin will enter the 11-day stand down protocols, ruling him out of Sunday’s showdown against the Bulldogs.

“He copped a fair elbow from Nelson, and he stayed down because of that but he wasn’t concussed,” Seibold said.

“We don’t believe it was category one.

“The doctor assessed it was considered a category two (in the sheds)

“We might put a case to appeal that it was category two and not category one.”

I didn’t realise the bunker is ruling on HIAs. How is that possible?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

HAUMOLE DUE BACK FOR SEA EAGLES
Manly coach Anthony Seibold is set to receive a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s clash against Canterbury with rampaging forward Haumole Olakau’atu to return from a shoulder injury.

Olakau’atu hasn’t played since dislocating his shoulder back in Round 15 against Gold Coast.

The injection of Olakau’atu will be a shot in the arm to the Sea Eagles on their finals charge on the back of three-straight wins, secured with a narrow victory over title favourites Melbourne last weekend.

The seventh-placed Sea Eagles also lodged a challenge with the NRL on Monday in a bid to clear hooker Jake Simpkin for the Bulldogs clash at Allianz Stadium.

Simpkin was deemed to have suffered a category one concussion by the NRL’s independent doctor after a copping an elbow to the face from Melbourne big man Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

Manly medical staff believe Simpkin was not concussed as a result of the contact and have asked the NRL to review the bunker’s category one assessment of the incident.

If the appeal is rejected, Simpkin will enter the 11-day stand down protocols, ruling him out of Sunday’s showdown against the Bulldogs.

“He copped a fair elbow from Nelson, and he stayed down because of that but he wasn’t concussed,” Seibold said.

“We don’t believe it was category one.

“The doctor assessed it was considered a category two (in the sheds)

“We might put a case to appeal that it was category two and not category one.”

Think we are really going to need him ( Simpkin) for this game

 

[SeaEagleSI1]