Manly have promised to dish it out to Sydney Roosters agitator Jared Waerea-Hargreaves in Friday night’s grand final replay.

The New Zealand hard man was sent off in the corresponding NRL fixture at Brookvale Oval last year for a high shot on then Manly front rower George Rose, and the Sea Eagles are expecting Waerea-Hargreaves to once again walk a fine line.

Fired-up Sea Eagles prop Brenton Lawrence says the pain of losing to the Roosters in the grand final – and on four other occasions in 2013 – has instilled in him a desperation to bring down the premiers from the eastern suburbs.

Face-to-face with Waerea-Hargreaves in the engine room, Lawrence warned that, even without Anthony Watmough and Glenn Stewart, Manly’s forwards won’t be waiting for an invitation from their former teammate.

“We don’t intend on just going out there and meeting what they can put to us. We have every intention of taking it to them,” said Lawrence on Wednesday.

“I think you need to (go to another level against Waerea-Hargreaves).

“It’s an aggressive game. I’m all for it, I like it.

“Jared like any other player, if he’s coming up against his old club, you always want to get on top of them.”

Manly skipper Jamie Lyon hasn’t rewatched any of the losing grand finals he’s been a part of, 2001 with Parramatta, 2007 with Manly or last year’s loss to the Roosters.

Lawrence says he’s also avoided putting the dvd in the player, but made it clear he isn’t lacking motivation for a square-up.

“I don’t need to watch it. I was there,” he said.

“It motivates me enough knowing we played them four times as well as a trial and they beat us every time. Doesn’t matter if I’ve watched the replay or not, I’ll forever want to beat the Roosters.”

Manly co-captain Jason King has sat on the sidelines injured for the best part of two years, but the veteran front rower stepped up to the Burgess brothers earlier in the season against South Sydney in what was credited as a turning point in a big win for the Sea Eagles.

King is again being looked to by teammates to mix it with Waerea-Hargreaves.

“He’s similar to Jared in the way he plays,” said Lyon.

“They both play aggressive and that’s when they play their best footy … I’m looking forward to it.”