THE bad news for Trent Hodkinson is he has lost the battle with Kieran Foran to wear the No.7 jersey for Manly against Wests Tigers in their NRL opener on Monday night.

The good news for Manly's feeder team, the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles, is the gun halfback is available to play for it in the defending premier's grand final rematch against Northern Pride in Cairns on Saturday night.

SEA Eagles coach Des Hasler is predicting Tigers winger Lote Tuqiri will find himself in “foreign” territory when he arrives back in Australia on Wednesday for his NRL return against Manly.

MANLY’S summer search for Matt Orford’s successor is set to end at Kieran Foran’s feet on Tuesday with the young half expected to be named in the No. 7 jumper for the Sea Eagles’ NRL season opener.

GRAHAM Lowe talked of lifting the club’s community presence, ensuring family values are upheld on a daily basis.

SENIOR Sea Eagles are committed to a repeat of their championship-winning 2008 NRL season with the pain of last year’s early finals’ departure still stinging.