Round 10 Match Preview vs Broncos

Author: Wayne Cousins
Timestamp: Fri 13 May 2022, 11:01 AM

The feature Friday night Magic Round match between the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Brisbane Broncos is shaping up to be a beauty.

We take a look at the match through our maroon and white glasses.

The Form

The Sea Eagles returned to the winner's circle last week with a strong 36-22 victory over the Wests Tigers at 4 Pines Park last Saturday to sit in seventh position with five wins from nine matches.

Fresh from a sounding victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs last week, the eighth-placed Broncos will be chasing their fourth straight victory of the season when they take on the Sea Eagles on their home turf.

Team Changes

Haumole Olakau'atu returns to the side after missing last week's win over the Wests Tigers through illness. The barnstorming second-rower has not played since the round seven loss to Cronulla.

Hard working back-rower Andrew Davey has also overcome a shoulder injury suffered against Cronulla.

Round 10 - Round 10 - Friday 13 May

Full Time

Sea Eagles

Broncos

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom Trbojevic

Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Te Maire Martin
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Christian Tuipulotu

Winger for Broncos is number 2 Corey Oates
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Ben Trbojevic

Centre for Broncos is number 3 Kotoni Staggs
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Tolutau Koula

Centre for Broncos is number 4 Herbie Farnworth
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Reuben Garrick

Winger for Broncos is number 5 Selwyn Cobbo
Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Kieran Foran

Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Tyson Gamble
Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans

Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Adam Reynolds

Forwards

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Josh Aloiai

Prop for Broncos is number 8 Corey Jensen
Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Lachlan Croker

Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Billy Walters
Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Sean Keppie

Prop for Broncos is number 10 Payne Haas
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu

2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Kurt Capewell
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Ethan Bullemor

2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Jordan Riki
Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic

Lock for Broncos is number 13 Patrick Carrigan

Interchange

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Dylan Walker

Interchange for Broncos is number 14 Cory Paix
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Andrew Davey

Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Kobe Hetherington
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Martin Taupau

Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Thomas Flegler
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Toafofoa Sipley

Interchange for Broncos is number 17 Keenan Palasia

Reserves

Replacement for Sea Eagles is number 19 Morgan Harper

Replacement for Broncos is number 18 Brenko Lee

Match Officials

Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judge: Chris Sutton
Touch Judge: Dave Munro
Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

Last updated: 3/4/2024 11:32:47 PM

Last Time We Met

The Sea Eagles recorded a crushing 50-6 victory to record their biggest ever win over the Broncos in front of a crowd of 41,367.

Full-back Tom Trbojevic and winger Jason Saab scored two tries each with Manly leading 20-6 at half-time.

Lachlan Croker, Sean Keppie, Josh Schuster and Jake Trbojevic also crossed for tries while winger Reuben Garrick had a perfect night out with the boot, kicking nine from nine.

Head to Head

Played 48: Manly 24, Brisbane 23, 1 draw

The 7s

Two of the NRL's best kickers will go head to head on Friday night in Daly Cherry-Evans and Adam Reynolds.

Just six metres separate the pair for most kick metres this season with Cherry-Evans on 4090 metres from nine games and Reynolds on 4084 from eight matches.

Cherry-Evans also leads the way with the most 40/20s kicked this season (two) and has also kicked two field goals.

And when it comes to laying on tries, 'DCE' has seven try assist to his name!

Cherry-Evans also needs just five more points to bring up 600 points for the Sea Eagles in his magnificent career.

The 'Bully' returns to Brisbane

Look out for a strong game from Manly second-rower Ethan Bullemor on Friday night against his former club.

'Bully' played 25 matches for the Broncos before joining the Sea Eagles this season on a two-year deal.

A player with great speed and power, Bullemor is really starting to find his feet now at the Sea Eagles.

Knock 'em down Josh

The Broncos had better keep an eye out for tough Manly prop Josh Aloiai close to the line.

Aloiai was like a human bowling bowl in skittling five Wests Tigers players in a barnstorming try under the posts in his first game back in three weeks.