Manly Warringah Sea Eagles will play Central Coast Roosters in the NSWRL SG Ball Cup preliminary final on Saturday, April 27.
The match kicks off at 1pm at Campbelltown Stadium.
Minor premiers Manly had the week off last week following their 36-6 win over fourth-placed Parramatta Eels in week one. The third-placed Roosters advanced to the preliminary final with a 46-16 win over Canberra Raiders on Good Friday.
Prior to the Manly-Central Coast match, the second-placed Illawarra Steelers will play Parramatta at 11.30am to see who is the first team through the grand final.
Manly defeated Central Coast Roosters 36-12 in their only previous clash in the regular season.
Manly team to play Roosters
1 Kaeo Weekes
2 Simon Tito
3 Jonah Palota-Kopa
4 Ben Trbojevic
5 Daniel Ala
6 Josh Schuster (c)
7 Jamie Lawler
8 Alec Tuitavake
9 Jack Birt
10 Sione Fainu
11 Zac Fulton
12 Siua Fotu
13 Keegan Turner
Interchange
14 Gordon Chan Kum Tong
15 James Uesele
16 Tyreece Matangi
17 Viliami Fifita
20 Angus O'Donnell
24 Guiseppe Plati
Manly season results
Rd 1: d Victoria Thunderbolts 30-18; Rd 2: d Newcastle 24-20, Rd 3: drew 20-all with Parramatta; Rd 4: St George 58-14, Rd 5: d Canterbury Bulldogs 22-10; Rd 6: lost to Western Suburbs 28-26; Rd 7: d Sydney Roosters 38-6; Rd 8: d Central Coast Roosters 36-12; Rd 9: d South Sydney 66-10; WK 1 finals: d Parramatta Eels 36-6.
