Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Sea Eagles vs Sharks

Round 21 2026 falls on Sunday 26 July 2026

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Too close to separate: that's the verdict.

Sea EaglesSharks

The score was Sharks 48, Sea Eagles 12 ✗ Tip was incorrect.

Match details

Start time
AEST: Sun 26 Jul, 4: 05pm.
Venue
4 Pines Park, Sydney
Ladder going in
Ladder: Sea Eagles 9th, Sharks 4th
Referee
Atkins, Grant
Crowd
17,126
Weather
Ground good, weather fine

Expert tips

ExpertTipTip correct
Jordan BakerSharks✓
Chris BarrettSharks✓
Zoe SamiosSea Eagles✗
Zac BaileySharks✓
Frances HoweSea Eagles✗
Christian NicolussiSea Eagles✗
Billie EderSea Eagles✗
Adrian ProszenkoSharks✓
Dan WalshSharks✓
Andrew JohnsSea Eagles✗
Emma KempSharks✓
Neil BreenSharks✓

Before kick-off

ClubLadder going inLast five, oldest firstModel rating
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sea Eagles9th LWLLL+3.5
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sharks4th WLWWW+7.6

The five most recent games

Sea Eagles

RoundOpponentScore
Round 20at TitansL 32–38
Round 19v CowboysL 18–19
Round 18at EelsL 14–23
Round 17v StormW 30–4
Round 16at BulldogsL 12–13

Sharks

RoundOpponentScore
Round 20v KnightsW 20–18
Round 19at DolphinsW 66–0
Round 18at BroncosW 28–16
Round 16at RoostersL 8–27
Round 15at WarriorsW 10–8

Since 2024, head to head

SeasonRoundGameScoreVenue
2026Round 13Sharks v Sea Eagles28–22Ocean Protect Stadium
2025Round 10Sea Eagles v Sharks14–304 Pines Park
2025Round 6Sharks v Sea Eagles24–18Optus Stadium
2024Round 27Sea Eagles v Sharks20–404 Pines Park

Line-ups for each team

Sea Eagles

  1. 1 Lehi Hopoate Fullback
  2. 2 Jason Saab Winger
  3. 3 Josh Feledy Centre
  4. 4 Reuben Garrick Centre
  5. 5 Tolutau Koula Winger
  6. 6 Joey Walsh Five-Eighth
  7. 7 Jamal Fogarty Halfback
  8. 8 Taniela Paseka Prop
  9. 9 Jake Simpkin Interchange
  10. 10 Simione Laiafi Prop
  11. 11 Haumole Olakau'atu 2nd Row
  12. 12 Ben Trbojevic 2nd Row
  13. 13 Lock Jake Trbojevic (c).
  14. 14 Nicholas Lenaz Hooker
  15. 15 Nathan Brown Interchange
  16. 16 Kobe Hetherington Interchange
  17. 17 Ethan Bullemor Interchange
  18. 19 Blake Wilson Reserve
  19. 20 Onitoni Large Reserve

Kieran Foran is coach

Ben Trbojevic, Nicholas Lenaz are in

Jackson Shereb, Tom Trbojevic are out

vs Round 20 v Titans

Sharks

  1. 1 William Kennedy Fullback
  2. 2 Sione Katoa Winger
  3. 3 Jesse Ramien Centre
  4. 4 KL Iro Centre
  5. 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo Winger
  6. 6 Braydon Trindall Five-Eighth
  7. 7 Nicho Hynes Halfback
  8. 8 Addin Fonua-Blake Interchange
  9. 9 Hooker Blayke Brailey (c).
  10. 11 Briton Nikora 2nd Row
  11. 12 Teig Wilton 2nd Row
  12. 13 Lock Cameron McInnes (c).
  13. 14 Jesse Colquhoun Prop
  14. 15 Billy Burns Interchange
  15. 16 Siosifa Talakai Interchange
  16. 17 Oregon Kaufusi Prop
  17. 18 Hohepa Puru Interchange
  18. 19 Tuku Hau Tapuha Reserve
  19. 20 Mawene Hiroti Reserve

Craig Fitzgibbon is coach

Jesse Colquhoun, Jesse Ramien, Siosifa Talakai are in

Hohepa Puru, Thomas Hazelton are out

vs Round 20 v Knights

Each club names the numbers on nrl.com. We measure changes against each club's previous game.

What drove the model's call

Before the game, our scale rated Sea Eagles +3.5 and Sharks +7.6, leaving 4.1 points between the sides, with 4.5 more added for playing on their own ground.

Scoring

Sea Eagles
Try scorers: Tolutau Koula 21', Joey Walsh 73''
Goal kicks 2/2
Their half-time tally was 6
Sharks
Try scorers: Teig Wilton 10', William Kennedy 15', Ronaldo Mulitalo 26', Nicho Hynes 34', Sione Katoa 37', Ronaldo Mulitalo 43', Siosifa Talakai 50', KL Iro 65''
Goal kicks 8/8
Their half-time tally was 30

For the draw, teams and scoring, see the nrl.com match centre. Expert tips came from The Sydney Morning Herald panel.