Round 20 Match Thread

[Graham]

Ah but no but… no try..

[JohnM]

I blinked....and it was chalked off!

 

[Graham]

Vossy says second half an anticlimax.

So far he’s right.

[JohnM]

Manly key players (DCE etc.,)  Strong performance almost but not quite making up for missing 7.

[Graham]

Forward pass? Looked it live,but apparently not.

Smalley consolation try for Manly’s grit and determination.

78th minute.

Roosters second half performance has been poor. They have made a mountain of errors.

[JohnM]

At last! Perseverance pays off.

[Graham]

With a few seconds to go ref sends Butcher and Harper to the bin .

Edited July 28, 2022 by Graham

[JohnM]

2 in the bin? Is the ref mad?

[Graham]

FULL TIME

MANLY SEA EAGLES 10 - 20 SYDNEY ROOSTERS

Manly grit, Roosters errors.

[Graham]

Just now, JohnM said:

2 in the bin? Is the ref mad?

official or officious?

[Graham]

Must say I can’t take to Harper. 

[Graham]

Score Summary

A. Davey 27, A. Smalley 78	Tries	D. Tupou 9, N. Butcher 21, J. Manu 29
R. Garrick 29	Conversions	S. Walker 10, S. Walker 31
	Penalty Goals	S. Walker 5, S. Walker 46
M. Harper 80	Sin Bin	E. Butcher 80

[Graham]

UK 9:00am Friday

6:00pm AEST

Melbourne Storm suffered a fourth straight loss as they lost to South Sydney Rabbitohs last week and it really will be panic stations if they lose to New Zealand Warriors.
The home side made it nine losses from their last nine after blowing a 0-14 half-time lead against Canberra Raiders, conceding 26 unanswered points in the second period.

That will be a difficult pill to swallow for the Warriors and after a big Craig Bellamy spray, the Storm could respond by making it six successive victories against the New Zealand outfit.

Edited July 28, 2022 by Graham

[Spotty Herbert]

I can't imagine Trent Robinson will be as happy as Des Hasler after that Roosters performance. He might well have lost Lindsey Collins for a number of weeks (concussion in consecutive games) and JWH deserves 2 games for the elbow / forearm to young Fulton. At the same time they were so careless and error prone that the Sea Eagles were probably the moral victors.

[Graham]

A full strength Roosters side up against a depleted Manly side. I agree, Manly came out of that game the better, despite losing.

Roosters’ second half performance was dire.

[Irish Saint]

Looking at the Eels run in they may not make the play offs. I would say they still need two wins.

[Graham]

[George Watt]

10 hours ago, Irish Saint said:

Looking at the Eels run in they may not make the play offs. I would say they still need two wins.

 Not confident we can beat Parra. tonight although I hope we can stop the double after their away win against us earlier in the season. This will be my last attendance at this derby which I have been to since 2000 after joining the Penrith Panthers Leagues Club.

Moving about 250 miles to the North coast in the next few months.

[Graham]

18 minutes ago, George Watt said:

 Not confident we can beat Parra. tonight although I hope we can stop the double after their away win against us earlier in the season. This will be my last attendance at this derby which I have been to since 2000 after joining the Penrith Panthers Leagues Club.

Moving about 250 miles to the North coast in the next few months.

Hope you enjoy the game whatever the outcome.

[Graham]

A few incidents at the start.

Struggling Storm with NAS on report take advantage of a penalty. March upfield and Olam breaks through the line and scores a try .

[Graham]

I’ve been posting here throughout this match and the posts have disappeared?

[Graham]

Rather annoying as they were the best posts ever!

[Graham]

So catch up…

Score Summary

E. Kosi 21	Tries	J. Olam 7, H. Grant 27
	Conversions	N. Meaney 8

[Graham]

10-4 Storm

[Graham]

Kosi now in for his second try of the game. Oceans of space out there for him.

10-8 Storm

Warriors kick at goal to come