Sea Eagles V Knights teams, news info

[Dan]

Yup these are the ones that made tge rabbits v titans game unwatchable. Klein is just horrible

 

[Canteen Worker]

I love the poetry of it - Pink Pariahs!!!

 

[ssar]

Usually get to this game as my first NRL game of the season too, but cannot this weekend unfort.

Centrebet currently has: Sat 7:30pm @ Gosford - Sea Eagles ($1.51) v Knights ($2.55)

I actually thought the odds would be a lot closer.

Our Sea Eagles team still looks great though, and really needs to notch up a few wins - next week we play the Warriors in NZ Sunday arvo, the week after we host the Sharks @ Brookvale Sunday arvo, then in round 6 we are in Melbourne for a Mon night game v the Storm.

We can beat the Knights well this weekend, if all the boys put in and make very few mistakes during all of the 2nd half.

Perry can lift and I hope he does, come on Manly!

 

[susan ridgepipe]

odds do surprise me too but maybe the bookies are looking through the jarryd hayne hysteria and realise we were the better side last week until taken apart by officialdom.

does worry me that we are virtually playing away.the venue usually determines which side klien and co will destroy.

never been to gosford for manly game.are we outnumbered massively by newcastle supporters or do most of their fans honour their parole conditions and stay home.

 

[robbiea]

Usually get to this game as my first NRL game of the season too, but cannot this weekend unfort.

Centrebet currently has: Sat 7:30pm @ Gosford - Sea Eagles ($1.51) v Knights ($2.55)

I actually thought the odds would be a lot closer.

Our Sea Eagles team still looks great though, and really needs to notch up a few wins - next week we play the Warriors in NZ Sunday arvo, the week after we host the Sharks @ Brookvale Sunday arvo, then in round 6 we are in Melbourne for a Mon night game v the Storm.

We can beat the Knights well this weekend, if all the boys put in and make very few mistakes during all of the 2nd half.

Perry can lift and I hope he does, come on Manly!

Hopefully Perry can lift ..His fat gut ,that is ,& get off the tackled opposition quicker..

 

[Matabele]

I find we're generally in a majority at Gosford.  Count the teeth on the way in the gauge what to expect.

 

[The Wheel]

Yep we get pretty good support up there really should be at least 50/50, if Knights were on fire then we would be in trouble

 

[ManlyBacker]

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Newcastle Knights

OVERALL:
Total Games: 36
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 21. [Pts: 771]
Newcastle Knights wins: 15. [Pts: 656]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 38 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 10 [Crowd: 10028]
Newcastle Knights: 44 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 27: Knights 56 d. Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 17967]

Biggest Crowd: 1999 National Rugby League - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 6: Knights 41 d. Sea Eagles 18 [Crowd: 104583]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: WWLWWLLLWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLWWLLWLWLWLW
Newcastle Knights: LLWLLWWWLLLLLLLLLLLWWWWWWLLWWLWLWLWL

Last 10 games:
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 44 d. Newcastle Knights 20 [Crowd: 15857]
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 15324]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28 d. Newcastle Knights 12 [Crowd: 13798]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 13 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12 [Crowd: 18117]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 50 d. Newcastle Knights 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 [Crowd: 23572]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Knights 14 l. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 25105]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: Sea Eagles 12 l. Knights 26 [Crowd: 13284]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Knights 22 d. Sea Eagles 14 [Crowd: 26115]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 26 [Crowd: 13685]

Overall record at Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 573 games, won 401, drawn 14, lost 158.
Last 5 games:
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38 d. Gold Coast Titans 4
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 36
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Mon: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 19 d. Bulldogs 12
2009 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20 d. Canberra Raiders 14

Newcastle Knights: 12 games, won 2, drawn 0, lost 10.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 50 d. Newcastle Knights 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: Sea Eagles 12 l. Knights 26
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 26
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 10
1998 National Rugby League - Round 9 - [View] Sun May 10: Sea Eagles 16 l. Knights 50

Head to Head at Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 12
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 10. [Pts: 372]
Newcastle Knights wins: 2. [Pts: 204]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 50 d. Newcastle Knights 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Fri: Sea Eagles 12 l. Knights 26 [Crowd: 13284]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 26 [Crowd: 13685]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Sea Eagles 48 d. Knights 10 [Crowd: 10028]
1998 National Rugby League - Round 9 - [View] Sun May 10: Sea Eagles 16 l. Knights 50 [Crowd: 13048]

 

[eggson]

Someone should tell our mascot to wear extra padding and some brass knuckles

(the fight last year was at gosford right?)

 

[PONTIAN SEA EAGLE]

Still a strong line up & agree with some of you,piss perry off he's costing us in the penalty counts you'll never disciplane him his a thickhead.

 

[Jatz Crackers]

I see Perry is wanting no less than a 3 year deal and we are solid on a 2 year deal. Perry says he would look at all options including a return to the Knights.

Will we see a massive performance from him this weekend ?

 

[ManlyBacker]

Someone should tell our mascot to wear extra padding and some brass knuckles

(the fight last year was at gosford right?)

It was last year at Gosford, and they should put him in a jersey and take up the first few tackles.

 

[Dan]

I thought it was at Energy Australia stadium

 

[ManlyBacker]

It was Gosford. I was there and it was all the talk coming home on the bus.

 

[Canteen Worker]

MB is correct. I was also there and viewed the whole thing. Was very funny. One of our better games of the year too after an awful start. Hoping for more of the same.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

Sea Eagles v Knights
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 7.30pm

The rivalry between these two great clubs resumes on the Central Coast as the fuming Sea Eagles face the gutsy Knights.

Since inception, the Knights have looked forward to playing the Sea Eagles – even though they lost on almost every occasion until the 1997 grand final.

‘Chief v Spud’ ensured the two teams would rip in and tear from the opening whistle, and while Paul Harragon and Mark Carroll are long retired, the venom between the sides’ remains – and don’t we love it!

Manly are still incensed after surrendering their 20-0 lead against the Eels and the Parramatta Stadium dressing room door might not be the only inanimate object assaulted this week.

But they have turned their anger towards the Knights, who now stand in the way of their first victory of the year.

As one of just four teams without a win, the Sea Eagles are in dangerous territory, as another loss would have them replicate last year’s 0-3 beginning – a tough place from which to recover. Manly were, however, able to be just the fifth side in the past 12 years to make the finals after such a poor start but you can be sure they do not want to be under the same pressure again.

Ben Farrar has been named at fullback, with Michael Robertson on the wing, while big George Rose returns from suspension on the bench.

The Knights come into the contest after a tough loss to Melbourne, which dropped them to 10th. In the thick of things until the final stages against the reigning premiers, Newcastle has shown great determination in the opening rounds to be 1-1, despite a shocking off-season and some early injuries.

Ben Cross is out of this match, with Mark Taufua shifting from lock to prop, Zeb Taia coming in at lock and Cameron Ciraldo returning from his horrific broken leg of last season on the bench.

Watch out Sea Eagles: He has been on the radar for a few years now but Fijian monster winger Akuila Uate looks like he will finally be proving the hype correct in 2010.

The 21-year-old 185cm, 96-kilogram speedster has three line-breaks and two tries already this year and he is averaging 104 metres a game. The Knights have already shown their hand in attack, favouring his side, although Uate still needs work on his defence.

Both the Bulldogs and the Storm attacked the Knights wingers for some success, with three tries apiece being conceded on each sideline.

Watch out Knights: The Trent Hodkinson – Kieran Foran combination in the halves will be better for the run against the Eels. Both had impressive pre-seasons and looked set to start the year, only for Des Hasler to go with Jamie Lyon at five-eighth in the opening round.

But last weekend he pulled Hodkinson in as a late replacement – and it looked a masterstroke as the side started so brilliantly. The Parramatta junior tormented his former club and showed he has the skills for first grade with a try, line-break, line-break assist and try assist.

With another week of training under their belts the two inexperienced playmakers will be better prepared and know they need to orchestrate victory if they want to cement a place in the NRL.

Where it will be won: Stamina. In Rounds 1 and 2, both the Knights and Sea Eagles led their matches early, only to let the oppositions back into the contest.

Newcastle led 16-0 against the Bulldogs at halftime and only just managed to hold on for a 20-16 victory when Jamal Idris butchered a golden chance to win the contest for Canterbury. They led Melbourne 14-0 only to concede 20 unanswered points, finally falling behind in the final 10 minutes of the match.

Manly led the Wests Tigers 20-4 with just over 20 minutes left in Round 1 and were beaten 26-22 before the Eels debacle of last weekend which saw a 20-0 halftime lead dissipate.

Whichever side does what it takes to go the distance will emerge the victor.

Fitness should not be a factor for professional NRL teams, with the real issue being mental toughness. Both sides have been guilty of switching off when they felt comfortable – something teams cannot do at this level of football.

The History: Played 36; Sea Eagles 21, Knights 15. The past eight matches have been win-loss for the two clubs in head-to-head battle and if the trend continues it is time for a Newcastle victory.

However, standing in the way of this, the Sea Eagles have won all three of the matches at this venue between the two teams.

Conclusion: You have to admire the Knights’ resolve and their gutsy performances, while the Sea Eagles’ lapses in matches have been unacceptable when you look at their roster.

But Manly might just be a little more desperate in this match. The Sea Eagles have shown they are able to get the job done in patches and if they can extend that form throughout the match they should be too strong.

However, the Knights never give up a game easily and if they can get away to another fast start they could have the Sea Eagles panicking.

In Newcastle the Knights would be a big shot, but in Gosford the scale tips back towards Manly.

Match officials: Referees – Ashley Klein & Tony De Las Heras; Sideline Officials – Steve Chiddy & Adam Reid; Video Ref – Russell Smith.

Televised: Fox Sports – Live 7.30pm.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

Manly Sea Eagles v Newcastle Knights, Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, 7.30pm (EDT)

Manly have been one of the better performed teams in the competition but, unfortunately, they have come away with nothing. For 65 minutes against the Tigers, I thought they were outstanding while for 40 minutes against Parramatta last weekend they looked as good as anyone in the competition. How much that has hurt them mentally could be the key to this match! The Knights play some really attractive football and they gave Melbourne a real run for their money. They could win this game if they continue to play to their strengths and continue to move the football around. But, at the moment, I’m probably leaning towards Manly given that they have performed well and are desperate to get their first win of the season.


http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...016329,00.html

 

[Chip and Chase]

This was in todays SMH Late Mail. Looks like Seu Seu will drop off the bench.

"Newcastle winger Cooper Vuna (calf) is out of the match against Manly tomorrow night in Gosford. He will be replaced by Keith Lulia. Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler said his squad would be 1-17, with Terence Seu Seu remaining on standby."

 

[Pepi]

I rate Vuna, big loss for them. Will also have to keep a close eye on Uate.

 

[ManlyBacker]

Newcastle has been dealt another blow on the eve of its clash against Manly with hard-running winger Cooper Vuna joining prop Ben Cross on the injury list.

The Knights lost Cross earlier in the week due to three concussions in the past three weeks and now Vuna has been ruled out of Saturday night's clash against the Sea Eagles with a chronic calf complaint.

"He's (Vuna) cramped up the last couple weeks and he just hasn't quite recovered in time I would say for this week," said Knights coach Rick Stone.

"It's in his calf. It is something we have been working on with Cooper for a while, a little bit last year and a little bit this year. It just knotted up that bad that it's still pretty sore."

"He is moving alright at the moment but I just suspect that playing 80 minutes again this particular week will be an issue for him."

"Keith Lulia is going to play on the left wing for him. He has been working hard and deserves his chance."

Stone said scans on Cross had revealed no damage and the experienced prop would have the week off as a precaution before returning to the squad next week.

Meanwhile, despite rumours from Manly coach Des Hasler that NSW fullback Kurt Gidley would be a surprise inclusion in the Knights line-up, Stone said the talented playmaker was a couple of weeks away from returning to the football field.

"Kurt is coming along slowly," Stone said.

"He has been running and coming along every day we are not sure whether it is going to be two weeks or three (until his return)."

"We will just have to see how he handles it when we up the intensity in his training."

sportal.com.au