Siosiua Taukeiaho converts
DCE throws a bad pass and Collins falls on it. On the next play, Josh Morris straightens and runs back infield off a Tedesco pass and he blasts through the feeble edge defence to race 30 metres and score.
SCRUM MANLY - 10m from their own line.
Brett Morris put into space briefly, he flicks a hook pass back inside, but it goes forward.
Lam with another high kick that confuses the Manly backs. This time Funa lets it bounce before cleaning up, but gets tackled over the dead-ball line. Manly drop out.
Siosiua Taukeiaho converts
Second tackle of the set and Taukeiaho drifts left and drops a short ball to Crichton running straight and he smashes through the weak Manly goal-line defence to score to the left of the posts.
Lam with a high kick and Dylan Walker drops it over the sideline. Roosters with a full set inside the Manly 10m
A clever crossfield kick very nearly found Joey Manu, but the bounce didn't favour him.
aaaaaand its gone. Jake Trbojevic drops a pass on the third tackle, 5m from the Roosters line.
PENALTY MANLY - Successful refs challenge. They get a full set inside the Roosters 25m
Tedesco's second attempt is from the right sideline, while it is immensely better, still misses, albeit narrowly.
Morris takes an intercept and runs 80 metres to score.
SET RESTART MANLY - 35m from the Roosters line
Keary has a cramp. That means we stop the game.
Foran blocks Keary's grubber, regathers and runs 20 metres before getting grassed.
SCRUM ROOSTERS - Keary kicked high and long, Garrick dropped it cold and the Roosters back rower cleans it up and runs in to score. The video ref calls it a double knock on.
Tedesco with his first ever attempt at goal kicking. Lets just say, it looked more like knitting than goal kicking. He missed by a long way
Seemingly nothing on, until Tupou gets outside his man and runs down the right touchline before passing inside to Keary who sends the ball along to Tedesco who scores his third try
SCRUM MANLY - They're 70 metres from the Roosters line
Play getting a little scrappy from both sides now.
Keary struggling in back play, doesn't look to be too serious.
Friend comes off for an HIA. He has walked off unassissted
Andrew Davey with a strong run and he has a head clash with Jake Friend, who is not well. Play stopped.
Some stiff defence and hard running by both sides now.
PENALTY MANLY - JWH on report for throwing an elbow into Sironen's head, while in possession of the ball.
Foran cops an accidental knee into the side and is a bit steady getting up. He's back in the line now
DCE kicks on the last and Tupou lets it go dead in goal. 7 tackle set to the Roosters
Roosters get the second half underway
Keighran from the right touchline again, this time he curls it nicely between the sticks.
Roosters put it through the hands on the right side again, some perfect draw, catch and passing results in Brett Morris reaching out to score in the right corner.
SET RESTART ROOSTERS - 30m from the Manly line
SCRUM MANLY - Knock on by the Roosters 5m from the Manly line
Roosters running freely now. Manly players begging for the halftime siren
Keighran fresh on the field, lines up from the right sideline, but just misses the conversion.
Roosters put the ball through the hands on the right side, where Tupou holds up a pass for Brett Morris, who then bumps out of two tackles to score in the corner.
Play stopped as Jack Gosiewski appears to have injured his forearm or elbow
SCRUM MANLY - Keary with a knock-on, 20m from the Manly line.
Siosiua Taukeiaho converts
Friend, 2m from the Manly line, passed long from dummy half to Tedesco, who stepped in to beat 2 defenders and then stepped right to get between another two defenders to crash over to score to the right of the posts.
SET RESTART ROOSTERS - 10m from the Manly line
Sironen very nearly forces h8is way over the line in a very unimaginative set that contained 6 hit ups
SCRUM MANLY - Sironen attempts an offload flick while falling in the tackle, which comes off a Roosters defender.
Saab drops a kick by Lam and loses it over the sideline, 15m from the Manly line. Roosters with a full set in the attacking zone
Siosiua Taukeiaho converts
Keary with a brilliant short ball to the lead running Sitili Tupouniua, who steps between two defenders on the right side, and then steps back in to beat Walker and score
A knock on by Manly, on the first tackle of their fresh set, 5m from the Roosters line.
SET RESTART MANLY - Foran very nearly gets a try
SCRUM MANLY - Friend with a sloppy forward pass from dummy half, 15m from the Roosters line
Both sides making good metres on each set before kicking to the left wingers.
Garrick from the left sideline hooks his kick
Foran on a narrow left side, holds up a pass before passing it to Suli who quickly moves it onto Garrick and the winger dived over to score in the corner.
DCE grubbers into the Roosters ingoal, but Tedesco cleans up, but cannot get back into the field of play. Roosters drop out.
Keary's kick goes out on the full
DCE finds touch 10m from the Roosters line.
Siosiua Taukeiaho hooks the conversion attempt from out wide.
Roosters score in their second set. Keary on the short side puts up a bomb, and Tedesco follows it through, catches it cleanly, uncontested by Garrick, and falls over the line to score.
Teams are on the field. Here comes the kick-off
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Nick Beashel
Video Referee: Chris Butler
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (46)
Tries: James Tedesco (3), Sitili Tupouniua, Brett Morris (3), Angus Crichton, Josh Morris
Conversions: James Tedesco (0/2), Siosiua Taukeiaho (4/5), Adam Keighran (1/2)
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (4)
Tries: Reuben Garrick
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (0/1)