Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Season Preview

Key Player: Daly Cherry-Evans

Rising star: Lachlan Croker


Predicted top try scorer: Akuila Uate (16)

Goal-kicker: Daly Cherry-Evans

Biggest fixtures: Round 9 vs Roosters (A), Round 18 vs Storm (H), Round 20 vs Panthers (H)

Predicted line up:

Fullback - Tom Trbojevic

Wing - Jorge Taufua

Centre - Brian Kelly

Centre - Dylan Walker*

Wing - Akuila Uate

Five-eighth - Lachlan Croker

Halfback - Daly Cherry-Evans

Prop - Darcy Lussick*

Hooker - Apisai Koroisau

Prop - Martin Taupau

Second-row - Curtis Sironen

Second-row - Joel Thompson

Lock - Jake Trbojevic

Interchange - Kelepi Tanginoa

Interchange - Addin Fonua-Blake

Interchange - Lloyd Perrett

Interchange - Frank Winterstein

*Dylan Walker to return to centre in round 4-5. In his place, Matthew Wright will most likely start at centre. Brad Parker is also an option.
*Darcy Lussick to return to prop in round 4-6. In his place, Addin Fonua-Blake will start at prop, with Shaun Lane or Jack Gosiewski moving to the bench.

Top 3 SuperCoach assets: Tom Trbojevic ($677,300), Jake Trbojevic ($651,000), Martin Taupau ($576,900).

Jerseys:

                           Home                                                    Away

Predicted finish: 5^th