Roosters vs Sea Eagles Round 23 Tips, Predictions & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Aug 3, 2023

Sydney Roosters will be aiming to keep their season alive when they play host to the Manly Sea Eagles to launch NRL Round 23 action on Thursday night.

Sea Eagles vs Roosters Tips, Prediction & Preview

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles free NRL betting predictions & odds from our expert tipster – Roosters have won six of the last nine meetings between the teams…

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles H2H Prediction

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Tips

Best Roosters -3.5 line odds $1.89 with bet365

Roosters have won six of the last nine meetings
Roosters have won three of their last four games at the SCG
Sea Eagles haven’t beaten Roosters twice in the same season since 2017
The last three meetings have seen 38 points or less
Daniel Tupou has scored five tries in his last three games at the SCG
Jason Saab has scored five tries in his last eight games

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Same Game Multi Tips

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
🗓 Date: Thursday August 3
⏰ Time: 7.50pm AEST
🏟 Stadium: SCG (Sydney)

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Head to Head

2/7/23: Sea Eagles 18-16 Roosters
28/7/22: Sea Eagles 10-20 Roosters
18/3/22: Roosters 26-12 Sea Eagles
17/9/21: Sea Eagles 42-6 Roosters
13/3/21: Roosters 46-4 Sea Eagles

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview & Prediction

It’s do or die for the Roosters as they look to keep their slim finals chances alive when they entertain the Sea Eagles at the SCG on Thursday night.

After being touted as premiership favourites at the start of the year, it’s been a nightmare season for the Roosters, who have once again struggled with injuries, while their attack has been one of the worst in the NRL.

Luke Keary isn’t the player he once was and with Sam Walker being dropped and then suffering from injuries, the Roosters haven’t really had a halfback for most of 2023.

Nevertheless, any team with James Tedesco, Brandon Smith and Keary in the spine should be offering a lot more points, so Trent Robinson really does look out of ideas with his current squad.

The Roosters couldn’t back up their big win over the Titans from the previous week, going down 32-10 to the Broncos, although they were unlucky after putting in a decent effort early before some tough calls went against them.

Meanwhile, the Sea Eagles’ finals hopes are well and truly alive after three wins from their last four games have the club sitting just one point outside the top eight.

Manly have three games against bottom-four teams remaining, so if they’re good enough, it’s a tremendous opportunity.

Still, the Sea Eagles haven’t been exactly convincing all season and barely got over the line against the lowly Dragons last week, holding on for a six-point victory.

VERDICT

It’s a huge game for both teams, but neither the Roosters or Sea Eagles exactly inspire confidence right now.

But, if I had to pick one, I’ll tentatively side with the Roosters. They’ve got some big-name players back and playing at the SCG, where they’ve won three of their last four games, is an advantage.

The Roosters almost beat Manly on the road earlier this season (lost by two points), so with a stronger team and home ground advantage, I’ll back them to cover a small -3.5 line in victory (Best Roosters -3.5 line odds $1.89 with bet365.)

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Teams

Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Joseph Manu 5. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 6. Luke Keary 7. Sandon Smith 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Siua Wong 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley 14. Drew Hutchison 15. Nathan Brown 16. Terrell May 17. Fletcher Baker 18. Corey Allan 19. Elie El Zakhem 20. Jake Turpin 21. Fetalaiga Pauga 22. Dylan Napa

Sea Eagles team: 1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega 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. Ben Trbojevic 15. Aaron Woods 16. Dean Matterson 17. Ethan Bullemor 18. Ben Condon 19. Jakob Arthur 20. Kaeo Weekes 21. Morgan Harper 22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong

Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Stats

Roosters have won six of the last nine meetings
Roosters have won three of their last four games at the SCG
Sea Eagles haven’t beaten Roosters twice in the same season since 2017
The last three meetings have seen 38 points or less
Daniel Tupou has scored five tries in his last three games at the SCG
Jason Saab has scored five tries in his last eight games

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