Any news on Talau and Brownie, not listed anywhere. Thsnks Jethro.Manly V Raiders [Round 3, 2025]
MATCH DAY
Sunday 23 March 2025.
Venue:.... 4 Pines Park, Brookvale, NSW
Gates Open:.... TBA.
Jersey Flegg Cup Kick Off Time:.... Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders: 2:20pm AEDT.
NSW Cup Kick Off Time:.... Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders: 3:50pm AEDT.
NRL Kick Off Time:.... Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders: 6:15pm AEDT.
TICKETING
VS
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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Team List etc. will be updated on Tuesday Afternoon (18/03/25)
01. Tom Trbojevic / Lehi Hopoate
02. Jason Saab
03. Tolutau Koula
04. Reuben Garrick
05. Lehi Hopoate / Tommy Talau
06. Luke Brooks
07. Daly Cherry-Evans (C) / Jake Arthur
08. Taniela Paseka
09. Jazz Tevaga
10. Siua Taukei'aho
11. Haumole Olakau'atu
12. Ben Trbojevic
13. Jake Trbojevic (C) if DCE out
14. Jake Simpkin
15. Corey Waddell
16. Ethan Bullemor
17. Toafofoa Sipley
Replacement:
18. Clayton Faulalo.
Reserves:
19. Dean Matterson
20. Gordon Chan Kum Tong
21. Jake Arthur
22. Josh Aloiai
23. Nathan Brown
24. Tommy Talau
25. Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega
26. Aaron Schoupp
27. Aitasi James
28. Joey Walsh
29. Michael Chee Kam
30. Chris Patolo
31. Matthew Lodge
32. Caleb Navale - Development Player
33. D’Jazirhae ‘Mia’ Pua'avase - Development Player
34. Simione Laiafi - Development Player
35. Zaidas Muagututia - Development Player.
Out:
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Available But Not Selected:
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From the Manly Sea Eagles website, here is the ' Rd 1 Sea Eagles Injury Update' released on Thursday, 16 January 2025:
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles hooker, Lachlan Croker, will miss the start of the 2025 NRL season as he recovers from knee surgery.
The 28-year-old had arthroscopic surgery to his left knee before Christmas and is recovering well.
Croker is expected to be available for selection in Round 4 of the new season.
Injury Update: Lachlan Croker
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles hooker, Lachlan Croker, will miss the start of the 2025 NRL season as he recovers from knee surgery.www.seaeagles.com.au
From the 'NRL 2025, Injuries, Suspension Return Dates, Casualty Ward and Key Information for the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership Season' web page, Here is the Latest NRL Injured or Unavailable Update:
* * * (Updated: Sunday, 16 March 2025) * * *
Scans have cleared Manly stars Tom Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans of serious injury.
The pair left the field during Friday night's loss to the Warriors, Trbojevic with hamstring tightness and Daly Cherry-Evans back spasms.
The fullback has avoided any muscle damage and will continue to be monitored throughout the week before a final decision is made on his availability for Sunday's clash with the Raiders at 4 Pines Park.
Sea Eagles officials are confident both Trbojevic and Cherry-Evans will be cleared to feature in the match.
Manly Sea Eagles
- Tom Trbojevic (Hamstring, Round 3)
- Daly Cherry-Evans (Back, Round 3)
- Tolu Koula (Corked Thigh, Round 3)
- Sio Siua Taukeiaho (Knee, Round 3)
- Lachlan Croker (Knee, Round 4)
NRL Casualty Ward: Panthers dealt blow; Hosking injures hand
Panthers fullback Dylan Edwards is set for a stint on the sidelines while Raiders forward Zac Hosking has a suspected fractured hand.www.nrl.com
Also, from the Official NRL Casualty Ward & Injury Information, Manly hub page, there are no variations to the information regarding the unavailable or injured players and their return periods:
- Tolutau Koula (Corked Thigh, Round 3)
- Siosiua Taukeiaho (Knee, Round 3)
- Lachlan Croker (Knee, Round 4)
- Daly Cherry-Evans (Back, TBC)
- Tom Trbojevic (Hamstring, TBC)
Casualty Ward
Check the Official NRL Casualty Ward, which players are injured, and who is expected to make their way back onto the field and in the game.
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Pre-Game Discussion - Manly V Raiders [Round 3, 2025]
- Thread starter Jethro
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Sea Eagle 4 Life
Bencher
Hoppa wont be selected for 2 reasons:
1) Savage will be back from his 1 game suspension; and
2) He was poor against the Broncos letting in a few tries down his wing.
manly al
First Grader
Still not keen on Turbo playing if there is any doubt on his fitness
,Attack was just too disjointed when he started to struggle and as so much of the attacking spread depends on him being able to inject and involve himself effectively .
Fair point by Voss 13 minutes after half time in that Turbo was just not sighted in the general attacking plays up to that point and a series of mistakes for a good part of the i st half when he was no doubt also impeded mobility wise.
A match fit and willing Lehi at the back surely a batter option then a doubtful Turbo match fitness wise but if Turbo is relatively good to go , all good
Sure that a fit Koula will really help in the centres and Garrick was quite solid there last week .
As is generally accepted , Taukeiaho should offer some much needed improvement in the pack .
Bench make up still or would think a bit of an open question , Sipley still looks a bit fitter this season and goes all right in stages , Alioia a mixed bag , Waddell reliable but that is just about it .
Side showed a bit of spirit in that brief comeback but just too many unforced errors and again disjointed play [ including defence ] in general cruelled them .
Hopefully a few handy inclusions and some better overall focus can make the difference against an inform Raiders .
Tend to go all right against the Raiders historically but going to need quite a turnaround in performance level and game approach to allow that to continue on Sunday
,Attack was just too disjointed when he started to struggle and as so much of the attacking spread depends on him being able to inject and involve himself effectively .
Fair point by Voss 13 minutes after half time in that Turbo was just not sighted in the general attacking plays up to that point and a series of mistakes for a good part of the i st half when he was no doubt also impeded mobility wise.
A match fit and willing Lehi at the back surely a batter option then a doubtful Turbo match fitness wise but if Turbo is relatively good to go , all good
Sure that a fit Koula will really help in the centres and Garrick was quite solid there last week .
As is generally accepted , Taukeiaho should offer some much needed improvement in the pack .
Bench make up still or would think a bit of an open question , Sipley still looks a bit fitter this season and goes all right in stages , Alioia a mixed bag , Waddell reliable but that is just about it .
Side showed a bit of spirit in that brief comeback but just too many unforced errors and again disjointed play [ including defence ] in general cruelled them .
Hopefully a few handy inclusions and some better overall focus can make the difference against an inform Raiders .
Tend to go all right against the Raiders historically but going to need quite a turnaround in performance level and game approach to allow that to continue on Sunday
Timoko, Raiders centre got taken off in the 2nd half. He's one powerfull centre, fingers crossed he wont play.
double hoops
First Grader
This game might be all about the late off load.
Its a crazy conundrum. As we team we seem a bit risque with the ball but not many of our fwds seem to be offloading all that much
As we know if you torture the data long enough it will always tell you what you wanted to know.
But gee looking at some of those stats and you could make a case for the relative table positions to be reversed. Anyways go Manly !!!
I think that comes down to wanting to get it to the edges asap in the tackle count to use our "weapons " maybe. That offloads stat is quite a marked difference between the teams .
I wonder how we rate in the overall on that stat ?
Regardless Manly needs to stop them being able to offload in any case .
Is tapine back this week? 🫣
Once Was Brissie Kid
Reserve Grader
At Brookvale Oval vs Canberra since 2016:
2016 Canberra 44-30
2017 Manly 21-20
2018 Manly 32-16
2019 Manly 24-20
2021 Canberra 30-16
2024 Canberra 26-24
Canberra has only once beaten Manly three times in a row at Brookie (1998, 1999 & 2003), although between the 2nd and 3rd game was the Northern Eagles time.
2016 Canberra 44-30
2017 Manly 21-20
2018 Manly 32-16
2019 Manly 24-20
2021 Canberra 30-16
2024 Canberra 26-24
Canberra has only once beaten Manly three times in a row at Brookie (1998, 1999 & 2003), although between the 2nd and 3rd game was the Northern Eagles time.
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Thanks for the info feathered friend
Tapine is a Big Name but the rest of the Raiders pack Stepped Up and had Big Games without him
The Key to Winning when your best player is out is to Step Up
Step up , Believe , Take Control , Deliver and Achieve !
Message this week to Seibold and our Manly Boys
Step Up or Step Aside
Playing for Manly is not just a Joy Ride
It is a Serious Journey towards Premiership Winning Greatness
We have no Time for Time Wasters
Step Up or Step Aside !
double hoops
First Grader
Last year this Manly team showed the Raiders they could be a very mentally weak team and beat themselves if a team just applies a bit of pressure even at Brookvale.
I think the Squad would need to show a bit to win this week.
I think the Squad would need to show a bit to win this week.
From the first two rounds, anything can happen week to week, as there appears to be a lot of inconsistency with teams who played great in the first week, playing ‘****e’ the next week. The bookies are loving it.
Manly looked like Top 4 in round 1 and Bottom 4 in round 2, as did the Broncos and Penrith.
Unfortunately, I think the Raiders pack will completely dominate the middle, after watching their last two games, and we will always be on the back foot in attack. I hope I am wrong, however, if most of the guys at the Raiders stay fit, they actually could give this premiership a shake.
Manly looked like Top 4 in round 1 and Bottom 4 in round 2, as did the Broncos and Penrith.
Unfortunately, I think the Raiders pack will completely dominate the middle, after watching their last two games, and we will always be on the back foot in attack. I hope I am wrong, however, if most of the guys at the Raiders stay fit, they actually could give this premiership a shake.
Peter C
Bencher
What's in our favour is that last year against the Raiders we led by 20 points only to lose in the end, I'm sure that that game will alsways be in the back of their heads
WiseyEagle
Reserve Grader
20 minutes into the game, the 'unobstructed highway' will open up straight down the middle, 20 metres out and the Raiders will be ticking that scoreboard over at a regular basis. Let's hope not but it's on the cards.
Captain Moondog
Absolute Superstar
Zac Hosking looks like he'll be out with a broken hand.
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