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That's all she wrote. Manly finish with the ball and win by eight.

Hold on, Suli's ruled to have stripped it from Lee in that play and taken it dead, so it's a Newcastle 20m restart.

Fonua-Blake makes his way back onto the park with Manly on the attack looking for more points. DCE grubbers, forcing Edrick Lee to take the ball and it's a line drop-out.

Guerra off, Pearce won't return after the head knock in the 69th. Knights in the wars as they desperately search for some late points.

Time off with Guerra down injured.

Newcastle on the attack with 8 minutes left... but the grubber is cleaned up promptly by Elliot and he's in the field of play.

Newcastle start the new set on halfway thanks to the penalty.

Mitch Pearce has copped a big one across the face off the kickoff. Fonua-Blake has dropped a lazy arm on him.

Manly penalised for running blockers as the attacking kick team chases through. Knights with the attacking chance.

Manly do a great job to get into an attacking position and force a drop-out by trapping Mitchell Pearce in goal.

Edrick Lee threw a miracle ball as he was being dragged into touch, and it ended eventually with Lachlan Fitzgibbon crossing for what looked a try, but the Bunker reviews it and Lee's foot indeed was out. No try, Manly ball.

Lachlan Fitzgibbon loses in the second tackle after the restart and Manly have it back in an attacking zone.

Bunker for a possible Knights no try...

Neither side able to penetrate yet with the Knights going closest so far.

An early error from Manly gives Newcastle some handy possession.

Second half underway. Newcastle first ball.

Halftime at McDonald Jones Stadium with the Sea Eagles ahead by twelve.

Elliot goes over in the corner for Manly but it's the result of an errant pass and it's called back. Newcastle escape again.

DCE pinged for obstruction in front of the Knights' posts. Newcastle with a relieving penalty.

A forward pass now from Newcastle inside their own 30m hands Manly an attacking opportunity.

Lino puts a grubber through late in the set and the Sea Eagles get it easily through Addin Fonua-Blake, then the Knights concede a penalty, handing Manly possession on halfway.

Bunker time. Joel Thompson is claiming he's grounded it off a grubber!

Manly force a line drop-out with a clever rubber.

TRYSAVER! DCE finds his way into open space and only had to find Garrick on his outside - but Edrick Lee tracks him down and knocks the ball out. Newcastle scrum on their own 10m.

Newcastle pick up a penalty after Curtis Sironen goes high on fullback Kalyn Ponga. Sironen is ON REPORT.

An unimaginative set from the Knights and the Sea Eagles have it again... and there's a break!

Kalyn Ponga finds some space from broken play and makes a good 40 metre run before being chased down - Newcastle then earn a penalty on the next play and the home side will get to attack.

Manly have the first chance at attack here.

We're underway and Manly have first use of the ball, and produce a solid, metre-eating set to start, before hoisting it high for Edrick Lee, who takes it cleanly for Newcastle.

A solid crowd in at McDonald Jones Stadium for this re-match of the 1997 ARL decider. Newcastle are without Sione Mata'utia and Kurt Mann, with Josh King and Connor Watson joining the bench and Mitch Barnett starting in the back row. They are wearing their hi-vis orange and navy jerseys for Mining day. Manly are 1-17, in their white away jersey.