Manly Sea Eagles vs Parramatta Eels - Round 8, 2026
The result
It was tight at the break, Manly ahead 7 to 6 after Jake Trbojevic crossed inside three minutes, but the Sea Eagles cut loose after halftime to close it out 33 to 18 at 4 Pines Park.
How it unfolded
Manly ran for 1977 metres to the Eels' 1461 and made nine line breaks to Parramatta's two, dominance that showed up all over the park. The Eels made more tackles, 365 to the Sea Eagles' 300, the natural consequence of spending so much of the match without the ball.
Against projection
Brandon Wakeham ran up 60 points against a projection of just 11, while Brian Kelly's 65 towered over his projection of 21. At the other end Dylan Walker managed only 8 from a 35 projection, and Kobe Hetherington was hauled off after 40 minutes despite being named to start, finishing with 30.
Price moves
Lehi Hopoate's 62 against a break even of 23 lifted his price $47,000, and Jamal Fogarty's 78 against a break even of 34 added $42,000. Jack De Belin went the other way, his 37 against a break even of 63 costing him $32,000, and Ryley Smith fell $25,000 after scoring 29 against a break even of 54.
Ownership outcome
Luke Brooks and Tolutau Koula carry the sort of profile widely owned coaches lean on, and both missed their projections, Brooks by 20 and Koula by 26. Further down the teamsheet, Saxon Pryke came off the bench for 41 points against a break even of just 6, the kind of score that would have gone unnoticed in most squads.
