Manu Ma'u and Tim Mannah - Training 3rd September - Eels Blogs

Before I comment on these two, I will add that Parra trained for the use of the shot clock today. Interesting to see how this will play out in the game.Now onto Manu Ma'u. I cannot praise this bloke enough. We all saw that he sustained an injury on Saturday, but he is busting his arse to be fit for this last game. As the squad trained, there he was pushing himself with fitness work to try to make it onto the field. This is one tough bloke. He is typical of blokes now wearing the blue and gold that demand to be picked when it would be easy to sit out a game or two. There is no expectation on him. He wants to be there.I must mention Tim Mannah.Today I watched training in the company of a couple of my 1eyed brothers. As players and staff moved past our vantage point virtually all say a quick g'day. Mannah stops, says g'day and shakes hands with each of us. This simple gesture says plenty about how this bloke values Parramatta supporters. Have to respect the man.See you all at the game on Sunday.

"I'm putting last year down to the new style of attack and defence that had been implemented, as well as relying on Volkman at half. It was a disatorous 1st half without doubt, but I can't see that happening again. We should be much better prepared…"

"It was. Mainly because Read came off as a total fuckwit. While it's nice to see (most of) the media on our side in this case, it;s really hard not to be."

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Hamish September 3, 2015 at 4:29pm

Cheers sixties. Will be there with the old man to give Ricky a serve!
- sixtiesboy > Hamish September 3, 2015 at 4:37pm
  
  I'll be with you. Not that I hate Ricky. His departure was great for us.
GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman September 3, 2015 at 4:34pm

Mannah has been playing some good footy of late, back to the leg grind with 2-3 tacklers on him like we saw a couple of years ago and quick play the balls.

Best ever eel by a cun tree mile.
- sixtiesboy > GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman September 3, 2015 at 4:40pm
  
  I voted for him in the Members choice voting. Any bloke who makes the tackles and yardage that he does on a regular basis is one tough player.
Bateau Bay Eel September 3, 2015 at 4:39pm

Yep, I'm coming down from Bateau bay with my missus n 2 young kids, my mum n dad & my sister her hubby n 2 kids. We're all coming down on the train early should be a great day & I might just give Ricky a sledge or 2
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- sixtiesboy September 3, 2015 at 5:11pm
  
  oh no! I've been snapped in the background of one of the photos.
hindy September 3, 2015 at 4:52pm

champion bloke on and off the field
Viking Trump September 3, 2015 at 4:55pm

i dont understand why sanke hates mannah with a passion
- RIDER > Viking Trump September 3, 2015 at 5:05pm
  
  I think he's coming around to Tim the player but he doesn't like him as Captain, fair enough but we have been limited for choices and he's 100% B&G.
  
  Tim had a couple of avg yrs around his brothers illness and death, but I always understood that he'd struggle. Thankfully he's back to his best and that pretty good at chewing up the metre and his defence isn't bad either.
- The Schueb is back > Viking Trump September 3, 2015 at 8:42pm
  
  Timmy stared in the passion didn't he?