Manly Sea Eagles vs North Queensland Cowboys Preview & Prediction | 2025 NRL | Regular Season
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The Manly Sea Eagles and North Queensland Cowboys will clash in their NRL 2025 season opener on Saturday at 4 Pines Park in Sydney
Start date/time: Saturday 8th March, 2025, UK – 8:35am / Local – 7:35pm / US ET – 3:35am / US PT – 12:35am
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Manly Sea Eagles Team News: Sea Eagles will once again look to star man Tom Trbojevic for inspiration in new campaign
The Sea Eagles welcome two significant recruits: Jazz Tevaga at hooker and Siosiua Taukei'aho in the front row. Star fullback Tom Trbojevic will lead Manly’s attack, boasting an impressive record of 19 tries in 23 games at this venue and he really will be a key man for them once again this season.
North Queensland Cowboys Team News: Blow for the Cowboys as Luki already ruled out for the entire season
The Cowboys also feature various new faces, including John Bateman in the back row and young halfback Tom Duffy, who makes his NRL debut after excelling in the Queensland Cup. The inclusion of Bateman is welcome as they have suffered a big blow with Heilum Luki being ruled out with a long-term injury and he will miss the entire season.
Manly Sea Eagles vs North Queensland Cowboys Prediction
Both the Manly Sea Eagles and the North Queensland Cowboys made it to the semi-finals in the post-season last year and they will have high hopes of at least replicating that this time around.
Both teams have largely remained in tact and they have made several recruits with the hope of strengthening them even further.
It is the Sea Eagles who are favoured to get the win here in what could be a high-scoring match. They look to have the extra firepower and we favour them to get the points in this opener.
Manly Sea Eagles vs North Queensland Cowboys Tip: Manly Sea Eagles to win
