2021 R23 Fri - Canberra 18-19 Manly @ Suncorp

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NRL 2021 - Round 23
Canberra Raiders v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Suncorp Stadium, Milton (TICKETS)
Friday 20 August 2021

NRL kickoff 6:00pm

1. Jordan Rapana 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Sebastian Kris 4. Matthew Timoko 5. Harley Smith-Shields 6. Jack Wighton 7. Sam Williams 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Ryan Sutton
Interchange: 14. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 15. Emre Guler 16. Iosia Soliola 17. Matt Frawley 18. Dunamis Lui 19. Trey Mooney 20. Elijah Anderson 21. Caleb Aekins

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Morgan Harper 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Josh Schuster 13. Jake Trbojevic
Interchange: 14. Dylan Walker 15. Karl Lawton 16. Curtis Sironen 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. Jack Gosiewski 19. Tevita Funa 20. Kurt De Luis 21. Cade Cust

Referees: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Darian Furner, Todd Smith
Video Referees: Steve Chiddy​

 

[shear_joy9]

still expect manly to win by 20

 

[bileduct]

Tom Starling has a busted jaw. Raiders have no chance.

 

[t-ba]

Was not confident about the last time these two played.

Am oddly confident about this one.

Probably gonna get skullf**ked by 笨蛋Jack.

 

[Chippy73]

still expect manly to win by 20

Au contraire

Turbo out is a setback.

Sir Bradley Parker out is a deadset f**king catastrophe

 

[t-ba]

Au contraire

Turbo out is a setback.

Sir Bradley Parker out is a deadset f**king catastrophe

Fear not, but for by the light of the Astronomican he shall guide us, a thousand Sivos a day sacrificed to keep our mighty Concussed-emperor aware

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Was not confident about the last time these two played.

Am oddly confident about this one.

Probably gonna get skullf**ked by 笨蛋Jack.

Bendan

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Shàngdì sǐle, wǒ hěn nánguò

 

[t-ba]

Bendan

Yeah it's what the kid calls Ben Stiller in the Movie. When he figures out who he is he screams out:

你是笨蛋Jack!

This was my proudest understanding Chinese moment in my life.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The loss of Tom Marblesmouth evens this up.

But then again we're as dumb as a container ship full of hammers.

Manly by 8.

 

[footy75]

Raiders got a sniff now.

 

[The Ranga Hunter]

Raiders got a sniff now.

A real big whiff.

The loss of Tom Marblesmouth evens this up.

But then again we're as dumb as a container ship full of hammers.

Manly by 8.

Raiders got a big whiff now.

 

[BadnMean]

No Trbo makes it a contest at least. I think Parker is a pretty good centre, can't figure out if he is being mocked or a cult hero. All a bit over my head but Hank Scorpio can play in my team every week.

Starling out weakens the Raiders a bit.

We'll see if Ricky wants to continue the "Hodgo as a half but wearing #13" experiment- in which case he'll pick Havilii to cover those minutes at hooker. Also means we can have a back on the bench in this case, since Havilii is a decent middle forward cover too. Because it's half a dozen times this season alone we've been caught out without a back on the bench- I don't know why RIcky seems to think it is so rare as to not even be worth covering, in the HIA era as well and that the 10 mins gametime he gives to the 4th forward are more important...

Or whether he just hands the keys back to Hodgo at hooker.

 

[Chippy73]

No Trbo makes it a contest at least. I think Parker is a pretty good centre, can't figure out if he is being mocked or a cult hero. All a bit over my head but Hank Scorpio can play in my team every week.

Starling out weakens the Raiders a bit.

We'll see if Ricky wants to continue the "Hodgo as a half but wearing #13" experiment- in which case he'll pick Havilii to cover those minutes at hooker. Also means we can have a back on the bench in this case, since Havilii is a decent middle forward cover too. Because it's half a dozen times this season alone we've been caught out without a back on the bench- I don't know why RIcky seems to think it is so rare as to not even be worth covering, in the HIA era as well and that the 10 mins gametime he gives to the 4th forward are more important...

Or whether he just hands the keys back to Hodgo at hooker.

He's not being mocked.

 

[KOMORI]

Turbo is fine apparently…

 

[GongPanther]

Canberra played as well as they could V storm. Should expect a similar effort with them winning 28-18.

 

[Chief_Chujo]

No Turbo? We got dis

 

[Valheru]

WIll there be no Turbo?

Sportsbet certainly believe there will be.

 

[BadnMean]

I have zero Manly connections but last I heard was he'd been cleared of a fracture it was just a knock to the plate/plate shifted slightly and he was asking to play & being given every chance by Des.

Given top 4 is still realistic for Manly and they are probably the one smoky that could beat anyone on their day I'd say they'd do anything to get him on the park.

We'll find out at 4:30 I guess.

 

[Chippy73]

I have zero Manly connections but last I heard was he'd been cleared of a fracture it was just a knock to the plate/plate shifted slightly and he was asking to play & being given every chance by Des.

Given top 4 is still realistic for Manly and they are probably the one smoky that could beat anyone on their day I'd say they'd do anything to get him on the park.

We'll find out at 4:30 I guess.

I'm sure Des would love to take the cautious road with Turbo and put him in cotton wool for a couple of games so it all comes down to;

1) Does Des think Manly can take the Raiders without Tom?
2) Does Des really think a top four spot is worth it (guaranteed tough match in week 1 but a second bite vs relatively easy match in week 1 but sudden death)
3) Is the risk with Turbos cheek too great or is it actually no big deal.