{"id":674395,"date":"2026-05-16T09:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674395\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:01:12","slug":"nrl-2026-round-11-live-updates-wests-tigers-v-manly-sea-eagles-scores-results-time-program-entertainment-tips-odds-weather-how-to-watch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674395\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL 2026 round 11 LIVE updates: Wests Tigers v Manly Sea Eagles scores, results, time, program, entertainment, tips, odds, weather, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two years ago Haumole Olakau\u2019atu ran onto the State of Origin arena in a suit, an unwanted entrance that landed him a two-game suspension.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Manly second-rower looks sure to be handed a return to Origin \u2013 this time in a Blues jersey \u2013 following a barnstorming display against the Wests Tigers.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old delivered the most compelling of auditions to NSW coach Laurie Daley as the Sea Eagles continued their renaissance under Kieran Foran with a 46-18 win to rise into the top four.<\/p>\n

Olakau\u2019atu played two games off the bench in the 2024 interstate series before being relegated to 19th man for the decider. It was in that capacity that he rushed onto Suncorp Stadium as a melee broke out.<\/p>\n

His on-field activity will be fully sanctioned in his next Origin outing at Accor Stadium on Wednesday week if, as presumed, he features on Daley\u2019s right edge.<\/p>\n

Olakau\u2019atu was a frightening sight for the Queensland audience as well as the under-strength Tigers on day two of Magic Round on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"HaumoleHaumole Olakau\u2019atu charges through the Tigers line. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Whether it was steamrolling defenders, charging over the try line to score or setting up teammates outside him, the 113kg forward was unstoppable.<\/p>\n

He had 11 tackle breaks including a fend that left Tigers forward Alex Seyfarth on his backside in his 100th NRL game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think he can do any more,\u201d Foran said of his Origin selection prospects. \u201cI think Haumole has been outstanding, the whole season he has been near our best player.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just takes so much energy out of the opposition in the way he carries the footy. And defensively he\u2019s been exceptional as well. I absolutely love the guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manly captain Jake Trbojevic added his endorsement: \u201cSize him up. He\u2019s honestly got to be in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Manly\u2019sManly\u2019s Haumole Olakau\u2019atu in action.Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Tigers are more concerned about who will be available for them after an upcoming bye, with a potentially season-ending dislocated shoulder suffered by centre Taylan May adding to their extensive casualty ward and halfback Jock Madden being sent for a scan over a hamstring concern.<\/p>\n

On top of that May\u2019s centre partner Patrick Herbert was placed on report for a grapple tackle and a separate head slam.<\/p>\n

It capped a forgettable afternoon for the Tigers, with early season optimism erased by three consecutive defeats in which they have conceded 142 points.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

If there was a \u201cnegative smell\u201d around the Tigers \u2013 as coach Benji Marshall put it \u2013 after blowouts against Cronulla and Melbourne it became a stench in Brisbane, where they trailed 18-0 after only 16 minutes and missed 43 tackles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a bit of a hole at the moment, down on troops and not playing the footy we want to play,\u201d Marshall said.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We\u2019re] lacking a bit of confidence and resilience and again we weren\u2019t good enough today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BenjiBenji Marshall watches on as the Tigers suffer a heavy defeat to the Sea Eagles.Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Tigers have a considerable list of absentees \u2013 Api Koroisau, Adam Doueihi, Jahream Bula and Samuela Fainu and Alex Twal were all missing against Manly.<\/p>\n

Koroisau returns from suspension in their next game against the Bulldogs and Marshall also hopes to have Bula back on board from a shoulder issue.<\/p>\n

Tigers co-captain Jarome Luai said they had to remain positive with a 5-5 season record and \u201cwalk towards this challenging period and work it out ourselves\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the only people that\u2019s going to dig us out,\u201d Luai said.<\/p>\n

As Manly ran amok, on Olakau\u2019atu\u2019s right side in particular, winger Jason Saab posted a treble and fullback Clayton Faulalo, filling in admirably for Tom Trbojevic, had a field day.<\/p>\n

In another Origin statement, electric Manly centre Tolutau Koula also shone on the other flank, highlighted by a fabulous long-range individual try.<\/p>\n

With Latrell Mitchell under an injury cloud due to a back injury and Bradman Best ruled out on Saturday, the 23-year-old Tonga international could come into the NSW frame.<\/p>\n

In a team with no shortage of top performers, prop Taniela Paseka and evergreen interchange forward Nathan Brown also made strong impressions while the returning Jamal Fogarty combined well in the halves with ex-Tiger Luke Brooks.<\/p>\n

A sixth victory in seven games since Foran took over as Manly coach from Anthony Seibold, it was the latest chapter of a remarkable turnaround for the Sea Eagles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two years ago Haumole Olakau\u2019atu ran onto the State of Origin arena in a suit, an unwanted entrance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-674395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}