We take a look at Friday evenings (9/8/2019) NRL 2019 Week 21 match is between the New Zealand Warriors and the Manly Sea Eagles. The Sea Eagles head to New Zealand on Friday where they are the well backed favourites to win.
When: Friday August 9, 6:00pm
Where: Mt Smart Stadium
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
The Warriors couldn’t blame the referees for their 46-12 hammering by the Raiders last Friday night and have had a week to mull over their worst performance of the season before welcoming a red-hot Sea Eagles side to Auckland.
Canberra got out to a 30-0 lead by half-time and the result was done and dusted, as the Warriors missed a whopping 58 tackles, with the result leaving them 1.5 games outside the top eight.
Manly dominated the second half of their match against the Knights to score a 30-6 win at home, their sixth win from seven starts as they chase a top four spot.
These two sides both love to offload, with the Sea Eagles leading the competition with 12.8 offloads per game and the Warriors close behind on 11.2. Manly shade most attacking stats against the Warriors and on a wet night, ball security could be the difference.
The Wolf is expecting Manly to have another big win against a side that won’t figure in the finals and has been teasing us all season long.
Odds:
Tip: Manly Sea Eagles at $1.35
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Jorge Taufua at $9.00
Teams:
Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 20. Adam Pompey 2. Gerard Beale 3. Peta Hiku 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Blake Green 8. Agnatius Paasi 9. Jazz Tevaga 10. Leeson Ah Mau 11. Adam Blair 12. Isaiah Papalii 13. Lachlan Burr. Interchange: 14. Adam Keighran 15. Sam Lisone 16. Bunty Afoa 17. Ligi Sao. Reserves: 18. Josh Curran 21. Hayze Perham
Sea Eagles: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Dylan Walker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Martin Taupau 11. Joel Thompson 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Jake Trbojevic. Interchange: 14. Manase Fainu 15. Corey Waddell 16. Morgan Boyle 17. Taniela Paseka. Reserves: 18. Jack Gosiewski 19. Lachlan Croker
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change