Manly V Melbourne

[The Dodger]

it all comes down to two things;

will the refs come down on wrestlings techniques?
will manly be prepared for melbournes wingers scoring tries off high kicks?

if both are yes, then manly all the way.

 

[gong_eagle]

Match of the season, blockbuster Friday night that should be a quality contest and just what the NRL would want to advertise the game to growing markets...

Yet Melbourne wont get to see it till midnight.

f**king disgrace.

your kidding , shame on ch 9 Melborne

 

[Patorick]

Personally I won't feel confident about Manly's chances of winning until Wittyfan tips Melbourne.

Til then, Storm 1-12.

 

[Preniers]

Here I was thinking we had "Game Day Spoilers" for match threads... :?

Honestly, Ive had enough of your sh*t. I still like to read threads but its hard when the forum nazi attacks anyone who posts over the smallest sh*t. Did the 40 odd people who posted previous to you care? No?

So shut the f**k up!

 

[camsmith]

it all comes down to two things;

will the refs come down on wrestlings techniques?
will manly be prepared for melbournes wingers scoring tries off high kicks?

if both are yes, then manly all the way.

Was the ref reading the papers lately, will he penalised us for fair tackles as we saw in NZ?

Then yes, Manly all the way.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

If Archer gets the gig, it is all over for me, Storm win

Should be a close game though, always have the feeling though that the most anticipated games can turn into fizzers a lot of the time, although this corresponding match last season was a great match, personally i thought it was the best of the season

Storm haven't won since 99 at Brookvale so that should be the type of thing that motivates them, and Manly have enough motivation to show they are serious about taking it out

No Lyon is a big factor for me, 1 more point of attack gone, although the Stewart brothers have been looking after that in his absense

Also, i don't agree with the people saying that if Manly lose they are no chance of beating Melbourne in the GF

Newcaslte had lost to Manly about 13-14 in a row pre 97 GF, and also in 2001 Parra hammered Newcastle 40-0 not long before the finals and then got rolled in the GF

 

[Tommax25]

the storm might have the mental edge over manly right now but manly had that over the roosters until a few rounds ago, anything can happen as long as you turn up to play and not to roll over becasue you believe you will lose

 

[Kiki]

go manly.

 

[KiWi_BoI_15]

Go Manly x2

 

[Garts]

Here I was thinking we had "Game Day Spoilers" for match threads... :?

Shut the f**k up

 

[AILD]

i think storm will win in a close one.

if we were going to lose any game for the remainder of the year its most likely going to be this game.

 

[kia ora storm]

Let Manly win...then Storm can deliver a dose of reality come the finals.

 

[CliffyIsGod]

I have a feeling the News Ltd Storm will win in a close one.

 

[gong_eagle]

Blow Storm away

John Greco

5 August 2008

Steve Menzies scores a magnificent try in the Sea Eagles' 30-10 victory over Penrith at Brookvale Oval on Friday night.
Picture: MARTIN LANGE ~ PP175327.

FORMER Manly premiership-winning captain Max Krilich believes the Sea Eagles must fight "fire with fire" if they hope to topple premiership favourites Melbourne on Friday night.

In a match many believe will be a dress rehearsal for this year's decider, the Sea Eagles need a win over the Storm at Brookvale Oval to gain some confidence against the premiers ahead of the finals.

Manly have lost heavily in their last two clashes against Melbourne, the most recent a 26-4 loss at Olympic Park in round 5.

Krilich said Storm still deserve premiership favouritism, but Manly must adopt a combative approach to win.

"Manly need to be aggressive or they'll get beat," the former Australian captain said last night.

"You have to fight fire with fire, like St George did a few weeks ago.

"Get stuck in there and play them at their own game. I'm not saying go out and start a fight but Manly need to be very aggressive.

"They need to play like (the Storm) do.

"They're aggressive in the tackle, get at least three guys in there and lie all over you.

"You have to do the same to them if you want to beat them."

Ex-Storm half Brett Kimmorley told The Manly Daily the game presents a chance for the Sea Eagles to get over their Melbourne hoodoo. "This will be one to help them get that monkey off their back," he said last night.

"You can have a few doubts and Manly will be full of confidence but do they have any hang up over that (ability to beat Melbourne)?"

Key Manly second-rower Anthony Watmough had a light run yesterday and is expected to play. His presence in Manly's team will impact on the betting market for Friday night's clash. "If Watmough plays, Manly will be a touch shorter on the market," TAB Sportsbet spokeman Glenn Munsie said.

Watmough will play after recovering from minor knee surgery last week. Half Matt Orford and centre Steve Matai will also start.

 

[oneeyedeaglesman]

Pretty sure Manly will target Inglis when they have the ball.Not that he is a liability but to try to blunt his attack.Obviously our forwards really need to stand up.A wrecking ball performance from Matai could be on the cards.Fired up already.
Thankfully there are no Qld teams playing Friday night or they would be on at 7.30 up here.

 

[Shorty]

Well it all depends on Manly's mindset leading up to the game.
Manly can very well beat Melbourne but if they come into the game shaky and not confident they'll lose.
I would have been sure of a Manly win had the Storm not lost to the Warriors last week.

No doubt during the week they'll get a rocket up their *ss and be hard to beat.
I don't know now,could go either way.

 

[Dutchy]

go manly.

I knew I married you for all the right reasons. ;-)

 

[Sleep]

I hope Manly win this one. If they don't it's a huge psychological blow for them.

I'm even considering skipping the Dragons/Tigers match down the road just so I don't miss this one.

When is Lyon due back? He'd be a huge boost for the Eagles.

 

[Terry-Randal]

lyon is due back in the final round of the season round 26 or could be in the 1st semi final but i hope he gets 1 game before the semi to give him some match practice and fitness. i hope the 2 month rest doesnt make fat cause i bet hes ripping into the Big Macs and KFC and watching a lot of midday tv dramas days of our lives sh...t lool

 

[Ice777]

I don't subscribe one bit to the theory we have some sort of psychological edge over Manly that i've read in certain places. Yes we've beaten them pretty comfortably the last couple of times but they also beat us in the corresponding game last year which i'm sure they'll be quietly confident they can do again.

I'm going to pick the Storm by 4 but i wouldn't be at all surprised to see the result go the other way. I think it's safe to say it'll be a very tight game either way and there won't be much in it at all. Neither team gives up cheap points and makes you work hard for every one of them.

Whoever wins i don't think it'll make a shred of difference come finals time and no team will get any sort of edge based on this result. There aren't a great deal between the 2 sides and whoever brings their A game wins.