2025 R3 Sun - Manly v Canberra @ 4 Pines

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 3
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders
4 Pines Park, Brookvale / Cammeraygal (TICKETS)

Sunday 23 March 2025
Kickoff 6:15pm AEDT.
Live on Fox, Kayo.

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Lehi Hopoate 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Jazz Tevaga 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic
14. Jake Simpkin 15. Corey Waddell 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Josh Aloiai
18. Tommy Talau 19. Clayton Faulalo 20. Jakob Arthur 21. Nathan Brown 22. Raymond Tuiamalo Vaega

Changes from last round:
Out: Toafofoa Sipley (bench)
In: Toluta'u Koula (centre), Siosiua Taukeiaho (front row), Tommy Talau (reserve), Jakob Arthur (reserve), Nathan Brown (reserve), Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega (reserve)
Changes: Clayton Faulalo (centre to reserve), Josh Aloiai (front row to bench)

1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Savelio Tamale 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Tom Starling 10. Corey Horsburgh 11. Hudson Young 12. Matt Nicholson 13. Morgan Smithies
14. Owen Pattie 15. Simi Sasagi 16. Trey Mooney 17. Ata Mariota
18. Danny Levi 19. Albert Hopoate 20. Pasami Saulo 21. Jed Stuart 22. Ethan Sanders

Changes from last round:
Out: Zac Hosking (second row)
In: Xavier Savage (wing), Trey Mooney (bench), Danny Levi (reserve), Pasami Saulo (reserve), Jed Stuart (reserve), Ethan Sanders (reserve)
Changes: Albert Hopoate (wing to reserve), Matty Nicholson (lock to second row), Morgan Smithies (bench to lock)

Referee: Grant Atkins Sideline Officials: David Munro, Matt Noyen Video Referee: Ashley Klein

HEAD TO HEAD - 1982 - 2024​

	TOTAL	MANLY	CANBERRA	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	65	40	24	1
4 PINES	31	19	12	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2022	Round 4	MAN 25-6	Glen Willow	6972
2022	Round 24	CAN 48-6	GIO	16647
2023	Round 12	MAN 42-14	GIO	14730
2024	Round 9	CAN 26-24	4 Pines	10215
2024	Round 23	MAN 46-24	GIO	16690

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1982	Round 20	MAN 61-20	Brookvale	7133
2022	Round 24	CAN 48-6	GIO	16647

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
MANLY	PAR (H)	MEL (H)	CRO (A)	SGI (H)
CANBERRA	NQL (A)	CRO (H)	PAR (A)	GLD (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 1		Round 2
MANLY	NQL	W 42-12	WAR	L 16-36
CANBERRA	WAR	W 30-8	BRI	W 32-22

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
MANLY	9th	2	0	1-1-0	58	48
CANBERRA	2nd	2	0	2-0-0	62	30

 

[Fangs]

Match of the round.

Raiders in a close one.

 

[Valheru]

Manly purely because it's at Brookie and assuming both Turbo and DCE play.

I was very impressed with Canberra on saturday, I think they will give it a good crack.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Surely manly don’t risk turbo this early in the season?

Game of the round for mine, loving what the raiders are doing and these two teams always have spicy games.

tipping manly purely cause it’s back at brookie but they’ll need a lot more from their pack and better pray the needle in DCE works.

sea Eagles by 8

 

[gerg]

Tommy's hammies holding together by a thread and Sieb's throws him back in against arguably the quickest back 5 in the comp. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Raiders by 12.

 

[Someone2]

Raiders by 6

 

[Warrimoo3]

Unless Manly rush through approval for Turbo to play in a 10 speed electric wheelchair , he won’t play. Would probably run out of charge or blow a tyre anyway.

Manly won’t challenge for the title with the team they named, even with a fit Turbo. Talau needs to start, Garrick needs to go back to his only position(wing), Nathan Brown needs to be on the bench , Saab to NSW cup and Aloiai to the Mackay Cutters. I don’t even have a 4 day Harvard degree but even I can see the problems.

Saab is a highlights reel player. Great in open space but not the player you need in the grind against the top teams. Has a habit of jamming in when there is no need to. The better teams will get outside him easily and have a picnic. If I was coaching the Raiders I would switch Savage to the left wing just for this match and go with quick shifts to the left. As we saw at the end of last year and already this year his hands can turn to feet quicker than you can say”Sean Keppie”(although Wayne seems to be on track to fixing that)

The Bulldogs targeted Garrick in last year’s finals and , to his credit he hung on , but only by a thread. DCE (if he plays)and Garrick will be under assault all match by the Raiders’ powerful edge runners and Crisp. Haumole will do likewise to Strange and Crisp.

I was really looking forward to this match until I saw who was in control. Expect more momentum changes than your average Hulk Hogan title bout on the back of random set restarts and soft penalties. And at least one player getting binned. Exactly what the fans don’t want.

In the corresponding match last year, Elliot Whitehead donned his Superman cape and got the Raiders home. DCE , who normally destroys the Raiders, had an unusually bad game.

Having said all that, getting the Raiders up for 3 games in a row may be a bridge too far even for Stick. If DCE plays Manly by 14. If he doesn’t Manly by 2. Unfortunately for Manly fans it will probably just be a dead cat bounce .

BTW , if the game turns into a refereeing clinic as expected, you can always play a drinking game. Down a can every time Voss death rides Manly. You’ll be in intensive care before halftime.

 

[Grapple]

How can I bet on Tommy boy getting injured at dodgy old Brookie? I'll take 25 mins maximum Turbo at $1.75 thanks.

Canberra look like a decent bet either way. Love the English injection into the forward pack giving them speed and more competition around the ruck. They also seem to have options. Strange needs to run the ball more - similar to Fletcher Sharpe with Newcastle.

I think Canberra make the 8 this year. How good would it be to see finals footy in Canberra?

 

[blaza88z]

How can I bet on Tommy boy getting injured at dodgy old Brookie? I'll take 25 mins maximum Turbo at $1.75 thanks.

Tommy won't be playing.

Source: TRUST ME BRAH

Nah, he's in my supercoach side.

 

[Grapple]

Tommy won't be playing.

Source: TRUST ME BRAH

Nah, he's in my supercoach side.

Only Steve Matai gets more injured at Brookie than Turbo but that's hamstring vs shoulder, so not a fair fight. Switch out to Ponga @blaza88z

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Only Steve Matai gets more injured at Brookie than Turbo but that's hamstring vs shoulder, so not a fair fight. Switch out to Ponga @blaza88z

Brookie surface has been sublime for a few years.