In the news this week: - All To Play For
- Lala's Sweet Return
- Toasting Toohey's Ton
- Colts' Big Night Out
- Village Green's NRL Curse
- Mermaids Coming After Uni
- Artwork To Go High Above
- Beasts Off The Hook
- Lasso A Ladies Day Ticket
- Meet Our Sponsors
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In the news this week: - All To Play For
- Lala's Sweet Return
- Toasting Toohey's Ton
- Colts' Big Night Out
- Village Green's NRL Curse
- Mermaids Coming After Uni
- Artwork To Go High Above
- Beasts Off The Hook
- Lasso A Ladies Day Ticket
- Meet Our Sponsors
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They don’t call this the business end of the season for nothing. With three rounds remaining, the jostling for spots inside the top six is intense. Easts (58pts) lead the way from Warringah (56), Randwick (54), the Marlins (52) Norths (52) and Gordon (51). Sydney Uni (41) – who visit Manly Oval on Saturday – is the only club outside the six in with a mathematical chance of reaching the play-offs. After Uni, we travel to Newcastle to meet the Wildfires before finishing up against Norths at home in the final round. It's a challenging road ahead with many potential twists and turns. As it stands, Manly can finish anywhere between first and seventh. That's why last Saturday's 31-24 win over Western Sydney - at the bitterly cold tundra better known as Eric Tweedale Stadium – was such an invaluable five competition points. The Two Blues came to play and stayed with us for the entire 80 minutes. We scored early through prop Hayden Stringer-Thompson before Western Sydney responded with 10 unanswered points. A try to winger Fraser Toohey after some smooth backline work from Manly's side of halfway pushed us back into the lead on 20 minutes. Two more tries gave us a little breathing space at 24-17 on the stroke of halftime. We exchanged tries after the break – prop Maka Mafileo completing his double - but there were only seven points in it for the final 21 minutes. It was a relief when the ref called a halt to proceedings as the home side pushed for a converted try and a share of the competition points. It wasn't pretty by any stretch, but the mission was accomplished. "I could almost foresee this happening. It was a very disruptive week, with six of our backs coming down with the flu," coach Chris Delooze said. "That was a game where we knew we needed to win the collision and initially we didn't do that. "But once we started getting on top of that and improved the discipline, we scored some points. "We will take what we got and move on." Shifting focus to Uni, Delooze said: "They are in-form and they’re still fighting for a finals spot. "This is just the first in a series of challenges coming our way. We have a massive three weeks ahead." Make sure you grab a ticket and get down to support the boys against Uni. |
They don’t call this the business end of the season for nothing. With three rounds remaining, the jostling for spots inside the top six is intense. Easts (58pts) lead the way from Warringah (56), Randwick (54), the Marlins (52) Norths (52) and Gordon (51). Sydney Uni (41) – who visit Manly Oval on Saturday – is the only club outside the six in with a mathematical chance of reaching the play-offs. After Uni, we travel to Newcastle to meet the Wildfires before finishing up against Norths at home in the final round. It's a challenging road ahead with many potential twists and turns. As it stands, Manly can finish anywhere between first and seventh. That's why last Saturday's 31-24 win over Western Sydney - at the bitterly cold tundra better known as Eric Tweedale Stadium – was such an invaluable five competition points. The Two Blues came to play and stayed with us for the entire 80 minutes. We scored early through prop Hayden Stringer-Thompson before Western Sydney responded with 10 unanswered points. A try to winger Fraser Toohey after some smooth backline work from Manly's side of halfway pushed us back into the lead on 20 minutes. Two more tries gave us a little breathing space at 24-17 on the stroke of halftime. We exchanged tries after the break – prop Maka Mafileo completing his double - but there were only seven points in it for the final 21 minutes. It was a relief when the ref called a halt to proceedings as the home side pushed for a converted try and a share of the competition points. It wasn't pretty by any stretch, but the mission was accomplished. "I could almost foresee this happening. It was a very disruptive week, with six of our backs coming down with the flu," coach Chris Delooze said. "That was a game where we knew we needed to win the collision and initially we didn't do that. "But once we started getting on top of that and improved the discipline, we scored some points. "We will take what we got and move on." Shifting focus to Uni, Delooze said: "They are in-form and they’re still fighting for a finals spot. "This is just the first in a series of challenges coming our way. We have a massive three weeks ahead." Make sure you grab a ticket and get down to support the boys against Uni. |
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Wallaby Lalakai Foketi liked what he saw after punching out 60 minutes against the Two Blues in his first appearance for Manly since 2022. The classy outside centre scored an opportunist's try right on halftime and caused the opposition no end of headaches with his trademark midfield dashes. It was Lala's first hit-out since NSW's final game of the Super Rugby season on May 31. Cuddling his young kids at fulltime, he told Fillets: "It was good fun. I really enjoyed training with the boys during the week and getting out there for a run. "We knew it would be tough out here, and we had to stop their big boys at the gain line, and I thought we found our groove in defence towards the end. "They are a great bunch of blokes, and I think we can really do a lot towards the end of the year. "I am a Manly boy through and through and whether we're on tour or at home, I always keep an eye on what's going on. "It's great to pull on the jersey again and sing Boom Boom at the end of the game." Foketi and Tahs prop Hayden Thompson-Stringer, making his return to Manly after eight years away, both performed strongly and will only get better with more minutes on the park. |
Wallaby Lalakai Foketi liked what he saw after punching out 60 minutes against the Two Blues in his first appearance for Manly since 2022. The classy outside centre scored an opportunist's try right on halftime and caused the opposition no end of headaches with his trademark midfield dashes. It was Lala's first hit-out since NSW's final game of the Super Rugby season on May 31. Cuddling his young kids at fulltime, he told Fillets: "It was good fun. I really enjoyed training with the boys during the week and getting out there for a run. "We knew it would be tough out here, and we had to stop their big boys at the gain line, and I thought we found our groove in defence towards the end. "They are a great bunch of blokes, and I think we can really do a lot towards the end of the year. "I am a Manly boy through and through and whether we're on tour or at home, I always keep an eye on what's going on. "It's great to pull on the jersey again and sing Boom Boom at the end of the game." Foketi and Tahs prop Hayden Thompson-Stringer, making his return to Manly after eight years away, both performed strongly and will only get better with more minutes on the park. |
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Ask Chris Delooze what Fraser Toohey brings to the Marlins and the Manly coach doesn’t immediately touch on his footballing ability. As the stocky winger prepares to play his 100th grade game (50th of them in first grade) against Uni, Delooze said: "I hope the whole club and the whole community gets behind someone who's done a lot for this club and area. "We picked him as club captain the first two years we were here and he did a cracking job. "He's still in leadership roles and he's working in and around our mental health space, "The amount of work he does for this club and how he wants us to succeed should be celebrated on Saturday." Fraser, who is our leading try-scorer with eight five-pointers, is stoked to join the illustrious 100 Club. "I've got so many good memories of my time at Manly. We've had our ups and downs but I've always loved pulling on this jumper and playing with so many great blokes in front of some great fans," he said. As for standout moments, Frase has two. "My first grade debut against Gordon at Manly Oval in 2020 and beating the Rats away in the 2022 derby when Blakey (Phil Blake) was coach," he recalled. "But hopefully the best is yet to come." |
Ask Chris Delooze what Fraser Toohey brings to the Marlins and the Manly coach doesn’t immediately touch on his footballing ability. As the stocky winger prepares to play his 100th grade game (50th of them in first grade) against Uni, Delooze said: "I hope the whole club and the whole community gets behind someone who's done a lot for this club and area. "We picked him as club captain the first two years we were here and he did a cracking job. "He's still in leadership roles and he's working in and around our mental health space, "The amount of work he does for this club and how he wants us to succeed should be celebrated on Saturday." Fraser, who is our leading try-scorer with eight five-pointers, is stoked to join the illustrious 100 Club. "I've got so many good memories of my time at Manly. We've had our ups and downs but I've always loved pulling on this jumper and playing with so many great blokes in front of some great fans," he said. As for standout moments, Frase has two. "My first grade debut against Gordon at Manly Oval in 2020 and beating the Rats away in the 2022 derby when Blakey (Phil Blake) was coach," he recalled. "But hopefully the best is yet to come." |
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Those looking to kick their weekend off with some quality rugby are encouraged to get to Manly Oval on Friday night to watch our three colts teams in action against Sydney Uni. Uni are at the top – or near top – in all three grades and are the benchmark colts club. All three Marlins teams need to get moving over the next three weeks if they are to qualify for the finals. Thirds kick things off at 5.15pm followed by seconds (6.30pm ) and firsts (7.45pm). The Manly Oval bar will be open and the BBQ running. And before we go, a special shout out to first grade (colts) fullback Kai Vincent, who played in the colts last week before coming off the bench to debut in first grade against the Two Blues in the Shute Shield later that same afternoon. He also managed to scull a beer in front of his teammates in the dressing-room, passing another time-honoured Manly tradition for debutants with flying colours. Well done young fella. |
Those looking to kick their weekend off with some quality rugby are encouraged to get to Manly Oval on Friday night to watch our three colts teams in action against Sydney Uni. Uni are at the top – or near top – in all three grades and are the benchmark colts club. All three Marlins teams need to get moving over the next three weeks if they are to qualify for the finals. Thirds kick things off at 5.15pm followed by seconds (6.30pm ) and firsts (7.45pm). The Manly Oval bar will be open and the BBQ running. And before we go, a special shout out to first grade (colts) fullback Kai Vincent, who played in the colts last week before coming off the bench to debut in first grade against the Two Blues in the Shute Shield later that same afternoon. He also managed to scull a beer in front of his teammates in the dressing-room, passing another time-honoured Manly tradition for debutants with flying colours. Well done young fella. |
Village Green's NRL Curse |
Village Green's NRL Curse |
The Sea Eagles might want to put a call in to the NRL and demand all visiting teams stay and train at Manly before facing them at Brookie. Earlier this year, the mighty Melbourne Storm stayed at the Manly Pacific and held their captain's run on Manly Oval before being beaten by the Sea Eagles a day later. Last week it was the Gold Coast Titans who suffered the same fate. Old Manly coach Des Hasler walked over from the Pacific and ran his eye over the Titans' final training run on Manly Oval on Saturday before giving Fillets a wave and saying he was happy to be back on the northern beaches. His mood changed 24 hours later when Gold Coast was put to the sword at 4 Pines Park. |
The Sea Eagles might want to put a call in to the NRL and demand all visiting teams stay and train at Manly before facing them at Brookie. Earlier this year, the mighty Melbourne Storm stayed at the Manly Pacific and held their captain's run on Manly Oval before being beaten by the Sea Eagles a day later. Last week it was the Gold Coast Titans who suffered the same fate. Old Manly coach Des Hasler walked over from the Pacific and ran his eye over the Titans' final training run on Manly Oval on Saturday before giving Fillets a wave and saying he was happy to be back on the northern beaches. His mood changed 24 hours later when Gold Coast was put to the sword at 4 Pines Park. |
Mermaids Coming After Uni |
Mermaids Coming After Uni |
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It's a grand final come early for our Mermaids this Saturday morning. The girls take on perennial powerhouse Sydney Uni – the only team to beat us this year – in a top-of-the-table shootout at Manly Oval. The undefeated Students are six points ahead of us on the ladder and will win the minor premiership unless there are some seismic upsets in the last two rounds. But Manly coach Ben Tuipulotu, who will go head-to-head with brother and Uni coach Teki, wants his team to make a statement. "They are the benchmark and got over us 27-26 in the first game of the season, but our Mermaids have come a long way since then and continue to learn," Ben told Fillets. "We are looking forward to the battle. We have improved - not only mentally but also physically - and this time it’s on our territory. "It will be tough as all their Wallaroos are back on board, but we'll be up for the challenge as we prove we're a force to be reckoned with." It will be worth getting to the Village Green early (9.20am) to watch it all unfold. |
It's a grand final come early for our Mermaids this Saturday morning. The girls take on perennial powerhouse Sydney Uni – the only team to beat us this year – in a top-of-the-table shootout at Manly Oval. The undefeated Students are six points ahead of us on the ladder and will win the minor premiership unless there are some seismic upsets in the last two rounds. But Manly coach Ben Tuipulotu, who will go head-to-head with brother and Uni coach Teki, wants his team to make a statement. "They are the benchmark and got over us 27-26 in the first game of the season, but our Mermaids have come a long way since then and continue to learn," Ben told Fillets. "We are looking forward to the battle. We have improved - not only mentally but also physically - and this time it’s on our territory. "It will be tough as all their Wallaroos are back on board, but we'll be up for the challenge as we prove we're a force to be reckoned with." It will be worth getting to the Village Green early (9.20am) to watch it all unfold. |
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The anonymous American bidding on Adam Hill's fantastic High Above the Bower canvas painting will dial in from his mid-west base to keep an ear on the auction at Friday's annual lunch. Our US friend currently holds the top bid at $ 4,000, but word is, there will be plenty of interest on the day, with a few art-loving eastern hill-heavy hitters ready to loosen the purse strings. "Someone at the lunch is going to be lucky enough to secure Hilly's magnificent piece of art and it is great to see it has attracted a lot of interest, both from here and overseas - Hilly could be the next Monet," President Matt Curll (pictured) said. "We are truly grateful for his donation and all others who have contributed to the auction and raffle items. I love the sense of community and generosity of our supporters and volunteers. It makes it all worthwhile. "We hope to see some spirited bidding on the day." Emma Brown-Garrett from Menck White Auctioneers will wield the hammer on the painting and our other superb auction items. They include a seven-day Hunter Valley retreat valued at $8000 (ideal for four couples or a family reunion) a seven-night stay at a luxury Yamba beach house worth $5000 (ideal for a family), another four-bedroom weekend escape to rural Pitalpa Views (located in Branxton – 10 mins from the Hunter and valued at $4500) and a pizza party for 20 at the newly renovated Manly Wharf Hotel (worth $2500). There's also a free 'financial health check' from our great sponsors at Navigate Financial Group (worth $3300) and a weekend's use of a white 1970 MGB MKII convertible (valued at $500). In addition, there will be 17 wonderful raffle prizes on offer for those who purchase tickets in our super raffle (available on each table). Please get together with your friends, dig deep and help us raise as much money as possible to keep our eight teams firing in 2025 and beyond. Also, an important reminder for lunch-goers who like their bubbles. A champagne bar will be operating, selling quality French drop Lombard for $100 a bottle. Proceeds from each sale will go towards supporting the Northern Beaches Women's Shelter. |
The anonymous American bidding on Adam Hill's fantastic High Above the Bower canvas painting will dial in from his mid-west base to keep an ear on the auction at Friday's annual lunch. Our US friend currently holds the top bid at $ 4,000, but word is, there will be plenty of interest on the day, with a few art-loving eastern hill-heavy hitters ready to loosen the purse strings. "Someone at the lunch is going to be lucky enough to secure Hilly's magnificent piece of art and it is great to see it has attracted a lot of interest, both from here and overseas - Hilly could be the next Monet," President Matt Curll (pictured) said. "We are truly grateful for his donation and all others who have contributed to the auction and raffle items. I love the sense of community and generosity of our supporters and volunteers. It makes it all worthwhile. "We hope to see some spirited bidding on the day." Emma Brown-Garrett from Menck White Auctioneers will wield the hammer on the painting and our other superb auction items. They include a seven-day Hunter Valley retreat valued at $8000 (ideal for four couples or a family reunion) a seven-night stay at a luxury Yamba beach house worth $5000 (ideal for a family), another four-bedroom weekend escape to rural Pitalpa Views (located in Branxton – 10 mins from the Hunter and valued at $4500) and a pizza party for 20 at the newly renovated Manly Wharf Hotel (worth $2500). There's also a free 'financial health check' from our great sponsors at Navigate Financial Group (worth $3300) and a weekend's use of a white 1970 MGB MKII convertible (valued at $500). In addition, there will be 17 wonderful raffle prizes on offer for those who purchase tickets in our super raffle (available on each table). Please get together with your friends, dig deep and help us raise as much money as possible to keep our eight teams firing in 2025 and beyond. Also, an important reminder for lunch-goers who like their bubbles. A champagne bar will be operating, selling quality French drop Lombard for $100 a bottle. Proceeds from each sale will go towards supporting the Northern Beaches Women's Shelter. |
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We predicted last week that all hell was about to break loose in the Shute Shield over an alleged breach by table leaders Eastern Suburbs. And it has. The Beasties were in the dock and threatened with the loss of competition points after being accused of under-valuing one of their rep players under the convoluted player points system. It would take us until November to fully explain how it all works, but each Shute Shield side is allowed 100 player points per game, with the value of each player based on a number of factors including their rep CV. Easts were alleged to have underplayed one of their forward's Test careers, having him down for four internationals instead of the five he's actually played. Players with five caps or more for a tier two nation accrue more points. It put Easts over 100 points for the game in question. But following a two-week investigation by the Sydney Rugby Union, Easts were cleared of any wrongdoing after successfully arguing their information was sourced from a reputable rugby site and they were acting on that information. The process has now tightened up so all clubs must now source their rep information from one official supplier. It's fair to say the SRU's decision to let Easts off the hook has not gone down well with many in the Shute Shield community. One thing is for sure: It'll add plenty of spice to next month's finals series. |
We predicted last week that all hell was about to break loose in the Shute Shield over an alleged breach by table leaders Eastern Suburbs. And it has. The Beasties were in the dock and threatened with the loss of competition points after being accused of under-valuing one of their rep players under the convoluted player points system. It would take us until November to fully explain how it all works, but each Shute Shield side is allowed 100 player points per game, with the value of each player based on a number of factors including their rep CV. Easts were alleged to have underplayed one of their forward's Test careers, having him down for four internationals instead of the five he's actually played. Players with five caps or more for a tier two nation accrue more points. It put Easts over 100 points for the game in question. But following a two-week investigation by the Sydney Rugby Union, Easts were cleared of any wrongdoing after successfully arguing their information was sourced from a reputable rugby site and they were acting on that information. The process has now tightened up so all clubs must now source their rep information from one official supplier. It's fair to say the SRU's decision to let Easts off the hook has not gone down well with many in the Shute Shield community. One thing is for sure: It'll add plenty of spice to next month's finals series. |
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Lasso A Ladies Day Ticket |
Lasso A Ladies Day Ticket |
Not long to go before Manly Oval turns into a mini rodeo as part of our annual Ladies Day. The action gets underway from 1pm on August 10 in a marquee on the eastern side of the ground, with this year's theme 'country and western'. An $85 ticket gets you eight drinks vouchers, endless pizza, music and entertainment and fun. There will be prizes for best dressed and a super raffle with a minimum of 20 great prizes. All proceeds from the raffle go to an excellent cause – the Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter. Tickets on sale here https://manlyrugby.iwannaticket.com.au/event/manly-rugby-ladies-day-2024-MzE2ODg |
Not long to go before Manly Oval turns into a mini rodeo as part of our annual Ladies Day. The action gets underway from 1pm on August 10 in a marquee on the eastern side of the ground, with this year's theme 'country and western'. An $85 ticket gets you eight drinks vouchers, endless pizza, music and entertainment and fun. There will be prizes for best dressed and a super raffle with a minimum of 20 great prizes. All proceeds from the raffle go to an excellent cause – the Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter. Tickets on sale here https://manlyrugby.iwannaticket.com.au/event/manly-rugby-ladies-day-2024-MzE2ODg |
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Let there be light. It's a commandment local business Solatube has been delivering on for more than 20 years on the northern beaches. A proud Marlins sponsor for the past six years, Solatube brightened up the 1883 Club atop the Manly Oval dressing rooms by installing skylights in the kitchen/bathroom areas. Where there was darkness there is now natural light. Ex-Manly players James and Paul Cummins are on Solatube's books while managing director Brett Dickson and marketing manager Ruth Buckley are rusted-on Marlins fans for more than a decade. "Being involved with and supporting Manly while assisting with community involvement and engagement has been the highlight of our association," Ruth said. "It has also helped raise the profile of Solatube Australia in the Marlins community." The Solatube Australia mantra is to "challenge themselves to bring natural daylight into dark spaces". "One thing is clear. Our products are the highest-performing daylighting systems that use advanced optics to significantly improve the way daylight is harnessed. "We work better, we feel better and think better utilising natural daylighting solutions." You can learn more about this wonderful company here: https://solatube.com.au/ |
Let there be light. It's a commandment local business Solatube has been delivering on for more than 20 years on the northern beaches. A proud Marlins sponsor for the past six years, Solatube brightened up the 1883 Club atop the Manly Oval dressing rooms by installing skylights in the kitchen/bathroom areas. Where there was darkness there is now natural light. Ex-Manly players James and Paul Cummins are on Solatube's books while managing director Brett Dickson and marketing manager Ruth Buckley are rusted-on Marlins fans for more than a decade. "Being involved with and supporting Manly while assisting with community involvement and engagement has been the highlight of our association," Ruth said. "It has also helped raise the profile of Solatube Australia in the Marlins community." The Solatube Australia mantra is to "challenge themselves to bring natural daylight into dark spaces". "One thing is clear. Our products are the highest-performing daylighting systems that use advanced optics to significantly improve the way daylight is harnessed. "We work better, we feel better and think better utilising natural daylighting solutions." You can learn more about this wonderful company here: https://solatube.com.au/ |
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