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Storm ad offends womanly Eagles By Dean Ritchie | April 10, 2008 12:00am
MELBOURNE have infuriated Manly with an advertisement promoting tomorrow night's grand final replay, which claims the Sea Eagles are women. The online advert - sent to sponsors, media and club contacts - shows Melbourne's mascot Storm Man writing 'WO' in front of MANLY to suggest the Sea Eagles are WOMANLY.
Manly chief executive Grant Mayer saw the advertisement on You Tube and took a pot-shot at the Storm.
"It's just embarrassing for the game," Mayer said."They have obviously spent their marketing budget on the legal defences of their tackling techniques."
"I'm not sure whether it is supposed to be amusing or inflammatory."
But Melbourne chief executive Brian Waldron said Mayer was just being a "sook".
"Sooky, sooky, la la," Waldron said.
"Do we care what Grant Mayer says?"
Mayer said: "Obviously Brian's vocabulary is just as clever as his marketing skills."
Manly's millionaire owner Max Delmege, meanwhile, predicted Melbourne would be beaten by eight points - and they won't win this season's premiership.
Melbourne will start the game as $1.36 favourites (Manly $3) but Delmege outlined why the Storm's dominance had diminished.
"I think they have relaxed a little too much," Delmege said.
"I also think they have become a little complacent and they have also lost a few players.
"Melbourne is vulnerable. I also think there was such a big build-up for them when they reached the grand final (in 2006) and lost and then reached the grand final last year and won.
"It is a very even competition."
Waldron fired back: "Jealousy is a curse."
Delmege, who co-owns Manly with businessman Scott Penn, predicted the Sea Eagles would triumph at Olympic Park.
"No doubt about it," Delmege said. "Look at our first four games. We won two and should have won a third (a golden point loss to Newcastle).
"We should be on top of the competition. We've got a great side that is very united and very happy.
"There are no dramas in our camp. We do what we have to do.
"I think we will definitely win. The scoreline will be tight, Manly 14 Melbourne 6."
Delmege also backed the NRL's crackdown on the grapple and "chicken wing" tackles.
"It's all well and good to win but you don't want to see any player injured," he said.
"We don't need that."
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The ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbCyftE0MbI