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08 :: R5 Fri :: Storm 26 Sea Eagles 4 @ Olympic

Round 5 Result :: Storm v Sea Eagles

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lotti

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about that, I had a really good feeling about the Broncos game when I heard he was playing but :(:( no fair he's playing against Manly again.
 
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Ice777 said:
Now now don't be like that. Mick's just a bit misunderstood :lol:
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Is this him

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Ice777 said:
Well you've gotta admit the ad is pretty apt ;-)
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What, that the only people interested in the Storm in Mexico are employed by the club? :p

Men wearing spandex are not entitled to question the masculinity of others!
 
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Brett Stewart seeking Crocker 'revenge'
By Todd Balym
AAP
http://nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=50454
Manly fullback Brett Stewart has called on his forwards to dish out some grand final revenge on headhunter Michael Crocker in Friday's re-match with Melbourne at Olympic Park.

Crocker infamously concussed Stewart in last year's grand final with a heavy shoulder charge as the custodian caught a towering Cooper Cronk bomb early in the second half.

Stewart says he will have no hesitation putting his body on the line again and jokingly called on his teammates to seek out Crocker, who has been named to play his first game of the season.

"I'm hoping they will," joked Stewart, before adding he and Crocker had spoken about the incident in the Australian Test camp late last year.

"It was water under the bridge a week or so after, no hard feelings, it was football.

"Especially at fullback I think you find yourself in those situations more often than other positions on he field.

"It's definitely added a bit of interest to the game on Friday night.

"I will be taking this as another game, if they want to put some bombs up then I'm going to be under them to diffuse them."

Veteran Steve Menzies said the Sea Eagles would be foolish to seek retribution on Crocker, knowing the Storm would simply exploit any breach of their defensive line.

"I don't think there's any singling out of individual players," he said.

"They're a skilful side and they will use that to their advantage.

"I think it would be silly to try and come out of the line or try and do some sort of revenge attack."

The Storm dominated last year's grand final, walking away with a 34-8 victory that left many Sea Eagles disappointed with their effort.

However the Sea Eagles are not treating the clash as a re-match.

Coach Des Hasler told his team at their first meeting this season that 2007 was to be forgotten and revenge was not a word in their vocabulary.

Prop Brent Kite says victory would not erase grand final pain, but it would significantly increase confidence and their 2008 prospects as both sides are 2-2 after indifferent starts.

"Even if you do win and win well how does that compare to a premiership ring? It just doesn't," said Kite.

"The motivation for me is about 2008, about beating the favourites to take out the cup this year and beating a team that is very hard to beat down there and has only lost a handful of games in a couple of years.

"That will be more pleasing than any sort of revenge."

Stewart meanwhile hopes his clash with Storm fullback Billy Slater will help Australian selectors decide on the No.1 jumper for the Centenary Test next month.

"I guess if you want to impress the Test selectors then this is the game to do it," he said.
 
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Referee: Tony Archer

Storm Under Archer
Won 13
Lost 9
At Home
Won 11
Lost 3
 Manly under Archer
Won 7
Lost 6
Away
won 4
lost 5
 
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/index.html


Overall Head-to-head Records[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Played 11; Melbourne 6, Manly 5[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Head-to-head at Olympic Park[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Played 4; Melbourne 4, Manly 0[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Record Crowd these Clubs (Excludes Finals)[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]18640 at Brookvale Oval, 26/5/2007 (Rd 11), Manly Won 13 - 12[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Last 10 Games Head-to-head: Played 10; Melbourne 5, Manly 5[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Melbourne 34 - 8 ANZ Stadium 30/9/2007 (Rd 29)
Manly 13 - 12 Brookvale Oval 26/5/2007 (Rd 11)
Melbourne 30 - 20 Olympic Park 2/9/2006 (Rd 26)
Manly 34 - 12 Brookvale Oval 20/5/2006 (Rd 11)
Manly 25 - 18 Brookvale Oval 27/3/2005 (Rd 3)
Manly 30 - 28 Brookvale Oval 5/9/2004 (Rd 26)
Melbourne 40 - 10 Olympic Park 6/9/2003 (Rd 26)
Manly 20 - 14 Brookvale Oval 20/4/2003 (Rd 6)
Melbourne 19 - 18 Brookvale Oval 27/6/1999 (Rd 17)
Melbourne 28 - 6 Olympic Park 15/5/1999 (Rd 11)[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Biggest Head-to-head Wins[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Melbourne 40 - 10 Olympic Park 6/9/2003 (Rd 26)
Manly 34 - 12 Brookvale Oval 20/5/2006 (Rd 11)[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Most Tries in a Match Head-to-head[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]2 A Quinn (Melbourne) Melbourne Won 34 - 8 (Rd 29, 2007)
2 C Hicks (Manly) Manly Won 34 - 12 (Rd 11, 2006)[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Most Goals in a Match Head-to-head[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]5 M Orford (Manly) Manly Won 34 - 12 (Rd 11, 2006)
4 C Smith (Melbourne) Melbourne Won 30 - 20(Rd 26, 2006)[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Most Points in a Match Head-to-head[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]12 C Smith (Melbourne)(1T, 4G, 0FG) Melbourne Won 30 - 20(Rd 26, 2006)
10 M Orford (Manly)(0T, 5G, 0FG) Manly Won 34 - 12(Rd 11, 2006)[/SIZE][/FONT]
 
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Why would you want to yell at Archer lotti? Even when he awards a penalty against your team on Friday night your team still will stil get the penalty anyway. It's lose-win situation. Or a win-lose, or a win-win for you.......now i'm really f**king confused :sarcasm:
 
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Chicken wing warning

By Dean Ritchie | April 09, 2008
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/story/0,26799,23508176-5006066,00.html
MANLY forward Anthony Watmough yesterday warned Melbourne against employing their 'chicken wing' tactic this Friday night, declaring: "You don't want people ripping and tearing the limbs of a player on purpose". The Sea Eagles are preparing for the grand final replay at Olympic Park aware of the Storm's illegal wrestling ploys. The Daily Telegraph understands Manly will retaliate if Melbourne use any of their controversial tackling moves.
Melbourne forward Adam Blair last week became the first player charged by the NRL match review committee for using a 'chicken wing' tackle on Brisbane's Michael Ennis.
"It's not in the spirit of the game,'' Watmough said. "It is a contact sport but you'd want that stamped out of the game. You don't want people ripping and tearing the limbs of a player. Things in footy happen but I hope they don't happen on purpose.''
While admitting he had not yet been the victim of a 'chicken wing' tackle, Watmough conceded he was grapple tackled by then Storm player Danny Williams several years ago.
"It was one of the worst things in my life,'' he said. "My neck bent that far around. I thought it was about to break.''
Sea Eagles prop Jason King said the NRL was starting to clamp down on any illegal wrestling tackles. "The officials are aware of it and if anything is done, I'm sure we will get a penalty,'' King said.
"You also don't want to see your team-mates get injured.'' Team-mate Luke Williamson added: "It's not part of the game.''
 
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