WIN Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 22 NRL game between St. George Illawarra Dragons and Manly Sea Eagles. The game kicks off at 5:30 pm with Manly Sea Eagles heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the St. George Illawarra Dragons vs. Manly Sea Eagles game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday July 29, 2023 at 5:30 pm
Where: WIN Stadium
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St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Odds
St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview
Manly knocked over a heavyweight last week to stay in the finals picture and a fixture with the 16th-placed team should, in theory, provide a gilt-edged opportunity this Saturday – but there’s a couple of bogeys at play ahead of this WIN Stadium clash.
The Sea Eagles have a dreadful recent record against the Dragons, winning only two of the clubs’ last nine encounters.
The Saints won the sole 2022 meeting 20-6 at Kogarah on the back of a Ben Hunt double, meanwhile, Manly has not won at Wollongong since 2003.
Anthony Seibold’s charges powered to a 30-0 lead after 45 minutes at Cronulla last Sunday, before narrowly avoiding the biggest collapse in premiership history in a 30-26 win. The upshot was the Sea Eagles have closed to within a point of the Top 8.
St George Illawarra all but staved off the wooden spoon, kicking four points clear of last with an 18-14 win over fellow strugglers Wests Tigers inspired by some flashes of brilliance from maligned centre Zac Lomax.
It was just the Dragons’ fifth win of the season.
Connor Muhleisen will debut off the bench for the Saints in the place of Super League-bound Moses Mbye.
Manly’s forward stocks have been hit by injuries to Taniela Paseka and Josh Aloiai, but Toafofoa Sipley and Ethan Bullemor provide solid cover.
The Dragons are 2-3 at WIN Stadium this season, while last week’s win was just the Sea Eagles’ third in 10 games away from 4 Pines Park.
The desperation of Manly’s situation has to be a valuable motivator against the out-of-contention hosts, but it’s hard to see a blowout unfolding.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Manly Sea Eagles to win at $1.46 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Christian Tuipulotu at $10.00.
St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Teams
Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Dan Russell 13. Jack de Belin 14. Connor Muhleisen 15. Michael Molo 16. Toby Couchman 17. Jack Bird 18. Zane Musgrove 19. Sione Finau 20. Ryan Couchman 21. Max Feagai 22. Jaiyden Hunt
Sea Eagles team: 1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Josh Schuster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Toafofoa Sipley 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Matthew Lodge 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Dean Matterson 15. Aaron Woods 16. Sean Keppie 17. Ethan Bullemor 18. Kaeo Weekes 19. Ben Condon 20. Jakob Arthur 21. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega 22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong