Manly Sea Eagles host Dolphins in Round 24 of the 2026 NRL season at 4 Pines Park on Friday, 14th August at 6:00 PM AEST. Read on for our full match preview, NRL betting tips, and best Rugby League odds.
The Sea Eagles are spiralling ahead of this must-win home assignment against the fifth-placed Dolphins.
FORM: Manly has lost five straight, conceding 128 points in their last three games against the Titans, Sharks and Storm.
The Dolphins have won three in a row, albeit somewhat patchily in the past fortnight against the Dragons (28-22) and Broncos (40-32) – trailing 24-0 in the latter.
INS AND OUTS: Clayton Faulalo returns at fullback for Manly with Lehi Hopoate shifting to the wing and Blake Wilson dropping out. Taniela Paseka (knee) is out, so Nathan Brown starts at prop.
The Dolphins have lost Kurt Donoghoe to a thumb injury, but Ray Stone and Jake Averillo are back on the bench.
KEY MATCH-UP: Blues teammates Jack Bostock and Tolu Koula are set for an absorbing centre duel.
HISTORY: The Dolphins are 1-3 against the Sea Eagles and will have terrifying memories of their most recent meeting, when Manly powered to a 52-18 win in Redcliffe in Kieran Foran’s first match as interim coach.
KEY STAT: These clubs’ four encounters all produced at least 54 points, with three of them seeing 70-plus points scored.
VERDICT: Manly’s finals bid has completely unravelled under a heavy injury toll as interim-turned-fulltime coach Kieran Foran searches for answers. Their drop-off in defensive resolve has been the most alarming feature of their losing streak.
The Dolphins have all but sealed their maiden finals appearance, but they’ll be looking for a complete performance after struggling to put away a couple of also-rans in the past two weeks. Near enough to full-strength, however, the visitors’ firepower should have a tackle-shy Sea Eagles outfit very nervous.
Manly has a strong record at 4 Pines Park, but a heavy loss to Cronulla last time out has dented its fortress reputation.
Prediction: Back the Dolphins to Cover the Line (-10.5) @ $1.90
SGM: DOLPHINS WIN / OVER 50.5 TOTAL POINTS / HAMISO TABUAI-FIDOW ANYTIME TRYSCORER / JACK BOSTOCK ANYTIME TRYSCORER / HAUMOLE OLAKAU’ATU ANYTIME TRYSCORER @ $15.78
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