2021 NRL – Newcastle Knights vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Newcastle Knights vs Manly Sea Eagles taking place? Sunday 30th May, 2021 – 07:05 (UK)
Where is Newcastle Knights vs Manly Sea Eagles taking place? McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Where can I get tickets for Newcastle Knights vs Manly Sea Eagles? Click here for ticket information on 2021 NRL matches
What channel is Newcastle Knights 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 Newcastle Knights 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
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Starting 13: Ponga, To’a, Tuala, Best, Musgrove, Mann, Crossland, Klemmer, Brailey, D. Saifiti, Frizell, Fitzgibbon, Barnett – Interchanges: Watson, J. Saifiti, Sue, Jones – Reserves: Hoy, King, Sasagi, Johns
Unavailable: Edrick Lee (Injured), Jirah Momoisea (Injured), Mitchell Pearce (Injured), Dom Young (Injured), Chris Randall (Injured), Pasami Saulo (Injured), Kalyn Ponga (Injured), Hymel Hunt (Injured), Kalyn Ponga (Injured)
- Newcastle Knights suffered back-to-back defeats after a poor start and end to the game ultimately cost them in last week's contest as North Queensland Cowboys getting the better of them.
- That is now four losses from five for Newcastle who have managed just four wins from 11 all season and despite being named to return to the side at fullback, key man Kalyn Ponga will once again miss out in what is a bitter blow for the Knights.
MANLY SEA EAGLES
Starting 13: T. Trbojevic, Saab, Parker, Harper, Garrick, Schuster, Cherry-Evans, Paseka, Croker, Taupau, Lawton, Keppie, J. Trbojevic – Interchanges: Sironen, Suli, Saddler, Sipley – Reserves: B. Trbojevic, Funa, Tuipulotu, Taufua
Unavailable: Manase Fainu (Suspended), Andrew Davey (Injured), Morgan Boyle (Injured), Dylan Walker (Injured), Jack Gosiewski (Injured), Josh Aloiai (Injured), Kieran Foran (Injured), Cade Cust (Injured), Haumole Olakau’atu (Injured)
- Manly Sea Eagles’ brilliant run of form continued as they made a statement win over Parramatta Eels with an eye-catching display last week and they will now go in search of a seventh victory in eight matches.
- The Sea Eagles have put their awful start to the campaign behind them and now have their sights firmly set on challenging for a spot in the top four with their defence coming to the fore of late as well as their slick attack.
THE PREDICTION
Manly Sea Eagles have turned their season around thanks to a superb
run of form and now coming up against a struggling Newcastle Knights
outfit, they can move a step closer towards forcing their way into the
top four. Having defeated one of their rivals for that place in
Parramatta Eels last week, the Sea Eagles find themselves in a great
position and they look capable of mixing it with the best in the league
at the minute. They look excellent with ball in hand while they have
conceded no more than six points in four of their last five victories.
Newcastle on the other hand have lost four of their last five and with
the influential Kalyn Ponga sidelined once again, it is difficult to see
the Knights getting close to the in-form Sea Eagles with the away side
able to cover the -12 handicap.
