The Manly Sea Eagles will look to maintain their hot form when they visit Shark Park on Friday night. 

Manly continued their impressive run under coach Kieran Foran with a gritty 12-10 victory over Gold Coast last Saturday despite missing Origin representatives Tolutau Koula and Haumole Olakau’atu, alongside injured trio Tom Trbojevic, Corey Waddell and Siosiua Taukeiaho. 

While the performance was far from convincing, the result kept the Sea Eagles inside the top four. 

Meanwhile, Cronulla enjoyed the bye in Round 12 while Blayke Brailey, Addin Fonua-Blake and Briton Nikora attended their respective Origin camps. 

The Sharks can strengthen their finals credentials this week, although they will be without Nicho Hynes due to a calf injury. Craig Fitzgibbon has named his Origin trio to start. 

For Manly, Lehi Hopoate returns on the wing after serving his suspension, while Koula and Olakau’atu have both been named in the reserves. 

Cronulla has won six of the last seven meetings between the sides, and despite Manly’s hot form, are slight favourites heading into this one. 

For the latest news, odds and analysis ahead of this battle of the beaches, check out our Sharks vs Sea Eagles tips and predictions below.

Sharks vs Sea Eagles Prediction and Betting Tips 

Head-to-Head Prediction 

NRL Round 13 opens with a battle of the beaches, as Cronulla welcome Foran’s flourishing Sea Eagles to town on Friday night.

The Dally M Coach of the Year race is surely already a wrap, with Foran winning eight of his first nine matches as an NRL head coach.

In a matter of months he’s taken what was a salvage situation and turned it into a title tilt, one we are tipping to continue here.

Cronulla at home are always tricky, but they lack the consistency their opposition have found this season and after winning last start are due to drop points any second now.

Betting tip: Manly Sea Eagles. 

First Try Scorer Prediction 

Back from a long-term injury lay off and now with a few games under his belt to find his feet, we think Shark’s livewire winger Ronaldo Mulitalo is set to explode. 

He loves playing at home too and has scored two or more tries in each of his last five home appearances.

That’s some strike rate and naturally makes him a very appealing option for the first try scorer market in this one. 

Betting tip: Ronaldo Mulitalo.

Over/Under Prediction 

Each of Cronulla's last four home matches have gone over the total match points line.

Betting tip: Over (48.5) total match points. 

Line Prediction

Manly has covered the line in each of their last six away matches.

Betting tip: Sea Eagles (+3.5) line. 

Sharks vs Sea Eagles Anytime Try Scorer Betting Tips 

Lehi Hopoate

Lehi Hopoate has scored at least one try in each of his last seven appearances.

KL Iro

KL Iro has scored at least one try in each of his seven previous home appearances against opponents that were ranked higher on the ladder.

Clayton Faulalo

Clayton Faulalo has scored a try in four of Manly's last five matches.

Taniela Paseka

Taniela Paseka has scored a try in two of Manly's last three away matches.

Sharks vs Sea Eagles Teams 

Cronulla Sharks Team List 

1. Will Kennedy 

2. Sam Stonestreet

3. Jesse Ramien 

4. KL Iro

5. Ronaldo Mulitalo

6. Braydon Trindall 

7. Niwhai Puru

8. Addin Fonua-Blake

9. Blayke Brailey

10. Toby Rudolf

11. Briton Nikora

12. Teig Wilton 

13. Cameron McInnes

14. Jesse Colquhoun

15. Siosifa Talakai

16. Billy Burns

17. Thomas Hazelton 

18. Hohepa Puru

Manly Sea Eagles Team List 

1. Clayton Faulalo

2. Jason Saab

3. Josh Feledy

4. Reuben Garrick

5. Lehi Hopoate

6. Luke Brooks

7. Jamal Fogarty

8. Taniela Paseka 

9. Jake Simpkin 

10. Kobe Hetherington

11. Jackson Shereb

12. Ben Trbojevic

13. Jake Trbojevic (c)

14. Brandon Wakeham 

15. Nathan Brown

16. Ethan Bullemor

17. Simione Laiafi

18. Blake Wilson

Sharks vs Sea Eagles Match Details 

Date: Friday, May 29, 2026. 

Kick-off: 8:00pm AEST.

Location: Shark Park, Sydney.