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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2701243, member: 1899"] I didn't watch it until years later, but they were awesome in the prelim as well. NZ were one of the form teams in the competition and Cleary had them ready to play before Manly trounced them in the prelim 32-6. The Warriors really didn't do a lot wrong, but Manly just found ways to repel them and turn defence into attack. The score could have easily been 42-0 and it would have been a fair reflection of Manly's defence but a late consolation try to Kirk (if ever there was a 2008 name, there you have it) and some shoddy goal-kicking somewhat flattered the Warriors in Wiki's last ever NRL game. It's all elementary now that it's happened and all the Storm salary cap came out, but it's disappointing we didn't get to see Manly take on Melbourne with Smith. As good as Manly were, I don't think I've seen a worse performance from Melbourne and they seemed really put off by Aitken's service in the middle. With Smith there, I reckon they do a better job of pressuring Manly early and don't throw in the towel as early as they did. Would have made for an amazing final. [/QUOTE]

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