Manly struggled to "get off the roller-coaster" after their Las Vegas trip, but the Sea Eagles tip visiting Sin City could have the opposite effect on the Warriors in round two.
None of the four teams that took part in the NRL's first Stateside trip posted a winning record across the four weeks that followed their hectic travel, training and media schedules in the US last year.
Manly beat the Sydney Roosters in their first game back on home soil, before falling to Parramatta and St George Illawarra, who both ended up missing finals.