4 Pines Park will play host to Thursday's Round 24 NRL game between Manly Sea Eagles and Penrith Panthers. The game kicks off at 7:50 pm with Penrith Panthers heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Manly Sea Eagles vs. Penrith Panthers game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Thursday August 10, 2023 at 7:50 pm
Where: 4 Pines Park
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Manly Sea Eagles vs Penrith Panthers Odds
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Manly is veering towards must-win territory, which is bad news ahead of a home clash with ruthless Penrith on Thursday night.
The 11th-placed Sea Eagles revived their hopes with back-to-back wins over Cronulla and St George Illawarra, but they left in the starting blocks in a 26-16 loss to the similarly desperate Sydney Roosters last week.
Manly trailed 22-2 before the Roosters had a player sent off, running in three late tries against a depleted opponent.
The Panthers look near unbeatable, winning 11 of their last 12 games in increasingly impressive style.
After trouncing Cronulla 28-0 in Round 22, they thumped Melbourne 26-6 last Friday night with the two-time champs going up a gear since Nathan Cleary’s return three weeks ago.
The Sea Eagles slim chances have been hit by an ACL injury to Matt Lodge, who is replaced by Sean Keppie (back) in their only change.
The Panthers will roll with the same 17, with gun centre Izack Tago still out with a leg injury.
The last five encounters of Penrith’s current seven-match winning streak against Manly featured an average winning margin of 27.5 points.
Panthers fullback Dylan Edwards scored four tries in a 44-12 thrashing of the Sea Eagles at Penrith in Round 6.
Manly’s offence in 2023 ranks 13th in the competition, while Penrith is piecing together one of the great defensive seasons of the modern era, conceding just 12.1 points per game.
With the minor premiership race very much in the balance, don’t expect the Panthers to take the foot off the gas.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Penrith Panthers to win at $1.14 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Brian To'o at $6.00.
Manly Sea Eagles vs Penrith Panthers Teams
Sea Eagles team: 1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega 6. Josh Schuster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Toafofoa Sipley 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Sean Keppie 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Dean Matterson 15. Aaron Woods 16. Kelma Tuilagi 17. Ethan Bullemor 18. Jakob Arthur 19. Ben Condon 20. Kaeo Weekes 21. Morgan Harper 22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Panthers team: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Zac Hosking 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Soni Luke 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Matt Eisenhuth 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. Jack Cogger 19. Luke Garner 20. Jack Cole 21. Thomas Jenkins 22. Liam Henry
