RD 14: Manly vs Tigers

[Super Cronk]

Manly Sea Eagles V Wests Tigers
Friday 9th June 2006 @ Brookvale Oval,7.30pm

Referee: Shayne Hayne

Team notes

Manly: Steve Menzies, Steve Bell and Brent Kite are unavailable due to SOO duties.

Tigers: Shannon McDonnell and Shane Elford are back from injury. Brett Hodgson is out due to SOO duties.


Manly Sea Eagles:

Brett Stewart
Michael Robertson
Paul Stephenson
Steve Matai
Chris Hicks
Travis Burns
Matt Orford
Mark Bryant
Michael Monaghan
George Rose
Glenn Stewart
Anthony Watmough
Ben Kennedy (c)

Subs:

Shayne Dunley
Luke Williamson
Phil Morwood
Kylie Leuluai

West Tigers:

1 Shannon McDonnell
2 Taniela Tuiaki
3 Dene Collis
4 Shane Elford
5 Michael Crockett
6 Benji Marshall
7 Scott Prince (c)
8 Ryan O'Hara
9 Robbie Farah (vc)
10 John Skandalis
11 Anthony Laffranchi
12 Todd Payten
13 Jamaal Lolesi

14 Stuart Flanagan
15 Chris Heighington
16 Bryce Gibbs
17 Ben Galea

[Dakink]

I reckon this will be a cracker!!!

Both teams are in good form, Marshall is starting to find his feet and Manly have been consistently tough.

[Super Cronk]

I reckon this will be a cracker!!!

Both teams are in good form, Marshall is starting to find his feet and Manly have been consistently tough.

Bloody oath. This game will be awesome.

Travis Burns the past few weeks has been very impressive and will be great watching him and Benji up against each other.

The Tigers backs look a little better then Manly's but i think Orford and Burns will be to good and Manly will win in a close one.

Manly by 8 points.

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

Manly by 16, they way orford has been playing and at the Brookvale Fortress i think that the eagles, will be just too strong and it will come down to the goal kicking with no Hodgosn, i thnik tigers will falter.

[Gonzalez]

This will be a good match.

Go MANLY!

[The Original Idiot]

Spoiler
30 min- Manly 6 Tigers 0
Try to Chris Hicks
Burns 1/1

[Teegy]

Manly Sea Eagles: 6
Tries: Chris Hicks
Goals: Travis Burns 1/1
Wests Tigers: 12
Tries: Anthony Laffranchi, Michael Crockett
Goals: Benji Marshall 2/2

[Teegy]

less than 10min remaining

Manly Sea Eagles: 10
Tries: Chris Hicks, Steve Matai
Goals: Travis Burns 1/2
Wests Tigers: 12
Tries: Anthony Laffranchi, Michael Crockett
Goals: Benji Marshall 2/3

[Teegy]

Manly Sea Eagles: 16
Tries: Chris Hicks, Brett Stewart, Steve Matai
Goals: Travis Burns 2/3
Wests Tigers: 12
Tries: Anthony Laffranchi, Michael Crockett
Goals: Benji Marshall 2/3

Manly win in the last minute

[Titanium_BD1103]

Darn... 0/1... the Tigers were certainties at the 60th.. oh well.. that's football..

[DeeGan]

I took the Eagles and they were lucky to escape....a big bonus, I picked up near enough $200 with SportsTab with Manly 1-12 and Brett Stewart the last try scorer

How good is Ben Kennedy? Despite his age, I still would pick him before any backrower in the game if I was picking my World 13 - sensational player. Scott Prince was great as was Laffranchi and young McDonnell at fullback. McDonnell is a very good young player and the Tigers will be lucky to hang on to him.

There is alot of land mines to dodge this tipping round though...if you can get 5+ you have done well for mine.

[Coaster]

All i can say, is WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO

Scott Prince is awesome, put him behind a big forward pack, and a decent 5/8, he will perform at his best.

Bring on 2007

[Chaos]

The game game down to one play from the scrum and Benji couldn't handle the pressure.
He had the talent to set up a try from that position and dropped the ball.

[DeeGan]

The game game down to one play from the scrum and Benji couldn't handle the pressure.
He had the talent to set up a try from that position and dropped the ball.

Are you serious? Your blaming the Tigers loss on Benji's dropped ball from the scrum where "he had the talent to set up a try from that position and dropped the ball" - give us a break!

You can put the game down to one player not being able to score a try with 2 secs remaining on the clock from the scrum.

The Tigers when looking at the entire game perhaps deserved the win though had the hearts broken by a great play from Brett Stewart who plucked the ball from the arms of Marshall in the final two minutes.

I know your a big Scott Prince fan though it looks like your looking for an opportunity to put the boot in to his side kick here IMO.

[Chaos]

I think the Tigers were the better side but the Sea Eagles had some moments of luck that helped them win.

I strongly believe the best position to score in league is from a scrum and the Tigers had a great chance to put a move on in the dying seconds.

I used to play 5/8 and we would put a move on every scrum.
Some were high risk, some were low risk but they all gave us a chance to break the line.

When it's time to score, certain players need to step up. I feel Benji needs to step up in those situations and mature as a player.

I've seen him go in his shell after making some mistakes and I think when Brett Stawart scored Benji may have blamed himself a bit.

Maybe Prince should have positioned himself in the 5/8 position at that stage of the game.

BTW. The pass from Prince to Benji wasn't the best either.