We take a look at Saturday afternoons (16/03/2019) Week 1 match between Wests Tigers and Manly Sea Eagles. View the odds for both teams as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Saturday March 16, 5:30pm
Where: Leichhardt Oval
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Preview:
Wests will be hoping to build on their ninth-placed finish a season ago and should get the two points against an underwhelming Manly side. The Sea Eagles are without their best player, fullback Tom Trbojevic, who picked up a hamstring injury in their final trial game. Former Rooster and Titan Brendan Elliot comes in as his replacement, while Kane Elgey makes his Manly debut at five-eighth. The Wolf knows the Tigers will be buoyed by a big crowd at Leichhardt Oval and have match up advantages all over the park. Manly’s shocking recent round one record and their league-worst defence from a year ago spells disaster for the club from the Peninsula.
Odds:
Tip: Wests Tigers at $1.63
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Robert Jennings at $10.00
Teams:
Tigers: 1 Corey Thompson 2 Mahe Fonua 3 Paul Momirovski 4 Esan Marsters 5 Robert Jennings 6 Benji Marshall 7 Luke Brooks 8 Ben Matulino 9 Robbie Farah 10 Alex Twal 11 Ryan Matterson 12 Luke Garner 13 Elijah Taylor. Interchange: 14 Russell Packer 15 Thomas Mikale 16 Josh Aloiai 17 Michael Chee-Kam. Reserves: 18 Josh Reynolds 19 Matt Eisenhuth 20 Jacob Liddle 21 Chris McQueen
Sea Eagles: 1 Brendan Elliot 2 Jorge Taufua 3 Moses Suli 4 Bradley Parker 5 Reuben Garrick 6 Kane Elgey 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c) 8 Addin Fonua-Blake 9 Apisai Koroisau 10 Martin Taupau 11 Joel Thompson 12 Curtis Sironen 13 Jake Trbojevic. Interchange: 14 Trent Hodkinson 15 Jack Gosiewski 16 Kelepi Tanginoa 17 Toafofoa Sipley. Interchange: 18 Tevita Funa 19 Cade Cust 20 Lloyd Perrett 21 Lachlan Croker
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change