Sunday, ANZ Stadium, 3pm

Referee: Steve Lyons

The Rabbitohs aren't going to make the finals and they're not going to run last, which means they are free to enjoy their football and be potential nuisance value to those teams that are trying to make the finals or are already confirmed in the top eight but are trying to finish as high as they can. Manly are confirmed in the eight and are fighting for a top-two finish.

The Sea Eagles were beaten 16-10 at home by Melbourne in the battle of the heavyweights last weekend. They would have been disappointed with the result, but had no reason to be disappointed with their effort. They will be keen to get straight back into a winning vein here and start preparing for the finals. It was a very physical game against the Storm, but it was on a Friday night so Manly have had plenty of time to recover.

The Rabbitohs are hanging in there and still competing well. They lost 28-14 on the road against third-placed Cronulla last weekend and beat the Warriors 18-16 in the previous round.

They will obviously start clear outsiders here, but they will be dangerous if the Sea Eagles let them. Manly have got to try to take charge of this game from the start. If they do, they should go on and win comfortably.