4 Pines Park will play host to Friday's Round 21 NRL game between Manly Sea Eagles and Parramatta Eels. The game kicks off at 7:55 pm with Manly Sea Eagles heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Manly Sea Eagles vs. Parramatta Eels game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Friday August 5, 2022 at 7:55 pm
Where: 4 Pines Park
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After one of the most tumultuous week’s in the club’s history, all eyes are on Manly Sea Eagles to see how they regroup with the finals chances on the brink.
The 10th-placed Sea Eagles were brave in a 20-10 loss with seven top-liners missing, but there’s sure to still be a bit of tension in the ranks – and it will arguably take even more character this week to put up a strong showing.
Five of the players who stood down last week – Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Tolutau Koula, Haumole Olakau’atu and Toafofoa Sipley – return but Josh Schuster has been left out and Josh Aloiai is injured. Ben Trbojevic is back from a head knock.
Parramatta remain the NRL’s biggest puzzle, moving back up to sixth with a 34-10 win over a 12-man Penrith side a week after getting caned by Brisbane – keeping their record of not losing back-to-back in 2022 intact. Maika Sivo and Reed Mahoney picked up doubles but the Eels will be disappointed to go 43 minutes without scoring against a shorthanded opponent.
Meanwhile, linchpin Mitchell Moses is out for a month with a finger injury in what shapes as a big test of the flighty Eels’ cohesion. Moses has been replaced by maligned youngster Jake Arthur in the Eels’ only change.
Parramatta’s nerve-shredding 22-20 win at CommBank Stadium in Round 11 – with Moses burying a sideline conversion in the dying stages – ended a three-match losing streak against Manly. The Eels have not won at Brookvale since 2017.
This one’s a bit of a lottery, as indicated by the near-even head-to-head market. Under normal circumstances, you’d back Manly against a Moses-less Parramatta – but it has not been a normal couple of weeks on the northern beaches. Conversely, the Eels are an unknown quantity going in without their No.7 for the first time this year.
Parramatta matches have gone an NRL-high 15-4 to the over, while Manly’s over record is 11-8 after a couple of low-scorers in the past fortnight. Expect another down-to-the-wire thriller that should sneak over the total points line.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Manly Sea Eagles to win at $1.78 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Jason Saab at $9.25.