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St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles: NRL live scores, blog, highlights

Roar Guru
16th June, 2018
Time: 5.30pm AEST
Venue: WIN Stadium
TV: Live FoxSports
Betting: Dragons $1.32, Manly $3.40
Daly Cherry-Evans. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Roar Guru
16th June, 2018
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Match result:

The St George Illawarra Dragons solidified their place inside the top four with another commanding victory over the Manly Sea Eagles at WIN Stadium.

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Final score
St George Illawarra Dragons 32
Manly Sea Eagles 8

Match preview:

Amid off-field turmoil, the Manly Sea Eagles need to cause an upset tonight against the St George Illawarra Dragons if they hope to keep their faint finals hopes alive. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 5:30pm AEST.

The Sea Eagles, along with the Cowboys and Eels, have been the biggest disappointments so far this NRL season.

All three sides made the finals last year yet all three now find themselves at the bottom of the ladder.

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After a somewhat promising start to the season, the defeats have since piled up for a Manly team that continues to be plagued by off field distractions.

Just this week, former Sea Eagles player Anthony Watmough heavily criticised Daly Cherry-Evans and it will be interesting to see how the half responds on the field in a game that Manly needs to desperately win.

In order to just scrap into the finals, Manly can only afford perhaps one more defeat. They need to go on a winning run starting tonight against a Dragons side that sits firmly inside the top four.

The Dragons were not that convincing themselves last week against the Bulldogs, scrapping to a two point victory at ANZ Stadium, but the Red V continue to find ways to win matches, and at the end of the day, that’s what matters.

Prediction
The Dragons will keep it simple as always, relying on their strong pack to punch holes up Manly’s middle tier.

The Sea Eagles have been outmuscled far too often this season and the Dragons are just the type of team that loves engaging in an arm wrestle.

If the Dragons win the battle upfront, halves Gareth Widdop and Ben Hunt should once again steer the home side to victory.

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