Sunday‘s NRL 2017 Round 25 match is between New Zealand Warriors and Manly Sea Eagles. The opening kick is set to commence at 14:00 local time with the game to be played at Mt Smart Stadium. The away team Manly Sea Eagles are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between New Zealand Warriors and Manly Sea Eagles.
When: 14:00 | Sunday 27/08/2017
Where: Mt Smart Stadium
Preview:
The Warriors haven’t won since round 16 and will face a Sea Eagles side smarting from losses to the lowly Tigers and Bulldogs in the past two weeks. The men from Auckland have gone from underachievers to embarrassment in recent weeks. Their seven-game losing streak started against the Sea Eagles in round 17 when they gave up a 16-0 lead to lose 26-22. Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans was sensational in that match and will be looking to improve sharply on last week’s flu-affected performance.
Key: The Warriors have been too bad to be true. But that doesn’t look like changing against the Sea Eagles who have it all to play for. A loss could cost Manly their place in the top eight.
Tip: Sea Eagles
Odds:
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Tip: Manly Sea Eagles at $1.55
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Matthew Wright at $10.00
More Info:
Head to Head: Warriors 8 Sea Eagles 22
Last clash: Round 17, 2017 – Sea Eagles 26 bt Warriors 22 at nib Stadium
TAB Sportsbet: Warriors $2.75 Sea Eagles $1.45
Footy TAB: Warriors +7.5
Teams:
Warriors: 
1. Roger Tuivasa-sheck 2. David Fusitua 3. Blake Ayshford 4. Solomone Kata 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Kieran Foran 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Ben Matulino 9. Issac Luke 10. Sam Lisone 11. Bunty Afoa 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Simon Mannering 14. Mafoa’aeata Hingano 15. Charlie Gubb 16. Isaiah Papalii 17. Jazz Tevaga 18. Charnze Nicoll-klokstad 20. Chris Satae 21. James Bell 22. Mason Lino
Players cut: TBC
Sea Eagles: 
1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Matthew Wright 3. Dylan Walker 4. Brian Kelly 5. Akuila Uate 6. Blake Green 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Darcy Lussick 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Martin Taupau 11. Frank Winterstein 12. Shaun Lane 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Lewis Brown 15. Lloyd Perrett 16. Brenton Lawrence 17. Addin Fonua-blake 18. Jarrad Kennedy 19. Cameron Cullen 20. Jackson Hastings 21. Taniela Paseka
Players cut: TBC
NRL News:
Star halfback Shaun Johnson has still not fully recovered from his knee injury but hopes his return can give the Warriors a lift against Manly in the Auckland club’s last home game of the NRL season.
Johnson, 26, has missed the last five matches since going off with a posterior cruciate ligament complaint in the defeat to Penrith on July 14.
In his absence, the Warriors have lost every game as part of a seven-match losing streak since early July that has left them 13th on the table.
With no chance of making the finals, Johnson denies it is a risk to return against the Sea Eagles at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday.
“Hopefully, I can lift the boys,” he said on Wednesday.
“I wouldn’t say I’m 100 per cent – I’ve said it before, I don’t know if anyone playing in the NRL week-in, week-out is 100 per cent – but I’m good enough to play.”
“[And] if I’m fit to go, I’m playing”
Johnson will resume his halves partnership with Kieran Foran and said there was plenty to play for in the final two rounds, with each hit-out giving them a chance to improve ahead of next season.
“There’s periods of every game we’ve played that I’ve been able to watch that we’ve done really well in,” he said.
“Finding that answer as to how you do it consistently every week for 80 minutes is something we are all still searching for.”
As well as welcoming back Johnson, coach Stephen Kearney has Ben Matulino back on deck after the prop completed a one-match suspension.
Matulino’s return offsets the loss of veteran Jacob Lillyman to a season-ending bicep injury suffered against the Rabbitohs.
Like the Warriors, the Sea Eagles are also looking to arrest a form slump with just one win from five that has left them in danger of missing out on the finals.
