2025 R18 Sun - Manly v South Sydney @ 4 Pines

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 18
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v South Sydney Rabbitohs
4 Pines Park, Brookvale / Cammeraygal (TICKETS)

Sunday 6 July 2025
NRL kickoff 4:05pm
Live on Fox, Kayo, Nine, 9Now

1. Lehi Hopoate 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Tom Trbojevic 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Matthew Lodge 9. Jazz Tevaga 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Corey Waddell 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Jake Simpkin 15. Tommy Talau 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. Michael Chee Kam 19. Clayton Faulalo 20. Caleb Navale 21. Joey Walsh 22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong

Out: Nathan Brown (bench)
In: Tommy Talau (bench)

1. Alex Johnston 2. Isaiah Tass 3. Euan Aitken 4. Campbell Graham 5. Tyrone Munro 6. Jack Wighton 7. Jamie Humphreys 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Siliva Havili 10. Keaon Koloamatangi 11. Jai Arrow 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Lachlan Hubner 14. Peter Mamouzelos 15. Liam Le Blanc 16. Davvy Moale 17. Lewis Dodd 18. Ryan Gray 19. Sean Keppie 20. Jacob Host 21. Cody Walker 22. Brandon Smith

Out: Latrell Mitchell (fullback). Sean Keppie (bench to reserve)
In: Isaiah Tass (wing), Liam Le Blanc (bench), Lewis Dodd (bench)
Changes: Alex Johnston (wing to fullback), Jack Wighton (centre to five-eighth), Cody Walker (five-eighth to reserve), Sean Keppie (front row to bench), Euan Aitken (second row to centre), Jai Arrow (lock to second row), Lachlan Hubner (bench to lock), Tevita Tatola (bench to front row)

Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Sideline Officials: Matt Noyen, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Grant Atkins

HEAD TO HEAD - 1947 - 2024​

	TOTAL	MANLY	SOUTH SYDNEY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	151	78	73	0
4 PINES	58	34	24	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Prelim Final	SOUTH SYDNEY 36-16	Suncorp	26249
2022	Round 8	SOUTH SYDNEY 40-22	Central Coast	17284
2023	Round 4	SOUTH SYDNEY 13-12	Accor	18379
2024	Round 1	MANLY 36-24	Allegiant	40746
2024	Round 16	SOUTH SYDNEY 14-0	Accor	10576

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1975	Round 22	MANLY 54-0	Brookvale	11734
2020	Round 15	SOUTH SYDNEY 56-16	ANZ	4712

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 20	Round 21	Round 22	Round 23
MANLY	MELBOURNE (A)	CANTERBURY (A)	SYDNEY (H)	CANBERRA (A)
SOUTH SYDNEY	PENRITH (A)	CRONULLA (H)	BRISBANE (A)	GOLD COAST (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 15		Round 16		Round 17
MANLY	GOLD COAST	L 8-28	(BYE)		WESTS TIGERS	W 28-10
SOUTH SYDNEY	CANTERBURY	L 18-24	MELBOURNE	L 24-25	DOLPHINS	L 28-50

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
MANLY	9th	15	2	7-8-0	350	310
SOUTH SYDNEY	16th	16	1	6-10-0	293	404

LOWER GRADES
MANLY-WARRINGAH	SOUTH SYDNEY
NSW Cup v St George Illawarra, 4 Pines Park, Sunday, 1:45pm Jersey Flegg v St George Illawarra, 4 Pines Park, Sunday, 12:00pm	NSW Cup v Penrith, Parker Street Reserve, Friday, 7:00pm Jersey Flegg v Penrith, Parker Street Reserve, Friday, 5:00pm

 

[Valheru]

I thought souths would start a climb up the ladder last week but they were awful.

Manly might not have beaten any team in the comp last week except for the tigers

Have to go Manly just because their team seems more settled.

 

[yobbo84]

Manly by 20, put a fork in us, we're done

 

[Mr. Shaman]

We’ve got no fit props, and Haumole still out, Bullemore one man pack.

 

[yobbo84]

We’ve got no fit props, and Haumole still out, Bullemore one man pack.

You can have Keppie.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

You can have Keppie.

Nah, no takies backsies.

 

[Bazal]

We’ve got no fit props, and Haumole still out, Bullemore one man pack.

Yeah but I'm reliably informed by LU that Souths have had 78 of their top 30 unavailable this year.

Even worse, somehow Sean Keppie is still fit

 

[speedster]

This is a game Manly will be expected to win comfortably.

Therefore a danger game for them.

 

[eagles4eva]

Shyte-Bald battles to get this team up for back to back victories. Lets see how they do this week

Us by 8

 

[yobbo84]

Walker, Mitchell, Gray, Sullivan all unavailable, and Lewis Dodd still can't get a run (has been named in NSW Cup). What a weird signing.

EDIT - he's been pulled from the cup team. Guess we'll find out in 25 mins.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

No Keppie for Souths, f**king cheats.

 

[speedster]

Walker and Cheese lurking in the reserves. Could they?

 

[speedster]

Meanwhile, you would have bet anything earlier in the season that this "Origin affected" game would have meant no Turbo, Jurbo or DCE but here they are lining up in a near full strength Manly team.

f**king cheats!

 

[Rudy]

Meanwhile, you would have bet anything earlier in the season that this "Origin affected" game would have meant no Turbo, Jurbo or DCE but here they are lining up in a near full strength Manly team.

f**king cheats!

Ah, it all makes sense now. They deliberately under-performed, losing to the Knights and Titans, so that they wouldn't get picked for Origin. Now, they will win every single game for the rest of the season. It's a brilliant plan! It's all coming together!!

Souths by 14.

 

[speedster]

Ah, it all makes sense now. They deliberately under-performed, losing to the Knights and Titans, so that they wouldn't get picked for Origin. Now, they will win every single game for the rest of the season. It's a brilliant plan! It's all coming together!!

Souths by 14.

See. Bald.

 

[Rabbits20]

We’ve got no fit props, and Haumole still out, Bullemore one man pack.

Your backline has more points in it than ours. We really could’ve done with Jye Gray but he’s injured.

Manly by 16

 

[Rabbits20]

Walker and Cheese lurking in the reserves. Could they?

I think Cody was only named as we have no fit players left to name.

 

[JamesRustle]

Sounds like Souths have a couple of injuries... Manly by heaps but AJ to bag a double for his troubles.

 

[Vic Mackey]

The first half of the Tigers Manly game last week was the worst standard 40 mins of footy Ive seen in years.

All weve heard from Souths fans is how many injuries they have, then they get a full strength team and lose by 50 by to team coming 10th who had about 37 forwards out

Manly by 10, Seibold 3 year extension.