The Points That Count: Sea Eagles vs Rabbitohs
We take a look at the key points and numbers heading into Saturday night's clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Accor Stadium, thanks to our Major Partner Pointsbet.
Kick-off is 7.35pm.
204
The number of metres Tom ‘Turbo’ Trbojevic made from 21 runs against the Eels, capping off a stunning performance following his 174 metres gained in the round one win over the Bulldogs. He also led the stats for most tackle breaks with 10.
'Turbo' now goes head to head against Latrell Mitchell for the first time since 2018 at club level. Trbojevic has scored four tries in eight games against Souths.
Mitchell has also been in strong form for the Bunnies, setting up two tries and breaking 15 tackles for an average of 123 metres per game.
148
How many matches the two clubs have played against each other since their first encounter back in 1947 when the Sea Eagles entered the first grade premiership.
Of the 148, Manly have the slight edge with 77 wins compared to South Sydney’s 71.
77
The number of minutes the late John Sattler played with a broken jaw in the 1970 Grand Final against the Sea Eagles as he led South Sydney to their 19th premiership title.
The Sea Eagles will join the Rabbitohs in paying tribute to one of rugby league's greatest players following his passing on Monday.
54
Our biggest winning margin over the South Sydney Rabbitohs is 54, a 54-0 victory at Brookvale Oval way back in 1975.
Manly 'Immortal' Bob Fulton scored two tries with champion full-back Graham Eadie also on the scoresheet with a try and 12 goals from 15 attempts.
35
The ever-reliable Jake Trbojevic made 35 tackles in last week's win over the Eels. One of the NRL's best defenders, Jake has made 68 tackles and missed just three in Manly's two wins this season.
28
How many points outstanding winger Reuben Garrick has scored this season after two games. The 28 points sees Garrick sit third on the NRL ladder for most points this season after three rounds.
Garrick scored 14 points each in the wins over the Bulldogs and the Eels through a try and five goals. He has now scored 112 points in nine games against Parramatta.
Furthermore, Garrick sits equal second for most line breaks this season with four to his name.
24
The number of points Latrell Mitched scored playing centre for the Sydney Roosters the last time he played against Tom Trbojevic.
8
Rabbitohs five-eighth Cody Walker has scored eight tries in 12 games against the Sea Eagles.
6
Josh Schuster has declared it..."I want to be (Manly's) No.6 for 10, 12 or 15 years."
And why can't he be. Schuster was at his scheming best against the Eels in his first NRL match of the season, laying on three try assists and making 50 metres from seven runs.
Schuster set up two tries with kicks, one being a crossfield kick for Haumole Olakau’atu to score and the other being a sensational chip for fullback Tom Trbojevic.
He also set up Turbo for his third try assist when he took off from dummy half to send the powerful full-back crashing through defenders to score next to the posts.
3
The number of giant Brad Parker cut out heads we saw in the crowd for his 100th game against the Eels.
We are sure they were of Brad, or was it 'Hank Scorpio' from The Simpsons TV show?
What a great night it was for 'Parks' and his family.
1
The Sea Eagles have won only one of their past 13 games at Homebush. It's time to change that!
0
The number of wooden spoons the Sea Eagles have proudly never won. We threw that one in for fun!
