Newcastle Knights vs Manly Sea Eagles - Round 25, 2026
The result
The Sea Eagles led 24 to 18 at halftime at McDonald Jones Stadium and never let the Knights closer than 10 points after the break, pulling away to win 44 to 24. Clayton Faulalo opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, but it was Josh Feledy's burst off the bench that broke the game open.
How it unfolded
Manly ran for 1607 metres to the Knights' 1377 and threw 13 offloads to the Knights' 8, numbers that matched their control of the ball. The Knights made 290 tackles to Manly's 256, the busier defensive shift of the two sides.
Against projection
Fletcher Sharpe scored 36 against a projection of 61, 25 below, while Kalyn Ponga's 20 missed his own projection of 53 by 33. Nathan Brown started but managed only 41 minutes for 23 points, one of several Sea Eagles used off a short bench.
Price moves
Fletcher Hunt's 69 against a break even of 14 lifted him $54,000, and Dominic Young rose $22,000 after scoring 52 against a break even of 32. At the other end, Haumole Olakau'atu fell $39,000 after his 39 against a break even of 74, and Jamal Fogarty dropped $34,000 having scored 35 against a break even of 65.
Ownership outcome
Reuben Garrick was owned by 3.9 percent and scored 52, while Ben Trbojevic sat on 1.1 percent ownership and returned 56. Lehi Hopoate, owned by just 1.3 percent, put up 57, further down the ownership table than either of them.
