Canberra Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles

Manly’s run of wins was brought to an end last week when, in a somewhat controversial manner, when they were beaten by South Sydney 22 – 10.
It was still anyone’s game heading into the final quarter of the match but three late tries to Souths blew the scoreline out.
It continued a worrying trend for Manly who have only recorded four wins from eleven matches against teams inside the top eight.
Luckily this week, they face Canberra who sit in ninth spot.
It has been a big week off the field for the Raiders with coach Dave Furner being stood down effective immediately after a section of the playing group approached officials.
These players and the side, have put themselves into a corner this week that may be hard to get out off, especially with their season on the line.
Should they lose, and the Warriors, North Queensland win, along with the victor of the Brisbane/Penrith game, the Raiders could found themselves as low as twelfth on the ladder.
It’s as big as it gets for the Raiders.
Manly have won the last three encounters between the two sides, the two most recent by a six point margin and in all three – the total match score was under 30 points.
Neither side will leave anything to chance in what should be a fantastic game but, in a tight contest, would have to favour Manly.