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March 2 2023, 13:08 · Ash Wheldon

Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023
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THE FACTS

When is Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs on and what time does it start? Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs will take place on Saturday 4th March, 2022 – 04:00 (UK)

Where is Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs taking place? Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs will take place at 4 Pines Park in Sydney, Australia

Where can I get tickets for Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here

Where can I stream Manly Sea Eagles vs Canterbury Bulldogs? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL

THE TEAM NEWS

MANLY SEA EAGLES

  • Manly Sea Eagles fell away badly in the latter part of last season as they ended up missing out on a spot in the finals with that run of form ultimately costing Des Hasler his job.
  • Anthony Seibold has been tasked with changing the club’s fortunes and the new boss has been handed a massive boost ahead of this round 1 encounter with superstar fullback Tom Trbojevic proving his fitness after being out since May.

Starting 13: T. Trbojevic, Tuipulotu, Parker, Koula, Garrick, Johns, Cherry-Evans, Paseka, Croker, J. Trbojevic, Olakau’atu, Tuilagi, Keppie – Interchanges: Weekes, B. Trbojevic, Bullemor, Aloiai – Reserves: Sipley, Condon, Tuaimalo Vaega, Harper, Chan Kum Tong

Unavailable: Jason Saab (Injured), Karl Lawton (Injured), Morgan Boyle (Injured), Josh Schuster (Injured)

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS

  • Canterbury Bulldogs showed some signs of improvement last season but new head coach Cameron Ciraldo will be hoping for more as the Dogs attempt to make a push for the top eight this season.
  • There has been plenty of impressive recruitment once again as they look to build on the changes they made last year with Viliame Kikau and Reed Mahoney two big additions.

Starting 13: Perham, Kiraz, Averillo, Alamoti, Addo-Carr, Burton, Flanagan, King, Mahoney, Sutton, Kikau, Faitala-Mariner, Brown – Interchanges: Tanner, Waddell, Pele, Preston – Reserves: Burns, Reynolds, Davey, Topine, Okunbor

Unavailable: Luke Thompson (Injured), Bailey Biondi-Odi (Injured), Tevita Pangai Jnr. (Injured), Chris Patolo (Injured), Declan Casey (Injured)

THE PREDICTION

Manly Sea Eagles and Canterbury Bulldogs both missed out on the finals last season but there is hope that both can challenge this time around. Both will be guided by new head coaches while there are new faces across each roster. One major inclusion for the Sea Eagles in this contest is Tom Trbojevic and if he is anywhere near his best, Manly can build on their impressive outings in the trial games by getting their season off to a winning start.