Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Match Complete
South Sydney Rabbitohs
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| 78 |  | R. Kennar | ||
| R. Garrick |  | 77 | ||
| L. Brooks | | 76 | ||
| R. Garrick | | 62 | ||
| R. Garrick | | 60 | ||
| R. Garrick | | 54 | ||
| B. Trbojevic | | 53 | ||
| R. Garrick | | 50 | ||
| L. Croker | | 49 | ||
| 48 | | L. Mitchell | ||
| 46 | | A. Johnston | ||
| 43 | | L. Mitchell | ||
| R. Garrick | | 38 | ||
| J. Saab | | 37 | ||
| 30 | | J. Gagai | ||
| R. Garrick | | 24 | ||
| H. Olakau'atu | | 22 | ||
| 7 | | L. Mitchell | ||
| 6 | | R. Kennar |
| 6 | Tries | 5 | ||
| 6 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
The NRL season starts today in the best possible way, with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles taking on the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allegiant Stadium in the bright lights of Las Vegas. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 1:30pm (AEDT).
The season-opening double-header at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) loom as the most-hyped regular season games in years, with players comparing the build up to grand final week.
More than 40,000 tickets have been sold for the event, with the NRL hopeful up to 50,000 could attend if locals pile in late.
The Sea Eagles have taken the most direct route to the match.
They flew straight into Las Vegas on Wednesday last week and have trained solely in the city, making use of a secondary field and using the UFC headquarters for gym work.
Game information
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
Kick-off: 1:30pm (AEDT)
TV: Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Sea Eagles $2 Rabbitohs $1.80 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Sea Eagles: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Josh Aloiai 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Karl Lawton 15. Corey Waddell 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Nathan Brown 18. Jakob Arthur 19. Raymond Tuiamalo Vaega 20. Aaron Woods 21. Tommy Talau 22. Brad Parker
Rabbitohs: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Richard Kennar 5. Jacob Gagai 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Sean Keppie 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jai Arrow 13. Cameron Murray 14. Siliva Havili 15. Jacob Host 16. Davvy Moale 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Tallis Duncan 19. Michael Chee Kam 20. Shaquai Mitchell 21. Peter Mamouzelos 24. Dean Hawkins
steveng
Roar Rookie
:laughing: :thumbup: good one
Bill
Roar Rookie
He's an integral part of this team and will be missed. His speed and positional play is something both Turbo and DCE regularly rely on.
Short Memory
Roar Rookie
they wouldn’t beat the Tigers, How very dare you, sir! My Tigers are undefeated at losing! We could too be beaten by the Rabbitohs! (As much as I occasionally dare to dream otherwise after a few too many Kahlua and milks…)
Tony
Roar Guru
Not so much rocks and diamonds, just doesn't play the 80 minutes
steveng
Roar Rookie
Yes, very true and don't mention Adam Reynolds as its just an absolute SHOCKER even talking about him especially seeing Ilias playing today and what Reyolds will bring in the next game for the Bronx. If the Bunnies don't wake up and have a real go in 2024 all year, it will be the last year that they will be a real contender in the NRL for a long time!
Tom G
Roar Rookie
Just get rid of the welter of mistakes and they’ll go far
Tom G
Roar Rookie
It’s a shame for sure but I’m confident that we can cover his wing spot for a few weeks. Beats losing Tom that’s for sure. :stoked:
steveng
Roar Rookie
Oh well them the breaks, the Bunnies always lose R1 every season :laughing: thats my excuse and I'll stick yo it. The first three rounds look pretty grim the way they played today, especially with the center pairing and defense out wide. They need to put Milne in there instead of Kennar until Jack is back. Very disappointing effort but the Bunnies will get better as the season goes on! Go Bunnies :thumbup:
steveng
Roar Rookie
Yes fully agree, he is very average, but for the life of me I don't know why they didn't put Milne there?
Tom G
Roar Rookie
Your blokes just look a couple of quality players short at the moment and yes Wighton and Graham would add heaps to their strike and may be the answer. I will never understand them letting Adam Reynolds go when they did… they’ve missed him immeasurably over the last couple of years
Hard Yards
Roar Rookie
Sometimes prayers are answered. I’ve been really crook the last couple of months and so switched to the Marlborough lights to conserve my strength. This miracle has rejuvenated me. Back into the full strength reds from right now. Don’t feel so bad about killing that bottle of JW Black since this morning now . I knew there was going to be something to celebrate ! Great start for the Boys. Bad luck to the Souths men here. Just slipped away.
Phil
Roar Rookie
I only got to see the 2nd half and was most impressed with Manly. Their commitment was too much for Souths. Latrell is a rocks and diamonds player who needs more diamonds and more effort. As good as he is he does make mistakes too often. The last try to Kennar was a sympathy try by the bunker.
Panthers
Roar Rookie
Saab gone for some weeks.
Joel Erickson
Roar Guru
The last 30 minutes was really good. Clean with the ball, and looked dangerous in attack. Hopefully Saab's injury isn't too bad, because taking his speed and leap off that wing takes a big part of our attack away.
Panthers
Roar Rookie
Kennar is a real weakness for the bunnies. They need someone else out wide.
Bloke7
Roar Rookie
Sheesh that's a short turnaround. Barely time to go make a coffee
Nat
Roar Guru
Well done Manly. Great comeback effort. Whatever will Mike do with his PR now? Love the Eagles but admires the Bunnies. I guess they will be 2/3 - in no particular order.
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David Holden
Roar Guru
Thanks for following the blog. I will be back in a minute with the Roosters and Broncos!
Tom G
Roar Rookie
Definitely encouraged by Manly’s performance but gee the mistakes were awful and need to be addressed. Souths were not great and yet remained competitive for most of the game. They need Wighton back asap and a new half back. If not for Latrell and Cook it may have been a bloodbath. That last try decision to Kennar was extremely ropey :laughing: it had consolation prize written all over it