who will be selected for Round 1

[Will on the hill]

Simple question Will .... is Jake playing for 80 minutes .... or is he part of the forward rotation ?

Jake will average 70 min as part of the forward rotation.

His role will vary depending on game state.

 

[Woodsie]

Jake will average 70 min as part of the forward rotation.

His role will vary depending on game state.

Then he is not playing as a prop ...

 

[Will on the hill]

Then he is not playing as a prop ...

That's what I've been saying all along. Jake wearing 10 and Keppie wearing 13 means 2 fifths of fark all.

 

[mutley]

Jake is no longer a 80 minute player, if he plays lock he need to be rotated with bullermore/lawnton as the game dictates if he is a prop 2 x 25 to 30 minute minute stints

 

[BirdMan4ever]

To preserve our Turbo, this is the line up i think will be hard to beat.

1.Weeks
2.Garrick
3.Turbo
4.Koula
5.Saab

6.Shuster
7. Johns

8.Keppie
9.DCE
10.Jake
11.Olakau'atu
12.Tuilagi
13.Bully

14.Gordie
15.Aloiao
16.Fifita
17. Lawton

Paseka and croker - blacktown reggies (as they offer very little).

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Schuster out for round 1

Sauce : Manly Sea Eagles

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Assume Cooper John’s gets his first start

 

[JenEagle]

Weekes will be 14 then surely.

 

[davohan123]

No josh at 6

Out round 1

Boy his body breaks down after 1 pre season game how will he last a season.

 

[master blaster]

Hasn't he got a history with calf issues

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

No josh at 6

Out round 1

Boy his body breaks down after 1 pre season game how will he last a season.

He’s a little like Tom, injury prone , not as bad but he gets a few of them.

 

[davohan123]

Assume Cooper John’s gets his first start

And could very well keep the 6 still I question is josh the 6 we need into the future.

What I saw live at both trials John's is more than capable

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

And could very well keep the 6 still I question is josh the 6 we need into the future.

What I saw live at both trials John's is more than capable

Can’t disagree

Interesting times I think

 

[HK_Eagle]

Excellent, another tissue paper superstar. Seems an ongoing theme at Manly. Look, I know Schu’s out for just round 1 at this stage, but it gets tiring to see all the injuries our stars seem to battle with. That’s one area I’ll concede DCE has been great value.

Should we just hire Bill Knowles at the club full time?

 

[The Royal Soup]

John into 6 and we will be fine

 

[JenEagle]

Yeah this is a concern - late 2020 he played one great game against the tigers and was out the rest of the season. 2021 he was great but still spent a lot of time injured with his calf. Last year 2022 he spent a lot of time out. Now he is out again.

I feel for him.

 

[XV-1]

Schuster out for round 1

Sauce : Manly Sea Eagles

Oh fuuuk.

 

[double hoops]

Excellent, another tissue paper superstar. Seems an ongoing theme at Manly. Look, I know Schu’s out for just round 1 at this stage, but it gets tiring to see all the injuries our stars seem to battle with. That’s one area I’ll concede DCE has been great value.

Should we just hire Bill Knowles at the club full time?

Touch wood

 

[JenEagle]

Maybe Weekes should be at six and Cooper johns at 14 ? I was originally thinking the other way around

 

[HK_Eagle]

To answer the original post… whoever’s left standing.

Boy, I’m off to a cynical start to 2023 😂 Hopefully, nothing to do with how the team will actually go. 💪