Match Discussion: Round 12 vs Manly @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2021 - Round 12
Newcastle Knights v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton (TICKETS)
Sunday 30 May 2021

NSW Cup 1:30pm -- NRL kickoff 4:05pm

18. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Brayden Musgrove 14. Connor Watson 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett
Interchange: 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Sauaso Sue 17. Brodie Jones 19. Josh King 20. Simi Sasagi

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Morgan Harper 5. Reuben Garrick 19. Tevita Funa 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Karl Lawton 12. Sean Keppie 13. Jake Trbojevic
Interchange: 15. Moses Suli 16. Zac Saddler 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. Ben Trbojevic 20. Christian Tuipulotu

Referees: Ben Cummins
Sideline Officials: Peter Gough, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referees: Matt Noyen

NSW Cup
Newcastle v BWSE (Manly) at McDonald Jones, Sun 1:30pm​

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

No hope. Might be a couple of tries if Ponga is back but it won't be enough.

 

[Burwood]

Turbo will have a field day picking our outside backs apart.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Turbo could very well break some individual attacking records that day

 

[Jono078]

V'Landys will make a Dally M rule change to allow Turbo to be awarded the full 6 points in this game. 1 point for each try assist he gets basically. Oh and a hatrick for himself too.

Manly are probably the envy of the league right now except for Panthers and Storm. They are fit, playing great football now and each player is in form and their superstar is leading the way in career best form.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

We are up against a team full of confidence with the form player of the competition playing for them, it’s going to be a bloodbath.

 

[Yosh]

We need Ponga bad for this one. We going with Crossland and Mann in the halves again? Why not just go with Brodie instead of Mann? Literally can't be any worse in attack.

 

[Knight Tales]

Looking forward to seeing the Props collective response to the Lodge news this week.

 

[mozza91]

Looking forward to seeing the Props collective response to the Lodge news this week.

They’ll outplay Manly’s middles and win the ruck only for Manly to do 3 pass shift and run past our edge defenders every set.

 

[Burwood]

Ponga wouldn’t make a difference in this game. We could score 40 points, but that’s of little use when we don’t have the defence to stop Manly running around us.
We’re basically the Gold Coast Titans with 10% of their attacking ability.

 

[Jono078]

What backs are we expecting back? Wtf is going on with Lee? swear he should have returned weeks ago.

1 Ponga
2 Lee
3 Best
4 Jones
5 Hunt

Best backline possible this year.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

What backs are we expecting back? Wtf is going on with Lee? swear he should have returned weeks ago.

1 Ponga
2 Lee
3 Best
4 Jones
5 Hunt

Best backline possible this year.

Lee keeps getting delayed with his foot injury. I reckon there's more to it.
Jones won't get picked at centre. Hunt unlikely. Mann possibly picked as a centre.
1 Ponga
2. Musgrove
3. Best
4. Mann
5. Toa

 

[Knight76]

No expectation of winning this, but this will be the first full week of the Seibold on defense and OB on attack plan.

I do expect to see more on attack, and more resolve in defence. Or there needs to be questions asked of what OB is doing.

In his time as head coach, I cant say ive seen much of a difference to how we play. OB's style and influence isnt showing.

 

[mozza91]

Hoping Manly are abit down after the emotion of yesterday’s game. That way we might lose by 40 instead of 50.

 

[Knight Tales]

No expectation of winning this, but this will be the first full week of the Seibold on defense and OB on attack plan.

I do expect to see more on attack, and more resolve in defence. Or there needs to be questions asked of what OB is doing.

In his time as head coach, I cant say ive seen much of a difference to how we play. OB's style and influence isnt showing.

Lodge and Clifford thrown into our strongest side makes these losses harder to take cos we have a pretty decent run into the finals.

 

[Knight Tales]

Bailey Hodgson to debut.

 

[Jono078]

Bailey Hodgson to debut.

Whaaaa?

I just watched an interview where he said he might get minimal game time in reserves.

What are we doing throwing an 18 year old at fullback coming off a long injury stint?

 

[Yosh]

Whaaaa?

I just watched an interview where he said he might get minimal game time in reserves.

What are we doing throwing an 18 year old at fullback coming off a long injury stint?

Baptism of FIRE!!!

I think if you're good enough, you're old enough. Look at how Walker and Walsh are going.

Ponga playing as well though right?

 

[Jono078]

Baptism of FIRE!!!

I think if you're good enough, you're old enough. Look at how Walker and Walsh are going.

Ponga playing as well though right?

Perhaps. I guess we'll see how it unfolds. I just don't know it's the right thing to bring an 18 year old who hasn't played all year straight into first grade and especially with where we're at right now.

 

[Knight Tales]

Sorry folks. The article on the site says on track to debut. I am getting my new glass prescription on Weds and not a moment too soon. sorry for getting your hopes up.