“This isn’t the Manly side that lost the first four last season. “This is a side that should be in the top four. This is a side that has Des Hasler, Tom Trbojevic the best player in the game. Jake Trbojevic and they have got international halves. “This is not a bottom four side. This is a top four side going out there tonight and I think if you are a Manly supporter there are worrying signs. ” Benji Marshall called on Manly’s playmakers to do more, but admitted it would be hard for any team to win with as little possession as the Sea Eagles had against the Roosters.
“They started last season 0-4 and ended up finishing fourth at the end of the season, ” Marshall said. “So far this season they look very short of what they are usually. “You have got to control possession and you can’t give the opposition too much ball and their key players need to take control. “Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran need to get repeat sets. You can’t have half the amount of possession at the opposition.
“This first half will have their coach absolutely ripping paint off the walls at halftime. ” Ennis noted the Roosters clearly took notice of Penrith’s successful ploy to peg Manly down in their right corner and keep the ball away from Trbojevic. “It is deja vu in that southeastern corner, ” Ennis said. “That is all Penrith did to them last week. They are just being forced to come out of that corner and they can’t get out of there. ” Gorden Tallis believes there are worrying signs for Manly as they face an 0-3 start to the season next week and noted that they should be so much better than the start of last year, given how they finished 2021. “Last week Manly’s edge defence was poor, ” Tallis said.
“The Sea Eagles just can’t go with the Roosters at the moment, ” Michael Ennis added. The Roosters first half rout was complete when Sitili Topouniua strolled over from close range. “They are steamrollering the Sea Eagles, ” Ginnane said. “This is a catastrophic performance from the Sea Eagles, ” Ennis said.
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” Tallis echoed Marshall’s sentiments with the Roosters unrecognisable to the team that were dominated by the Knights. “If they were a bit complacent last week, that is certainly out of their game, ” Tallis said. “Their start was high energy and everybody wanted to get their hands on the ball. Their line speed was great. ” Ennis believes there was no doubt who the best player on the field was. “He has won the battle of the fullbacks tonight James Tedesco, ” Ennis said. “A lot of talk leading into the game and he stepped up when it mattered. ” Stream every game of every round of the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership Season Live & Ad-Break Free During Play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Try 14-days free now.
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“It was a more Roosters-like performance from the start, ” Marshall said. “They just dominated possession and territory. They have made Manly look like a team that is very short of the side they were last year. “Tedesco has been unbelievable. 130 metres in the first half out the back. “The team that runs the hardest and tackles the hardest usually wins and the Roosters came out flying.
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