'11 | R13 | Sat | Bulldogs 4-38 Sea Eagles | ANZ #nrldogman

[Garts]

Going on form we should win. However the Dogs always play well against us so I would not be surprised if we lost, especially if Kite and King were to withdraw.

 

[to_ddeath]

Manly by 20, the real contender here should step up...


T.

 

[0neye]

SEA GULL'S HAVE GOT NO BIGHT DOG'S BY 60

 

[Timmah]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Saturday 4 June 2011, kickoff 7:30pm; ANZ Stadium
TV: Live FOX Sports 2 & 2 HD; Live Radio: ABC
Referees: Shayne Hayne and Adam Devcich; Touch Judges: Russell Turner and Steve Chiddy; Video Referee: Rod Lawrence

Bulldogs: 1. Ben Barba 2. Steve Turner 3. Josh Morris 4. Jamal Idris 5. Bryson Goodwin 6. Kris Keating 7. Josh Reynolds 8. Andrew Ryan (C) 9. Michael Ennis 10. Sam Kasiano 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Jake Foster 13. David Stagg
Interchange: 14. Greg Eastwood 16. Corey Payne 17. Dene Halatau 19. Michael Hodgson
Sea Eagles: 1. Brett Stewart 2. David Williams 3. Jamie Lyon (c) 4. Steve Matai 5. Will Hopoate 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Jason King (c) 9. Matt Ballin 10. George Rose 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Joe Galuvao 13. Glenn Stewart
Interchange: 14. Vic Mauro 15. Jamie Buhrer 16. Tim Robinson 17. Tony Williams 18. Darcy Lussick

NRL R13 Teams: http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=21250

Other (lower grade) teams: http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=21263

 

[effnic]

SEA GULL'S HAVE GOT NO BIGHT DOG'S BY 60

I love you

 

[woodyk2]

idris v matai should be a corker

 

[eagles4eva]

Hope Darcy Lussick plays, he was sensational in under 20's, has had a few injuries this year, has a heap of potential...

 

[Hutty1986]

idris v matai should be a corker

Turnstile v Cat-who will prevail?

 

[Patorick]

SEA GULL'S HAVE GOT NO BIGHT DOG'S BY 60

Good thing we're SEA EAGLES then, hey?

 

[woodyk2]

Turnstile v Cat-who will prevail?

unsure...just saying it should be a beauty:roll:

 

[woodyk2]

Good thing we're SEA EAGLES then, hey?

unless we moved to the gold coast many years ago and nobody told us !;-)

 

[CliffyIsGod]

Lyon to school bitch-tits. Many by 12.

 

[woodyk2]

sea eagles by 12

 

[Doga]

I've got more confidence in the dogs with hodkinson out of the team and reynolds at hb

 

[Spot On]

No confidence in the Dogs pack though.

 

[GB!]

Lyon to school bitch-tits. Many by 12.

i assumed matai would be up against idris?
matai = left side, idris = right side

 

[Whoosh]

Dogs by 4.

 

[Garts]

Just about to put in my tips, think I am going to pick the dogs. Manly are a better team but we are due for a loss and we were up for the Broncos game, after a performance like that a loss often follows. Hope Im wrong.

 

[eagles4eva]

Bulldogs v Sea Eagles
ANZ Stadium
Saturday 7.30pm
Trent Hodkinson’s two-game suspension has robbed fans of a mouth-watering match-up with Daly Cherry-Evans, the rookie who replaced Hodkinson in the No.7 at the Sea Eagles this year and who is setting the rugby league world on fire in his own right.
Hodkinson’s unavailability also presents a concern for coach Kevin Moore as his side looks to close out the first half of the season with a win to push higher than their current seventh placing on the ladder, before regrouping next week with their second bye.
A loss to the third-placed Sea Eagles would see the ’Dogs either joined by the Knights or overtaken by the Wests Tigers, depending on the outcome of their clash on Monday night. But a win would see the blue-and-whites push to the periphery of the top four.
Josh Reynolds, who substituted for Michael Ennis at hooker when Ennis was in the Blues’ Origin camp, has been handed the job of filling in for Hodkinson.
It’s the only team change from last week’s 28-6 hammering of the Titans; Ennis takes his place, escaping suspension with an early guilty plea after his late shot on Scott Prince.
In a milestone night ’Dogs interchange Michael Hodgson plays his 200th NRL game and Corey Payne makes his 100th NRL appearance. Also, centre Josh Morris is on the verge of 1000 career runs (990).
Meanwhile the Sea Eagles continue to soar. They demolished the Broncos last week with 30 unanswered second-half points to register their seventh win from their past eight games, with a two-point loss to the Cowboys in Townsville in Round 8 their only blemish.
Last week their backline really clicked, with Cherry-Evans recording a try double (including a superb solo effort) and Jamie Lyon and Brett Stewart also pulling off highlights reel moments.
Their only team change this week is George Rose starting for injured prop Brent Kite (ribs), with Vic Mauro and Darcy Lussick joining an extended bench. However Rose and co-captain Jason King are in doubt with calf and ankle complaints respectively.
Watch Out Bulldogs: Brett Stewart is slowly getting back to full form. His multiple try assists last week (two) were his first since the 2008 grand final. In particular, his lightning catch-and-pass of Kieran Foran’s centre-field banana kick for Cherry-Evans to score was classic Stewart and showed he is raring to up the pace as he finally gets over his chronic knee concerns.
Anthony Watmough is clearly intent on staking his claim for the New South Wales Origin side announced on Sunday – if not for Game Two, then the final clash should incumbents falter or injuries strike. Watmough has played like a man possessed over the past two games. Against the Titans he made 16 hit-ups, 106 metres and 35 tackles; last week he added 17 runs for 157 metres, plus six tackle-breaks and five offloads – not forgetting his 33 tackles in a standout 80-minute performance.
The ’Dogs need to watch Watmough’s bustling involvement, especially midway through the first 40 when he tends to step things up.
Danger Sign: The Bulldogs need to be on red alert every time Kieran Foran takes the ball at first receiver. The No.6 has the knack of making things happen; he has nine try assists, seven line-break assists and seven offloads, plus 26 tackle-breaks.
Watch Out Sea Eagles: The competition’s leading tryscorer Ben Barba (10) is the danger man. Barba’s electrifying solo plays and instinctive supports have caught all teams napping at some stage in games this year and don’t expect anything different here. It’s no surprise to see the diminutive No.1 topping the line-breaks stats either (16). Daly Cherry-Evans needs to do better than his 46 per cent kicks to open space this year, and the Sea Eagles need to eliminate the more-than-one poor chase they’ve put in per game to date, or else Barba will cut them open.
Danger Sign: It only takes a few steps for Barba and right-side centre Jamal Idris to become wrecking machines. With 61 and 59 tackle-busts respectively they rank third- and fourth-most prolific in the comp. They’ll be a stiff test for the impressive Sea Eagles’ defence, ranked second for fewest tackles missed per game (27.5).
Plays To Watch: Sea Eagles trio Kieran Foran (nine), Jamie Lyon (seven) and Brett Stewart (five) laying on try assists out wide – Many have scored an NRL-high 17 tries from passes and these guys are the absolute masters; Stewart running an inside line off Cherry-Evans from close range; Will Hopoate looking to better his team-high 17 runs and 150 metres a game; Jamal Idris reminding Ricky Stuart of his Origin worth; Barba’s scything runs; Ennis looking to get under the skin of potential hotheads Anthony Watmough and Jason King; David Stagg (42 tackles average), Michael Ennis (41) and captain Andrew Ryan (37) defending like there’s no tomorrow – the trio are ranked ninth, 11th and 12th among individuals for defence.
Where It Will Be Won: You won’t find a more clear-cut difference between sides in this year’s competition than the metres conceded by these combatants.
The Sea Eagles have really muscled up to relinquish a miserly, NRL-low 1212 metres on average through the opening 12 rounds. By contrast, the Bulldogs leak a whopping (and worrying) NRL-high 1428 metres. And this week they’ll have to rely on a back-up field kicker to boot them out of trouble.
If the Sea Eagles hem the Dogs down early and the home side battles to make it into the Sea Eagles 20-metre zone often in the first 20 minutes, this will be a hard trend for the blue-and-whites to reverse.
The History: Played 111; Sea Eagles 58, Bulldogs 48, drawn 5. The Sea Eagles have the advantage in recent clashes, winning five of the past eight. But the ’Dogs hold bragging rights after their 30-24 win at Brookvale Oval last year. The honours are shared three wins apiece in games at ANZ Stadium.
Conclusion: It’s possible this game may go down to the wire – five of the past seven games between the sides have been decided by single figures. But the Sea Eagles have all the momentum, and a fit unit, while there are holes in the Bulldogs’ team. Aiden Tolman remains sidelined and how they’ll cope without Hodkinson is anyone’s guess, given the No.7 has started in all games to date.
It’s a big ask expecting Josh Reynolds to steer them to victory. Chalk another win up to the Sea Eagles.
Match Officials: Referees – Shayne Hayne & Adam Devcich; Sideline Officials – Russell Turner & Steve Chiddy; Video Ref – Rod Lawrence.
Televised: Fox Sports – Live 7.30pm.
* Statistics: NRL Stats.
Link: http://nrl.com.au/TelstraPremiership/MatchCentre/tabid/10999/Default.aspx#matchid=1271&tab=Preview

 

[Timmah]

We do have previews here on LU you know...

http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=21270

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Saturday 4 June 2011; kickoff 7:30pm; ANZ Stadium
Match details, history, team lineups and LIVE scores: CLICK HERE

Match of the Round by a country mile. There are plenty of exciting contests across the park in this one: age v youth, speed v strength and finally, Belrose v Bankstown. The Silvertails will definitely enjoy the trip south into enemy territory as the Bulldogs face the Sea Eagles for the 112th time in NRL history. Fantastic for historians to see two giants of the competition square off on Saturday night at Homebush.

So, moving on from pomp and ceremony, the home side will be without its starting halfback and facing a Manly side coming off its best half of football in recent memory. The Eagles were magnificent last week against a depleted Broncos team but they will bring this confidence to ANZ Stadium and walk away with the two points. Kieran Foran the standout with Brett Stewart and Ben Barba making this one a beauty.

My tip: Manly 26-18