Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Trevor Ott has named his team for the Harold Matthews Cup Preliminary Final this Saturday.
The Sea Eagles tackle Penrith Panthers at St Marys Leagues Stadium at 10.30am on Saturday, April 28, for a place in the Grand Final.
Manly finished the regular season in third place with seven wins from nine games while the Panthers were crowned minor premiers with eight wins from nine games.
The preliminary final will be the first time the teams have met this season.
Sea Eagles team
1 Tolu Koula
2 Cameron Brown
3 Toni Mataele
4 Seturi Iakopo
5 Tapu Tuipulotu
6 Tony Francis
7 Kaeo Weekes
8 Tyreece Matangi
9 Gordon Chan Kum Tong
10 Israel Ahofono
11 Samuel Pinomi (C)
12 Siua Fotu
13 James Uesele
Interchange
14 Tyrone Holakeituai
15 Marley Hunter
17 Darcy Hoy
25 Valeli Tonga
26 Jai Vakai
22 Logan Fox
Coach: Trevor Ott
Manly's Road to the Finals
Rd 1: beat North Sydney 38-0, Lottoland
Rd 2: lost to Parramatta 14-10, New Era Stadium
Rd 3: beat Canterbury 26-12, Belmore Sports Ground
Rd 4: beat Central Coast Roosters 40-0, Lottoland
Rd 5: beat Illawarra 30-24, Collegians Sports Complex
Rd 6: beat Canberra 50-10, HE Laybutt Field
Rd 7: beat Balmain Tigers 20-18, Leichhardt Oval
Rd 8: beat St George 22-18, HE Laybutt Field
Rd 9: beat Western Suburbs 34-10, Campbelltown Stadium
Qualifying Final: beat Parramatta 26-24, Lottoland
Finals Week 2: Did not play
