Manly Sea Eagles vs Melbourne Storm - Round 17, 2026
The result
Sea Eagles were far too good, winning 30 to 4 at 4 Pines Park. Manly led 24 to 0 at halftime after Haumole Olakau'atu opened the scoring in the 6th minute, and Storm's closest they came after the break was 20 points.
How it unfolded
Manly dominated the ball, running up 59 percent possession to Storm's 41, and backed it with a 95 percent completion rate against Storm's 78. Storm hit back in defensive workload, making 422 tackles to Manly's 279.
Against projection
Josh King ran well ahead of expectations, scoring 62 against a projection of 37, while Moses Leo managed just minus 1 points off a projection of 41 after being hooked at 13 minutes. Joey Walsh also fell short, scoring 26 against a projection of 47 in a game cut to 40 minutes.
Price moves
Sualauvi Faalogo's 76 against a break even of 31 lifted his price by $53,000, matching the rise Will Warbrick banked after scoring 48 against a break even of minus 18. Harry Grant fell $23,000 after his 57 landed under a break even of 77, and Shawn Blore dropped $44,000 after scoring 7 against a break even of 48.
Ownership outcome
Cameron Munster, among the more widely owned and captained Storm options, returned 58 against a projection of 55. Trent Loiero, unlikely to have carried much ownership, scored 51 against a projection of 49 in a losing side.
