Sunday’s NRL 2018 Round 19 match is between Manly Sea Eagles and Sydney Roosters. The opening kick is set to commence at 16:10 local time with the game to be played at Lottoland, Sydney. The away team Sydney Roosters are the favourites for the match.
View our preview and teams for the game between Manly Sea Eagles and Sydney Roosters.
When: 16:10 | Sunday 22/07/2018
Where: Lottoland, Sydney
Preview:
DCE v Cooper Cronk has the rugby league world kicking their lips.
Plenty has been written about these two and now we get to see them head-to-head.
Both are so important to their sides.
In terms of the style of play, they are both very different.
Cherry-Evans is a ball runner that is at you while Cronk is an organizer that has runners at you.
This will be a hard one to pick but I’m leaning towards the Chooks who welcome back everyone.
They proved last week they have great depth as a club getting the points.
KEY BATTLE: Marty Taupau v Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
With some great contests across the park like James Tedesco v Tom Trobjevic and Cronk v DCE, the power of the two enforcers up front will be the battle.
Marty Tapuau last week was sensational along with Addin Fonua-Blake.
They were able to dominate the Storm in that area and were the reason they were leading on the scoreboard for so long.
If they can replicate that again, they will be very much in the fight.
Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will have something to say about that though.
The Verdict
The size of the backline for the Roosters will be the difference and their ability to create game speed.
All in all, it will be a great game.
The Roosters have a 19-14 (57.6 percent) O/U record playing within its home state in day matches since 2013.
Unibet Odds:
Manly Sea Eagles at $2.55
Sydney Roosters at $1.52
Odds:
Tip: Sydney Roosters at $1.48
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Blake Ferguson at $11.00
More Info:
Teams:
Manly Sea Eagles:
1 Tom Trbojevic, 2 Matthew Wright, 3 Moses Suli, 4 Brian Kelly, 5 Bradley Parker, 6 Thomas Wright, 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c), 8 Addin Fonua-Blake, 9 Manase Fainu, 10 Martin Taupau, 11 Joel Thompson, 12 Shaun Lane, 13 Jake Trbojevic
Interchange: 14 Trent Hodkinson, 15 Kelepi Tanginoa, 16 Frank Winterstein, 17 Taniela Paseka
Reserves: 18 Jorge Taufua, 20 Tevita Funa, 21 Toafofoa Sipley, 22 Lloyd Perrett.
Sydney Roosters: 
1 James Tedesco, 2 Daniel Tupou, 3 Latrell Mitchell, 4 Joseph Manu, 5 Blake Ferguson, 6 Luke Keary, 7 Cooper Cronk, 8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 9 Jake Friend (c), 10 Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 11 Boyd Cordner (c), 12 Victor Radley, 13 Isaac Liu
Interchange: 14 Ryan Matterson, 15 Zane Tetevano, 16 Mitchell Aubusson, 17 Kurt Baptiste
Reserves: 18 Nat Butcher, 19 Lindsay Collins, 20 Matthew Ikuvalu, 21 Sean O’Sullivan.
NRL News:
The Sydney Roosters have improved to fourth on the ladder thanks to a scrappy win on the Gold Coast that featured four first-time NRL try scorers and one of the most head-scratching decisions of the season.
Despite missing seven of their stars, the Roosters prevailed 20-12 on Sunday night in a game that will be remembered for a controversial try to debutant halfback Sean O’Sullivan.
The Roosters took a 14-6 lead when the 19-year-old was awarded a try despite the teenager thinking he had blown it with at least one knock-on.
Crossing the line, the halfback had the ball stripped by Jarrod Wallace before he twice slapped the ball into the post as he fell.
O’Sullivan’s second touch rolled the ball down the post and onto the ground, before he forlornly put his hand on it and indicated he had knocked on.
But the try was surprisingly upheld on review, lighting a fire on social media and leaving the 10,074 fans at Cbus Super Stadium perplexed.
Rubbing salt into the wounds, the Roosters were next to score after the break – Poasa Faamausili joining the list of debutant try-scorers – from what appeared to be a forward pass.
Luke Keary was put in the sin-bin for tackling Ashley Taylor without the ball and Jarrod Wallace subsequently scored to give the hosts a sniff with 19 minutes remaining.
The Queensland Origin forward looked to have his second soon after – a try that would’ve reduced the margin to two – only to have it knocked back due to an obstruction.
That was their last roll of the dice as the officials were booed from the ground at fulltime.
Earlier, fellow Roosters debutant Paul Momirovoski opened the scoring when he cut back inside Brenko Lee, before Titan Moeaki Fotuaika joined the club with his first NRL try.
The Roosters’ State of Origin representatives James Tedesco, Dylan Napa, Boyd Cordner and Latrell Mitchell were all left out.
Cooper Cronk stayed in Sydney awaiting the birth of his first child, Victor Radley served a suspension and Mitchell Aubusson (hamstring) was also a late scratching.
The Titans were missing Dale Copley (knee) and Keegan Hipgrave (concussion) from last week’s squad, while Origin forward Jai Arrow (corked knee) ensured the casualty ward was at capacity.