WHAT A GAME - Manly lead 10-0 at HT; Melbourne got it back to 10-10 at FT. Both sides hit the post in the first half but finally DCE got the field goal
DCE KICKS IT RIGHT IN FRONT
OH WOW.... Olam called for a forward pass on tackle inside his own 30
Jorge Taufua loses the ball on last tackle after DCE had to kick high rather than the field goal attempt
Brodie Croft hits the field goal flush from 45m out but it misses and goes dead
Melbourne start their first second half set 35m out from their own line
GP SECOND HALF IS GO
I'm exhausted by this game so far and imagine how the players are feeling out there
WOW WOW WOW - There's no words that I can use to get that last 30 seconds of golden point
WOW WOW WOW - There's no words that I can use to get that last 30 seconds of golden point
WOW WOW - Dylan Walker hits his field goal attempt perfectly, looks the good and hits the post
WOW - Munster looked like he had the match winner all sewn up but he hit the post and the ball bounces for Manly
Jake Turbo ON REPORT - Melbourne find touch and not go for 2 from 48
UH OH.... Jake Trbojevic has made a terrible tackle in putting Jahrome Hughes into a very dangerous position
SIRONEN KICKS DEAD - Manly shifted the ball on the 4th and made 40m, Sironen had to grubber and it was way too hard
Melbourne kick deep early in the set and Manly are stuck inside their 30 on tackle 4
UNDERWAY IN GOLDEN POINT - Melbourne have first use of the ball
10-10 at the end of the 80 minutes; Manly will kick-off with teams running the same way
GOLDEN POINT HERE WE COME
CROWD ERUPTS HAS CAM KICKED IT... NOPE Cam Smith has missed the field goal despite the crowd getting excited
Manly runs it on tackle 4 and Corey Waddell offloads and it goes forward
Croft takes his own attempt at one - claims it's touched but it's a 20m restart for Manly
Now the 7 tackle set for Melbourne will give them a big chance to get their own shot at a point
DCE from right in front of the uprights and hooks it badly and it goes dead
Manly clearly setting up for the 1 pointer
INSIDE FIVE TO GO
REPEAT SET - Tom Turbo makes a break Hughes makes a try-saver; Next play Marty Taupau kicks and forces a repeat set
Jahrome Hughes tackled 1m out from his own line; Melbourne only make 9m in the 3 subsequent tackles
Melbourne try to go down the left as Joe Stimson kicks and JAC catches it but goes into touch
Awkward kick from DCE looks for the sideline but doesn't find it and Melbourne work it out of their own 20
BUNKER: JAC knocks on in the jump for the kick chase, Grant Atkins looked to blow it initally but the ball ended up with Munster and claimed the try. Quick NO TRY comes up on screen.
BUNKER: JAC knocks on in the jump for the kick chase, Grant Atkins looked to blow it initally but the ball ended up with Munster and claimed the try. Quick NO TRY comes up on screen.
Cameron Smith nails the conversion from almost in front
Brandon Smith goes quickly into dummy half and there's a big gap and Brandon Smith gets under Tommy Turbo and scores
A big 15 minutes coming up and Melbourne on the attack with six tackles inside the Manly 20
PENALTY MELBOURNE: The ruck speed isn't good enough to Peter Gough's likening and the Storm get a penalty and a repeat set on the Manly line
PENALTY MANLY: Brandon Smith penalised for a high tackle and the Sea Eagles get an easy passage out of their own half
Dylan Walker knocks on a poor pass from Fainu and could the momentum be turning?
Cameron Smith from close enough to the sideline keeps his conversion attempt to the right of the upright
Tom Trbojevic saved a try the play before but Will Chambers kicks for himself out of dummy half and gets it down just inside the deadball line.
TOMMY TURBO TRY SAVER
REPEAT SET - Croft kicks early and Tom Trbojevic reads it and grounds it in his own in-goal.
PENALTY MELBOURNE: NAS tries to milk a penalty after a big hit from Joel Thompson and gets the whistle from Peter Gough
SIRONEN INTERCEPTS - Melbourne turn on the razzle dazzle and the offload is well-read by Sironen who takes an intercept
PENALTY STORM: The Manly last tackle option is poor and they are eventually penalised for Jake Trbojevic being offside on the kick
PENALTY MANLY: The defence is too eager to get up and put on the big shot and is penalised
SECOND HALF IS GO! The Sea Eagles kick us off leading 10-0
Reuben Garrick slots the conversion and caps off a great half for the Sea Eagles
WHAT A TRY - DCE doesn't kick the ball where he wanted but who cares when Brad Parker flies through plucks the ball out of the air finds the inside man and finds Joel Thompson who scores
Reuben Garrick adds his second penalty goal of the match from next to the left-hand upright
PENALTY MANLY: The Storm penalised for kicking the ball out of the ruck and the Sea Eagles will again go for 2
Christian Welch coming off for a HIA - Both referees had stopped play minutes earlier concerned for the bench player
DCE forces a repeat set as he kicks across his body with his left foot and Josh Addo-Carr is forced to ground it
PENALTY MANLY: A ruck infringement blown by Grant Atkins against the Storm and the Sea Eagles head towards halfway
Melbourne trying to make Manly come out of their own end again as Cameron Smith finds touch 2m out from the line
Munster looking a bit kick happy as he kicks on tackle three but Tom Trbojevic reads it well on the line
Accidental offside call against Manly and they will have to defend a 4th consecutive set
Manly had good field position to start the set but the pass is put down
Melbourne looking a step below their usual pace with plenty of errors and some defensive lapses in the middle
Tommy Turbo goes through the middle and kicks towards Reuben Garrick but the kick just evades him
PENALTY STORM: The Sea Eagles cross but it's not backed on a technicality of the obstruction rule as DCE catches inside a lead runner despite no defenders being obstructed
Reuben Garrick converts the penalty goal from close range
PENALTY MANLY: The Storm are penalised by Grant Atkins for being offside on their own line.
Sandor Earl loses the ball on his own 20m and Manly get a big attaking chance
Felise Kaufusi loses the ball on the Manly 30m line
The Storm look to break through but the pass from Munster to Olam and Olam to Addo-Carr being called forward
PENALTY STORM: First penalty of the night goes against the Sea Eagles for a lifting a tackle
Manly take first use of the ball at AAMI Park defending the Northern end of the ground
The two sides on the field as we wait for the go ahead from the referees
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins, Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea
MELBOURNE STORM (10)
Tries: Will Chambers, Brandon Smith
Field Goals: Cameron Smith (0/1), Brodie Croft (0/2), Cameron Munster (0/1)
Conversions: Cameron Smith (1/2)
Penalty Goals:
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (11)
Tries: Joel Thompson
Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (1/2), Dylan Walker (0/1)
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/2)