Manly Sea Eagles vs St George Illawarra Dragons - Round 26, 2026
The result
Manly were far too good, cruising to a 44 to 10 win over St George Illawarra at 4 Pines Park and leading 26 to 0 at halftime. Lehi Hopoate opened the scoring in the 8th minute and the Sea Eagles never looked back.
How it unfolded
Manly ran for 1970 all run metres to the Dragons' 1273, and completed at 80 percent against the Dragons' 62 percent. St George Illawarra made 347 tackles to Manly's 267, but still coughed up 4 line breaks and made 40 missed tackles.
Against projection
Jamal Fogarty ran up 79 points against a projection of just 46, while Haumole Olakau'atu went well past his own number, 78 to 55. At the other end Ryan Couchman managed only 34 against a projected 65, and lasted just 44 minutes despite being named to start.
Price moves
Josh Feledy's 42 points against a break even of 6 lifted him $31,000, and Loko Pasifiki Tonga rose $27,000 after posting 64 against a break even of 37. Daniel Atkinson fell $53,000 after scoring 12 against a break even of 64, and Toby Couchman dropped $46,000 having managed only 38 against a break even of 78.
Ownership outcome
Damien Cook, owned by 4.6 percent, scored 42, while the far more popular Hamish Stewart at 24.8 percent managed only 28. Valentine Holmes, owned by 3.1 percent, added 17 in a game his side lost heavily.
