Rd 9: Manly vs Balmain
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Alex Moore has named his team to play the Balmain Tigers in round nine of the Harold Matthews Cup on Saturday, April 9.
The final round match kicks-off at 10am at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence field at Sydney Olympic Park.
The eighth-placed Sea Eagles take on the ninth-placed Tigers with both teams unable to make the finals. The top six teams progress through to the finals with Manly three points behind sixth place heading into this weekend.
Sea Eagles team
1 Lehi Hopoate (c)
2 Nepote Taufa
3 Maxwell Taotua
4 Tom Klem
5 Calvin Levy
6 William Quinn
7 Jackson Cahill-Smith
8 Simione Laifai
9 Jack Branda
10 Josh Tonga
11 Isaia Tu'ifua
12 Roy Quiroz-Mapusua
13 Zedrick Tupulua
Interchange
14 Samuel Vandermade
18 Dayshawn Lyden
16 Kakile Leha
17 Finnlay Bartlett
Reserves
20 Kerisiano Russell
19 Lenny Plati
21 William Ben
22 Tevita Tukuafu
Season Results
Rd 1: lost 32-6 to Canberra, Belconnen Oval
Rd 2: Bye
Rd 3: lost 28-20 to Illawarra, Aubrey Keech Reserve
Rd 4: drew 12-12 with St George, New Era Stadium
Rd 5: vs Penrith, cancelled (wet weather)
Rd 6: beat Cronulla Sharks 18-10, Pointsbet Stadium
Rd 7: beat Central Coast Roosters 30-14, Aubrey Keech Reserve
Rd 8: lost 42-4 to Western Suburbs Magpies
