Team 8 is cannon fodder week 1 anyway so it doesn't really matter
Manly in 2005 were pretty crook, even with Witty in the team.
They have no chance of making the 8. The top 8 has been decided.
Manly last year.
Although like Brisbane of 07, that was mostly due to injuries.
They won't make the 8. Souths, an infinitely more talented team that has the best chance of any of the mid ladder teams to beat the top 4, will.