NRL Round 2 - Sea Eagles Vs Knights - 4:05pm Sunday, 15th March - 4 Pines Park, Brookvale

[Hard Yards]

The injuries are a worry. My crystal (foot)ball says 3 weeks out for both KP and DB

But what a terrific effort by our boys. Again everyone locked in, great discipline to close the game out, no poor performances, AOB ball seems like a bad dream now. Great resilience. Very happy with that effort.

 

[Sheent14]

Mooney was fine. He’s not a superstar, but he will get better. Let’s not judge him from two starts. There is absolutely no one close to as good as him to fill his starting spot.

 

[Sheent14]

Was impressed by Saulo off the bench today though.

 

[CornChippy]

It feels weird having depth in the team for once. Part of me still has belief we could win next week without Ponga and Brown. In previous years I wouldn't have any hope.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Weird defensive game, like a 99/100 for the entire game except for conceding two of the softest tries you will see all year.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Was impressed by Saulo off the bench today though.

He’s getting points from me this week spoiler alert.

 

[JOJO82]

Great win, but not as happy as I would like to be with the double injuries we copped

 

[CornChippy]

Great win, but not as happy as I would like to be with the double injuries we copped

Silver lining is we are a good enough team across the park that we don't collapse anymore. Man I am excited for us this year, I was worried before round 1 but not anymore

 

[mozza]

Could not be prouder of that effort. It obviously came at a potentially huge cost but that was the type of effort the club is built on. Fingers crossed KP and Brown get back on the field soon.

 

[Alex]

 

[JOJO82]

Silver lining is we are a good enough team across the park that we don't collapse anymore. Man I am excited for us this year, I was worried before round 1 but not anymore

Agree, I like that we don't buckle and fall apart....the concern is where do the points come from.

 

[mudmarn]

So good to have a coach that coach's the team he has and not the team he wants.....

In sayin that, Manly were terrible.

I like the dummy half and with Sharp coming back its not all bad that 2.5 mil might be sidelined for a bit.

 

[Tobe Fair]

Hunt needs to pass instead of run every time he touches the ball in a shift

You didn't see his try assist to Young?

 

[MattyM]

I’m so glad that when sh*t went against us we didn’t drop our bundle. We went on with the job and actually looked like a side that could hold their nerve instead of sh*tting the bed.

 

[Oma13]

Fox commentary: let’s get to the positives about the knights!

Ennis: cuts host off and talks about manly some more

And let’s not forget the ‘the knights were there to be beaten’ comment. Why do they find it so hard to be positive about us?

 

[Jon Snow]

Yeah our injuries are more luckless than Kurt gidley captaining origin from the bench.
I was one of the Sandon Smith on the bench doubters. But turns out u need an extra gun half to cover for our usual injuries. Hats off POS and Holbrook. I’ll be off now to eat my hat.

 

[Alex]

So next week i assume it'll be:

1. Hunt
6. Sharpe
7. Smith ?

 

[Beer Me Strength]

And let’s not forget the ‘the knights were there to be beaten’ comment. Why do they find it so hard to be positive about us?

What you are understandably failing to note is that Michael Ennis is an AI bot with a very clearly promoted script of what he is to say and what he is not to say.

 

[Grug]

Why does our spine always get injured. And it wasn’t even against the Storm who have managed to work out how to do a hip drop without it being a hip drop.
And McEwan is hard work to watch.
Loved the attacking attitude today and more so when they kept it, but tempered it, when we lost half our salary cap.

 

[Aidos]

It’s pretty incredible to think we might actually have genuine depth - something that didn’t look likely at the start of the year.

Harrison Graham did a fantastic job filling in today, and having Sandon at the club in a situation like this feels like a luxury and Pheen being able to slot in when needed with injuries is incredibly handy even if it's not ideal.

NSW Cup has also been piling on the points in both games. ESL and Hopwood have looked a class above at that level, and Manuleleua tore them apart in Round 1.