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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2552007, member: 1899"] [B]Round 2 2013 Manly Sea Eagles vs. Newcastle Knights[/B] Before I start talking about the game, why oh why am I watching this? Well, you see, I'm absolutely dying for some Rugby League. Yes, I am that much of a Rugby League nerd and sadly Fox Sports hasn't been able to satisfy my cravings. However, since I got my hands on the latest Rugby League Annual, I'm now peering through each of their 'featured' match of each round to make better sense of the season that was. What makes a featured game? Honestly, I'm not sure and a lot of these choices make me scratch my head but I'm willing to go along with it. Since there's a ton of Roosters/Manly games, I'd imagine it's the games that were of the most relevance when everything was said and done. As for the game itself... This turned out to be one of those disappointing one-sided affairs, in this case, Manly running out 32-0 victors. Hardly a surprise given what we know, but coming off Round 1, both teams looked set for big seasons, but in the end Manly were just far too good across the paddock. What I really appreciate about watching this 2013 incarnation of Manly is how much they love the physical aspect of the game. It's like everybody took angry pills (>_> <_<) before the game and just wanted to bash some freakin' heads in and that's what they did here, but in basically all facets. In a lot of ways, this was a great highlights package of all the stars Manly had in 2013. DCE and Lyon were coming up with great momentum changing playmaking plays, Watmough was tearing the Knights apart in the middle and Taufua was killing it down the left hand fringe. In the end, Manly won 32-0 in one of their best performances of the season. Not much of a game as a neutral supporter but an easy game to touch on when talking about the merits of the Sea Eagles circa 2013. I agree with the Dally M votes which were... 3. Jamie Lyon 2. Anthony Watmough 1. Daly-Cherry Evans Next Up: Round 3 Sharks vs. Warriors. [/QUOTE]

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