ROUND 2 NRL TIPPING PREVIEW
By W D Nicolson
Manly started as outsiders in their first game since winning the premiership... they'll start as outsiders in their second game as well.
No love for Manly - that I can agree with, but in the betting markets - lunacy!
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NRL PREVIEW ROUND 2 - 2012
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FRIDAY - MARCH 9
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GAME STATS | @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford. 7:45pm Kick-Off.
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COMING IN
MAN 4th WTG 8th
Last week, Manly beat the Warriors 26-20 in Auckland, while the Tigers beat the Sharks 17-16 at Leichhardt in golden point.
MAN 6 WTG 4
The Tigers won14-12 in Round 21 at Bluetongue last year, and have won 3 of the last 4.
TUESDAY TEAM NEWS
MAN: B Stewart, M Oldfield, J Lyon (c), D Whare, D Williams, K Foran, D Cherry-Evans, J King (c), M Ballin, B Kite, A Watmough, T Williams, G Stewart.
Bench: Buhrer, Mauro, Lussick, Robinson.
[Team Changes - The Sea Eagles lost Steve Matai to a broken thumb and on Tuesday night they lost Glenn Stewart to a finger injury after naming him to play. Jamie Buhrer or Vic Mauro will start, with George Rose or Daniel Harrison likely to come onto the bench. Dean Whare is the replacement at centre for Matai, with Jorge Taufua back in the NSW Cup after being 18th man in Round 1. ]
WTG: T Humble, B Ryan, B Ayshford, C Lawrence, M Utai, B Marshall, T Moltzen, A Woods, R Farah (c), M Groat, A Blair, G Ellis, C Heighington.
Bench: L Fulton, J Moors, M Bell, J Reddy, B Murdoch-Masila, S Meaney, S Spence.
[Team Changes - James Tedesco will miss the season with a knee injury and Keith Galloway is out 4-6 weeks with a foot injury. Matt Groat starts for Galloway and Tom Humble is the fullback. Sean Meaney, Ben Murdoch-Masila and Shaun Spence are the extra players on the bench that will likely feature Junior Moors and Joel Reddy. ] Manly looked in great form and dusted the Warriors in Auckland, while the Tigers sputtered and coughed their way to a win over the Sharks. With Galloway out I think that puts Manly's pack on top, with or without Glenn Stewart. Manly in a close one.
TIPPING AND FANTASY LATE MAIL
SMH and Other Late Mail - Glenn Stewart was ruled out on Tuesday night. Vic Mauro or Jamie Buhrer will replace him. Daniel Harrison or George Rose could come onto the bench. Kieran Foran should play despite a leg problem, but isn't confirmed. The Tigers will trim their bench before the game, with Tim Moltzen's finger injury still not 100% and some talk that Gareth Ellis is under his own injury cloud. 
THE NRL TWEET'S PICK
Sea Eagles by 2.
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