The NRL 2022 South Manly Sea Eagles vs Cronulla Sharks match will be held on August 20, 5:30 PM (A.C.T) and 1:00 PM (Indian Time).
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The Sea Eagles’ hopes of making it to the finals were dashed on Sunday at the Gold Coast, so they must find a way to recover before taking against the Sharks at 4 Pines Park. After beating Newcastle in Round 18, the Sea Eagles appeared to be in excellent condition. However, they have now lost four straight games for the first time since the first month of the 2021 season, and they are currently four points outside the top eight.
They take on a calm and disciplined Sharks team that is well and fully in control of a top-four spot with games against Manly, Bulldogs, and Knights still to come. The team of Craig Fitzgibbon is playing a style of football that is ideal for high-stakes playoff games, and they have every reason to think that winning a second championship in seven years is a distinct possibility.
Due to Andrew Davey’s injury, the Sea Eagles made another change on Friday, inserting Ethan Bullemor into the starting lineup and Kurt de Luis onto the bench. That comes after Reuben Garrick’s season-ending shoulder injury was announced. Tolu Koula, who had been selected to play the wing in place of Jason Saab because of his withdrawal, will now switch to fullback, and Alfred Smalley, who has been called up for his second NRL game, will shift to the wing. Dylan Walker is inserted in place of Jake Trbojevic (hand) at the lock.
For Sharks, Kade Dykes, a rookie fullback, was replaced at the 24-hour update on Friday due to a calf injury, with Lachlan Miller moving to fullback and Matt Ikuvalu entering the side on the wing. Braydon Trindall will sit in for injured backup forward Teig Wilton on the bench. Both Matt Moylan and Connor Tracey are expected to make a full recovery from their injuries. Braden Hamlin-Uele replaces Andrew Fifita in the starting lineup because Toby Rudolf, who has a torn medial, will be out for a month. Inactive due to a shoulder injury is center Siosifa Talakai.
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The NRL 2022 South Manly Sea Eagles vs Cronulla Sharks match will be held on August 20, 5:30 PM (A.C.T) and 1:00 PM (Indian Time). In Australia, fans can live stream the match on the Nine Network, Kayo, and Foxtel the New Zealand audience can watch the live match on Sky Sports, and those who are not from Australia or New Zealand but living in a different country and want to enjoy the match then straight away tune into NRL.com.
Manly Sea Eagles – 2. Tolutau Koula 5. Christian Tuipulotu 3. Brad Parker 4. Morgan Harper 23. Alfred Smalley 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 16. Ethan Bullemor 13. Dylan Walker 14. Ben Trbojevic 15. Josh Schuster 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. Kurt De Luis 20. Zac Fulton 21. James Roumanos
Cronulla Sharks – 2. Lachlan Miller 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Connor Tracey 20. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Braden Hamlin-Uele 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Royce Hunt 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Dale Finucane 15. Cameron McInnes 16. Aiden Tolman 17. Andrew Fifita 18. Braydon Trindall 19. Jesse Colquhoun 22. Luke Metcalf
