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Looks to be a serious injury as his knee buckled in there. Hoping for the best with Aloiai

Josh Aloiai hasn't moved here - looks to be a knee injury which is a shame as he's been Manly's best

Talatau Amone is held up

PENALTY DRAGONS: Josh Schuster caps off his poor evening with a high shot

Captain's challenge from Manly disputing knock on

Christian Tuipulotu takes it dead and it's another line dropout forced by Ben Hunt.

Set restart Dragons - inside 10m

PENALTY DRAGONS: Markers not square.

Reuben Garrick goes over the sideline and it'll be another captain's challenge. Ben Hunt wasn't square at marker and it'll be a successful challenge.

Welcome to first grade Kaeo Weekes

Big result for Manly - DCE gets the quick short dropout spot on.

Morgan Harper fails to get out of the in-goal and it'll be another set of six

PENALTY DRAGONS: Tolutau Koula flipped Jack Bird dangerously and he's placed on report

Great mark from Moga!

RARE SIGHTING: The ball went right in Manly's attack

Challenge is inconclusive - Manly retain their challenge

Captain's challenge from Manly on the decision of strip

Dylan Walker puts it on the toe and Moses Mbye bats it a long way dead. Line-dropout coming up.

Haumole Olakau'atu has been effectively a non-factor tonight since his early injury

PENALTY MANLY: Reuben Garrick was thrown into touch after the held call

Manly loving the football down the left hand side...

Hunt goes for the early kick but it goes over the sideline

Momentum turning you can feel here at Kogarah - but Manly need to assert their strong start with some points.

Manly convert their set after points - what a bomb take from Moses Mbye

Set restart Manly - inside 10m

PENALTY MANLY: Francis Molo ruled out of play by Adam Gee

Poor final tackle option - Manly coming out of yardage.

Off we go for the second 40

Half-Time - Dragons 14 leading Manly 0

Shot at penalty goal from Zac Lomax coming up

PENALTY DRAGONS: Strip against Martin Taupau following a good run from Billy Burns.

PENALTY DRAGONS: Pass off the ground against Martin Taupau.

Set restart Manly - ruck infringement

Manly getting themselves back in the game - just the game was played so much down the other end and as a result they're struggling.

On field decision upheld - DCE grounded the ball just. Ben Trbojevic failed his HIA and won't return

Nice last tackle play sees Manly driven back in the in-goal and Daly Cherry-Evans loses it for Jack Bird to score! Adam Gee starts NO TRY though

Dragons completing their sets in style here - always forcing Manly to come out of yardage - good to see after their poor end of sets as of late.

Tautau Moga swats the ball dead and it'll be a goal-line dropout

Dylan Walker goes agonisingly short out of dummy half

PENALTY MANLY: Jack De Belin guilty of a little too much in the ruck that time.

Ben Hunt goes for a trademark 40/20 but the skiddy surface worked to Hunt's disadvantage.

Kieran Foran goes for the all or nothing kick and it finds Morgan Harper who gets Manly out of trouble

Manly finally get the footy back after an eternity without it - but they're coming out of yardage.

Ben Trbojevic is wobbly here - collects the knee of Blake Lawrie.

Another clever grubber from Hunt sees DCE have to soccer kick the footy dead, another line-dropout coming up for the home side.

PENALTY DRAGONS - referee mistakenly gave it a set restart then was tipped off to change it to a full penalty. Ruck infringement

PENALTY DRAGONS: Manly inside the 10

Cody Ramsey being carried from the field - this is a horrible sight for the Dragons - Tariq Sims coming on now. Moses Mbye moves to FB, Jack Bird goes to left centre and Sims goes into lock.

Cody Ramsey now down for the Saints - in immediate pain for the Dragons. This looks worrying.

Toafofoa Sipley struggling after that one - time off here

Hunt took the grubber, but Garrick takes the football dead. Line dropout coming up here once more.

Set restart Dragons - inside 10m. 3 quick ones for the Saints here

PENALTY DRAGONS: Strip against Toafofoa Sipley.

Andrew McCullough gets boot to ball and DCE has to knock it dead. Dragons get another set

Set restart Dragons - 10m

Set restart Dragons - ruck infringement

Haumole Olakau'atu lines back up in the scrum - be interesting to see how he moves in the next 5-10 minutes

DCE puts it way too deep and it's a seven tackle set

PENALTY MANLY: Adam Gee says Jack de Belin was inside the 10m

Adam Gee blows time on and off we go from Kogarah for your Friday Night Footy. Dragons will get the football first in this one running from left to right. Manly donning their 1996 throwback jersey tonight.

Friday Night Football gets underway with a traditional rivalry between St George Illawarra and Manly from Kogarah's Jubilee Oval. Both sides are on the brink of finals football and a loss by the home side, in particular, will put a significant dent in their finals chances. Manly is just inside the eight, and a loss tonight and a Roosters victory will see Manly slip out of the eight. St George Illawarra is 1-17 tonight while late COVID casualties have savaged Manly losing Andrew Davey and Lachie Croker. Dylan Walker starts for Croker while Ben Trbojevic starts for Davey. Kaeo Weekes makes his first grade debut from the bench and is an excitement machine. Kickoff in a touch over half an hour here.