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Stat from Fox that this is the first time since 2010 that Manly have lost 3 straight under Des Hasler. That year Manly just scraped in in 8th position courtesy of the Storm salary cap scandal, Manly fans would probably take that considering what we've seen tonight

Ben Hunt tries a chip 'n' chase but Manly are there to gather it in

Bizarre - the on field ref has just told the bunker to have another look and it's been overturned. Manly will have a 7 tackle set

No knock on from Mikaele Ravalawa, Brendan Elliot had a second grab and another repeat set for the Dragons will be coming up

Brendan Elliot made a mess of batting the ball dead and we are going upstairs, however it looked like Mikaele Ravalawa bounced it

Jorge Taufua is caught in goal and the Dragons will get another repeat set

Mikaele Ravalawa has absolutely hammered Brad Parker, who was on the end of a hospital pass

Matthew Dufty grubbers but Cade Cust is there, he drops it but drops it backwards

Joel Thompson tries to bat the bouncing ball forward but knocks on. The Saints will start the set on the 40 metre line

Jorge Taufua is about to return to the field

Manly currently haven't made 10 metres off 3 plays.

Jake Trbojevic bats the ball dead giving the Dragons another repeat set

Brad Parker spills it and Mikaele Ravalawa runs away to score, however the ref rules double knock on

Jordan Pereira juggles it but holds on and the Dragons have the ball now

Brendan Elliot plucks the cross field kick out of the air and gets his side on the attack

No try confirmed, Tyson Frizell was held up and will play it 10 metres out

Going upstairs to check a possible try for Tyson Frizell, the on field call is no try though

Brad Parker knocks the Corey Norman grubber dead and the Dragons will get a repeat set

Loose carry from Jorge Taufua on the 1st play and the Dragons with a great opportunity to extend their lead

Brendan Elliot decides he wants nothing to do with Corey Norman's bomb and lets it bounce over the sideline

Not the play. Lachlan Croker tried to barge over from dummy half but it was never on and the Dragons survive but are under pressure bringing it out from their own end

Cade Cust takes the line on and goes very close but the Dragons hold him out

He hasn't initially knocked on, and the ruling is that the ball was then stripped from him. Challenge successful, Manly get the penalty

This is phenomenal, Daly Cherry-Evans has dropped ANOTHER one. But he's challenging it to avoid embarrassment more than anything

A late call from the bunker rules that Jordan Pereira shoulder charged Garrick, and rightly so. Manly will retain possession

Moses Suli is on the end of a good outside inside play however the ball from Reuben Garrick to Moses Suli is ruled forward

Ben Hunt again kicks on the third and again Brendan Elliot is there to retrieve it

Daly Cherry-Evans puts up a spiral and Dufty takes it cleanly, albeit unconvincingly

Euan Aitken is caught with it on the last. Manly hang on

Adam Clune with a good run and he very nearly sets up Jordan Pereira for a try

Taniela Paseka poked his nose through and pushed an offload that Lachlan Croker couldn't handle. Manly fail to complete their opening set of the half

Back underway and Taniela Paseka will take the opening run of the half

Manly get a penalty with just over a minute to go and will look to even things up going into half time

Matthew Dufty drops the ball while taking it to the line. Manly hold on

Ben Hunt grubbers for himself and almost wins the race, however Brendan Elliot is there and kicks it dead

Daly Cherry-Evans looked for sure to have kicked a 40/20 out of dummy half however the ball sat up at the last second

Adam Clune kicks low and it is fielded by Brendan Elliot

Josh Kerr brings it back and is hit hard by the Manly defence

The Dragons will start the set in Manly territory

Mikaele Ravalawa has just put on his 3rd hit of the night - and the 2nd one that was legal

Corey Norman again kicks towards Pereira but Reuben Garrick leaps above the pack and takes a good catch

Penalty to the Dragons for offside on the 2nd tackle

Cust is putting the bomb in this time and Dufty handles it well

Ben Hunt gives both sides a breather by grubbering into touch on the last this time

Daly Cherry-Evans puts up a spiralling ball that is allowed to bounce however the Dragons clean up the loose ball. Dufty is looking a little worse for wear but is rejoining the attack

The set from Manly doesn't amount to much with Corey Norman easily defusing a chip in behind from Daly Cherry-Evans

Manly receive a set restart on the last tackle right on the Dragons line

The replay shows it wasn't as bad as first thought. Don't expect to hear about that tackle much going forward

Mikaele Ravalawa with a tackle on Brad Parker that goes horribly wrong above the horizontal. The ref only awards a penalty with no further sanction at this stage

Corey Norman puts up a very high bomb but it is well handled by Jorge Taufua

Cherry-Evans kicks low and Mikaele Ravalawa will play it on the 20

Jordan Pereira knocks on while contesting with Reuben Garrick and Manly hang on

Mikaele Ravalawa goes very close to scoring off the back of a Dufty cut out ball

Ben Hunt grubbers on the third but can't get it through the defensive line, Manly come away with the loose ball and get a penalty 2 tackles later

Adam Clune puts in a grubber and Brendan Elliot is taking no risks. He knocks it dead and gives the Dragons a repeat set

This time it's Danny Levi kicking out of dummy half and the angle was right for a 40/20 but Dufty was there. Jake Trbojevic gives away a penalty to piggy-back the Dragons out of their own end

Daly Cherry-Evans kicks towards touch and Matthew Dufty decides against letting it run out of play. Hunt again kicks early out of dummy half and Brendan Elliot is there

The Dragons restart play and Martin Taupau brings it back

Cade Cust with a well weighted grubber and Matthew Dufty is forced to make a play at it and is shepherded by Cherry-Evans over the dead ball line. Repeat set for Manly

The bomb from Adam Clune is too deep and Brendan Elliot takes the ball in goal giving his side 7 tackles

Daly Cherry-Evans kicks across field and the ref spots a Manly knock on in the contest. Dragons with possession now

Cade Cust makes half a break but spills it while being pulled down. Dragons with the best field position of the match so far

Ben Hunt kicks on the 3rd and the angle isn't quite right for the 40/20 - the ball stays in play

Taniela Paseka pulls up a bit ginger and is getting attention in back play

Brendan Elliot makes his first kick return as a fullback in 2020

We're underway, Blake Lawrie takes the opening hit-up

Dragons fans on the hill holding banners - the ones that say "Fail Mary" and "Step Down McGregor" are nowhere to be seen though

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of the final match of Round 9, with the Dragons returning home to Kogarah to take on the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. The home side is 1-17, however Des Hasler has rung in the late changes. Brendan Elliot comes into the side to start at fullback, pushing Reuben Garrick to the wing, and Tevita Funa out of the side. Cade Cust will start at five-eighth, with Lachlan Croker moving back to the bench. Morgan Boyle has also swapped into the starting side, pushing Taniela Paseka to the bench. Just over 5 minutes until kickoff now