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80:00
4:05pm Sun June 21, 2020
Round 6 - Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah / Dharawal
80min

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!

80min

Curtis Scott tries a chip and chase but it doesn't work. Manly will hold on for a famous victory

79min

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

77min

Josh Hodgson passes it way too hard and it bounces right off Corey Horsburgh's chest

76min

Lachlan Croker is wrapped up on the last and again the Raiders have it all to do but time is running out

76min

Sean Keppie forces a mistake from Siliva Havili. Phenomenal effort so far from Manly

75min

Raiders have possession, but they are 96 metres away from their try line

74min

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

73min

Elliott Whitehead is wrapped up by the makeshift centre Curtis Sironen and it's ANOTHER handover!

72min

Great run from Jordan Rapana, he plays it inside enemy territory

71min

Manly kick from halfway on the last and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad keeps the ball in play

70min

No try and Manly somehow hang on! Jordan Rapana's foot contacted the touchline

70min

Great ball from Jarrod Croker to Jordan Rapana who is claiming a try!

70min

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.

68min

Daly Cherry-Evans launches it into touch, giving his big men a much needed break

67min

Jordan Rapana has the ball and Canberra hang on

67min

Daly Cherry-Evans goes himself but the Raiders scramble and stop him

66min

Penalty Manly late in the count

65min

Hudson Young drops it with his first touch of the game

64min

Lucky for Canberra, it looked like they'd lost it but it's ruled to have gone back. They get a set restart now

62min

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

62min

Going upstairs but it looks like Jarrod Croker has scored

60min

Great take by stand in fullback Brendan Elliot and Manly hang on

59min

Daly Cherry-Evans' grubber JUST goes dead, 7 tackles coming up for the Raiders

58min

The Sea Eagles get a penalty for a Ryan Sutton high shot

58min

Addin Fonua-Blake brings it back for Manly.

57min

Penalty Goal: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Reuben Garrick puts Manly ahead by 8

Sea Eagles lead Raiders 6 - 14 Sea Eagles
56min

Penalty to Manly, you'd think they'd go for two and that's exactly what they will do

55min

Double knock on, first one Raiders.

54min

Sean Keppie gets over the line but is held up

54min

ANOTHER set restart, this time 10 metres out from the try line

53min

Ball played at by Canberra, Manly have a fresh set 35 metres out

52min

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

51min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker narrows the gap to 6 with just under half an hour to go in this one

Sea Eagles lead Raiders 6 - 12 Sea Eagles
50min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Elliott Whitehead. Kick to come.

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

Sea Eagles lead Raiders 4 - 12 Sea Eagles
50min

Brendan Elliot comes rushing out of the line to put a good hit on Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

49min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad with a late offload to Curtis Scott, who gets it to the halfway line on the first

48min

Ad lib footy for the Raiders on the last before Jarrod Croker is forced to grubber - it is collected by Tom Trbojevic

47min

Jordan Rapana with a strong kick return, bringing it out to the 30

46min

Siliva Havili makes a mess of the play the ball and they blow it.

45min

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

43min

Another handover as Canberra are caught with it on the last again.

42min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad plays it on the 30 to start the Raiders set

42min

Tom Trbojevic has the ball slip through his fingers but it's ruled to have gone backwards

41min

Back underway at Campbelltown, Raiders with first use of the ball in the second half

40min

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

40min

Brendan Elliot a damaging run but Jarrod Croker just holds on!

39min

Manly making metres easily, they're at the 40 metre line on the 3rd and have just been awarded 6 more tackles.

39min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Reuben Garrick appears to have regained some kicking form, nailing his second one from close to the sideline

Sea Eagles lead Raiders 0 - 12 Sea Eagles
37min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Tevita Funa. Kick to come.

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.

Sea Eagles lead Raiders 0 - 10 Sea Eagles
37min

Never mind, Manly are backing themselves!

37min

Penalty to Manly after a player was run off the ball. It looks like they'll take the 2

36min

Jarrod Croker with a necessary defensive play, rushing out of the line to wrap up Daly Cherry-Evans

36min

Tom Trbojevic another huge run but this time the Raiders defence is good enough

35min

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

33min

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

31min

Both sides have a break as George Williams kicks into touch on the last.

30min

Manly hold them out! Emre Guler knocks on within inches of the try line.

28min

6 again quite late in the count for the Raiders, something has got to give here surely and they are now awarded a penalty.

27min

Great take by Tom Trbojevic, but he is forced back 5 metres and just avoids being dragged into the in goal.

26min

Brendan Elliot gets away from Jarrod Croker and runs for 15-20 metres to put Manly on the front foot

25min

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

24min

It's ruled that Lachlan Croker has knocked it on and Canberra start a set in Manly's half

23min

Tom Trbojevic covers the necessary ground to get to a Raiders grubber on the 4th that tried to catch him out of position

22min

Danny Levi runs at Josh Hodgson and absolutely flattens him. It's been a very physical contest so far

20min

Manly try a crash ball for Brendan Elliot on the last but Jack Wighton is up to the task defensively. It's a handover

19min

Set restart for Manly on the 3rd tackle - they were going nowhere

18min

Danny Levi rushes a grubber on the last and it is easily handled by Jordan Rapana on the wing

16min

A very uncharacteristic mistake from Jack Wighton who becomes the second bloke in a minute to drop it cold

16min

Jack Gosiewski just drops it cold on the 3rd tackle

15min

Sean Keppie again makes to opening hit up from the kickoff

15min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Reuben Garrick converts from out wide

Sea Eagles lead Raiders 0 - 6 Sea Eagles
14min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Tom Trbojevic. Kick to come.

Try confirmed, Manly are on the board courtesy of Tom Trbojevic

Sea Eagles lead Raiders 0 - 4 Sea Eagles
14min

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

13min

Now it's Manly's turn to receive a set restart

13min

Penalty to Manly for a strip in the tackle on Jack Gosiewski

12min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad gets a good pass to Jordan Rapana, who was in space but couldn't hang on to it. Manly survive

11min

Penalty to the Raiders for an accidental offside from Manly on the last tackle kick

10min

Good tackle by Brendan Elliot to chop down Jarrod Croker on the last

10min

Set restart for the Raiders as Josh Hodgson makes a strong run from dummy half worth about 15 metres

9min

Kick from Lachlan Croker inside his own half is very big and eventually goes dead, handing Canberra a 7 tackle set

7min

Some scramble defence from Manly off a cross-field kick keeps Iosia Soliola short of the line. Handover

6min

Set restart for the Raiders

5min

Corey Horsburgh has put a MASSIVE shot on Jack Gosiewski who has just come on

5min

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

5min

Horrible scenes, Iosia Soliola has tried to tackle Brad Parker, who slipped and copped a knee to the head it looks like.

4min

Josh Hodgson kicks on the 4th and pins Tevita Funa within 10 metres of the line

3min

Average end to the set for Manly as Brendan Elliot runs it and gets caught

3min

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

3min

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

2min

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

2min

Iosia Soliola comes rushing out of the line to meet Addin Fonua-Blake in a good hit

1min

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)