Manly and Canterbury round out the restart of the Telstra Premiership with a Sunday night showdown.
The Sea Eagles started 2020 with a disappointing loss to Melbourne but bounced back to upset the Roosters in round two.
As has been the recent trend in the past couple of years, the Dogs kicked off their campaign slowly, going down to the Eels and Cowboys in back-to-back Thursday night slugfests.
Canterbury's defence has been strong but coach Dean Pay will need to get more out of their attack to post their first win of the season.
Match: Sea Eagles v Bulldogs
Round 3 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
6th Position
away Team
Bulldogs
15th Position
Venue: Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
The Rundown
Team news
Sea Eagles: Corey Waddell and Taniela Paseka return in place of Morgan Boyle and Haumole Olakau'atu on the interchange. Boyle and Brendan Elliot were omitted from the extended squad 24 hours before kick-off. Manly have won three of their past four games against the Bulldogs. Jack Gosiewski and Tevita Funa were culled from the line-up an hour before kick-off, leaving Manly 1-17.
Bulldogs: Aiden Tolman was named on the reserves but after overcoming a minor hip injury, he will start at prop with Sauaso Sue reverting to the interchange. Sione Katoa and Brandon Wakeham were cut 24 hours before kick-off, Kerrod Hollad and Ofahiki Ogden were left out of the final squad on Sunday. The Bulldogs play their first game on the Central Coast since 2015.
Match: Sea Eagles v Bulldogs
Round 3 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
away Team
Bulldogs
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom TrbojevicFullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
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Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jorge TaufuaWinger for Bulldogs is number 2 Nick Meaney
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Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Brad ParkerCentre for Bulldogs is number 3 Reimis Smith
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Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Mosese SuliCentre for Bulldogs is number 4 Will Hopoate
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Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Reuben GarrickWinger for Bulldogs is number 5 Christian Crichton
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Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Dylan WalkerFive-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Lachlan Lewis
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Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-EvansHalfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Jack Cogger
Forwards
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Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Addin Fonua-BlakeProp for Bulldogs is number 10 Dylan Napa
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Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Danny LeviHooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Jeremy Marshall-King
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Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Martin TaupauProp for Bulldogs is number 20 Aiden Tolman
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2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Joel Thompson2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Josh Jackson
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2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Curtis Sironen2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 12 Dean Britt
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Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake TrbojevicLock for Bulldogs is number 13 Adam Elliott
Interchange
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Lachlan CrokerInterchange for Bulldogs is number 8 Sauaso Sue
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Corey WaddellInterchange for Bulldogs is number 14 Jake Averillo
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Sean KeppieInterchange for Bulldogs is number 15 Renouf Atoni
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Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Taniela PasekaInterchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Match Officials
- Referee: Matt Cecchin
- Touch Judge: Dave Munro
- Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
- Senior Review Official: Jared Maxwell
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