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St. George Illawarra Dragons
20
Match Complete
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
6
| Z. Lomax |  | 80 | ||
| M. Feagai |  | 79 | ||
| 44 | | R. Garrick | ||
| 43 | | J. Aloiai | ||
| Z. Lomax |  | 39 | ||
| Z. Lomax | | 18 | ||
| B. Hunt | | 17 | ||
| Z. Lomax | | 12 | ||
| B. Hunt | | 11 |
| 3 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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11th placed St George Illawarra host eighth-placed Manly Sea Eagles as the chase for a place in the top eight continues in round 19 of the NRL. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6pm AEST.
While there’s little between the teams on the ladder, this is a crunch game for the Dragons. After back-to-back defeats, including a disastrous 26-54 thrashing against the Sydney Roosters on Saturday, their finals hopes are on life support.
All the other contenders have superior points differentials, and they’re all in better form. The Dragons simply cannot afford to drop points against a near rival, or anybody else for that matter. Lose tonight and their finals hopes are surely dashed.
While Manly’s need is not as acute, it is pressing. A resurgent Roosters team is breathing down their necks and they play those Roosters at Brookvale next weekend. Manly needs to maintain a buffer tonight as well as eliminating a rival.
The Sea Eagles have been prolific point-scorers in recent weeks, racking up 178 points in their last five games at an average of just over 35 per game. Over the same period, the Dragons have conceded just under 28 points per game. They’re the fifth-worst team overall in terms of points conceded and by far the worst regarding missed tackles and conceding line breaks.
The Dragons victories in 2022 have mostly been tight, low-scoring affairs, but it’s hard to imagine that being the case tonight.
In Dragons news, head coach Anthony Griffin remains in situ and, with Moses Suli injured, he’s selected Moses Mbye to start in the centres and added Jayden Sullivan to the bench. Tariq Sims returns from suspension to replace Aaron Woods.
Manly are without Jake Trbojevic who’s isolating due to COVID-19. Toafofoa Sipley comes into the starting team at lock with Taniela Paseka added to the bench.
Prediction
With a wet weekend forecast in Sydney, a tight low-scoring affair is not out of the question. If the Dragons can drag Manly down to their level and keep them down, they’re a chance.
But it’s hard to imagine Manly not scoring at least three or four tries and it’s equally hard to imagine the Dragons scoring more, especially without Moses Suli.
Manly by 12.
Kick-off: 6:15pm AEST
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
TV/Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Dragons $2.35, Sea Eagles $1.61 – odds via PlayUp
St George Illawarra
1. Cody Ramsey 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Mbye 4. Zac Lomax 5. Tautau Moga 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Jack de Belin 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack Bird 14. Jayden Sullivan 15. Tariq Sims 16. Francis Molo 17. Josh Mcguire 18. Aaron Woods 19. Michael Molo 20. Tyrell Sloan 21. Jaiyden Hunt 22. Max Feagai
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. Josh Aloiai 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Andrew Davey 13. Toafofoa Sipley 14. Dylan Walker 15. Josh Schuster 16. Martin Taupau 17. Taniela Paseka 18. Ben Trbojevic 19. Kurt De Luis 20. Ethan Bullemor 21. Kaeo Weekes 22. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega
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