Match Preview: NRL Round 2 vs Warriors
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles tackle the New Zealand Warriors on Friday night at Go Media Stadium, Auckland in Round 2 of the Telstra NRL Premiership.
Match: Warriors v Sea Eagles
Round 2 -
home Team
Warriors
10th Position
away Team
Sea Eagles
5th Position
Venue: Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Manly heads across the ditch on a high following last weekend’s 42-12 thumping of the Cowboys, while the Warriors prepare for their first home game of the season.
On a six-day turnaround, and to optimise preparations for Friday’s match, the Sea Eagles travelled from Brookvale to Auckland on Tuesday.
There is just the one change to the team that so effectively dismantled the Cowboys, with Josh Aloiai replacing fellow Auckland-born prop, Siua Taukei’aho (knee).
Jazz Tevaga returns to face his former club for the first time since joining Manly in the off season, after playing 138 games over nine seasons for the Warriors.
Warriors coach Andrew Webster has stuck with the same 17 from Round 1 despite his team's 30-8 loss to the Raiders in Vegas.
With 12 days between games, the home side has had plenty of time to right the wrongs from Sin City, which included 44 missed tackles.
Manly has enjoyed a pretty good run in Auckland over the years, winning 11 of the 17 matches played at this venue, with just five losses.
The Sea Eagles’ most recent game against the Warriors at Go Media Stadium ended in a 22-22 draw in Round 6 last season.
Match: Warriors v Sea Eagles
Round 2 -
home Team
Warriors
away Team
Sea Eagles
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadFullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom Trbojevic
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Winger for Warriors is number 2 Taine TuaupikiWinger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab
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Centre for Warriors is number 3 Ali LeiatauaCentre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Reuben Garrick
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Centre for Warriors is number 4 Adam PompeyCentre for Sea Eagles is number 18 Clayton Faulalo
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Roger Tuivasa-SheckWinger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Lehi Hopoate
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-TavitaFive-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Luke Brooks
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Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Luke MetcalfHalfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 8 James Fisher-HarrisProp for Sea Eagles is number 8 Taniela Paseka
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Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde EganHooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Jazz Tevaga
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell BarnettProp for Sea Eagles is number 10 Josh Aloiai
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Kurt Capewell2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Marata Niukore2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Ben Trbojevic
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Erin ClarkLock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Dylan WalkerInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Jake Simpkin
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Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Jackson FordInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Corey Waddell
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Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Demitric VaimaugaInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Ethan Bullemor
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Leka HalasimaInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Toafofoa Sipley
Reserves
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Replacement for Warriors is number 21 Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaReplacement for Sea Eagles is number 22 Dean Matterson
Match Officials
- Referee: Adam Gee
- Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
- Senior Review Official: Chris Butler
Last updated:
NRL Stats
- The Warriors have won only one of their past six games against the Sea Eagles.
- Tom Trbojevic has scored 10 tries in 10 games against the Warriors.
- The Warriors won only four games from 10 at Go Media Stadium in 2024.
- Jason Saab scored a hat-trick in his only previous game at Go Media Stadium.
- Warriors captain James Fisher-Harris has won eight of his last nine games against the Sea Eagles.
