GIO Stadium will play host to Saturday’s
Round 24 NRL game between Canberra Raiders and
Manly Sea Eagles. The game kicks off at 3:00 pm with Canberra Raiders heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Canberra Raiders vs.
Manly Sea Eagles
game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday August 27, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Where: GIO Stadium
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Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles Odds
Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview
Canberra remains on the outside of the Top 8 looking in and $3 outsiders to make the finals, but a soft draw over the last two rounds gives Ricky’s Raiders a huge chance.
The Green Machine have made tough work of staying alive in recent weeks, however. They held on 24-22 against the Dragons, but overturning a 22-8 halftime scoreline to beat the struggling Knights 28-22 last Sunday. Conceding five first-half tries to Newcastle is inexcusable but they were good enough to peg back the deficit.
Nevertheless, accounting for Manly should be relatively straightforward. The Sea Eagles have spiralled to five straight losses, including horrific defeats to the Titans (44-24) and Sharks (40-6) in the past two rounds.
Top-liners Jake Trbojevic, Jason Saab and Reuben Garrick have all succumbed to season-ending injuries as speculation of ongoing fallout from the rainbow jersey saga continues to swirl.
The Raiders are unchanged. Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega will debut on the Sea Eagles’ wing from Alfred Smalley, while Andrew Davey replaces Ethan Bullemor in the pack.
Manly has won eight of its last 10 against Canberra, including a 25-6 thrashing in Mudgee in Round 4. The Sea Eagles have also won seven of their last nine at GIO Stadium.
The Raiders should get the job done with so much at stake and they are 7-3 in Canberra this season. But they have also covered in just two of their last eight matches overall. Jack Wighton scored the match-winner last week and has a huge role to play opposite the Sea Eagles’ blue-chip halves pairing.
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