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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Match Complete
Newcastle Knights
12
| R. Garrick |  | 78 | ||
| L. Croker |  | 77 | ||
| D. Cherry-Evans | | 69 | ||
| C. Tuipulotu | | 67 | ||
| D. Cherry-Evans | | 65 | ||
| A. Davey | | 64 | ||
| H. Olakau'atu | | 58 | ||
| D. Cherry-Evans | | 50 | ||
| J. Saab | | 49 | ||
| 46 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 44 | | K. Ponga | ||
| D. Cherry-Evans |  | 40 | ||
| D. Cherry-Evans | | 35 | ||
| J. Saab | | 33 | ||
| 17 | | K. Ponga | ||
| 15 | | A. Clune | ||
| D. Cherry-Evans | | 12 | ||
| T. Koula | | 11 |
| 7 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 6 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Manly Sea Eagles cling to the top 8 with the finals fast approaching, can they stay there against an improved Newcastle Knights side? Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 5.30pm AEST.
The Sea Eagles are in 8th, only on differential as it stands. By the time this one kicks off the Roosters may very well have jumped them on the ladder, such is the congestion around that part of the table. They have somewhat reinvented themselves in the absence of Tom Trbojevic, unlucky to lose against the 2nd placed Cowboys before they toppled the Melbourne Storm a fortnight ago. Fresh off the bye, they will know full well that they need to keep the wins coming.
The Knights made the Rabbitohs work for their win last week in the Hunter. In the end though it was a case of same old story for the Knights, left to rue their lack of grit as the Rabbitohs came over the top of them. They sit in 12th and a few wins out of the eight, and while it may just be a mathematical possibility, they have nothing to lose.
The Sea Eagles are unchanged from the side that got the win against the Storm last start. They will be sweating on the fitness of leaders Daly Cherry-Evans and Jake Trbojevic after what is sure to be a gruelling State of Origin decider. The Knights have named their Origin trio of Kalyn Ponga, Dane Gagai and Jacob Saifiti to back up. Bradman Best in injured, his spot taken by Gagai. Hooker Jayden Brailey returns to the starting side with Chris Randall dropped to the reserves. Leo Thompson and Mat Croker drop off the bench, replaced by Simi Sasagi and Brodie Jones.
These two sides have already played once this year, Manly emphatic 30-6 winners in Newcastle. The Knights had won the previous three clashes before that including their last start at 4 Pines Park. It isn’t a happy hunting ground for the Knights overall, from 21 attempts they have come away with just 4 wins.
Prediction
If Manly are going to hang onto a spot in the top 8, they have to wins games like this one. Back at home for the third time in a row, these are the wins they need to bank on the way to the finals. In a competition that could very well come down to for and against, it wouldn’t hurt to give it a bit of a boost either.
The Knights just don’t have the ticker at the moment. They play well in patches, but in terms of actually managing a game to get the result, they just don’t have it in them. While Kalyn Ponga is a big inclusion, he isn’t a player renowned for controlling a game. The loss of Mitchell Pearce this year is really starting to show for the Knights.
Manly should win this one fairly comfortably, especially if their Origin stars run out.
Manly by 18
Kick-off: 5:30pm AEST
Venue: 4 Pines Park
TV/Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Sea Eagles $1.35, Knights $3.25 – odds via PlayUp
Manly
1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jason Saab 3. Morgan Harper 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Sean Keppie 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Toafofoa Sipley 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Andrew Davey 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Dylan Walker 15. Josh Schuster 16. Martin Taupau 17. Taniela Paseka 18. Josh Aloiai 19. Ben Trbojevic 20. Ethan Bullemor 21. Kurt De Luis 22. Kaeo Weekes
Newcastle
1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Edrick Lee 3. Dane Gagai 4. Enari Tuala 5. Dominic Young 6. Anthony Milford 7. Adam Clune 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Kurt Mann 14. Simi Sasagi 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Pasami Saulo 17. Brodie Jones 18. Leo Thompson 19. Chris Randall 20. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 21. Hymel Hunt 22. Jake Clifford
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