Dragons vs Sea Eagles Round 22 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Jul 29, 2023

It’s a must-win game for the Manly Sea Eagles as they look to continue their push towards the top eight when they meet the lowly St George Illawarra Dragons on Saturday.

Manly Sea Eagles vs St George Illawarra Dragons Round 22 expert NRL footy tips, predictions and preview – Dragons have seen 66+ points in four of their last five games…

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles H2H Prediction

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Tips

Best Over 45.5 total points odds $1.91 with bet365

Dragons haven’t won back-to-back matches all year
Dragons have seen 66+ points in four of their last five games
Two of the last three meetings have seen 50 points scored
Sea Eagles have scored 30+ points in three of their last four wins
Mikaele Ravalawa has scored eight tries in his last six games
Jason Saab has scored four tries in his last seven games

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Same Game Multi Tips

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
🗓 Date: Saturday July 29
⏰ Time: 5.30pm AEST
🏟 Stadium: WIN Stadium (Wollongong)

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Head to Head

22/7/22: Dragons 20-6 Sea Eagles
16/7/21: Sea Eagles 32-18 Dragons
26/3/21: Dragons 38-12 Sea Eagles
12/7/20: Dragons 34-4 Sea Eagles
16/6/19: Sea Eagles 34-14 Dragons

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview & Prediction

It’s a big game for the Sea Eagles on various fronts as they attempt to potentially break into the top eight when they meet the Dragons at WIN Stadium on Saturday night.

Manly need to keep winning in order to give themselves their best shot at making the top eight – and with four of their final six games coming against teams below them on the ladder, they are every chance.

Daly Cherry-Evans will also be celebrating his 300th NRL game, with the star halfback producing some of his best footy over the last couple of seasons for club and state.

The Sea Eagles were on fire for most of their win over the Sharks last week, racing out to a 30-0 lead before taking their foot off the pedal late as Cronulla put on 26 unanswered points. Anthony Seibold will be hoping for a more ruthless performance here.

Meanwhile, the Dragons all but assured themselves of avoiding the wooden spoon with a tight 18-14 victory over the Tigers.

Before that game, the Dragons had seen 66+ points in four straight, so don’t be surprised if the points start flowing again between two teams that are good in attack but can be suspect in defence.

VERDICT

Manly haven’t won at Wollongong since way back in 2003, but if they are serious about mounting a charge towards the finals, they can’t afford to drop this game.

The Sea Eagles still aren’t all that reliable to me, so I’ll be backing Over 45.5 total points – as mentioned, the Dragons have seen truckloads of points lately, while the Sea Eagles were involved in a 56-point game last week in their win over the Sharks (Best Over 45.5 total points odds $1.91 with bet365.)

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Teams

Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Dan Russell 13. Jack de Belin 14. Connor Muhleisen 15. Michael Molo 16. Toby Couchman 17. Jack Bird 18. Zane Musgrove 19. Sione Finau 20. Ryan Couchman 21. Max Feagai 22. Jaiyden Hunt

Sea Eagles team: 1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Josh Schuster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Toafofoa Sipley 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Matthew Lodge 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Dean Matterson 15. Aaron Woods 16. Sean Keppie 17. Ethan Bullemor 18. Kaeo Weekes 19. Ben Condon 20. Jakob Arthur 21. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega 22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong

St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles Stats

Dragons haven’t won back-to-back matches all year
Dragons have seen 66+ points in four of their last five games
Two of the last three meetings have seen 50 points scored
Sea Eagles have scored 30+ points in three of their last four wins
Mikaele Ravalawa has scored eight tries in his last six games
Jason Saab has scored four tries in his last seven games

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