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Manly Sea Eagles vs Brisbane Broncos highlights: NRL live scores, blog

13th May, 2017
Kick-off: 7:50pm AEST
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
TV: live on Fox League
Betting: Sea Eagles $2.35, Broncos $1.63
Last meeting: Round 10, 2016 – Sea Eagles 6 def by Broncos 30, Suncorp Stadium
Last five: Broncos 3, Sea Eagles 2
Record at venue: played 21, Broncos 12, Sea Eagles 9
Head-to-head: played 42, Sea Eagles 21, Broncos 20, 1 draw
Referees: Ashley Klein, Jon Stone

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Dylan Walker 4. Brian Kelly 5. Akuila Uate 6. Blake Green 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Brenton Lawrence 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Martin Taupau 11. Frank Winterstein 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Jake Trbojevic
Interchange: 14. Lewis Brown 15. Nate Myles 16. Jackson Hastings 17. Addin Fonua-Blake 18. Jarrad Kennedy 19. Matthew Wright

Brisbane Broncos
1. Darius Boyd 2. Corey Oates 3. Jordan Kahu 4. Tautau Moga 5. David Mead 6. Anthony Milford 7. Kodi Nikorima 8. Korbin Sims 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Adam Blair 11. Sam Thaiday 12. Matt Gillett 13. Josh McGuire
Interchange: 14. Alex Glenn 15. Joe Ofahengaue 16. Herman Ese’ese 17. George Fai 19. Jaydn Su’A 20. Jonus Pearson
Rugby league has had some success in Perth. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright)
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Match result:

A barrage of second-half tries has elevated the Brisbane Broncos to a 24-14 win over the Manly Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.

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Final score
Manly Sea Eagles 14
Brisbane Broncos 24

Match preview:

The Manly Sea Eagles are set to take a home game to the furnace of Suncorp Stadium with an eye on overcoming the Brisbane Broncos. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 7:50pm (AEST).

The Sydneysiders will ‘play host’ north of the Tweed for the second year running due to the hike in gate sales found in Brisbane and the fact they want to touch base with their strong Brisbane following.

Manly will be eyeing off their third-straight win tonight off the back of a tenacious two-point win over the Raiders in Canberra and a 46-8 massacre of a hapless Bunnies outfit in the final round before representative round.

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Outstanding metres up the middle lit the flame for Manly’s steamrolling of Souths, winger Akuila Uate making the most of his side’s optimal field territory in bagging a quadruplet of tries.

Perched in seventh on the ladder, two crucial competition points will be on offer for Trent Barrett’s men as they look to consolidate their position in the top eight.

Butting heads with the Sea Eagles will be a building Broncos battalion occupying fourth place on the ladder.

After an indifferent start to their 2017 campaign, in which they won two out of their first five games, Wayne Bennett’s men have banked four imperative wins before State of Origin tests their depth once again.

The winning streak started at Suncorp Stadium with a comprehensive 32-8 disposal of the Roosters, and Brisbane have since only recorded a completion set percentage of less than 80 on one occasion.

In line-ups news, Manly have named an unchanged side from their thrashing of the Rabbits, while the Broncos’ James Roberts has been named on an extended bench after sustaining an ankle injury in his side’s match with the Panthers two weeks ago.

David Mead will start on the wing if the former Gold Coast Titan speedster sits out, and forward George Fai will make his NRL debut off the bench.

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Prediction
Brisbane have again proved a force to be reckoned with this season at the fortress Suncorp Stadium is, having only fallen in one of their five visits to their home ground this season when a Jonathan Thurston field goal in golden point broke the hearts of the Broncos’ faithful in Round 2.

Expect Brisbane’s meticulous attention to completion of sets and electric attack to thrive off the back of a Broncos-heavy crowd.

Broncos by 12.

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