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Manly vs Raiders match day guide and preview

Match day guide and preview for the Canberra Raiders Round 17 game against the Manly Sea Eagles.

Who, when and where?

Manly Sea Eagles vs Canberra Raiders

Thursday 9 July, 7.50pm

4 Pines Park, Sydney

Ticket sales are cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney.

Head-to-head record: Played 60. Raiders 21 wins. Manly 36 wins. 3 draws.

Ladder position and recent form

Canberra Raiders 13th | 283 points for | 387 points against | 5 wins & 10 losses | LLWLL

The Raiders already poor season may have just hit rock bottom last week with a humiliating 44-6 loss at home to the Titans.

They missed a staggering 65 tackles with the obvious lack of effort alarming for Ricky Stuart.

Canberra are devoid of any confidence and it would take something extraordinary to turn their season around from here.

Manly Sea Eagles 5th | 437 points for | 306 points against | 9 wins & 6 losses | WWWLW

Manly are building nicely into the season and now seem like the biggest threat to either Penrith or Melbourne for the premiership.

They have scored an incredible 172 points over the last three weeks, including a 66-0 drubbing over the Bulldogs last week.

They will be without Tom Trbojevic who is a big loss, but they have enough confidence and talent to win without their star fullback.

Raiders and Sea Eagles team lists

Raiders Manly
Xavier Savage1Reuben Garrick
Semi Valemei2Jason Saab
Jarrod Croker3Brad Parker
Seb Kris4Morgan Harper
Jordan Rapana5Moses Suli
Matt Frawley6Kieran Foran
Sam Williams7Dylan Walker
Emre Guler8Taniela Paseka
Josh Hodgson9Lachlan Croker
Dunamis Lui10Martin Taupau
Corey Harawira-Naera11Haumole Olakau’atu
Hudson Young12Karl Lawton
Ryan Sutton13Sean Keppie
Bench Bench
Tom Starling14Cade Cust
Ryan James15Ben Trbojevic
Sia Soliola16Kurt De Luis
Joe Tapine17Toafofoa Sipley
Reserves Reserves
Matthew Timoko18Jack Gosiewski
Hudson Young19Tevita Funa
Matt Frawley20Jorge Taufua
Ryan James21Tolutau Koula
Coach Coach
Ricky Stuart Des Hasler

Canberra Raiders

Stuart promised changes after their dismal effort last week, but the Raiders have made just four forced changes to their side.

Josh Papalii and Jack Wighton are out due to State of Origin duties while Bailey Simonsson and Elliott Whitehead are both injured.

Xavier Savage will make his official NRL debut at fullback while Hudson Young returns for his first game since round 11.

Local product Matt Frawley replaces Wighton at five-eighth with Ryan James coming onto the bench.

Manly Sea Eagles

Manly are without star fullback Tom Trbojevic and captain Daly Cherry-Evans for the clash due to Origin duties.

Reuben Garrick shifts to fullback with Dylan Walker to partner Kieran Foran in the halves.

Last 5 meetings

Manly have a terrific recent record over the Raiders having won four of the past five matches, including the last three straight.

Despite the lopsided 4-1 count to Manly, the last four matches have all been decided by under ten points.

Manly overcame injury troubles to beat the Raiders 14-6 in a dour contest last year.

The players to watch

Raiders – Hudson Young

Young had large expectations placed on him at the start of the season with Michael Ennis even declaring he could be a NSW Blues smokey.

Taking the back row spot vacated by John Bateman, Young started the year in good form, scoring a try in the Raiders opening two matches.

However, a small knee injury and a decline in form saw him lose his spot to Harawira-Naera. He spent a few weeks coming off the bench before eventually being dropped altogether after round 11.

There’s no doubt Young’s best footy has him in the Raiders starting 13 and this is a big opportunity for him to earn back a regular first grade spot.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 14: Hudson Young of the Raiders makes a line break during the round one NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and the Wests Tigers at GIO Stadium, on March 14, 2021, in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)
Hudson Young started the year well before a dip in form cost him a spot in the side. Getty

Sea Eagles – Kieran Foran

With Trbojevic and Cherry-Evans both out, the bulk of the playmaking duties will fall on Foran.

The 30-year-old is having a solid season for Manly but hasn’t really set the world on fire with just two tries and five try assists in 12 matches.

Manly look to have an advantage in the forwards so if they can lay a good platform, it should make life much easier for Foran and co to run up a score on the lowly Raiders.

Pre match predictions

The Shoeman: Matt ‘The Shoeman’ Frawley to keep his 100% try scoring record alive for the Raiders with his second meat pie in as many matches for the Green Machine. Shoutout to Blake and the Pork podcast for the nickname.

Marty McFly: Marty Taupau to fly downfield for over 200 running metres with over 60 post contact. – Denholm Samaras

Other match details

Due to the current lockdown in Sydney, patrons are not permitted to attend the match. 

The match is live on Channel Nine and Fox League and can be streamed through Kayo. 

You can listen to the game on MIX (106.3), Radio 2CC Canberra (1206AM) and 666 ABC Canberra.

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