The St George Illawarra Dragons will travel to face the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval on Monday (7.00pm).
The Red-and-Whites have been climbing the ladder in recent weeks on the back of several recent wins and are now perched just outside the doorstep of the top eight.
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Dragons second-rower Tariq Sims returns to the interchange bench while prop Jack de Belin has been named as starting lock-forward.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Position |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Brett Stewart |
Fullback |
Josh Dugan |
Jorge Taufua |
Wing |
Kalifa Faifai Loa |
Tom Trbojevic |
Centre |
Euan Aitken |
Dylan Walker |
Centre |
Tim Lafai |
Brayden Wiliame |
Wing |
Jason Nightingale |
Jamie Lyon |
Five-eighth |
Gareth Widdop (c) |
Daly Cherry-Evans |
Halfback |
Benji Marshall |
Darcy Lussick |
Prop |
Leeson Ah Mau |
Apisai Koroisau |
Hooker |
Mitch Rein |
Martin Taupau |
Prop |
Russell Packer |
Nathan Green |
Second Row |
Tyson Frizell |
Jamie Buhrer |
Second Row |
Joel Thompson |
Jake Trbojevic |
Lock |
Jack de Belin |
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Lewis Brown |
Interchange |
Tariq Sims |
Josh Starling |
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Jacob Host |
Addin Fonua-Blake |
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Dunamis Lui |
Siosaia Vave |
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Jake Marketo |
Matthew Wright |
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Will Matthews |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Sea Eagles have lost their past seven fixtures, including their last four at Brookvale Oval.
Furthermore, they have allowed 30 or more points in each of the last four weeks, and six of the last seven.
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (14th) |
St George Illawarra Dragons (9th) |
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Record |
4 wins, 11 losses |
8 wins, 7 losses |
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Points |
268 |
12th |
209 |
15th |
Tries |
45 |
12th |
36 |
15th |
Line Breaks |
48 |
12th |
40 |
15th |
Tackle Busts |
362 |
13th |
401 |
8th |
Offloads |
141 |
12th |
149 |
9th |
Tackles |
4922 |
5th |
5213 |
1st |
Missed Tackles |
425 |
5th |
378 |
10th |
Head to Head
Dragons prop Russell Packer will go up against opposite number Marty Taupau in the middle in a match-up that could go a long way to deciding who comes away with the two points.
Packer, who is yet to miss a game this season, has racked up at least 101 metres in seven of the last nine games, as well as 21 tackles in all but one game this season.
On the other hand, Taupau has already spent four weeks on the sideline as a result of two separate suspensions.
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When he has been playing however, Taupau has been one of the Sea Eagles best forwards, scoring three tries in his 11 games, while averaging 28.8 tackles and 11.2 hit-ups per game.
History
The Dragons have not won a fixture against their upcoming opponents at the venue since their 20-18 win in 2008.
Their overall history, however, has been great, with the Club winning 15 of their previous 23 attempts over the Sea Eagles, including six straight between 2004 and 2007.
Round |
Date |
Result |
Score |
Venue |
4 |
March 24, 2012 |
Win |
St George Illawarra Dragons – 17 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – 6 |
UOW Jubilee Oval, Kogarah |
13 |
June 1, 2012 |
Loss |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – 20 St George Illawarra Dragons – 8 |
Brookvale Oval, Brookvale |
8 |
May 6, 2013 |
Loss |
St George Illawarra Dragons – 18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – 24 |
UOW Jubilee Oval, |
19 |
July 21, 2014 |
Loss |
St George Illawarra Dragons – 12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – 21 |
UOW Jubilee Oval, |
4 |
March 28, 2015 |
Win |
St George Illawarra – 12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – 4 |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong |
Match Day Details
Date: Monday, July 4, 2016
Location: Brookvale Oval
Gates Open: 4.30pm
NYC: 4.45pm
NRL: 7.00pm
