Melbourne Storm v Manly Sea Eagles
Sunday afternoon, AAMI Park
If the above game isn't the game of the round, this certainly is. Another game with huge implications in terms of top four positioning, as well as the minor premiership.
The Storm will be sans Billy Slater, but Cameron Smith has been named to play his 350th game. The Storm doesn't often lose these milestone games.
Manly, fresh off a shock loss to the Dragons, need to win. A loss here puts them on the back foot and could see them slip behind the Roosters and Sharks, and certainly the Storm.
Cronk vs DCE looms as the clash of the weekend as the incumbent Origin and test halfback looks to guide his side to a crucial victory on his skipper's big day. I can't wait for this one. Munster vs Tommy Turbo is a preview of a clash that will dominate the next decade at all levels of the game.
Storm by 1.
