2025 R7 Thu - Manly 18-20 St Geo Illa @ 4 Pines

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NRL 2025 - Round 7
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v St George Illawarra Dragons
4 Pines Park, Brookvale / Cammeraygal (TICKETS)

Thursday 17 April 2025
NRL kickoff 7:50pm
Live on Nine, 9Now, Kayo, Fox

1. Lehi Hopoate 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Tommy Talau 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Jazz Tevaga 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic
14. Jake Simpkin 15. Nathan Brown 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Toafofoa Sipley
18. Clayton Faulalo 19. Aaron Schoupp 20. Jakob Arthur 21. Caleb Navale 22. Michael Chee Kam

In: Jason Saab (wing), Aaron Schoupp (reserve), Jakob Arthur (reserve), Caleb Navale (reserve), Michael Chee-Kam (reserve)
Changes: Clayton Faulalo (wing to reserve)

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Tyrell Sloan 3. Moses Suli 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Mathew Feagai 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Toby Couchman 9. Damien Cook 10. David Klemmer 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su'A 13. Jack de Belin
14. Jacob Liddle 15. Blake Lawrie 16. Hamish Stewart 17. Dylan Egan
18. Sione Finau 19. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 20. Finau Latu 21. Lyhkan King-Togia 22. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga

Out: Christian Tuipulotu (wing)
In: Mathew Feagai (wing), Sione Finau (reserve), Raymond Faitala-Mariner (reserve), Finau Latu (reserve), Lyhkan King-Togia (reserve), Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga (reserve)
Changes: Dylan Egan (second row to bench), Luciano Leilua (bench to second row)

Referee: Peter Gough
Sideline Officials: Chris Sutton, TBC
Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 1999 - 2024​

	TOTAL	MAN	SGI	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	36	13	23	0
4 PINES	13	8	5	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 18	MAN 32-18	Cbus Super	15038
2022	Round 19	SGI 20-6	Netstrata	7137
2023	Round 22	MAN 24-18	WIN	14872
2024	Round 4	SGI 20-12	WIN	16215
2024	Round 15	MAN 30-14	4 Pines	17187

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2008	Qualifying Final	MAN 38-6	Brookvale	19227
2009	Round 18	SGI 48-18	WIN	16792
2017	Round 20	SGI 52-22	WIN	16883
2020	Round 9	SGI 34-4	Netstrata	1571

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11
MANLY	PEN (A)	BYE	CRO (H)	NQL (A)
ST GEO ILLA	SYD (A)	WST (A)	WAR (H)	BRI (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 4		Round 5		Round 6
MANLY	PAR	W 26-12	MEL	L 24-48	CRO	L 18-24
ST GEO ILLA	MEL	W 14-8	PAR	L 22-23	GLD	W 38-16

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
MANLY	8th	6	0	3-3-0	166	144
ST GEO ILLA	10th	5	1	2-3-0	118	100

 

[Mr. Shaman]

We always lose to these red and white arse clowns.

 

[Saxon]

Manly to bounce back at home and win by 10.

 

[This Year?]

I'd love for Saints to win this game, but Manly at Brookie is usually a difficult task. Even though Manly been poor in their 2 starts I expect they'll be up for this.
If the weather stays wet it's going to be one for the purists.

 

[Warrimoo3]

The good thing about this match for Manly is the fact that they aren’t travelling to the Bermuda Triangle where the Saints are Manly’s kryptonite in Wollongong. Gutho ,Suli , Saab and Garrick against their old clubs. Ex Manly attack coach Flanno as well.

DCE did end up taking his dinner suit to Perth last week. He appears to have checked out(or rather “chequed “out). His few blindside raids were easily read by the Sharks. Brooks with the keys last week had the Ferrari “kangaroo hopping “ all over the park. He’ll surely hand them back to Daly this week.

St George must be counting their lucky stars having signed Gutho. He must have been involved in over 90% of their try scoring moves. Chiming into the backline he seems to invariably take the right option. Definitely in the top 3 heads up players with Cleary and Hughes. Good defender too. Positional play at fullback outstanding too. His pace may have gone but easily Saints’ most important player.

In fact there’s not much to Saints’s attack apart from Gutho. Holmes coming back inside at an angle or a bit of Sloan brilliance. They just shovel the ball from side to side waiting for Gutherson to ball play. Unfortunately they have the most ineffective halves in the NRL .

They also have the most passive defence in the NRL. Their line just takes a couple of steps then holds. Makes it easy for their opponents to make big metres by just running from dummy half. The left defensive line has a tendency to switch off when the ball is going to the opposite side of the field. I’m not to sure that Manly has a game plan week to week , but 1 or 2 passes to the left before a quick switch to the right may present them with a staggered defensive line.

Saints will try to bang down the front door that Hazelton went through last week. Without Paseka , Manly look a bit vulnerable up front . Bullemore and Brown on the pine at 4 pines is their only plus.

I suspect DCE will awake from his slumber . Looking forward to Brown from the back fence and the Gutherina. Manly by 8 .

 

[Victoire]

In fact there’s not much to Saints’s attack apart from Gutho. Holmes coming back inside at an angle or a bit of Sloan brilliance. They just shovel the ball from side to side waiting for Gutherson to ball play. Unfortunately they have the most ineffective halves in the NRL .

Saints disproved this (kinda) last week by pulling a bait and switch. The halves got a try assist each but the bulk of their tries came from cutting out Gutho or playing before him. So they do have some dimension

 

[Vic Mackey]

Manly off back to back losses at Brookvale, they'll want to make up for what they last dished up at home. Saints have some pretty good attacking structures in the 20 however they rely on being invited down there, dont see this happening at Brookvale.

Se Eagles by 18.

 

[BrissieDragons]

Dragons have a better team on paper. Manly have headaches with DCE and that. Dragons have better juniors.

Dragons by 6.

 

[eagles4eva]

Dragon's by 12+ She-shyte and the whole DCE debacle has derailed us.

Our starting props are rather weak and Merge always seem to get the better of us...

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

got a bad feeling saab will destroy fegai

 

[Someone2]

Dragons by 6

 

[Artiste]

I’ll miss this game tonight as I have to go out
I’ll miss all you merkins too
There’s some good Manly & Dragons supporters on here…but go Manly!!! (We’ll lose)

 

[Artiste]

got a bad feeling saab will destroy fegai

Maybe but I reckon it could be reciprocal
Might bet both as try scorers

 

[kit66]

We beat Storm but lost to Parra so I don't know. An away win against the silvertails would be good and they have a few out so doable but.........Feagai is huge liability, good for 2 Manly tries at least.

What the hell, Saints by 8

 

[JamesRustle]

If we test out Haumole's shoulder all night and give Liddle plenty of minutes, we'll do these milksops easily.

Dragons 40-12.

 

[lockyno1]

Dragons for me weirdly have the better form line

 

[This Year?]

Got my multi locked and loaded and if it gets up I'll die of shock.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Ugh is this today

 

[mave]

Ugh is this today

Is what today?

 

[Bazal]

Ugh is this today

I want Dargon to win so my unexpected happiness can continue