Monday first NRL Round 20 match is between Wests Tigers and Manly Sea Eagles with the opening kick to commence at 7:00pm local time. The game is to be played at Campbelltown Stadium which see’s away team Manly Sea Eagles hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Wests Tigers and Manly Sea Eagles.

WHERE AND WHEN: Campbelltown Stadium, 29th July, 7:00pm

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Opening odds comparison:

Wests Tigers	4.50	5.00	4.60	5.00	4.50	4.50
Manly Sea Eagles	1.20	1.18	1.21	1.18	1.20	1.21

Preview:

The last match of round 20 is between the Wests Tigers and Manly, kicking off on Monday night at Cambelltown Sports Stadium, 7pm. The Sea Eagles are big favourites to win here, managing to find some momentum again after an ordinary mid season. While the Tigers could still make the finals on paper, it is looking more and more unlikely as the weeks roll by. While Wests are very much outsiders for this one, they might just get inspired by skipper Robbie Farah’s 200th game.

Teams:

Wests Tigers:

1 James Tedesco
2 David Nofoaluma
3 Blake Ayshford
4 Chris Lawrence
5 Tim Simona
6 Benji Marshall
7 Curtis Sironen
8 Jack Buchanan
9 Robbie Farah (c)
10 Adam Blair
11 Liam Fulton
12 Bodene Thompson
13 Sauaso Sue

Interchange
14 Ava Seumanufagai
15 Shaun Spence
16 Ben Murdoch-Masila
17 Braith Anasta

Coach: Michael Potter

Manly Sea Eagles:

1 Brett Stewart
2 Jorge Taufua
3 Jamie Lyon (c)
4 Steve Matai
5 David Williams
6 Kieran Foran
7 Daly Cherry-Evans
8 Brenton Lawrence
9 Matt Ballin
10 Brent Kite
11 Anthony Watmough
12 Justin Horo
13 Glenn Stewart

Interchange
14 Richie Fa’aoso
15 Jamie Buhrer
16 James Hasson
17 George Rose
21 David Gower

Coach: Geoff Toovey

Stewart backs Menzies on Manly try record

Brett Stewart has hit out at the NRL’s statisticians and says he won’t consider himself Manly’s record try-scorer if he surpasses Steve Menzies’ milestone of 151 four-pointers for the Sea Eagles.

Stewart crossed for the 130th time in Manly colours against the Gold Coast last week and is on course to break the official record held by club legend Menzies.

But the Sea Eagles claim Menzies’ true record is 180 and the 29 tries he scored for now defunct Northern Eagles – when Manly were merged with North Sydney from 2000 to 2002 – should be included as Manly’s.

Although he would cherish a place in the club’s record books, Stewart believes the current calculations are unfair and disrespectful to the 40-year-old who also shares Terry Lamb’s competition record of 349 first grade games,

Menzies is returning to Manly as a coach next season when he finally hangs up his boots after the Super League season with France-based Les Catalans, capping off a glittering career that began in 1993.

“If I was Beaver I would find it a little bit disrespectful and disappointing (not to credit him with 180 tries),” Stewart said.

“In the eyes of everyone here and I think most rugby league fans in general, Beaver is a one-club player for Manly.

“I see the record as being 180 tries and not 151 so I will probably have to be like him and play until I am 50 to beat it!

“I wouldn’t be considering myself the top scorer if I didn’t score more than 180.”

Sea Eagles coach Geoff Toovey, who also played for the Northern Eagles, shares Stewart’s frustrations and called for the record to be changed.

“I don’t believe Beaver played for any other club and I think it’s a silly thing to do,” Toovey said.

“The Manly club have always been in existence – even when the Northern Eagles were around – it is crazy to think he played for anyone else.

“Everyone knows the facts … I don’t remember me playing for anyone else – the club changed it’s name for a while because of certain circumstances.

“But we still played at Brookvale Oval.”

Meanwhile, Manly centre Steve Matai said he was not concerned about coming up against Parramatta prop Mitchell Allgood next week after the pair’s stoush earlier this month which saw the front-rower sent off for punching the former Kiwi Test star.

“The best way to get them back is on the scoreboard and that is revenge if you want to call it that,” Matai said.

“I just like to tackle hard and if he runs my way I will tackle him hard.”