Our household will all be supporting Manly.

Watch out for rose coming off the bench, the could be fireworks as he likes the odd punch up.

I can't see Leeds beating manly. IMO manly have the best 13 in rugby league.

Both manly props Jason king and kite was linked with saints for this season.

They are two top class props and wish we'd signed one, especially Jason king as he's just what we need.

looks like whinos are going to walk this.

Manly look either very rusty or missing des hasler.

This is going to be insufferable.

Absolutely.

That's why i was supporting Manly! But Manly were either too arrogant or too disinterested and decided that they didn't need a practice match over here. Well, they've just embarrassed themselves as they were terrible throughout.

As for Leeds, they are playing the same game as last year. They are more controlled in their offloads but they fire everything out in the first half and then become disjointed in the second. On both the occasions we beat them last season it was in the second half and we were beating them in the second half of the GF until injuries hit. Manly had them in the second half if they'd have just prepared well enough.

No they acquitted themselves well and could have won the game if not for the lead with the forearm when they had Leeds on the ropes.

Embarrassing is getting nilled or having 40+ points scored against you in the final.

Or not wining one in the super league era since the game went full time. That is embarrassing!

Or losing 5 in a row

In it to win it.

When you have won one over there SP you can come back and have a go, but until then and having the two heaviest defeats, I don't think you have a come back.

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Saints 2 since the game went fully pro, Wigan 0.

Cheating Leeds Scum. Ashley Klown was their best player!!!!!

Not sure how you've worked that one out in all honesty? Manly did get more than Leeds to be fair.

And more of the bitters appear.

The thing is Brian, the RFL don't just pick the super league side they want to take part in the WCC, you have to earn it by winning the super league.

So basically you have to win it to be in it.

S/he may be thinking of the blatent forward passes that preceded two of Leeds' tries. But even without them, Manly looked like they hadn't played a rugby match in months.

Oh, that's because they hadn't! Silly Manly.

But then you have to perform.

We'll discuss it in the connie club Good Friday.

It's a date for a debate mate

That's alright, as long as it's not a mass debate.

Good man, looking forward to it already.