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Penalty Manly after Matthew Lodge tried to knock the ball out of the Manly dummy half's hand. They've successfully completed an 18 point comeback but hats off to the Broncos - they far exceeded expectations here tonight.

That's probably all she wrote! Xavier Coates was all clear but the cover defence from Tom Trbojevic was strong and he bundled him over the sideline. Manly have to hang on for 64 seconds

Broncos with 3 tackles up their sleeve and 90 seconds

A complete piss take of a captains challenge by Daly Cherry-Evans to buy his side some time to catch their breath

We have a grandstand finish coming up! Anthony Milford took the line on and threw a pass that would've put his player over but Manly stuck a hand out

Poor kick by Daly Cherry-Evans and Herbie Farnworth will play it 35 out from his own line on the first

They opt against a bomb to Coates for some reason and Kotoni Staggs is forced to put a grubber in that is easily handled by Tom Trbojevic at the back

Two consecutive set restarts for the Broncos, they'll be in good field position for a kick to Xavier Coates late in the count one would think

Daly Cherry-Evans takes control well and slows things down with a kick over the sideline

Reuben Garrick with a break upfield after all the momentum was with the Broncos defence

They bomb it to you know who Xavier Coates on the last and he takes possession but his attempt to offload goes over the sideline

Daly Cherry-Evans with a kick from inside the 40 but it sits up nicely for Jamayne Isaako

HUGE run from Addin Fonua-Blake to get things going

6 more for Manly after the Broncos are ruled to have played at the ball off the Sea Eagles kick

Kotoni Staggs wraps up Brad Parker 20 metres out from his own line

Kotoni Staggs does very well to wrap up Tom Trbojevic however it is all undone when he gives away a penalty by not being square at marker

Walker with a good 20 metre run to the halfway line and Manly will play it 40 out from the Broncos line on the last

Challenge unsuccessful and Manly will look to level up with a penalty goal

HUGE CALL! Xavier Coates has given away a penalty for taking out Joel Thompson in an escort however the Broncos will challenge

Another bomb to Funa, this time he doesn't even attempt to jump and makes no mistake wrapping up Xavier Coates after he comes down with it

Daly Cherry-Evans grubbers through rather meekly and Herbie Farnworth easily takes possession for his side

Manly awarded 6 more on the third tackle, just as Brisbane were clawing back some momentum

Tevita Funa loses it however it is ruled backwards. Brisbane have kicked to his edge exclusively this game

Herbie Farnworth with a strong kick return and he'll play it on his own 30 metre line

Ben Te'o is about to enter the field in his first NRL game since 2014

The Broncos cough it up early in the count due to a forward pass. Manly another prime opportunity.

Nothing play from Manly on the last, Jake Trbojevic passing it short to Addin Fonua-Blake who dies with the ball.

ANOTHER penalty for Manly, they now lead the count 8-2 for those playing at home

A perfectly weighted kick from Brodie Croft, finding touch about 3 metres away from the touch in goal line with a distance grubber kick

Lachlan Croker kicks on the third to try and trap the Broncos in their own half however Jamayne Isaako is up to the task with the kick return, beating a couple of defenders

Ambitious kick from Daly Cherry-Evans on the 2nd tackle for Tom Trbojevic but Payne Haas of all people is there to clean up

Penalty Manly but Jake Trbojevic is blowing up deluxe at Klein - he thinks they would've benefited more from a six to go call

Double knock on ruled after another bomb to Xavier Coates - first one Broncos

Expansive ball movement from Manly who were rolling upfield very easily however a pass that put Brad Parker into space is ruled forward

Just as I say that, Daly Cherry-Evans goes over and is claiming a try. The bunker will have the final say

Veryyy lucky penalty for Manly on the 4th. They've been looking directionless for the most part in attack

Manly out to the 40 on their first and now a penalty courtesy of a Matthew Lodge high tackle

Jamayne Isaako with a good take close to the ground in traffic, Brisbane now have possession

Early offload from Corey Waddell and Manly will play it on the 40 on their second tackle

Manly bring it back through Addin Fonua-Blake

Players coming back onto the field - can Brisbane press on with the upset or will Manly mount a comeback?

Manly are successful - they will retain possession. If Brisbane were able to score there it'd be pretty safe to say game over

Shocking from Manly - Corey Waddell has knocked it on first play after the kick-off however they are challenging it

Repeat set for Manly coming up but you get the feeling they're going to have to get some points in this first half if they are to remain in the contest

Try overruled - Corey Oates ruled to have taken out Daly Cherry-Evans who took a bit of a dive however it's worked in his favour. A little bit of hope for the Manly side

Upstairs for ANOTHER Broncos try and again it's Darius Boyd. On-field call is try

A promising second phase play from Manly ends in Lachlan Croker surrendering possession. This has been a horror first half so far for the Northern Beaches side

Penalty Manly, the Broncos chasers are ruled to have been offside.

It gets worse for manly - Martin Taupau has been ruled out with a dislocated shoulder

Going upstairs for a possible Darius Boyd try - it looks likely

Trademark run from Payne Haas who is only stopped by Jake Trbojevic hanging on for dear life

Brodie Croft again bombs for Xavier Coates who AGAIN gets over Tevita Funa however he is unable to hold onto it and Manly have it once again

Another kick out on the full - this time it's Manly through Dylan Walker

Brodie Croft again bombs for Xavier Coates who takes possession and throws the ball back infield but Jake Trbojevic is there to clean it up. Real problems for Manly's left edge defence particularly in the air

Brodie Croft takes the line on at speed but is stopped by the strong Manly defence

Nice grubber from Dylan Walker but Xavier Coates is there to force it dead and it'll be a repeat set for Manly

A kick from Daly Cherry-Evans ricochet's off Herbie Farnworth who is ruled to have played at the footy and Manly have a fresh set

Six more for Manly 10 metres out from the try-line

Tom Trbojevic take the line on but Brodie Croft is up to the task defensively

Tevita Funa does much better this time and he gets his side a penalty after Coates made contact while he was in the air.

Thomas Flegler this time brings it out for the Broncos

Daly Cherry-Evans stabs a low kick downfield at Xavier Coates and he plays it on the 40 metre line

Matthew Lodge is leaving the field with an HIA after a solid first stint

That same man Tom Trbojevic cleans up a Broncos grubber and Manly hold on

Xavier Coates just stopped by Tom Trbojevic after beating 2 or 3 defenders on his way to the line

6 more tackles for the Broncos, Manly with their work cut out for them here

Penalty on the 3rd due to a high tackle by Joel Thompson on Matthew Lodge. They'll start this set just over the 30 the Broncos

40/20 just stopped by Xavier Coates who links up with Jamayne Isaako

Tom Trbojevic cleans up a stab kick and Manly will bring it out of their own end

Penalty to the Broncos who are a touch lucky - Corey Oates appeared to make a mess of the play the ball but it's ruled it wouldn't have happened without Manly's involvement. Good field position for the Broncos now

Danny Levi knocks on trying to scurry his way over from dummy half and Manly won't be using their challenge

Now a penalty early in the count to Manly due to an infringement by Matthew Lodge

Anthony Milford makes a strong run from dummy-half however forces the offload and the Cory Paix can't handle it. Manly have the ball in good position

Matthew Lodge with a strong carry from the kick-off

Much better set for Brisbane, putting up a bomb inside Manly's 20 that Xavier Coates is ruled to have knocked on

Cory Paix with some promising signs out of dummy half early, taking advantage of the lack of markers

Poor end to the set. Jake Trbojevic wound up with it on the last and put in an average chip that went dead. 7-tackles to the Broncos

Moses Suli making easy metres - look out for his match up with Darius Boyd as the night goes on

Terrible start for the Broncos, Brodie Croft kicks it out on the full in the opening set. Manly in great field position early

Manly get us underway and the Broncos bring it back through Matthew Lodge

Good to see a few Manly fans in attendance in the corporates - hopefully the start of everyone being able to head to the footy as they please

Both sides heading into the sheds for the coaches final words - not too long now

Hello and welcome to the opening game of Round 5 and it's the Sea Eagles looking to extend the Broncos misery from Central Coast Stadium. Both sides come into this game looking to avenge defeats from the previous week, although the Bronx have far more to prove after suffering their worst ever defeat in club history. Manly have made some late changes with Jorge Taufua and Curtis Sironen dropping out of the side due to injury. Replacing Taufua is Tevita Funa making his debut on the wing in the number 20 jersey while Corey Waddell moves to the starting side in place of Sironen. Addin Fonua-Blake moves back to the bench for Taniela Paseka. Jack Gosiewski also moves into the 17 on the bench. The Broncos are 1-17 from the side named on Tuesday by Anthony Seibold. Just under 20 minutes 'til kick-off now.