2024 NRL: Round 14 Preview, Panthers Vs Sea Eagles
Check out the match preview and prediction for the round 14 clash between the Penrith Panthers and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
MATCHDAY NEWS
MATCHDAY SCHEDULE
Penrith Panthers Vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Venue: BlueBet Stadium, Penrith
Date: Sunday 9th June, 4:05pm
MATCHDAY TEAM NEWS
Panthers: 1. Daine Laurie 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Izack Tago 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Brian To’o 6. Jack Cole 7. Jarome Luai 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Trent Toelau 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Liam Henry 17. Luke Garner 18. Brad Schneider 19. Mavrik Geyer 20. Matt Eisenhuth 21. Jesse McLean 22. Preston Riki 23. Dylan Edwards 24. Tyrone Peachey.
Sea Eagles: 1. Lehi Hopoate 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Tommy Talau 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 14. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 15. Corey Waddell 16. Toafofoa Sipley 17. Nathan Brown 18. Ethan Bullemor 19. Raymond Tuiamalo Vaega 20. Jaxson Paulo 21. Jamie Humphreys 22. Ben Condon 23. Jake Simpkin.
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Senior Review Official: Chris Butler
Embed from Getty ImagesMATCHDAY PREVIEW
Both sides get a flock of returning players into their sides backing up from Origin: with Brian To’o, Isaah Yeo, Jarome Luai, and Liam Martin returning from the losing Blues side for the Panthers, while Dylan Edwards makes a miraculous return from the injury that ruled him out of the first Origin clash to be named 23rd Man. On the other hand Manly welcome back Jake Trbojevic and Haumole Olakau’atu alongside the victorious Maroons captain Daly Cherry-Evans.
The home side come into this off the back of a shock 22-10 loss to the Dragons at home after looking in control 10-0 up at half-time in the pouring rain. A near-full strength side will be looking to right the wrongs of last week and resurrect the Panthers’ formerly excellent home record. By contrast, Manly were afforded a bye after a hard-fought win at home against Melbourne in round 12 and will be well-rested with two weeks’ preparation coming into the game.
The win ended a three-game losing streak for the Sea Eagles, while Penrith have now lost two of their last three and are two points behind league leaders Melbourne – who have a game in hand. They do, however, hold the advantage over Manly in recent years and have won eight of the last 10 fixtures between the two sides, as well as eight of the last 10 as the home team.
Manly will need to replicate the strong start they had against Melbourne in round 12 if they are to have any chance in this one, with the reigning premiers rarely making a mistake two weeks in row. The key will be up front and – despite some excellent showings from the Sea Eagles’ pack this season (including Nathan Brown off the bench) – the visitors should be overpowered by the depth and intensity of a Penrith pack with something to prove this week.
Head-to-head stats can be found at Number Crunch Stats.
MATCHDAY PREDICTION
Check out all the NRL Predictions here.
Panthers by 8 points.
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