Round 7
North Queensland Cowboys 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12

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Saturday NRL Round 7 Betting Preview From RleagueBetting.com
Sat April 25, 2009
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The traditional ANZAC Day clash between the Roosters and Dragons has thrown up more than the odd upset over the last few years.

Take Pinnacle Sport's top odds of $2.50 for a Roosters victory, or $1.97 for the Roosters with 4.5 start. The best odds you'll get for the Dragons are $1.73 for them to win inside 80 minutes, from Stan James.

The Roosters have come charging like a bull out of the gate in a lot of their matches this year, and Bet365 are paying $2.20 that they'll win the race to 10 points. However, they've also been run down on more than one occasion, and SportsBet are paying $8 for a Roosters/Dragons HT/FT Double.

Shaun Kenny Dowell and Brett Morris are favourites to be 1st Try Scorer. You can get $13 for Kenny Dowell at Sports Alive, and $13 for Morris at Sportingbet. Centrebet are providing a comparatively good quote of $21 for Jamie Soward, with other agencies as low as $15.

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Melbourne vs Warriors has the potential to be the match of the round. It's hard to look past the $2.89 odds of a Warriors victory from Pinnacle Sports or the Warriors with 6 points start @ $2.04, also from Pinnacle. If you must take Melbourne, there's good value in Sports Alive's quote of $5.50 for a 1-12 win.

Take the $1.83 odds from Bet365 that 35 or more points will be scored in this match, and the $3.25 odds from Sportingbet that either team will win by less than 7 in the TriBet market.

Consider Lance Hohaia ($2.25) and Greg Inglis ($2.10) to score a try at any time during the match from Sportingbet. Sportingbet are also top odds for favourite Billy Slater to be 1st Tryscorer at odds of $11.

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It's going to be interesting to see which Nth Queensland side turns up at Dairy Farmers in tonight's other match. This year the Cowboys have sometimes looked as bad as the rabble from 2008 so it might be worth taking the $2.30 odds of a Manly victory from Sports Alive. The best quote for the Cowboys is $1.71 from Pinnacle Sports.

Stick with under 42 points being scored in the match at odds of $1.90 from Sports Alive, and a 1-12 victory for either team from Sportingbet - you'll get $3.25 for the Cowboys or $3.85 for Manly.

Meanwhile, Centrebet have got some good value in the 1st Tryscorer market - you can get $26 for Whatmough (compared to $15 elsewhere), and $17 for Matai also looks attractive.

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* Note all prices are subject to change.

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Preview: Cowboys v Sea Eagles - NRL Round 7 (Audio Links)
Sat April 25, 2009
The short-term prospects of the Sea Eagles nosedived earlier this week when the news of Brett Stewart's injury setback broke.

The possibility of missing their star fullback for the next 12 weeks could come at a huge cost for the premiers, who had just begun to rediscover their touch after a disastrous start to the season.

Stewart played a huge part in the mini-revival, scoring five tries in wins against the Wests Tigers and Souths, but now the team's confidence is likely to be shattered.

The Sea Eagles will confront a North Queensland side who found form in the second half of their game against Cronulla in Adelaide last Sunday.

With pressure mounting from Gold Coast Titans halfback Scott Prince, Cowboy skipper Johnathan Thurston produced his best game of the season and he may be ready to ignite his team.

Manly have scored convincing wins in their last two matches against the Cowboys but their recent record in Townsville is poor.

Look to a Cowboys try as First Scoring Play ($2-25) and a North Queensland victory by 13+ points ($3-40).

Players to consider for First Tryscorer include Matt Bowen ($11), Willie Tonga ($15) and Ashley Graham ($15) for the Cowboys or Jamie Lyon ($13), Michael Bani ($13) or Michael Robertson ($15) for Manly.

Audio:
Cowboys Vice Captain Aaron Payne
Cowboys Coach Neil Henry

Saturday April 25, 2009
North Queensland Cowboys vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)

North Queensland Cowboys
Matt Bowen, Ben Farrar, Ashley Graham, Willie Tonga, Shannon Hegarty, Travis Burns, Johnathan Thurston [c], Shane Tronc, Aaron Payne, Antonio Kaufusi, Steve Southern, Scott Bolton, Luke O'Donnell. Subs: Ben Harris, Steve Rapira, Matt Scott, Carl Webb, John Williams, James Tamou (two to be omitted).

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Michael Robertson, David Williams, Jamie Lyon, Steve Matai, Michael Bani, Chris Bailey, Matt Orford [c], Brent Kite, Matt Ballin, Josh Perry, Anthony Watmough, Glenn Hall, Glenn Stewart. Subs: Heath L'Estrange, Jason King, Adam Cuthbertson, Shane Rodney, George Rose (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat April 25 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat April 25 2009, 9:30AM GMT]
Referee: Gavin Badger, Steve Lyons

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Cowboys by 12
Paul Booth: Sea Eagles by 10

OVERALL:
Total Games: 13
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 5. [Pts: 247]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 8. [Pts: 360]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
North Queensland Cowboys: 11 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat May 24: Sea Eagles 20 l. Cowboys 31 [Crowd: 7028]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 42 pts: 1996 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sun May 5: Sea Eagles 46 d. Cowboys 4 [Crowd: 5227]

Biggest Crowd: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 20 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 23956]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
North Queensland Cowboys: LLLLLWWLWWWLL
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: WWWWWLLWLLLWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38 d. North Queensland Cowboys 6 [Crowd: 9343]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 3 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28 d. North Queensland Cowboys 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 30 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 [Crowd: 18682]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 20 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 23956]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 24 l. Cowboys 26 [Crowd: 13118]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 13: Cowboys 20 l. Sea Eagles 24 [Crowd: 17952]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat May 24: Sea Eagles 20 l. Cowboys 31 [Crowd: 7028]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat Mar 22: Cowboys 30 d. Sea Eagles 20 [Crowd: 10937]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 3: Cowboys 26 l. Sea Eagles 28 [Crowd: 15389]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 8: Sea Eagles 26 d. Cowboys 22 [Crowd: 7973]

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