As Round 15 of the NRL season approaches take a look at the game between Manly Sea Eagles and Dolphins which is to be played at 4 Pines Park on Friday. Manly Sea Eagles are the favourites for the game which is scheduled to start at 8:00 pm. We preview the upcoming Manly Sea Eagles vs. Dolphins game and give you the latest odds, tips and teams.
When: Friday June 9, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Where: 4 Pines Park
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Manly Sea Eagles vs Dolphins Odds
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A pivotal match in both teams’ seasons, with 10th-placed, 5-1-6 Manly Sea Eagles sitting just one point behind the eighth-placed, 7-6 Dolphins on the NRL ladder.
Manly is coming off the bye, having won only one of their last five matches.
The Sea Eagles thrashed Canberra 42-14 on the road in round 12 before a side missing Daly Cherry-Evans, and Tom and Jake Trbojevic went down 28-18 in Newcastle.
Origin stars DCE and ‘Turbo’ are back on deck, but Jake is sidelined by injury.
In a further backline reshuffle, Reuben Garrick takes Brad Parker’s place at centre and Christian Tuipulotu comes onto the wing. Josh Aloiai also returns from injury on the bench.
The depleted Dolphins’ 30-8 loss to the Warriors last Saturday – after trailing by just two 50 minutes in – kept alive their run of failing to win back-to-back games since their 3-0 start.
They are looking to avoid consecutive games for the first time since Round 5.
The return of Origin hero Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow at fullback allows Kodi Nikorima to go back to five-eighth for the suspended Anthony Milford and late Round 14 withdrawal Jeremy Marshall-King boosts their bid to do that.
Jarrod Wallace’s suspension further erodes their forward depth with Tom Gilbert devastatingly ruled out for the year. Poasa Faamausili and Kurt Donoghoe come into the side this week.
The Sea Eagles have lost their last two at 4 Pines Park and are difficult to get on board with as an 8.5-point favourite.
Meanwhile, four of the five matches at the Brookvale venue have produced 37 points or less.
The hyphenated additions to the Dolphins’ line-up – combined with the form of the likes of Jamayne Isaako, who has five tries in his last three games – should ensure the visitors go very close to a head-to-head upset in this one.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Manly Sea Eagles to win at $1.57 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Jason Saab at $9.50.
Manly Sea Eagles vs Dolphins Teams
Sea Eagles team: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Josh Schuster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Toafofoa Sipley 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Samuela Fainu 13. Sean Keppie 14. Karl Lawton 15. Josh Aloiai 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Ben Condon 18. Kaeo Weekes 19. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega 20. Jakob Arthur 21. Dean Matterson 22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Dolphins team: 1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Euan Aitken 4. Brenko Lee 5. Tesi Niu 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Poasa Faamausili 11. Kenny Bromwich 12. Connelly Lemuelu 13. Ray Stone 14. Herman Ese’ese 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Kurt Donoghoe 17. Valynce Te Whare 18. Max Plath 19. Jack Bostock 20. JJ Collins 21. Robert Jennings 22. Oliver Gildart