Manly are winless in their past three games and will have their work cut out for them when they host Melbourne in Indigenous Round.
The Storm have won four of their past five matches and will be confident of putting the Sea Eagles to the sword despite missing Ryan Papenhuyzen and Cameron Munster.
After a promising start to the campaign, Anthony Seibold's men have struggled to string a consecutive run of victories together, with a heartbreaking one-point loss to the Broncos last week leaving them outside the top eight.
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Will Jahrome Hughes play for the Melbourne Storm in Indigenous Round?
An injury to Munster left Craig Bellamy in a dour mood last weekend with the star playmaker joining fellow spine members Papenhuyzen and Jahrome Hughes in the casualty ward.
Yet despite missing key members of the side, the Storm have managed to keep bagging wins in ways only they can.
They piled 48 points onto a hapless Parramatta side at Magic Round, and their attack will receive a major boost with the timely return of Hughes.
In seven appearances this season, the Kiwi halfback has registered two tries, six assists and six linebreak assists.
The 29-year-old has been named to start against the Sea Eagles this week alongside Tyran Wishart and is expected to play after overcoming a calf issue which had kept him sidelined since Round 9.
"With a bye coming up, we're not going to take any risks, but he's very confident," Bellamy said on the eve of the clash.
"The physio thinks he's done enough work to be ready to play as well so there's positive signs but we will check him out after training and see how he goes.
"It's a good thing for us with Jahrome to come back with Munster's injury but we won't put him back in just because of that.
"If there's any doubt at all, he will have another two weeks."
What channel is Sea Eagles vs. Storm on? How to watch or live stream the NRL tonight
Tonight's game is set to be broadcast live on Fox League, with coverage due to begin at 7.55pm, following the conclusion of the Cowboys and Tigers match.
Additionally, the clash will also be available on free-to-air across the Nine network from 7.30pm, including streaming platform, 9Now.
TV channel | Fox League/Channel Nine |
Live stream | Kayo/9Now |
This match, and every match across the regular season, will be available for live streaming and replay on Kayo Sports.
What time is the NRL tonight? Sea Eagles vs. Storm kickoff time
Friday's game between the Sea Eagles and Storm will kick off at 8.00pm AEST on May 24.
The game will be played at 4 Pines Park in Sydney.
| Timezone | AEST | NZST |
| Kickoff time | 8.00pm | 10.00pm |
Sea Eagles vs. Storm Indigenous Round team lists
| SEA EAGLES TEAM LIST | STORM TEAM LIST |
1. Tolu Koula 14. Gordon Chan Kum Tong | 1. Sua Fa'alogo 14. Trent Loiero |
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