NRL Tips - Sea Eagles v Raiders

Jamal Fogarty wastes no time squaring off against his old team with Canberra first on Manly’s schedule in 2026.

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Canberra

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Manly’s life after Daly Cherry-Evans begins in earnest at Brookvale on Saturday when a beleaguered Sea Eagles host last years minor premiers Canberra.

Manly are set to be the first coach to fire their coach with Anthony Seibold completely decimating the roster and alienating senior players.

Much is made about how Manly perform without Tom Trbojevic but their record is nearly as poor without Daly Cherry-Evans, their win rate dropping 17% and cover rate 5%

This is a nice spot for Canberra too, who always start fast under Ricky Stuart. Stuart has covered 13 of his last 14 Round 1 games.

The Raiders are 23-14 ATS on the road when north of $1.80 while they cover 57% of games when $1.80 or bigger.

Canberra look a super bet.

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Under 43.5/Kaeo Weekes Try/Hudson Young Try

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$23.00

The under hits at 78% in the opening four rounds the last five seasons when a team plays interstate.

Kaeo Weekes has been a revelation since moving to Canberra, scoring 11 tries in 25 games last year.

Hudson Young is the premier tryscoring edge forward in the NRL with 44 tries in 92 games across the last four seasons.

Value Bet

Ethan Strange

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The rise and rise of Ethan Strange shows no signs of abating with the talented five-eighth named to the Kangaroo Tour last season. Strange’s best quality is his running game though with it netting 14 tries in 24 games last year. He is set for another big year and the Sea Eagles don’t have a defence to concern him.

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