2021 NRL – Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles taking place? Friday 20^th August, 2021 – 09:00 (UK)

Where is Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles taking place? GIO Stadium, Canberra

Where can I get tickets for Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles? Click here for ticket information on 2021 NRL matches

What channel is Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here

Where can I stream Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL

THE TEAM NEWS

CANBERRA RAIDERS

Starting 13: Rapana, Simonsson, Kris, Timoko, Smith-Shields, Wighton, S. Williams, Papalii, Hodgson, Tapine, Young, Whitehead, Sutton – Interchanges: Nicoll-Klokstad, Guler, Soliola, Frawley – Reserves: Lui, Anderson

MANLY SEA EAGLES

Starting 13: Funa, Saab, Harper, Suli, Garrick, Foran, Cherry-Evans, Aloiai, Croker, Taupau, Olakau’atu, Schuster, J. Trbojevic – Interchanges: Walker, Lawton, Sironen, Sipley – Reserves: Gosiewski, De Luis

THE PREDICTION

All the pressure is on the Canberra Raiders coming into this clash with the Manly Sea Eagles as they sit just outside the top eight and desperately need a win. They do have a couple of absentees in the injured Tom Starling and the suspended Corey Harawira-Naera but they welcome back Matt Frawley and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad to give them a boost. They come up against a talented Sea Eagles side who has dominated recent meetings between the two teams. Having won six of the last eight, Manly will want to continue building momentum ahead of the finals but they will have to do without star full-back Tom Trbojevic. That said, the momentum is on their side and assuming they match the Raiders for intensity, the Sea Eagles should edge what is expected to be a tight game.