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First game: They kick off the new season with their oldest and most storied rivalry, hosting Parramatta at Brookvale on what should be a scintillating Sunday afternoon.
First five: Three of their first five games are at what until recent years was Fortress Brookvale. Manly’s maligned pack will be tested early against some of the NRL’s biggest sides — they’ve got Souths, North Queensland, Canterbury and the Roosters all in succession.
Pencil in your calendar: May 13. Manly are taking another home game against the Broncos up to Suncorp Stadium, in what’s sure to be another double header blockbuster.
Issue is last year now-retired skipper Jamie Lyon said he wasn’t a fan of the move, after the Sea Eagles were poleaxed 30-6 behind enemy lines.
Ticks: Manly have five of their first seven matches at Brookvale — a golden chance to get moving up the ladder early and rectifying 2016’s horror 3-8 record on their own track.
After copping the rough end of the scheduling pineapple last season Manly have the equal second-most seven-day turnarounds thus far, with seven settled weeks of preparations on the cards.
Crosses: Manly will clock up some miles in 2017. The Sea Eagles have all the major NRL roadtrips (Melbourne, Townsville, Brisbane and Auckland) on the agenda, as well as a trip to Perth in July for a home game they have taken west against the Warriors.
They also face a tough run into the rep period, drawing the Storm, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Broncos and Titans before a post-Origin I bye.
From Fox.
First five: Three of their first five games are at what until recent years was Fortress Brookvale. Manly’s maligned pack will be tested early against some of the NRL’s biggest sides — they’ve got Souths, North Queensland, Canterbury and the Roosters all in succession.
Pencil in your calendar: May 13. Manly are taking another home game against the Broncos up to Suncorp Stadium, in what’s sure to be another double header blockbuster.
Issue is last year now-retired skipper Jamie Lyon said he wasn’t a fan of the move, after the Sea Eagles were poleaxed 30-6 behind enemy lines.
Ticks: Manly have five of their first seven matches at Brookvale — a golden chance to get moving up the ladder early and rectifying 2016’s horror 3-8 record on their own track.
After copping the rough end of the scheduling pineapple last season Manly have the equal second-most seven-day turnarounds thus far, with seven settled weeks of preparations on the cards.
Crosses: Manly will clock up some miles in 2017. The Sea Eagles have all the major NRL roadtrips (Melbourne, Townsville, Brisbane and Auckland) on the agenda, as well as a trip to Perth in July for a home game they have taken west against the Warriors.
They also face a tough run into the rep period, drawing the Storm, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Broncos and Titans before a post-Origin I bye.
From Fox.
