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[VIDEO] Manly Sea Eagles vs Brisbane Broncos: NRL highlights, scores, blog

1st August, 2014
Teams

Sea Eagles
1. Brett Stewart
2. Jorge Taufua
3. Jamie Lyon ©
4. Steve Matai
5. Peta Hiku
6. Kieran Foran
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Josh Starling
9. Matt Ballin
10. Brenton Lawrence
11. Anthony Watmough
12. Tom Symonds
13. Jamie Buhrer
Interchange
14. Jesse Sene-Lefao1
15. Tyson Andrews
16. James Hasson
17. Jason King

Coach: Geoff Toovey

Broncos
1. Josh Hoffman
2. Daniel Vidot
3. Dale Copley
4. Justin Hodges
5. Jack Reed
6. Ben Barba
7. Ben Hunt
8. Josh McGuire
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Corey Parker (capt)
11. Alex Glenn
12. Matt Gillett
13. Sam Thaiday
Interchange
14. Jake Granville
15. Todd Lowrie
16. Ben Hannant
17. Corey Oates
18. Martin Kennedy
(one to be omitted)

Coach: Anthony Griffin

Time: 7.45pm (AEST)
Venue: Brookvale Oval
Head-to-Head: Sea Eagles 19, Broncos 18, drawn 1
Last Meeting: Round 12, 2014, Broncos 36 Sea Eagles 10
TV: Channel Nine
Betting: Sea Eagles $1.40, Broncos $3.40
Manly will need to get around each other to avoid their worst losing streak in a decade. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts).
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MATCH RESULT:

At halftime it was 4-4 but Manly scored two tries in the second half to seal a comfortable win against the Broncos.

Not an outstanding game by any means, but Manly did enough to get the victory and probably claim their first minor premiership in 17 years.

On this form the Broncos will miss the semis this season.

FINAL SCORE:
Sea Eagles 16
Broncos 4

MATCH PREVIEW:

The Brisbane Broncos travel to Brookvale Oval keen to cement their position in the top eight while a win for the Manly Sea Eagles could confirm their grasp of the minor premiership. Join The Roar for all the action from 7:40pm (AEST).

All the talk at the Sea Eagles might be about players asking for releases and off-field dramas, but the Brookie boys just keep getting the job done.

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Last weekend they travelled to Auckland and dispatched the Warriors and the week before that they put away the Dragons. Manly sits on top of the table, four points ahead of the Rabbitohs, Panthers and Bulldogs, and victory here will probably confirm their first minor premiership since 1997.

The Sea Eagles are a club that feeds off adversity, that love to have their backs against the wall, and the Broncos are in for a fiery reception.

The comments about Brookvale Oval being a “s**thole” by Brisbane forward Todd Lowrie will only add a little more spice to the occasion.

The Broncos have had their own off-field issues to deal with – the end-of-season axing of coach Anthony Griffin for former boss Wayne Bennett, salary cap problems, a disciplinary breach – and it has been an inconsistent season for them.

The Queensland outfit come into this game on the back of just one win in their past five games. It’s a terrible record and they will be big longshots in this one. Jorge Taufau returns on the wing, Brett Stewart is in great form, with 19 try assists this season, and the Sea Eagles just love playing at home.

Ben Barba has had an ordinary 2014 season and the Broncos will need a big game from the in-form Ben Hunt, against fellow Maroon halfback Daly Cherry-Evans, to have a chance in this one.

Brisbane got the better of Manly the last time the two sides met, though the northern beaches side was missing a few players. This is a match the Broncos really need to win to stay in semi-final contention.

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The Broncos are in eighth spot, with 22 points, the same number of points as the Dragons, Warriors, West Tigers and Eels. The Titans are only two below, on 20, while seventh-placed Cowboys are all on 22 points. A loss at Brookvale would see Brisbane slide out of the eight at a crucial time in the season.

The Broncos really need to stand up tonight and give one of their best performances of the season to knock off the competition’s best team. This should be a cracker.

Join The Roar from 7:45pm (AEST) for all the action.

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