The Storm have endured a tough fortnight with key injuries and consecutive losses, but they remain in second place on the ladder and will not touch the panic button any time soon.
Coach Craig Bellamy’s biggest concern after the loss to Townsville was that the Cowboys had competed more than their men, which rarely happens in the storm and will certainly not happen again on Thursday.
Manly has also suffered consecutive losses and faces the daunting prospect of running out of superstar Tom Trbojevic for the rest of the season after dislocating his shoulder against the Eels.
Sea eagles are known to dig deep into a crisis and will need all their pride and resilience if they want to get out of AAMI Park with a victory that boosts their morale.
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Team news
Storm: No more changes on match day after prostitute Harry Grant was ruled out on Wednesday with an adductor injury suffered during the captain’s career. Brandon Smith moves to the starting side of the hooker. Alec MacDonald (illness) leaves on the 17th and Chris Lewis and Jordan Grant join the bench. Jahrome Hughes (knee) returns to the halves, but Nelson Asofa-Solomona (knee) stays on the sidelines with Tui Kamikamica to start close for the second week in a row. Tom Eisenhuth is the 18th man.
Sea eagles: No changes on match day. Reuben Garrick passes to the side with Tom Trbojevic (shoulder) out for the season. Veteran winger Jorge Taufua will play his first NRL game since round 17, 2020, at Garrick’s place. Ethan Bullemor left on Wednesday, replaced on the bench by Kurt de Luis. The five-eighth Kieran Foran marks an important milestone when he plays his 250th game of his career. Kaeo Weekes is the 18th man.
Key match
Jesse Bromwich v Daly Cherry-Evans: Two of the most respected patterns in the game who seek to get their teams out of the hole with both their words and their actions. Melbourne and Manly have been among the leading clubs in the NRL for the past 15 years and much of their success has revolved around the high standards set by their leaders. With both in play, Bromwich and DCE are sure to be ready for a massive game and ready to pick up their teammates and take them across the line if needed.
Statistical attack
The storm has looked bad over the past fortnight with key members of his spine injured, but they still lead the NRL in scoring 347 points at 31 ppg. Manly is ninth in the total points competition with 212 averaging 19 per game.