GIO Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 23 NRL game between Canberra Raiders and Manly Sea Eagles. The game kicks off at 3:00 pm with Manly Sea Eagles heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Canberra Raiders vs. Manly Sea Eagles game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday August 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Where: GIO Stadium
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Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles Odds
Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview
Canberra is nearing must-win territory but playing good footy, while Manly come off the bye in a good position but a loss would put the acid on Anthony Seibolds side.
The Raiders are two points outside the Top 8 with a poor for-and-against.
After back-to-back wins over the Warriors and Souths at home, the Green Machine were gallant in the face of the electric Belmore atmosphere last Sunday, ultimately going down 22-18 to the Bulldogs.
It was the sort of gritty effort Ricky Stuart needs to unlock for the rest of the season rather than an intermittent basis.
Ethan Strange is back for the Raiders at five-eighth, with Adam Cook reverting to the bench and Danny Levi dropping out, Ata Mariota comes onto the bench for the injured Zac Hosking.
The seventh-placed Sea Eagles went into the bye on the back of three strong wins and a spirited 34-30 loss to the Roosters after trailing 22-0.
Brilliant rookie Lehi Hopoate returns on the wing for Manly, which sees Tommy Talau go to centre and Ben Trbojevic to the bench, while Lachlan Croker and Haumole Olakauatu also return.
The teams have split their last six games, last season the Sea Eagles powered to a 42-14 win at GIO Stadium, but in Round 9 this year the injury-hit Raiders staged an unbelievable comeback to win 26-24 at Brookvale.
A Sea Eagles side that has won just one of its last five away from 4 Pines Park needs to extract every ounce of leadership from dual trumps Daly Cherry-Evans and Tom Trbojevic if they are to cement their premiership dark horse status.
The Raiders home form has been a lottery in 2024 but they are trending in the right direction and provide decent underdog value in this dogfight.
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Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles Tip
We're tipping Manly Sea Eagles to win at $1.64 odds.
Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles Teams
Raiders team: 1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Jordan Rapana 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali’i 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Morgan Smithies 14. Adam Cook 15. Trey Mooney 16. Ata Mariota 17. Simi Sasagi 18. Albert Hopoate 19. Danny Levi 20. Corey Horsburgh 21. Zac Woolford 22. Emre Guler
Sea Eagles team: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Tommy Talau 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Lehi Hopoate 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Nathan Brown 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Karl Lawton 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 15. Ben Trbojevic 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. Corey Waddell 19. Clayton Faulalo 20. Jamie Humphreys 21. Jake Simpkin 22. Dean Matterson
