Results for tag: manly
Posted by:
Freelance
on Sep 22, 2011 at 09:53:29 AM
With only 4 teams left in the NRL competition we are right down to the business end of the season and it's no surprise to me that Manly has finally come into favourtism. They've been under the radar for a while now, but the market has woken up to the threat and got the price right at 2.76 for them to win the competition.
Of course they've been helped by the fact that Broncos knocked out the Dragons and then have had Lockyer pull out of the next match, but with the sort of high-intensity football we see in finals you have to expect that injuries can (and will) happen. That's why I was very happy to leave my big fat green on Manly during thier week off and have now seen them shorten from 4.30 to 2.76 without them even having to take the field ! [:laugh:]
Yet this *IS* a finals series...
Posted by:
Freelance
on Sep 11, 2011 at 12:56:25 AM
Last night during the Manly v Cowboys game we saw two halves of football which were in stark contrast to each other. The first half saw Manly, perhaps initially a little complacent, then nervous and uncertain as they found themselves put under significant pressure by a Cowboys team which was determined and desperate.
During this half I watched the young Manly halves with interest and groaned as my earlier concerns about thier inexperience and abilty to perform under pressure were starting to be realised. Cherry-Evans was being charged down, putting rushed and misdirected kicks in. The bigger surprise, however was that Foran was almost invisible. The body language and intensity of the Manly team was uncharacteristically down.
Going into half time 8-0 down it was up to the great...
Posted by:
Freelance
on Aug 10, 2011 at 11:12:28 PM
After the recent demise of St George Illawarra as competition favourites in the NRL I've been asking myself who the [b]*real*[/b] contender is for this years premiership. It's that time in the year as the regular season begins "the run home" when teams are gearing up for finals football and form-lines become all that more important.
For me there is a standout, and that is the Manly Sea Eagles. This team is well coached, disciplined and is very well rounded with solid performers in all positions. The intensity which they maintained last week against a struggling, yet determined and improvings Rooster outfit showed off thier professionalism and strong desire to be serious title contenders this year. They also have a coach and senior players who have won the premiership before. Compared...