Sea Eagles v Dragons: Feledy set to start; Cook steps up
The equation for Manly is simple - win both of their remaining games and hope for a stumble from the Rabbitohs, Cowboys and Bulldogs.
It's a big ask but if the Sea Eagles can produce the sort of football they turned on in Newcastle last weekend and take care of the Dragons they could set up a monster clash with the Warriors in Round 27 to sneak into the eight.
With Tom Trbojevic back on deck and looking to finish an injury-plagued season on a high, the Sea Eagles are capable of beating anyone on their day - as they showed across a 7-1 stretch when Kieran Foran took over.
The Dragons have shown plenty of positive signs in the past month but they were well off the pace against the Bulldogs and will need to lift their defensive intensity to contain the Sea Eagles' speed men.
The last time these sides met in Round 6 it was Manly prevailing 28-18 at WIN Stadium on the back of 240 run metres and a try double from Reuben Garrick as well as 195 run metres from Turbo.
Match: Sea Eagles v Dragons
Round 26 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
10th Position
away Team
Dragons
17th Position
Venue: 4 Pines Park, Sydney
Match broadcasters:
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Team News
Sea Eagles: With Tolu Koula sidelined by an ankle injury, Josh Feledy starts at centre and 19-year-old Onitoni Large has been added to the interchange for his NRL debut.
Dragons: The loss of Jacob Liddle to a calf injury sees skipper Damien Cook move into the starting hooker role and Connor Muhleisen added to the bench for his first NRL game since Round 27, 2024 against the Raiders. Muhleisen suffered an ACL rupture in last year's NSW Cup grand final and has played four games back in NSW Cup in August.
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom TrbojevicFullback for Dragons is number 1 Daniel Atkinson
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Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason SaabWinger for Dragons is number 2 Mathew Feagai
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Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Josh FeledyCentre for Dragons is number 3 Moses Suli
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Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Reuben GarrickCentre for Dragons is number 4 Valentine Holmes
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Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Lehi HopoateWinger for Dragons is number 5 Tyrell Sloan
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Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Clayton FaulaloFive-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Lyhkan King-Togia
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Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Jamal FogartyHalfback for Dragons is number 7 Kyle Flanagan
Forwards
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Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Simione LaiafiProp for Dragons is number 8 Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga
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Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Brandon WakehamHooker for Dragons is number 9 Damien Cook
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Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Nathan BrownProp for Dragons is number 10 Toby Couchman
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2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Dylan Egan
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2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Ben Trbojevic2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Hamish Stewart
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Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake TrbojevicLock for Dragons is number 13 Ryan Couchman
Interchange
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Jake SimpkinInterchange for Dragons is number 14 Connor Muhleisen
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Nicholas LenazInterchange for Dragons is number 15 Josh Kerr
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Corey WaddellInterchange for Dragons is number 16 Jacob Halangahu
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Caleb NavaleInterchange for Dragons is number 17 Jacob Webster
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 18 Onitoni LargeInterchange for Dragons is number 18 Blake Lawrie
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 19 Fletcher BakerInterchange for Dragons is number 19 Setu Tu
Reserves
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Reserve for Sea Eagles is number 20 Blake WilsonReserve for Dragons is number 20 Luciano Leilua
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Reserve for Sea Eagles is number 21 Jackson SherebReserve for Dragons is number 21 Kade Reed
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Reserve for Sea Eagles is number 22 Hugo HartReserve for Dragons is number 22 Ryan Hutchinson
Sea Eagles Ins
- Blake Wilson
- Hugo Hart
- Jackson Shereb
- Onitoni Large
Dragons Ins
- Connor Muhleisen
- Kade Reed
- Luciano Leilua
- Ryan Hutchinson
Sea Eagles Outs
- Tolutau Koula
Dragons Ins
- Jacob Liddle
Match Officials
- Touch Judge: Jon Stone
- Senior Review Official: Adam Gee
Last updated:
Stat Attack
- The Sea Eagles have won six of their last eight games against the Dragons at 4 Pines Park.
- The Dragons have won only two of their last 18 away games.
- Sea Eagles winger Jason Saab has scored five tries in his last four games at 4 Pines Park.
- Dragons winger Tyrell Sloan has scored six tries in seven games against the Sea Eagles.
- Sea Eagles forward Nathan Brown will make his 200th NRL appearance.
Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the official annual of the NRL.
