Well a controversial last 10 minutes but the Dragons win it under controversial circumstances... The Sea Eagles fans well entitled to have a gripe with a non-punished escort from the Dragons on the last play of the game that could've leveled it up
DRAGONS WIN IT.....
Tim Lafai misses another conversion
TRY TIME - The Dragons leave it late as the Manly defence charge into the ball and it bounces away to Ravalawa who scores
TRY TIME?? Mikaele Ravalawa is claiming a try, as he grounds the ball off a kick from Ben Hunt... Checking for a touch from Aitken and then grounding
Dragons onto the attack with six again as the Sea Eagles knock a pass down
Tim Lafai misses another penalty goal from mid-range and that's a second that could be costly
Dave Munro goes to the bunker in a non-scoring situation as Brad Parker is penalised for a trip.... Tim Lafai will take a shot at 2
Uh oh... Brad Parker is going to be in trouble
Corey Norman kicks in behind the line and Elliott has little room to work with. Manly tackle 3 on their own 10
Right on the attack, Jack Gosiewski loses the ball and the Dragons come off their own line
SIX MORE as Mikaele Ravalawa drops a high kick.
Wow, that could be a big call... Matt Dufty takes a spectacular catch but Munro calls it a knock on... Replays show Dufty caught it
BIG DEFENCE from the Dragons as the Sea Eagles have to work it off their line
PENALTY MANLY: Brad Parker tries to milk a penalty with an extravagant dive as he's playing t and Dave Munro rewards him
Hunt kicks early in the count and finds empty space but Jorge Taufua stays in the field of play
PENALTY MANLY: Ben Hunt penalised for being offside as Dave Munro rules there wasn't any markers. The call looked tough
DCE converts from right in front
DCE gets the green lights as Waddell throws an offload from between his legs to DCE who scores
BUNKER: DCE has crossed for a try, Dave Munro says TRY after the Dragons knock on and DCE takes it cleanly
Another set for Manly after Dave Munro rules an accidental offside against the Dragons
Jordan Pereira drops the ball on his own 10 and Manly get another set in attack
PENALTY MANLY: This one for a high tackle by Jeremy Latimore on Corey Waddell
REPEAT SET: Brendan Elliott gets a repeat as he kicks into open space and Dufty has to clean it up
PENALTY MANLY: ANOTHER penalty in the second half this time the Dragons defence is called for being offside
Manly on the attack now as the Dragons throw a forward pass
PENALTY DRAGONS: Third penalty of the half goes against the Sea Eagles with Dave Munro ruling the kick chaser took out the catcher
PENALTY MANLY: Jeremy Latimore comes in very late and flops in, Dave Munro quick to blow the penalty
PENALTY MANLY: Paul Vaughan penalised for being in the inside the 10 off the grubber kick from Corey Norman
PENALTY MANLY: Paul Vaughan penalised for being in the inside the 10 off the grubber kick from Corey Norman
First chance to attack goes to the Dragons after Reuben Garrick loses it on the Manly 20
SECOND HALF IS GO!! The Dragons have first use of the ball in the second half and get over halfway in the set
HT at WIN Stadium and the Dragons head into the break with an 8-4 lead but both sides have able to sustain pressure on their opponents line at times but each can only manage one try
Cross-field kick from Hunt is touched by Taufua and goes into touch
Tim Lafai from next to the posts puts in a Barry Crocker and misses t
PENALTY DRAGONS: The Sea Eagles are penalised when Kane Elgey has a second effort in the tackle
A good set for the Dragons as they get a scrum 10m out as Elliott has to push it into touch
DCE pushes the conversion across the face and out to the right of the posts
The Sea Eagles look to go down the short side and Brad Parker gets the ball and hits a space and scores out wide
Another repeat set for Manly as force a repeat set on tackle 4
A big defensive set for the Dragons as Norman gets out of his own ingoal then a booming kick forces Manly to work it off their own line
Matthew Dufty tackled hard as he takes a kick just in the field of play and is tackled in goal
Some confusion as the Dragons want a dropout call reversed, but don't get it as Munro calls time off for an injury
PENALTY MANLY: Tyson Frizell penalised for a high tackle as Manly go close
PENALTY MANLY: The error is compounded as Dave Munro doesn't like what Paul Vaughan has to say and penalises for dissent
Tackle 1 after points and Paul Vaughan loses the ball
Not a picture perfect conversion but still good enough to get it through the posts
Matt Dufty has the first try as Ben Hunt kicks into the in goal and there's no defence ready for the kick and Dufty swoops in and scores
Brendan Elliott looks unsettled under a floating bomb from Corey Norman and Elliott drops the catc
Api Koroisau loses the ball from dummy half and the Dragons get a scrum on their own 10
Now it's the Dragons turn to defend for a repeat set after Koroisau forces one after going from side to side
BUNKER: Toafofoa Sipley goes close to the line and scoring, Dave Munro sends it to the bunker no try and again looks to be a pretty obvious one.
PENALTY MANLY: The Dragons concede their first penalty as David Munro rules that they were slow off the ruck
Tim Lafai adds the easy two points from close range
PENALTY DRAGONS: Dragons get a second penalty for offside but instead of pressuring the Manly defence again, they elect to take the 2
Another set on the attack for the Dragons as they get lucky with a knock on call
Another repeat set for the Dragons as Ben Hunt spots a hole behind the line and kicks through. Elliott has to put it dead.
BUNKER: Kane Elgey takes a kick in the goal and is tackled in goal - Looks pretty simple that Elgey was tackled in goal but the bunker takes it's time to uphold the live NO TRY call
Norman kicks across field and Pereira loses but the first touch was ruled to have been off Garrick
PENALTY DRAGONS: Dave Munro blows the first penalty against Manly for being inside the 10
Dave Munro calls time on and play underway in Wollongong; Manly using the ball first defending the Northern end of the ground
Manly out on to WIN Stadium first, the Dragons soon to follow for their first regular season game in the Gong
Referees & scorers:
Referee: David Munro, Liam Kennedy
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Mark Bohan
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Lowe
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (12)
Tries: Matthew Dufty, Mikaele Ravalawa
Field Goals:
Conversions: Timoteo Lafai (1/2)
Penalty Goals: Timoteo Lafai (1/3)
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (10)
Tries: Brad Parker, Daly Cherry-Evans
Field Goals:
Conversions: Daly Cherry-Evans (1/2)
Penalty Goals: