Sunday second NRL Round 19 match is between Manly Sea Eagles and Gold Coast Titans with the opening kick to commence at 3:00pm local time. The game is to be played at Brookvale Oval which see’s home team Manly Sea Eagles hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Manly Sea Eagles and Gold Coast Titans.
WHERE AND WHEN: Brookvale Oval, Sunday 21st July, 3:00pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Manly Sea Eagles | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 |
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Gold Coast Titans
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4.25 | 4.30 | 5.30 | 4.30 | 4.25 | 4.30 |
Preview:
The Sea Eagles take on the Gold Coast Titans on Sunday, 3.00pm at Brookvale Oval. Manly will be big favourites to win here, after finding recent form to bounce back from some close losses earlier in the season. In contrast, the Titans are on a bit of a downhill slope at the moment, now in ninth place away from the eight. With Anthony Watmough and Daly Cherry-Evans both back from Origin duty, Manly should be able to take this one out, although the Gold Coast side will be hungry to make it back into the eight before it’s too late.
Teams:
Manly Sea Eagles:
Brett Stewart, Jorge Taufua, Jamie Lyon (capt), Steve Matai, David Williams, Kieran Foran, Daly Cherry-Evans, Brenton Lawrence, Matt Ballin, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Justin Horo, Glenn Stewart. Interchange: Richie Fa’aoso, Jamie Buhrer, James Hasson, Nick Skinner.
Jordan Rankin, Kevin Gordon, Brad Takairangi, Jamie Dowling, David Mead, Aidan Sezer, Albert Kelly, Luke Bailey, Matt Srama, Luke Douglas, David Taylor, Mark Minichiello, Ashley Harrison. Interchange: Mark Ioane, Ryan James, Ben Ridge, Beau Falloon, Luke O’Dwyer (one to be omitted).
Referees: Ben Cummins, Chris James.
Titans to rest Origin pair for Manly clash
Gold Coast will rest State of Origin stars Nate Myles and Greg Bird for this weekend’s NRL clash against Manly.
The pair were not named by coach John Cartwright on Tuesday to take on the Sea Eagles with both expected to be physically and mentally drained by Wednesday’s Origin decider in Sydney.
Despite being thrashed in consecutive weeks by Newcastle and Penrith before last weekend’s bye, Cartwright says it’s better for the club to rest the pair.
“The important thing for Nate and Birdy is to refresh,” he told reporters.
“It’s a big pressure period in the middle of the season and we expect a lot out of those players.
“As a team we’ve decided it’s best they get this game (Origin) out of their system, give it everything they’ve got and we’ll get them back when we play Souths.”
Having the option to recall David Taylor, Beau Falloon and Brad Takairangi for the Sea Eagles clash probably made the call easier for Cartwright.
The key trio will all return from injury with hooker Falloon set for his first appearance since breaking his fibula against Brisbane in round 10.
Takairangi (ribs) and Taylor (sternum) both missed the losses to the Knights and the Panthers but Cartwright said the team had moved on from those defeats.
“We’ve dealt with it. Seen the areas we thought we were weak in, there’s no hiding from it,” he said.
“Had a good hard week last week, rested up over the weekend and we’re excited to get down to Manly.”
Titans: Jordan Rankin, Kevin Gordon, Brad Takairangi, Jamie Dowling, David Mead, Aidan Sezer, Albert Kelly, Luke Bailey, Matt Srama, Luke Douglas, David Taylor, Mark Minichiello, Ashley Harrison. Interchange (one to be omitted): Mark Ioane, Ryan James, Ben Ridge, Beau Falloon, Luke O’Dwyer.