NRL 2025 LIVE updates: Sea Eagles take on Roosters

Welcome to 4 Pines Park, aka Brookvale Oval, aka God’s Country for tonight’s first running of the Daly Cherry-Evans Cup.

At stake are two vital competition points for two sides jostling for a spot in the finals. The big story is the one that no one is talking about, Cherry-Evans’ expected defection from Brookvale to Bondi. Can “DCE” provide some magic for his current employers before switching to his new ones?

Daly Cherry-Evans and Manly host his future employers, the Sydney Roosters.Credit: Getty Images

We’ll bring you all the action as it happens.

This is not a happy hunting ground for the Roosters.

On 58 occasions they have come here, the tri-colours have got the choccies just 16 times. However, the Roosters have had the better of it recently, winning five of the seven encounters at all venues.

Brookvale Oval.Credit: Getty

It’s wet and wild in Warringah, which means we won’t get a sellout tonight. However, the locals are streaming in and will provide plenty of support for the home side.

A big ‘in’ for the Roosters, with Victor Radley making an earlier-than-expected comeback from a shoulder injury.

‘The Inflictor’ will come onto the interchange bench in jersey No.22, a huge boost for Trent Robinson’s side.

Victor Radley is back.Credit: Getty Images

It will be just the 14th NRL appearance for the luckless Radley this season.