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
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Timoteo Lafai makes an unforced error.
Another boot straps pass to Lafai and the centre can't hold on.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10
Short kick-off works for Canterbury!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Lyon from in front again, slams it through.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-10
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Brett Stewart. Kick to come.
The Prince is crowned again! A huge bomb looked to be comfortably in the possession of Perrett before Brett Stewart swooped in, caught, spun and scored.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30-10
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
UNFORCED ERROR MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Dunamis Lui makes an unforced error.
Dunamis Lui though doesn't play it properly. Bulldogs scrum.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-10
PENALTY Manly - just too eager were the Bulldogs on defense.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-10
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson unsuccessful.
Trent Hodkinson looking to reduce it to fourteen. From the sideline, he can't swing it inside.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-10
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Chase Stanley. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS..TRY! Whoops, the two Manly boys got in each other's way allowing it roll out to Stanley who fell over.
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
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Lyon steps up to make it 20 the difference.. and slides it just inside.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-6
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Brett Stewart. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS..TRY! Once again, the kick unlocks the Bulldogs defense. Jamie Lyon kicked it for the 'Prince of Brookvale' who kicked it for himself and got a hand to it!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-6
VIDEO REFEREE: Brett Stewart might have slithered through and scored!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-6
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Tony Williams makes an unforced error.
T-Rex gets himself in the way of a ball looking for Lafai and spills it.
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
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Penalty goal attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Lyon steps up to make it a fourteen point lead.
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
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Trent Hodkinson makes an unforced error.
Hodkinson like a moth to the light, screamed in there to close down a dangerous Eagles attack.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Mid-range again, Lyon roars again.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-6
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Peta Hiku. Kick to come.
Manly much like the emperor have their groove back! DCE and Lyon combine before they sent Peta Hiku across for their third try of the evening.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
From right besides the sticks, Lyons adds two more.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-6
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Jesse Sene-Lefao. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS..TRY! Sene-Lefao with the fingertips touch.. from the offload and all he had to do was fall over the line.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-6
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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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Jamie Lyon with his first conversion of the night, slots it.
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TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Steve Matai. Kick to come.
There was some fortune there but it favours the brave! Cherry-Evans stuck on the short-side, dummies and kicks through. He watches Inu slip, regathers and scoops it to Matai to touchdown.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-4
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
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Trent Hodkinson who is more mud than man already, puts it through.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Mitch Brown. Kick to come.
A nice backline movement especially in these conditions. Hodkinson found Lafai who got a nice tap-on to Brown who steps inside and scores.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0
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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UNFORCED ERROR MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Jorge Taufua makes an unforced error.
It was a game of forcing back on last tackle here. Manly trying to open up the Canterbury defense, went backwards.. novel tactic but it only led to a pass that was thrown over the sideline.. on halfway.
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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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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Morris
Touch Judges: Russell Turner, Jason Walsh
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Luke Phillips
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (32)
Tries: Steve Matai, Jesse Sene-Lefao, Peta Hiku, Brett Stewart (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Jamie Lyon (1/1)
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (10)
Tries: Mitch Brown, Chase Stanley
Field Goals:
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (1/2)
Penalty Goals: