4 Pines Park will play host to Thursday’s
Round 16 NRL game between Manly Sea Eagles and
Melbourne Storm. The game kicks off at 7:50 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Manly Sea Eagles vs.
Melbourne Storm
game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Thursday June 30, 2022 at 7:50 pm
Where: 4 Pines Park
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Manly Sea Eagles vs Melbourne Storm Preview
Manly had an extra week to mull over one of the most extraordinary late collapses in recent memory. The better side for 70 minutes against high-flying North Queensland courtesy of an aggressive defensive display, the Sea Eagles conceded three tries in five minutes to crash to a 28-26 loss.
The heartbreaker left Manly in 10th place with a 7-8 record.
The 11-3 Melbourne Storm saw off the post-Origin challenge of Sydney Roosters (26-18) and overcame undermanned Brisbane (32-20) in their last two outings to consolidate second place.
The Sea Eagles found Cameron Munster impossible to handle in a 28-8 loss at AAMI Park in Round 12 – their sixth consecutive loss to the Storm by 10-plus margins. But the talismanic five-eighth is in serious doubt with a shoulder injury and fellow Maroon Felise Kaufusi is out for family reasons.
Chris Lewis comes into the second-rower for Melbourne and Jayden Nikorima is on the bench. The Storm’s six-strong Pacific Test contingent have all been named, with Jahrome Hughes (NZ) and Justin Olam (PNG) absolutely outstanding on the weekend.
Sean Keppie replaces a concussed Josh Aloiai in Manly’s starting pack this weekend with Taniela Paseka returning on the bench.
The Storm are undefeated at Manly since 2015. The Sea Eagles’ record in recent seasons against top-class opposition is dismal, but if they can harness the positive aspects of their performance from the agonising loss for the Cowboys they could go close here against a Storm side missing a couple of key pieces.
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Manly Sea Eagles vs Melbourne Storm Teams
Sea Eagles team: 1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jason Saab 3. Morgan Harper 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Sean Keppie 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Toafofoa Sipley 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Andrew Davey 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Dylan Walker 15. Josh Schuster 16. Martin Taupau 17. Taniela Paseka 18. Ben Trbojevic 19. Kurt De Luis 20. Ethan Bullemor 21. Jorge Taufua 22. Kaeo Weekes
Storm team: 1. Nick Meaney 2. Dean Ieremia 3. Marion Seve 4. Justin Olam 5. Grant Anderson 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Chris Lewis 12. Kenny Bromwich 13. Brandon Smith 14. Jayden Nikorima 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Tom Eisenhuth 17. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 18. Alec MacDonald 19. Ryan Papenhuyzen 20. Tyran Wishart 21. Jordan Grant 22. Bronson Garlick
