Sea Eagles keen to bounce back in huge Bulldogs clash
With a finals berth locked in, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles will be looking to bounce back to the winners circle against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Accor Stadium on Friday night.
The Sea Eagles are determined to rectify their shock loss to Wests Tigers last week as they build towards the club's first finals appearance since 2021, and the first under Coach Anthony Seibold.
Team news
Centre Tommy Talau returns from a slight pectoral injury with Tolu Koula back to the interchange bench. Second-rower Corey Waddell will serve the first of a two game suspension. Prop Matt Lodge has been named in the squad after two solid performances in his return from injury in the NSW Cup.
Form Guide
Ladder position: Sea Eagles 7th (31 points); Bulldogs 5th (34 points)
Head to Head since 1998 (NRL era): Played 42: Sea Eagles 21, Bulldogs 21
Last Round: Wests Tigers 34 d Sea Eagles 26, Bulldogs 34 d Warriors 18
Past five games record: Sea Eagles 3 wins, Bulldogs 5 wins
Match: Bulldogs v Sea Eagles
Round 26 -
home Team
Bulldogs
5th Position
away Team
Sea Eagles
7th Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
150 not out for Turbo
Sea Eagles fullback Tom Trbojevic brings up his 150th NRL game this week.
It is a fine accolade for a man who consistently performs at a high level each week and has a tremendous work ethic.
'Turbo' crossed for a hat-trick last week to take his try scoring tally to 104 for the Sea Eagles in another outstanding performance.
The 2021 Dally M Medalist will be out for another big one against the Bulldogs, a team he has scored 12 tries in his past six games against.
Really excited for this opportunity: Tom Trbojevic
Building for finals
Coach Anthony Seibold is expecting the Sea Eagles to reproduce their best form against the Bulldogs after the team 'fell below the expectations' they set themselves last week.
"We're in the playoffs. We're trying to build a game over the next couple of weeks against really good opposition as to how we can win a week one finals game.
"That's what we are all working towards here."
We've worked hard to get back to the standard we expect: Anthony Seibold
Strong record
The Sea Eagles have won nine of their past 10 games against the Bulldogs.
Manly have also won 73 of the 137 matches played between the two clubs since 1947 with 43 being at home and 25 away.
At Accor Stadium, the Bulldogs hold a slight 9-8 win record over the Sea Eagles from the 17 games played at Homebush.
The Bulldogs have won their last seven games at Accor Stadium.
Manly beat the Bulldogs 42-24 the last time the clubs met at Accor Stadium in round 26 last year.
