It's official, Manly have won it! Down Tom Trbojevic, Brad Parker, Dylan Walker and probably a whole bunch of other, they have held on against all the odds. Amazing stuff!
Curtis Scott tries a chip and chase but it doesn't work. Manly will hold on for a famous victory
Jarrod Croker just stays in the field of play. The Raiders have to score off this set but they've got to go 80 metres in 2 tackles
Josh Hodgson passes it way too hard and it bounces right off Corey Horsburgh's chest
Lachlan Croker is wrapped up on the last and again the Raiders have it all to do but time is running out
Sean Keppie forces a mistake from Siliva Havili. Phenomenal effort so far from Manly
Raiders have possession, but they are 96 metres away from their try line
Reuben Garrick with a HUGE play, stripping the ball one on one from Jordan Rapana who had made another strong kick return. Manly's to lose from here you'd think
Elliott Whitehead is wrapped up by the makeshift centre Curtis Sironen and it's ANOTHER handover!
Great run from Jordan Rapana, he plays it inside enemy territory
Manly kick from halfway on the last and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad keeps the ball in play
No try and Manly somehow hang on! Jordan Rapana's foot contacted the touchline
Great ball from Jarrod Croker to Jordan Rapana who is claiming a try!
Jarrod Croker makes a break and frantically tries to get a ball inside. Manly get to it first, however they knocked it on. Raiders have 6 tackles on the Sea Eagles' line.
Daly Cherry-Evans launches it into touch, giving his big men a much needed break
Jordan Rapana has the ball and Canberra hang on
Daly Cherry-Evans goes himself but the Raiders scramble and stop him
Penalty Manly late in the count
Hudson Young drops it with his first touch of the game
Lucky for Canberra, it looked like they'd lost it but it's ruled to have gone back. They get a set restart now
Overruled! It's decided that Jarrod Croker lost possession after taking a great leaping catch and coming down with it. 18 minutes left now, Raiders down by 8
Going upstairs but it looks like Jarrod Croker has scored
Great take by stand in fullback Brendan Elliot and Manly hang on
Daly Cherry-Evans' grubber JUST goes dead, 7 tackles coming up for the Raiders
The Sea Eagles get a penalty for a Ryan Sutton high shot
Addin Fonua-Blake brings it back for Manly.
Reuben Garrick puts Manly ahead by 8
Penalty to Manly, you'd think they'd go for two and that's exactly what they will do
Double knock on, first one Raiders.
Sean Keppie gets over the line but is held up
ANOTHER set restart, this time 10 metres out from the try line
Ball played at by Canberra, Manly have a fresh set 35 metres out
Tom Trbojevic is slow to get to his feet, here's hoping it's not another hamstring injury. He's coming off the field now
Jarrod Croker narrows the gap to 6 with just under half an hour to go in this one
Jack Wighton has come up with one of the great passes to put Elliott Whitehead through a hole to score. Raiders are on the board
Brendan Elliot comes rushing out of the line to put a good hit on Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad with a late offload to Curtis Scott, who gets it to the halfway line on the first
Ad lib footy for the Raiders on the last before Jarrod Croker is forced to grubber - it is collected by Tom Trbojevic
Jordan Rapana with a strong kick return, bringing it out to the 30
Siliva Havili makes a mess of the play the ball and they blow it.
Danny Levi is ruled to have passed it forward from dummy half. Raiders have a golden opportunity to get themselves back into this one here
Another handover as Canberra are caught with it on the last again.
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad plays it on the 30 to start the Raiders set
Tom Trbojevic has the ball slip through his fingers but it's ruled to have gone backwards
Back underway at Campbelltown, Raiders with first use of the ball in the second half
Tom Trbojevic came sailing through the sky but a Raiders player was able to knock it dead and that'll do us for the half
Brendan Elliot a damaging run but Jarrod Croker just holds on!
Manly making metres easily, they're at the 40 metre line on the 3rd and have just been awarded 6 more tackles.
Reuben Garrick appears to have regained some kicking form, nailing his second one from close to the sideline
Too easy for the Sea Eagles and Tom Trbojevic is at the centre of it again. He drew Curtis Scott and put it on a platter for Tevita Funa, who scored his second career try in as many games.
Never mind, Manly are backing themselves!
Penalty to Manly after a player was run off the ball. It looks like they'll take the 2
Jarrod Croker with a necessary defensive play, rushing out of the line to wrap up Daly Cherry-Evans
Tom Trbojevic another huge run but this time the Raiders defence is good enough
Jarrod Croker regains the Raiders bomb but drops it almost as quickly. Manly receive a penalty after one of Josh Hodgson's strips is mistimed
Great kick by Lachlan Croker, Manly rolled up field easily and on the last he blasts it into touch. The Sea Eagles making metres very easily here
Both sides have a break as George Williams kicks into touch on the last.
Manly hold them out! Emre Guler knocks on within inches of the try line.
6 again quite late in the count for the Raiders, something has got to give here surely and they are now awarded a penalty.
Great take by Tom Trbojevic, but he is forced back 5 metres and just avoids being dragged into the in goal.
Brendan Elliot gets away from Jarrod Croker and runs for 15-20 metres to put Manly on the front foot
The Raiders asking plenty of questions in attack but Manly are answering them well. It'll be another changeover on the last after Joseph Tapine dies with it on the last
It's ruled that Lachlan Croker has knocked it on and Canberra start a set in Manly's half
Tom Trbojevic covers the necessary ground to get to a Raiders grubber on the 4th that tried to catch him out of position
Danny Levi runs at Josh Hodgson and absolutely flattens him. It's been a very physical contest so far
Manly try a crash ball for Brendan Elliot on the last but Jack Wighton is up to the task defensively. It's a handover
Set restart for Manly on the 3rd tackle - they were going nowhere
Danny Levi rushes a grubber on the last and it is easily handled by Jordan Rapana on the wing
A very uncharacteristic mistake from Jack Wighton who becomes the second bloke in a minute to drop it cold
Jack Gosiewski just drops it cold on the 3rd tackle
Sean Keppie again makes to opening hit up from the kickoff
Reuben Garrick converts from out wide
Try confirmed, Manly are on the board courtesy of Tom Trbojevic
Going upstairs for a possible try to Manly. It was a Tommy Turbo classic as he took on the line while dummying and looked to get the ball down
Now it's Manly's turn to receive a set restart
Penalty to Manly for a strip in the tackle on Jack Gosiewski
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad gets a good pass to Jordan Rapana, who was in space but couldn't hang on to it. Manly survive
Penalty to the Raiders for an accidental offside from Manly on the last tackle kick
Good tackle by Brendan Elliot to chop down Jarrod Croker on the last
Set restart for the Raiders as Josh Hodgson makes a strong run from dummy half worth about 15 metres
Kick from Lachlan Croker inside his own half is very big and eventually goes dead, handing Canberra a 7 tackle set
Some scramble defence from Manly off a cross-field kick keeps Iosia Soliola short of the line. Handover
Set restart for the Raiders
Corey Horsburgh has put a MASSIVE shot on Jack Gosiewski who has just come on
Don't think it was a knee, rather the contact and force of his head on the ground that's caused Brad Parker the pain. He's now coming off
Horrible scenes, Iosia Soliola has tried to tackle Brad Parker, who slipped and copped a knee to the head it looks like.
Josh Hodgson kicks on the 4th and pins Tevita Funa within 10 metres of the line
Average end to the set for Manly as Brendan Elliot runs it and gets caught
Walker finally gets up but it appears doubtful he will play any further role for Manly today. Lachlan Croker will come on to replace him
Dylan Walker dummies and takes on the line but Jack Wighton is up to the task defensively. Walker looks to be in trouble injury wise here - ankle problem
Curtis Scott's poor start as a Raider continues, he drops the ball early in the count and Manly in a prime position to put points on the board in the opening stages of this one
Iosia Soliola comes rushing out of the line to meet Addin Fonua-Blake in a good hit
We're underway and Sean Keppie brings it out for Manly who have first use of the ball
The Raiders are persisting with the "virtual viking clap" - interesting decision
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of the Canberra Raiders Vs Manly Sea Eagles. This one will be a cracker between two premiership contenders and can definitely match the Roosters Eels game last night in terms of entertainment value. The Raiders are 1-17 from the team named on Tuesday while for Manly Sean Keppie comes into the starting side for Taniela Paseka. Kickoff in roughly 10 minutes.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea
CANBERRA RAIDERS (6)
Tries: Elliott Whitehead
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (14)
Tries: Tom Trbojevic, Tevita Funa
Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (1/1)