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The Manly Sea Eagles head north to try and resurrect their season against the high-flying Brisbane Broncos. Join The Roar from 7:35pm (AEDT) for all the action from Suncorp Stadium.
The Sea Eagles sit on the bottom of the NRL ladder after their heart-breaking defeat to the Cowboys last weekend.
Manly showed a lot of improvement, but it wasn’t enough to hold off North Queensland, who sealed their win in the final minutes.
Brisbane sits equal first on the ladder with the Dragons, who have played a game less, with eight wins and three losses.
In 2015 Wayne Bennett has turned the Broncos around and Anthony Milford is fitting in nicely. Manly, on the other hand, have injury problems and struggled to deal with the transfer sagas around Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran.
The Sea Eagles need to get back to worrying about on-field matters and not off-field concerns. They’ll be without DCE for this one, with Jamie Lyon to partner Foran in the halves, though there are some rumours Cherry-Evans might be a late inclusion.
Tom Trbojevic stays on the wing after an excellent performance against the Cowboys. His older brother Jake, who has been also impressive this season, is on the bench.
Feleti Mateo also comes back into the 17, with James Hasson moving to 18th man. Manly will need the likes of Mateo, as well as influential fullback Brett Stewart, to fire to have any chance against a confident Brisbane.
The Broncos will be without Corey Parker, who is being rested after Origin, but they do welcome back Justin Hodges, Darius Boyd, Josh McGuire and Sam Thaiday. Lachlan Maranta has been dropped to make way for Hodges, with Jordan Kahu taking Maranta’s spot on the wing.
Prediction
The Sea Eagles were a lot better against the Cowboys but they will need a stronger performance to unseat Brisbane at home.
I can’t go past tipping the Broncos getting another win at Suncorp.
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