NRL live updates: Cronulla Sharks vs Manly Sea Eagles
Round 13 of the NRL season begins tonight with Cronulla hosting Manly.
Sharks Origin trio Addin Fonua-Blake and Blayke Brailey will back up but Briton Nikora is being rested after the trio debuted in Wednesday’s series opener.
The Sea Eagles are being more cautious, with Haumole Olakau’atu to be rested while Tolu Koula is out after suffering a concussion in Origin I.
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Fri 29 May 2026 at 7:38pm
Tips
If Manly had both their Origin guys I’d give them a real shot here but without the strike Koula and Olakau’atu provide I’m not sure they’ll have the points in them.
Let’s go Cronulla by four with Addin Fonua-Blake (normally a prolific tryscorer for a prop but doesn’t have one yet this year) to get over first.
Fri 29 May 2026 at 6:52pm
Final teams: Sharks vs Sea Eagles
Addin Fonua-Blake and Blayke Brailey will back up from Origin I for the Sharks but Briton Nikora will be rested.
Billy Burns starts at second row in his place with Hohepa Puru joining the bench. Big night for the Puru family – Hohepa’s twin brother Niwhai is making his NRL debut at halfback for the injured Nicho Hynes.
One other change for the Sharks, KL Iro is out with a knee laceration and Mawene Hiroti will start at centre.
Manly are 1-19 as named on Tuesday with Origin duo Tolu Koula and Haumole Olakau’atu both getting a spell.
Fri 29 May 2026 at 6:47pm
Hello and welcome to the ABC’s Friday Night Football blog
Hey everybody, the dust might be settling on Origin I but the NRL season rolls on with Cronulla hosting Manly tonight.
Should be an evenly poised match, hard to tip at least, and I’ll be here to steer you through every little update and bit of news from around the league.
Sit back, relax and let’s have some fun out there.
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