Raiders vs Sea Eagle betting preview, tips & odds | Sunday, 21/5/23

The 2023 NRL Premiership Indigenous Round wraps up in Canberra with the Raiders hosting the Manly Sea Eagles at GIO Stadium.

The Raiders are looking for their sixth win in a row, while the Sea Eagles will be desperate to avoid their fourth loss. who will come out on top leading into the representative period of the NRL season?

The Canberra Raiders have made one change to the side that beat the Eels last week. Zac Woolford (injury, concussion) has been replaced by Danny Levi who is returning from a broken jaw that was sustained minutes into the round three clash with the Sharks.

The Sea Eagles have been forced to shuffle the deck chairs with Josh Aloiai (injury, shoulder), Aaron Woods (injury, thumb) and Kelma Tuilagi (injury, facial) all being ruled out for an extended period. Jake Trbojevic returns to the starting side at lock with younger brother Ben starting in the second row, while former Cowboy Ben Condon will make his Manly debut from the bench.

These two clubs have met a total of 36 times with the Manly Sea Eagles winning on 21 occasions. Unfortunately for Manly, their recent form suggests that they will struggle at best to beat this Raiders side. The recent representative retirements of Jack Wighton and Josh Papali’i will only strengthen the “Green Machine” as they look for their sixth win in a row. GIO Stadium on a Sunday evening is a tough road trip for visitors, which should see the home side cover the -3.5 point line at $1.85 odds with PalmerBet.

The return of captain and one-club veteran Jarrod Croker has been instrumental to the Raiders success in 2023. His wealth of experience has arguably more value than any amount of size, strength of speed that could be added to this Raiders squad. It’s Croker’s awareness and rugby league IQ that put’s him in the right place at the right time to score, something that his relative rookie opponent Tolutau Koula will learn the hard way Sunday. Jared Croker is great value with the online bookmakers ($3.15) to score at any time during the match.

Hudson Young’s form over the last month has catapulted his name into the selection conversation for the New South Wales Blues side for State of Origin One in Adelaide. Young’s last four matches have seen him score three tries with several try assists, line breaks, tackle breaks and offloads. The 24 year-old is fast becoming one of the best back rowers in the NRL with the size, speed, footwork and skill to score off kicks, passes and through his own running game. Expect Young to send another strong message to Blues Coach Brad Fittler by scoring another try ($2.35) at any time during the match.

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The match up between Fogarty and Cherry-Evans will be brilliant to watch with the Manly captain expected to lift his game with the State of Origin series on the horizon. He has been one of the few stand out players for the Sea Eagles in recent weeks with his strong running and kicking games. Fogarty’s kicking has been brilliant in recent weeks, as well as his ability to organise this Raiders side, which could bring him into the conversation as a potential short-term replacement at halfback for the Maroons once Cherry-Evans steps away from the halfback role.

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