Round 13 - Knights V Sea Eagles - Sunday 28 May 4:05pm - McDonald Jones Stadium

[Lefty]

Sportsbet has the Knights at $1.45 and the Sea Eagles at $2.75. The bookies got it right when we played the Titans, will they get it right this time?

 

[slotmachine]

Manly will be running out a nsw cup side

 

[Frank McWilliams]

So we are a chance then

 

[frankLauda]

Yep a lot of outs for Manly. Reserve grade halves. Will see how we are. I don’t think the Safs will play origin. I say Gags and Ponga out. Friz could be a smokey.

 

[slotmachine]

Friz going to be selected for NSW,

 

[Billy]

This is a must win game and I don't think we can afford to play an out of form Miller or to debut Hodgson, who tries hard, but hasn't done enough in attack to demand selection.
We have to bring either Hunt or Tuala into the back 5 and find a fullback from the experienced backs.
I don't expect Gagai to make origin after he had that shocker against Cronulla, but if he does, we might have to use both Hunt and Tuala.

 

[Frank McWilliams]

If Gagai is SOO or f/b we will need a centre, leaning towards Lucas rather than Tuala or Sasagi

 

[mozza]

Is Lucas that good? Haven’t seen him do much at all at any level. I’d rather Hunt or Tuala come in.

 

[slotmachine]

I'd take a traffic cone over tuala at centre

 

[Billy]

Lucas is now a second row.
I don't think we'd use him at centre over an experienced firstgrade centre like Hunt or Tuala unless it was an emergency.

 

[frankLauda]

Hmm, not much options really. Maybe just give Miller another chance? Tough call for the coach.

 

[Frank McWilliams]

Hunt and Tuala didn’t play in Cup yesterday, are they injury free

 

[mullenmagic]

Tuala was with the first grade squad in Coffs Harbour, not sure on Hunt

 

[Billy]

Hunt and Tuala didn’t play in Cup yesterday, are they injury free

They were both named in the firstgrade 22 man squad and I suspect they travelled to Coffs to train with the squad, maybe because we know we will need one of them at least.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as Aku'd]

So we are a chance then

 

[mullenmagic]

Frizell, Gagai & Ponga all in for Origin with DSaf in the mix pending today's games according to the Telegraph

 

[Billy]

If we lose all 4;

1 Miller
2 Young
3 Hunt
4 Best
5 Marzhew
6 Gamble
7 Hastings
8 Hetherington
9 Crossland
10 Thompson
11 Johns
12 Fitz
13 Jones

14 Clune
15 JSaf
16 Croker
17 Elliott

Although Jones only did 32 minutes as starting lock in reserves - I don't know if that was because he isn't fit yet, got injured, or if they had seen enough and took him off because we might need him in firsts next week?

 

[mullenmagic]

1. Hodgson
2. Young
3. Lucas
4. Best
5. Marzhew
6. Gamble
7. Hastings
8. J. Saifiti
9. Crossland
10. Thompson
11. Elliott
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Johns

14. Kalepo
15. Croker
16. Hetherington
17. Aukafolau

 

[Frank McWilliams]

Don’t have a worry 1-7 in above two selections, Hunt or Lucas.
would start Hetherington and Thompson 8 & 10, Crossland 9, happy with Fitz and Johns 11 & 12 with Elliott 13.
Bench prefer Kalepo 14, JSaf 15 and replacing Thompson so we have 1 strong up front, Croker 16 with Aukafolau or Jones 17.
Aukafolau scored 2 tries last week and looked strong and fit and scored another yesterday

 

[Billy]

Frizzel named for NSW

Only Tom T from Manly - no jake