Storm’s home game heads west as we prepare to take on the Manly Sea Eagles at HBF Park this Saturday afternoon!🦅

The Purple Blueprint: How do we take down the Eagles?

🏃 Does Munster’s early return give Storm the running threat we’ve been missing?

💪 Can our forwards lay the platform for Wishart and Watson to play naturally?

🛑 How do we contain Manly’s lethal centres and wingers?

🥾 The importance of Fogarty’s kicking game

🔥 Battle of the rookie halves: Hayden Watson vs Joey Walsh

🎉 Jack Howarth brings up game number 50

🖤💛❤️ Storm to wear its 2026 Indigenous jersey

The team announcement also caused an immediate shift in the betting market:

Before Team List Tuesday: Storm $2.46 | Manly $1.55

After Team List Tuesday: Storm $2.13 | Manly $1.72

👀We also discuss Matt King’s appointment as NSW Blues coach, Watson and Bowden re-signing until 2030, and the staggering fines and suspensions handed out across the NRL in 2026.

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