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Loving me some Manly here. And it scares me. Loved me some Melbourne last night.........and it was too easy. So something is saying, it can't possibly be that easy again, could it?
Here are some tidbits:
***Coach Des Hasler is searching for his 100th win as Manly coach, with only Bob Fulton having reached triple figures before him, and prop Jason King is due to make his 150th appearance for Manly.
***If you don’t fortify your goal-line defence this match could get ugly – and fast. The Sea Eagles have scored more tries from inside 10 metres (36) than any other side in the NRL– they are deadly from close range. What makes matters worse for the home side is they have leaked more tries than any other side from inside 10 metres of the line (42).
As for the above, the Raiders were the second worst team in the comp surrendering tries ran from between the halfway line and their 10m line. If you watched the game last night, the Storm had a ton of break toward the tryline once they crossed the midway line. This stat is not to be ignored. I assume the one above, pertaining to Newcastle and Manly, will be just as important tonight.
***The Sea Eagles have scored more tries than any other side in the NRL up the middle of the park (22) but they have also leaked the most tries up the guts with 23 conceded. Unfortunately the Knights are the worst side in the NRL at scoring tries up the middle, with just seven for the year, but they have also leaked 22 tries up the middle, making them a wonderful target for the Sea Eagles.
Again, another stat in which one team's weakness is another team's strength........working only one way. This is also hard to ignore.
*** But at Energy Australia Stadium the Knights hold a 10-7 advantage and have won seven of the past eight at the venue against Manly. The Sea Eagles’ lone win in Newcastle during this time came in 2006.
Add in the fact that the movement at The Greek screams Manly wins and covers this....................but for some reason, I cannot press the trigger on the Sea Eagles.
Why?
Here are some tidbits:
***Coach Des Hasler is searching for his 100th win as Manly coach, with only Bob Fulton having reached triple figures before him, and prop Jason King is due to make his 150th appearance for Manly.
***If you don’t fortify your goal-line defence this match could get ugly – and fast. The Sea Eagles have scored more tries from inside 10 metres (36) than any other side in the NRL– they are deadly from close range. What makes matters worse for the home side is they have leaked more tries than any other side from inside 10 metres of the line (42).
As for the above, the Raiders were the second worst team in the comp surrendering tries ran from between the halfway line and their 10m line. If you watched the game last night, the Storm had a ton of break toward the tryline once they crossed the midway line. This stat is not to be ignored. I assume the one above, pertaining to Newcastle and Manly, will be just as important tonight.
***The Sea Eagles have scored more tries than any other side in the NRL up the middle of the park (22) but they have also leaked the most tries up the guts with 23 conceded. Unfortunately the Knights are the worst side in the NRL at scoring tries up the middle, with just seven for the year, but they have also leaked 22 tries up the middle, making them a wonderful target for the Sea Eagles.
Again, another stat in which one team's weakness is another team's strength........working only one way. This is also hard to ignore.
*** But at Energy Australia Stadium the Knights hold a 10-7 advantage and have won seven of the past eight at the venue against Manly. The Sea Eagles’ lone win in Newcastle during this time came in 2006.
Add in the fact that the movement at The Greek screams Manly wins and covers this....................but for some reason, I cannot press the trigger on the Sea Eagles.
Why?
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