Manly Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm
Lottoland, Saturday Afternoon
Both teams come into this game following a pair of poor losses in round six.
Manly were totally outclassed against the ladder-leading Dragons while Melbourne's handling errors proved costly in the grand final rematch.
The Sea Eagles need a win to stay in touch with the upper echelon of the ladder and will lean heavily on the league's fourth best offense to get them off on the right foot. Daly Cherry-Evans and Tom Trbojevic will lead that push with five-eighth Blake Green keen to show his former side what they're missing out on. Akuilia Uate will bolster their offense although they will be without Nate Myles and Martin Taupua for the clash.
Melbourne have named Jesse Bromwich, Cameron Munster and Christian Welch on an extended interchange - all reliable hands to help them fix their handling issues from last week, albeit in wet conditions.
The Storm will miss Will Chambers in attack through suspension however they welcome back Cheyse Blair into an attack that has failed to fire more often than not this season. Their five wins have come on the back of their league-best defence that'll once again be a big factor come Saturday afternoon.
Once again, there are mouth-watering match ups all over the park, none bigger than Cherry-Evans against Cooper Cronk. The two Queenslanders will go toe to toe for what will probably be the final time at Brookvale with Cronk in Storm colours.
Manly's 1-3 home record this season is one they'll want to improve on, but we can only see it getting worse as Melbourne return to the winners list.
Storm by 8.
