Manly Sea Eagles vs Melbourne Storm Preview & Prediction | NRL 2024 | Regular Season
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Manly Sea Eagles’ early season form has deserted them and they could run into further trouble here as they take on an impressive Melbourne Storm outfit.
START DATE/TIME: UK - Friday 24th May, 2024 - 11:00 / AUS - 20:00 / US EST - 06:00 / US PST - 03:00
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: This match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Arena in the UK / This match will be broadcast live on Fox League and Nine in Australia / This match will be broadcast live on Fox Sports in the US
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: This match will be streamed live on Watch NRL in the UK / This match will be streamed live on Kayo Sports and 9Now in Australia / This match will be streamed live on Watch NRL in the US
MANLY SEA EAGLES FORM: THREE LOSSES ON THE SPIN FOR SEA EAGLES
Manly were dreadful in the opening half against Brisbane Broncos last week but fought back valiantly and will feel they did enough to avoid defeat but it was not to be as a late field-goal saw the Broncos edge the game 12-13.
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MELBOURNE STORM FORM: STORM BOUNCE BACK TO WINNING WAYS TO MOVE TO 8-2 RECORD
It was a stroll in the park for Melbourne as they hammered Parramatta Eels last week. The Storm were at their fluent best as they amassed 48 points to make it six victories from their last seven outings.
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MANLY SEA EAGLES TEAM NEWS: SAAB RETURNS ON THE WING
In a big boost for the Sea Eagles, winger Jason Saab has been named to return earlier than expected from a shoulder injury while Nathan Brown is another to come back into the fold but Matt Lodge is out long-term.
Starting 13: 1. Tolutau Koula 2. Jason Saab 3. Tommy Talau 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Raymond Tuiamalo Vaega 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Karl Lawton 10. Josh Aloiai 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic Bench: 14. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 15. Corey Waddell 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Nathan Brown Reserves: 18. Aaron Woods 19. Jakob Arthur 20. Jaxson Paulo 21. Lehi Hopoate 22. Toafofoa Sipley
MELBOURNE STORM TEAM NEWS: MUNSTER MISSING
The Storm suffered a huge blow last week with key man Cameron Munster set to be ruled out for a significant period with his troublesome groin issue. The Queensland five-eighth will miss the entire State of Origin series with that problem but Melbourne may have some relief here with Jahrome Hughes listed to return.
Starting 13: 1. Sualauvi Faalogo 2. William Warbrick 3. Reimis Smith 4. Nick Meaney 5. Xavier Coates 6. Tyran Wishart 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Harry Grant 10. Christian Welch 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Josh King Bench: 14. Trent Loiero 15. Grant Anderson 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Alec MacDonald Reserves: 18. Bronson Garlick 19. Jack Howarth 20. Joe Chan 21. Dean Ieremia 22. Tristan Powell
MANLY SEA EAGLES VS MELBOURNE STORM PREDICTION
Manly Sea Eagles came close to defeating Brisbane Broncos last week and produced some solid defensive efforts to keep their opponents at bay but fell agonisingly short. They will need to be at their best to topple Melbourne Storm here with the away side losing just one of their last seven matches and while they will be missing a couple of important players, they still have enough quality to prevail in this one.
MANLY SEA EAGLES VS MELBOURNE STORM TIP: MELBOURNE STORM TO WIN
