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FULLTIME and Manly go four clear at the top of the table with a 22-12 win.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22-12

Warriors penalised after Matulino rakes it.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22-12

Warriors short kickoff pays dividends, they'll work it off their own line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22-6

Manly's defence absolute stoic. What a performance from the competition leaders - the home side throwing everything at them.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Manly withstand the onslaught and push the play back up the park, but the Warriors now come back. Townsend drills a long kick dead. Manly 20m restart.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

More pressure on Manly, Hiku forced to take it dead and it's a line dropout.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Warriors getting a couple of favourable calls in relation to ball security and now they're on the attack again here.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Ugh, horrible last tackle option from Nathan Friend - he tries a dummy half scurry but he's tackled. Handover.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

It's NO TRY. Vatuvei's sold the referee a dummy here, DCE's held him up! Back for a play the ball to Manly (handover).

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

VIDEO REF for a possible TRY to Manu Vatuvei in the corner. Checking grounding/held-up.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Warriors pick up a penalty after DCE raked it from Ben Matulino in a two man tackle.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Warriors almost over but Matulino's offload called forward.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Game back on and a tricky catch for Lolohea to start from the kickoff but he does claim it.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

HALFTIME here after an exciting final play from the Warriors off an intercept fizzes out.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Manly with a penalty with just 30 seconds to halftime. Set starts 40m from the Warriors line...

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Penalty Warriors, Hurrell copping a bit of action from Brenton Lawrence. Sam Rapira gets a warning from the referee for escalating tensions as the players all come together.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

Manly with more pressure on the line but DCE spills a pass backwards late in the set and the Warriors come away with it.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6

VIDEO REFEREE checking on a possible TRY to Manly winger Peta Hiku in the corner.

New Zealand Warriors 6-4

Manly dominating possession and field position now - the Warriors give up a repeat set to them and now a penalty is blown. More pressure on the home side here...

New Zealand Warriors 6-4

Great cover by the Warriors at the end of the set - Blair took an aerial contest but threw it over the head of Matai into touch and it's a handover for NZ.

New Zealand Warriors 6-4

VIDEO REFEREE - Mannering NO TRY, it's ruled to have bounced out before a miraculous tap-back. It's a 20m restart to Manly.

New Zealand Warriors 6-4

VIDEO REFEREE possible Manly try in the corner for Cheyse Blair - checking touchline.

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Manly with a penalty, ball is theirs starting on the Warriors 30m.

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Manly finally getting some decent ball and for the first time they work into Warriors' territory. The last tackle kick is knocked forward by the visitors though so it's a 20m restart to the home team.

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Another penalty to the Warriors! Home side getting all the running here at the moment... and then Ikahihifo spills it. Unlucky.

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Kieran Foran penalised for a shoulder charge on Konrad Hurrell... looked more like simultaneous contact by both but it's the Warriors' ball. Exciting footy so far! Warriors ball on their own 40m.

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Horrid kick from Townsend on the last for NZ, grubber shoots straight over the dead ball line. Manly 20m restart.

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Another knock on called against Manly as they attempt to stop a Warriors attacking raid. Scrum 10m out now!

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Brett Stewart crunched in a tackle taking a short ball from Foran, and it looks like Hurrell's gathered it and run away, but it's a scrum, no advantage played. Warriors ball on halfway.

New Zealand Warriors 6-0

Game on in Auckland - Manly have it first but have already spilled it in the opening set! Warriors ball!

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Manly can go four points clear at the top here with a victory over a Warriors team teetering on the edge of the top eight. TEAM NEWS sees the Warriors lose half Shaun Johnson and utility Feleti Mateo. Thomas Leuluai moves to half while Tuimoala Lolohea and Sam Rapira will fill the vacant bench spots. Manly lose Jorge Taufua off the wing, replaced by Cheyse Blair, while the bench sees Dunamis Lui drop out, replaced by Tyson Andrews.

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