Sea Eagles
Dragons
Preview
Who’d have thought these two teams would be coming into this clash having each won their last three matches?
Manly were 0-2 and come into this game after knocking off the previously undefeated Roosters now welcome back prop Darcy Lussick for his first game this season.
The Sea Eagles appear to be going from strength to strength in both attack and defence.
Everything is waiting for the Dragons to drop off but they continue to defy their critics and sit second on the NRL ladder with the second-best defence in the competition, sitting behind the ladder-leading Melbourne Storm.
Their forward pack has continually marched them up the field while Gareth Widdop – in a contract year – appears to have found his grove this season.
Who wins? After two losses early at home, Manly look threatening once again. History says Dragons play poorly at Brookvale, but we like them just enough to come away with the points. It really is a toss of the coin, though.
Dragons by 2
Team Lists
Team Lists
| Fullback |
| Wing |
| Centre |
| Centre |
| Wing |
| Five-eighth |
| Halfback |
| Prop |
| Hooker |
| Prop |
| Second Row |
| Second Row |
| Lock |
| Interchange |
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Team Stats
Scoring Plays
| Sea Eagles | Dragons | |
| 2 | Tries | 6 |
| 1 | Conversions | 4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Field Goals | 1 |
Attack
| Sea Eagles | Dragons | |
| 172 | All Runs | 185 |
| 1,550 | All Run Metres | 1,742 |
| 2 | Line Breaks | 4 |
| 17 | Offloads | 15 |
Defense
| Sea Eagles | Dragons | |
| 362 | Kick Metres | 705 |
| 0 | 40/20 | 0 |
| 328 | Tackles | 311 |
| 40 | Missed Tackles | 27 |
Discipline
| Sea Eagles | Dragons | |
| 5 | Penalties Conceded | 4 |
| 8 | Errors | 6 |
| 0 | Sin Bin | 0 |
| 0 | Send Offs | 0 |
Player Stats
Top Point Scorer
| Player | TOT | |
 | Gareth Widdop | 19 |
| Euan Aitken | 8 | |
| Jorge Taufua | 8 | |
| Jack de Belin | 4 | |
| Kurt Mann | 4 |
Top Goal Kicker
| Player | TOT | |
| Gareth Widdop | 5 |
| Dylan Walker | 1 | |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 0 | |
| Darcy Lussick | 0 | |
| Jason Nightingale | 0 |
Top Try Scorer
| Player | TOT | |
| Gareth Widdop | 2 |
| Euan Aitken | 2 | |
| Jorge Taufua | 2 | |
| Jack de Belin | 1 | |
| Kurt Mann | 1 |
Top Try Assists
| Player | TOT | |
 | Josh McCrone | 4 |
| Tom Trbojevic | 1 | |
| Tim Lafai | 1 | |
| Blake Green | 1 | |
| Matthew Wright | 0 |
Top Runs
| Player | TOT | |
 | Tom Trbojevic | 21 |
| Paul Vaughan | 21 | |
| Jason Nightingale | 19 | |
| Tim Lafai | 17 | |
| Jorge Taufua | 16 |
Top Run Metres
| Player | TOT | |
 | Paul Vaughan | 216 |
| Jorge Taufua | 180 | |
| Tom Trbojevic | 178 | |
| Joel Thompson | 158 | |
| Jack de Belin | 155 |
Top Linebreaks
| Player | TOT | |
 | Euan Aitken | 2 |
| Jorge Taufua | 2 | |
| Josh McCrone | 1 | |
| Kurt Mann | 1 | |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 0 |
Top Offloads
| Player | TOT | |
 | Tim Lafai | 5 |
| Curtis Sironen | 4 | |
| Martin Taupau | 4 | |
| Frank Winterstein | 3 | |
| Kurt Mann | 3 |
Top Tackles
| Player | TOT | |
 | Apisai Koroisau | 56 |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 36 | |
| Cameron McInnes | 36 | |
| Jack de Belin | 35 | |
| Jake Trbojevic | 33 |
Top Missed Tackles
| Player | TOT | |
| Apisai Koroisau | 7 |
| Dylan Walker | 5 | |
| Brian Kelly | 5 | |
| Martin Taupau | 4 | |
| Taane Milne | 4 |
Top Tackle Breaks
| Player | TOT | |
| Tom Trbojevic | 7 |
| Euan Aitken | 7 | |
| Jorge Taufua | 6 | |
| Dylan Walker | 5 | |
| Kurt Mann | 5 |
Top Linebreak Assists
| Player | TOT | |
| Josh McCrone | 2 |
| Tom Trbojevic | 1 | |
| Tim Lafai | 1 | |
| Blake Green | 1 | |
| Matthew Wright | 0 |
Top Kick Metres
| Player | TOT | |
| Gareth Widdop | 415 |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 226 | |
| Josh McCrone | 191 | |
| Blake Green | 105 | |
| Cameron McInnes | 80 |
Top Penalties
| Player | TOT | |
 | Darcy Lussick | 1 |
| Jason Nightingale | 1 | |
| Brenton Lawrence | 1 | |
| Joel Thompson | 1 | |
| Gareth Widdop | 1 |
Top Errors
| Player | TOT | |
| Tom Trbojevic | 3 |
| Paul Vaughan | 2 | |
| Matthew Wright | 1 | |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 1 | |
| Lewis Brown | 1 |
Summary
