#but imagine being a white supremacist resident evil fan

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do we think that this person realizes how analogous to nazism wesker is, and if they do, do they support it beyond a “I like villains” way

look at this car I parked by at work. I had heard of this car as the infamous “racist resident evil car” but didn’t actually see it up close until the other day

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Round 3

THE SEA EAGLE

MAKING RUGBY LEAGUE GREAT AGAIN!!!

Manly Sea Eagles                  46       

  Defeated

  New Zealand Warriors        12

It’s amazing what a difference one player can make to a team, but when that player is Tommy Turbo it’s hardly surprising. Manly were rudderless in the opening 2 rounds but with Tommy back in the role as custodian they have instantly been transformed from mediocre, to something, well a bit better than mediocre.

  Played in the traditional Manly heartland that is Christchurch, management’s decision to take a home game to NZ was looking shaky when the Warriors opened the scoring after only 3 minutes. Having said that the decision to take this game away from Brookvale was to prove a masterstroke. Brookie is no longer a fortress (and some have said during the week plainly dangerous to player’s health particularly the knees). Nevertheless subsequent research undertaken by the Sea Eagle reveals that Manly are 13-3 winners in games played against the Warriors in NZ so if relocation becomes a possibility for Manly, the Christchurch Sea Eagles surely must come under consideration.   Again, and as was the case last week Manly flankers showed their fragility under the high ball, committing the cardinal sin of letting it bounce allowing the Warriors to pounce. This time it was Messrs Suli and Garrick who were the culprits and for them to continue in the top grade they will need to address this deficiency. Manly eagerly await the return of Dylan Walker when/if that ever eventuates.

  From then, the first half became the Tommy T show, setting up 2 tries and scoring one himself. Manly held a well-deserved 24-12 lead at the break.   The first 10 minutes of the second half was defining for Manly with stoic goal-line defence able to repel the Warriors. Thankfully Manly held firm and when the flow of possession turned, they were able to capitalize, running in four tries in a brutal onslaught of the hapless Warriors.   Apart from the obvious return of Turbo Tom, there were other encouraging signs for Manly. Cherry Baby (aided by new recruit Kane Elgey) returned to form and the performance of Curtis Sironen did not go un-noticed. Sironen is injury prone, but if he can stay fit and play most games this year Manly will be some chance of being competitive.

  From the Sea Eagle’s viewpoint, Manly’s sudden change in form can be put down to Coach Hasler having to spend an entire off season, and the first two rounds, convincing the players that anything previous Coach Trent Barret had told them, was bullshit, and needed to be erased form the memory banks. As we know, it is hard enough to get an NRL payer to retain critical information, so imagine how hard it must be to tell them it was all wrong and to ignore it and start again. Well done to Coach Hasler for getting the message through, albeit slowly but surely.

As good as Manly were, it takes two to tango and the Warriors were equally as poor. They are a rudderless ship and their defence is turnstile. Thus, the jury is still out on Manly in terms of how competitive they will be in season 2019. Next week, back at Brookie against the high rolling, Wayne Bennett coached Bunnies will provide a far more conclusive guide.

  PLAYERS PATTING EACH OTHER ON BACKS AFTER STUPID ERRORS

 We see this time and time again. A player, usually a bench player or a reserve grader, comes on in a critical moment or just running through the sets of six and makes a howler. Say a dropped pass, a strip and loss of possession , a kick out on the full, or the greatest sin of all, failing to correctly play the ball.

Then, as the player swears, and walks back with his head down like a beaten favourite, we see half the team come over and pat said player on the back. Apparently this is said to be a form of positive reinforcement. We all know its bullshit of course. Deep down the team is fuming at being forced to defend either their own line again, or having missed a classic chance to score.   Certainly many fans at the ground are usually cursing said player for such a mistake (or worse opposition fans are cheering it).   What the Sea Eagle would like to see is some genuine effort by teammates, to really give it to the error maker. A verbal spray, a kick up the arse, or in an extreme case, Steve Mavin style, the proverbial hook off the field by an equally frustrated coach.

  The only persons with the right to pat the error maker on the back, is the opposition players, who should do so en-masse and also sledge said error maker for their stupidity.   Only by these measures will the dumb errors be eliminated, when players know what the consequences of their actions will and should be.   Is that too much to ask in the interest of making the game a fair dinkum do or die spectacle?

The Sea Eagle also could not let the week pass without this classic from the Betoota Advocate

 “One Nation Consults NRL For Tips On How Deal With Leaked Videos You’d Prefer People Don’t See”- Betoota Advocate- date unclear

Pauline Hanson apparently (according to Betoota) has paid an unexpected visit to the NRL Central to seek advice from the rugby league executives on how to best deal with damaging video footage that has the potential to “f☹u(*ck an entire organisation.

This followed the release of a damning two-part investigation into One Nation’s attempts to undermine Australian democracy by meeting with American gun lobbyists and asking for $20 million dollars in exchange weakening Australian firearm laws.

After a trying to defuse the humiliating Al Jazeera documentary it is alleged by Betoota that Hanson briefly spoke to CEO Todd Greenberg before discovering his religion (according to Betoota), and therefore arguably an enemy of her political party One Nation (aka Ein Volk Uber Alles).

It is then alleged by Betoota that she then opted to swallow her pride and meet with former Queensland Labor Premier and current NRL Chairman Peter Beattie, who she considered the lesser of two evils.

Betoota has further suggested that Peter Beattie allegedly told Pauline Hanson her best bet was to introduce a no-fault ruling that would see the immediate dismissal of any employees who are facing up to 11 years in prison. Pauline Hanson is alleged by Betoota to have said this might be a bit difficult considering the gun-loving white supremacists she has been vetting for pre-selection the upcoming Federal Election.

According to Betoota, Beattie then told the One Nation leader that realistically she’s got no leg to stand on. “Really, though, Pauline” allegedly said Beattie. “This is a bit more than just a sex tape. You are all caught on camera admitting to collusion with some of the most dangerous movements in world politics”. “It’s a bit different when the footage shows you fu#$cki#ng a whole country without a kiss”

Ivan Cleary Alleged to have paid $250,000 to buy his freedom from Tigers

There has been so much written about Ivan Cleary’s move to Penrith – some fact, some fiction – but Cleary has certainly paid for his freedom.

The Tigers and Panthers meet on Friday night at Penrith Stadium and the build-up will be big, even if the clubs don’t want it to be.

There was a story doing the rounds in recent times that said the Panthers were paying $400,000 towards Michael Maguire’s deal at the Tigers by way of compensation because Cleary was still under contract at Leichhardt. It is alleged that’s not close to the mark.

In fact, it is alleged in the press that Cleary has paid for his own freedom and apparently coughed up $250,000 so he could coach the team he wanted to coach. And be in charge of the destiny of his superstar son Nathan.

Whether Ivan wrote a cheque to the Tigers as an escape fee or had the amount absorbed in his Penrith contract to compensate the Tigers for his early departure, it has seemingly cost him a lot to make the switch to chase his dream of coaching his son.

The move West has also apparently taken a considerable toll on Ivan and his family.

Sea Eagle Comment: Any move to Penrith and live there would be hard to take. So we can certainly believe that aspect of these allegations.

As we know Ivan Cleary was a fairly solid player for Manly, so the Sea Eagle has some time for him. Regrettably he has left Manly and is now proving the truism, they never go better when they leave the nest.

That said, unlike Manly, there is plenty of evidence to suggest they go better, in-fact much better when they leave the Tigers Den. Just ask James Tedescco who left the Tigers and is now a premiership winner at the Roosters. Perhaps Coach Cleary had similar thoughts when “buying his freedom” from the perennial strugglers the Tigers.

Having said that, Coach Cleary is hardly a coaching messiah, with a win ratio of only 47% and 1 GF for no premierships, from more than 10 years in the coach’s box. Add to this a playing stint at North Sydney and he well may be inflicted by the Stench of the Bear. Under his leadership, the Panthers are yet to set the world on fire in season 2019 and again this scenario only highlights yet another debacle that resides in the NRL coaching ranks.

 THE SEA EAGLE