Monday only NRL Round 10 match is between Manly Sea Eagles and Newcastle Knights with the opening kick to commence at 7pm local time. The game is to be played at Brookvale Stadium which see’s home team Manly Sea Eagles hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Manly Sea Eagles and Newcastle Knights.
Where and when: Brookvale Stadium, Monday May 19, 7pm
Odds Comparison:
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| Manly Sea Eagles | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.30 |
| Newcastle Knights | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.40 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.60 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
The Sea Eagles suffered another agonising defeat to arch-enemies the Strom last week 22 – 19.
The Sea Eagles travelled to Melbourne without centre Jamie Lyon, five-eight Keiran Foran and forward Glenn Stewart and started $2.70 outsiders despite coming off a three consecutive wins.
Played in trying conditions as always, there wasn’t much between these two sides but when the Sea Eagles scored two tries within five minutes in the second half and skipped to a 19 – 10 lead, it looked like they may exact revenge for their Golden Point loss back in round 1.
However, Melbourne are very rarely beaten and star halfback Cooper Cronk scored a try in the 71st minute before providing the cross-field kick with great accuracy that lead to the winning try 5 minutes later.
It was a match the Sea Eagles will look back on as one that got away and some poor execution late in the game at the end of their sets, kept inviting the Storm back in.
It was only their third defeat of the season and they’ll return home to Brookvale this weekend, where they’ve won three from four this year, to take on the struggling Knights.
The Knights suffered their seventh loss of the season last week when hosting the Panthers, 32 – 10.
The Knights, who started favourites after coming off a spirited 12 – 16 loss to competition front-runners Canterbury in round 8, crossed first and were well in the game at half-time despite being behind 10 – 16.
That’s were the scoring stopped for the home-side with the visitors going on to record three more tries and run out comfortable victors.
It was a disappointing effort from the Knights given their half-time position and sees them now languishing at the bottom of the table with Coach Wayne Bennett labelling his side ‘fragile’.
That’s not the state to be in when heading to Brookvale Oval for a game, particularly when you’ve lost four of the last five against the Sea Eagles by an average margin of 22.5 points.
Sea Eagles are still without the players named above but should still be too good for the struggling Knights.
Teams:
Manly Sea Eagles:
1. Brett Stewart 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Peta Hiku 4. Steve Matai 5. David Williams 6. Jack Littlejohn 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Josh Starling 9. Matt Ballin 10. Brenton Lawrence 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Justin Horo 13. Jamie Buhrer. Interchange: 14. James Hasson 15. Dunamis Lui 16. Jesse Sene-Lefao 17. Jason King 18. Tom Symonds
Newcastle Knights: 
1. Darius Boyd 2. James McManus 3. Dane Gagai 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Akuila Uate 6. Jarrod Mullen 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. David Fa’alogo 9. Kurt Gidley 10. Kade Snowden 11. Beau Scott 12. Robbie Rochow 13. Adam Cuthbertson. Interchange: 14. Adam Clydsdale 15. Chris Houston 17. Willie Mason 18. Korbin Sims 19. Joseph Tapine
News:
Cooper Cronk showed why he’s the best in the business as he orchestrated a stunning Melbourne Storm fight-back to topple Manly 22-19 at AAMI Park.
The Storm looked down and out with less than 10 minutes remaining but the Test halfback scored a brilliant try of his own and then delivered a pin-point kick across field for a flying Kurt Mann to touch down and regain the lead.
Centre Mann, making is NRL debut, was a late substitution for Mahe Fonua.
The victory meant that Melbourne snapped a two-game losing streak and stopped the Sea Eagles going clear on top of the NRL ladder in a match with similarities to their opening round clash in which the Storm scored a dramatic 23-22 win after trailing 20-0.
On the back of much improved defence, the Storm’s attack also looked far more dangerous on Saturday night.
Billy Slater scored a try in each half but his game lost some shine when he was put on report early in the second half for a swinging arm with Manly winger David Williams leaving the field with concussion.
Five-eighth Ben Hampton was also put on report for a lifting tackle on Tom Symonds.
The Storm were seething after video referees Ashley Klein and Ben Galea over-ruled referee Shayne Hayne to award a Manly try in the 26th minute.
Williams and Young Tonumaipea leapt high for a Daly Cherry-Evans kick with Williams appearing to knock the ball forward and Slater and Peta Hiku both scrambled to ground the ball.
Despite the footage being inconclusive that Hayne’s initial decision was wrong, the video refs gave the green light to Manly.
The Storm hit back soon after when from a set play Ryan Hoffman popped a trademark off-load to Slater to level at 4-4.
They trailed 5-4 at halftime after a last-minute field goal from five-eighth Jack Littlejohn.
But they were first on the scoreboard after Slater ran on to a Hampton pass and beat Brett Stewart to touch down for this second four-pointer.
Just when it appeared the home side was building some momentum Manly hit back with a freaky effort from Jorge Tafua.
The winger somehow managed to plant the ball as he somersaulted over the sideline in a tackle by Sisa Waqa.
Four minutes later the lead was out to 19-10 when Jamie Buhrer caught the Storm napping as he charged from the back of the scrum to touch down and it looked like it would be Manly’s game.
But Cronk somehow managed to kick a little grubber around Littlejohn, regathering to score before Mann’s effort sealed the win.