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FULL-TIME! Manly have bruised and battered the Bulldogs to a 32-10 win.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

Bulldgs try the early kick for the wing again, it goes over the sideline. Manly will finish with the ball.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

Lafai tried forcing a pass, it went to ground and into Manly hands. The Sea Eagles knock it on after their advantage.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

Not looking good for Chase, he is assisted from the field.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

One on one steal for the Bulldogs! They have a chance for some consolation points.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

Stanley is caught with a bomb. Changeover.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

PENALTY Dogs - leg pull.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

The mojo just isn't working for the Bulldogs. The movement involving the big blokes breaks down again.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

CROWD: 9,235 here at Brookvale.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

Short kick-off works for Canterbury!

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10

Bulldogs have lost all direction here.. a needless fourth tackle kick is knocked on.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-10

Trent Hodkinson tried put the back three under pressure, only puts it over the sideline.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-10

PENALTY Manly - just too eager were the Bulldogs on defense.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-10

VIDEO REFEREE: Somehow it's fallen for Stanley who fell over the line. Checking contest and grounding.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-6

PENALTY! Bulldogs really needed that one. They were camped in their own end.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-6

Unlucky here.. Sam Perrett is down after being slightly kneed by Taufua after the fullback slid to get the ball. PENALTY and ON REPORT is the winger.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-6

VIDEO REFEREE: Brett Stewart might have slithered through and scored!

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-6

Kasiano is put ON REPORT. Ennis almost gets himself in trouble with his mouth there.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-6

Sam Kasiano is slightly late on Cherry-Evans who came into the game with a lower limb injury. PENALTY and DCE is receiving attention.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-6

Followed by a PENALTY! Strip here and it is a simple decision to take the two.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-6

Not what Canterbury need if they are going to get back into it.. a forward pass, second pass from the kick-off.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-6

We're back at the Mud Dome for the second half. Manly kick-off and we're off again.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-6

VIDEO REFEREE: Jesse Sene-Lefao claiming one. Checking how it found its way to the interchange forward.

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Sam Perrett has made a hash of two kicks in a row now. He watches this one, willing it dead but it stopped on it's point. He is taken dead by Stewart. Dropout incoming..

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Canterbury are just steaming through the middle with one forward after another. Chase Stanley after seeing Kasiano's offload tries to replicate but it goes right into a Sea Eagle hand.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0

Some swift hands sends Lafai free down the left, the centre tried positioning Brown for his second. The winger got the ball was swarmed upon. The same movement to the right didn't work as well and it broke down.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0

PENALTY! Count is one a piece now after Canterbury earn their first.

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Josh Jackson has broken into the back-field, looking for support although none was forthcoming. On last - Stanley knocks it on in the Chase and Manly ruck it out.

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Krisnan Inu off a chargedown, clears it like we're playing Union. The problem was Canterbury had six more.

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The Manly attack is much more fluid already with Cherry-Evans fit; Taufua tried chasing a DCE grubber, knocking it on.

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PENALTY! First of the evening goes to the home side, Dogs were in the tackle too long.

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Four minutes in, not much attack but a lot of mud on jerseys already.

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Both teams are on the field here on a muddy Brookvale. Canterbury in their blue and white, Manly in their maroon and white. Bulldogs will get us underway.. here we go!

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TEAM CHANGES:

MAN: Only change is James Hasson comes onto the bench for Jason King.

CBY: 1-17.

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Welcome to a soggy Brookvale Oval tonight; We have a cracker for you, Manly (3rd on the ladder) hosting Canterbury who sit on top of the tree. Both teams are sitting pretty going into the final half of the season. Manly were last start losers against Brisbane while Canterbury had the bye.

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