Match Discussion: Round 19 vs Sea Eagles @ Lottoland

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NRL 2017 - Round 19
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers
Lottoland, Brookvale (TICKETS)
Sunday 16 July 2017

Gates 11:30am / NYC 11:45am / NRL 2pm

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Matthew Wright 3. Dylan Walker 4. Brian Kelly 5. Akuila Uate 6. Blake Green 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Brenton Lawrence 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Martin Taupau 11. Frank Winterstein 12. Shaun Lane 13. Jake Trbojevic
Interchange: 14. Cameron Cullen 15. Lloyd Perrett 16. Darcy Lussick 17. Addin Fonua-blake 18. Jarrad Kennedy 19. Jonathan Wright 20. Brad Parker 21. Jackson Hastings

1. James Tedesco 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Esan Marsters 4. Moses Suli 5. Kevin Naiqama 6. Tuimoala Lolohea 7. Luke Brooks 8. Aaron Woods 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Ava Seumanufagai 11. Chris Lawrence 12. Sauaso Sue 13. Elijah Taylor
Interchange: 14. Matthew Eisenhuth 15. Joel Edwards 16. Michael Chee-Kam 17. Matt McIlwrick 18. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak 19. Jack Littlejohn 20. Kyle Lovett 21. Alex Twal

Referees: Gerard Sutton, Tim Roby
Sideline Officials: Jason Walsh, Kasey Badger
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Ben Galea

NYC - Sun 11:45am at Lottoland

ISP - BWSE (Manly) away to Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium, Sat 3:10pm
Wests Tigers away to Panthers at St Mary's Leagues, Sun 3pm​

 

[Vic Mackey]

If tedesco doesn't invent another injury, woods backs up and with Lawrence/grant/Aloiai good chances of being fit we might have our strongest team of the year for this one.

Manly will likely be too strong but I'm hoping we give it a shake

 

[Clifferd]

DCE/Walker/Uate the real danger. Along with Taupau and JT in the forwards

I hope we take in the same sort of attacking mindset like we did against newy, if we do we might give this game a real shake.

I'm gonna go the upset and say we take this game

Manly 18
Tigers 24

 

[The Charlatan]

Can't see us edging them.

 

[Tiger05]

We might be able to spring an upset but I doubt it. I'm not sure if the Turd playing is a good or bad thing.

 

[BrotherJim05]

I can see Dylan Walker having a blinder against us

 

[Vic Mackey]

I can see Dylan Walker having a blinder against us

Maybe, but Suli has handled himself in defence so far. If he gets good ball like last week he could cause Dylan all sorts of problems as Walker still has huge defensive issues.

 

[BrotherJim05]

Maybe, but Suli has handled himself in defence so far. If he gets good ball like last week he could cause Dylan all sorts of problems as Walker still has huge defensive issues.

I seriously doubt he will. DCE will have a blinder and completely shit Brooks up, causing the whole edge to get shaky...I reckon Uate will prob have a blinder too

I hope I'm wrong

 

[benched tiger]

We are due for a loss

 

[Vozzy]

Unfortunately manly are due for a loss and that was last week.

 

[Tiger05]

We are due for a loss

We've had plenty of them and then one win. I think we lose as well but we might look stronger than we have in a while when the team is named and you never know.

Manly will really want to win this as well. Taupau is a beast and DCE gets room to play off him.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Unfortunately manly are due for a loss and that was last week.

The other unfortunate thing is you can bet your life after the spray Barrett gave the refs last week absolutely every call will go manlys way

 

[BuffaloRules]

I attend this game every year as I live in the area...

Have seen some terrible hidings over the years...

I'll be happy with a close spirited performance...

 

[Clifferd]

The other unfortunate thing is you can bet your life after the spray Barrett gave the refs last week absolutely every call will go manlys way

Ab-sof**kinglutely

The refs will hammer us. Not to mention we are already playing a top 4 team

 

[Clifferd]

I'm so confused with our bench this week

Einsenhuth(good)
Edwards (why?)
Chee Kam (why?
Mcillwrick (would prefer not to have 2 hookers but guess neither can play 80)

Bench is significantly weaker than last games

 

[Tiger05]

The bench is terrible.

Einsenhuth
Twal
Felise
Mcillwrick

Or something like that. The best we will get know is Twal in for Edwards or Chee-Kam. Hopefully that happens.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Both Edwards and MCK won't be on the bench. I'm confident the bench will be:

McIllwrick
Eisenhuth
Twal
Edwards/MCK

Also worth noting Sue and ET have swapped despite their jersey numbers. Both ET and Lawrence are capable of playing 80 mins on the edge.

 

[Radical Rat]

Both Edwards and MCK won't be on the bench. I'm confident the bench will be:

McIllwrick
Eisenhuth
Twal
Edwards/MCK

Also worth noting Sue and ET have swapped despite their jersey numbers. Both ET and Lawrence are capable of playing 80 mins on the edge.

Agreed, Ivan has shown he's more than happy with a "late shuffle" to the line-up. I will be shocked and really disappointed if Twal doesn't replace MCK.

 

[BrotherJim05]

Both Edwards and MCK won't be on the bench. I'm confident the bench will be:

McIllwrick
Eisenhuth
Twal
Edwards/MCK

Also worth noting Sue and ET have swapped despite their jersey numbers. Both ET and Lawrence are capable of playing 80 mins on the edge.

Where did you hear that they would be swapping?

 

[Vic Mackey]

Where did you hear that they would be swapping?

Re the bench Haven't heard anything, educated guess. Ivan hasn't gone with a Sheens like bench since he's been here and Twal was named 21 against Newcastle yet played. Sometimes the reasons for numbers is as simple as the jersey fits that guy

Re Sue/ET they played that way against the knights. Sue started in the middle with ET playing 80 on the right edge. That then gave us a good middle rotation of woods, Ava, sue, twal, eisenhuth