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A rare Sunday afternoon match at Suncorp Stadium promises to be a cracker as the Brisbane Broncos host the Manly Sea Eagles. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 3:00pm AEST.
Back-to back-victories have the Broncos inside the top eight once again, but such is the closeness of the competition that a loss today could see them drop out.
Manly are riding high in second position on the NRL ladder and look well placed to challenge for the premiership.
Despite possessing a star roster, only Daly Cherry-Evans and Anthony Watmough were called up for Wednesday’s Origin opener, meaning that the rest of Manly’s squad are fit and ready to fire.
There have been some memorable contests played between these two sides up at Suncorp in recent seasons, and today’s match should be no different.
The battle between Ben Hunt and Cherry-Evans should be very interesting.
Hunt has been in good form for Brisbane this season and will be keen to test himself against one of the premier halfbacks in the NRL.
While the Broncos will certainly test the Sea Eagles today, Manly at their best remain a class above the Broncos given the great quality they possess in the key positions.
Ben Barba, Josh Hoffman, Ben Hunt and Andrew McCullough form a very promising spine for Brisbane, though they have rarely all clicked at once this season.
Regardless, they may struggle to match the proven quality of a Manly spine comprising Brett Stewart, Kieran Foran, Cherry-Evans and Matt Ballin.
Although Jamie Lyon and Glenn Stewart are still missing with injury, the Sea Eagles possess more than enough depth and class to secure another two competition points in a tight contest.
Sea Eagles by 8