still a reasonably good time to be playing Manly with a few of their key guys fresh off injury layoffs ... Once they get healthy and get their act together though, it'll be a very different story
Manly ain't Canberra, and like the Warriors, they are running into good form. This is another test for the team to keep the discipline, composure and start developing better attacking options. It's post-Origin that matters most.
Unlike the Warriors, Manly doesn't have the pack to dominate us and get their danger players to the last 20, where they are often lethal. I also have plenty of confidence for this game.
Watching Manly v Raiders, damn Manly leave gaps on the edges. If ever there's a game where we must use our destructive back row to full advantage, this one has to be it.
I just hope we can finally win a double header game. This fixture has driven me insane since it's inception and we never seem to come out on top. Doesn't help that everytime we play Manly we always lose a key player on the eve of the match. This year it just had to be Wallace.
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