FULL TIME - Manly were expected to be dominant but nobody thought they would do this as they beat an imploding Eels 56-10
Clint Gutherson converts from out wide
Waqa Blake scores the final try of the game as Dylan Brown comes up with a nice kick in behind the line and Blake chases through and score
Josh Schuster loses the ball after the Sea Eagles want to get creative with it
Reuben Garrick has no issues converting his own try from the left hand touchline to extend the lead out
Reuben Garrick has a hatty - The space is out wide and Garrick has to juggle the pass from Tommy Turbo but he does and scores out wide.
Reuben Garrick is in 7th heaven with that conversion as Manly raise the bat.
Dylan Walker's little kick in behind has nobody chasing other than Olakau'atu and the premiership hopes of Parra are cooked
Reuben Garrick converts from out wide yet again
Moses Suli has a double now as the extra two men in attack are no match for the Eels who still jam up and in and Tom Turbo has a simple pass to Suli who scores his second
13 V 11 - Marata Niukore is off to the sin bin for making a tackle in an offside position off Karl Lawton taking the quick tap.
Reuben Garrick's conversion is perfect as he gets the perfect hook and breaks the Manly point scoring record
Moses Suli came on as the 18th man and he's on the outside and gets in the party after Tom Turbo ran at the defence somehow got an offload out to Suli who scores
Ryan Matterson's night is done; Grant Atkins with no hesitation sending the Parramatta second rower off as Matterson lead with the shoulder and made contact with Brad Parker's head.
Reuben Garrick converts from outwide
Quick passes from the Sea Eagles and the Eels defence caught napping jamming in and Jason Saab with a dive out wide to score
Mitch Moses with all the time in the world to kick the ball and he just drops it cold
Dylan Walker with a good little kick out wide and Jason Saab with what should be an easy take to score loses it
Dylan Brown out of dummy half fails to pick up the ball and Parramatta hand a vital chance to the Sea Eagles
Poor pass from Gutherson on the last and Bryce Cartwright puts it down
PENALTY MANLY.... NOPE EELS: So originally Grant Atkins penalised Waqa Blake for a high shot on the kick chase on DCE but now we are going back to some foul play in the set prior from Dylan Walker on Mitch Moses
No hesitation to kick early in the set from DCE and Maika Sivo cleans it up and takes it dead
Chip and chase from Reuben Garrick on play one after getting space from a no-look pass from Josh Schuster but Gutherson is there to knock the ball dead
Can somebody check if Nathan Brown's hands are still attached because his handling looks like they've turned into flippers with two straight errors
Turns out it's a false positive for the Eels that attacking raid as they cough up possession early in the count in good field position
BUNKER: Tom Opacic not looking that convinced he scored; Tom Trbojevic has grounded it first but Parra get the penalty for kick chase interference
SECOND HALF IS GO! Parramatta using the ball first in the second half and their going to have to find some spark to get back into this
Half Time and Parramatta's defence has been about as effective as NSW's COVID defence; Manly having their absolute way with the Eels in the opening 40 much to the delight of the 50% capacity crowd.
Clint Gutherson pushes the conversion to the right of the uprights
Tom Opacic scores out wide but it was some great work from Ryan Matterson who got the ball out dragging Reuben Garrick in and Opacic strolled over
PENALTY EELS: Josh Aloiai the man penalised by Grant Atkins for a shoulder charge
Ryan Matterson loses the ball after Brad Parker jammed in on the Eels lock after he was put under pressure from a poor Mitch Moses pass
PENALTY EELS: Josh Schuster penalised and put on report for a late hit on Mitch Moses after he kicked the ball
It's not just the edges that are soft... it's the centre of the Parra defence that Manly are finding Gooey as Tom Trbojevic goes straight through on the last but Dylan Walker loses it
Reuben Garrick converts from right in front
END TO END - The Parramatta defence is caught miles infield again and they make another break down the left and boom Garrick goes down finds Walker who scores
Reuben Garrick puts the hook on the conversion again too much as the kicks bounces off the left upright
Reuben Garrick has a second tonight as Michael Oldfield again rushes in and leaves space on the outside
Waqa Blake loses the ball in a strong tackle around the ribs from Jake Trbojevic
Haumole Olakau'atu loses the ball coming out of his own end
Reuben Garrick converts from in front
DCE turns out a beautiful floating cut out pass that finds an unmarked Jason Saab out wide who has ample amounts of room to turn on the afterburners and finds Tommy Turbo who scores untouched.
A bobble in the catch unsettles Garrick and in the tackle of Brown & Papali'i he loses the ball; Parra with their first major attacking raid
Manly still dominating field position and momentum but Parramatta have settled
Manly push the Parramatta defence back again after Tom Trbojevic takes a quick tackle but the spread of the ball forces them into a corner and into touch
Parramatta get their first set in the game and it's a good one metre wise but the second kick from Ryan Matterson goes dead
Reuben Garrick from wider out puts the ball through the posts as he gets the fade right.
Reuben Garrick gets a slap across the chops as the Eels jam in and the Manly just spread the ball out wide
Relentless pressure on Manly as they concede another penalty
Reuben Garrick's conversions fades back to the left too much
The 50% capacity crowd enjoying their Rugby League on the Sunny Coast have seen a Manly masterclass to start with as DCE's kick has a poor bounce for Michael Oldfield and Brad Parker scores
Repeat set for the Sea Eagles after DCE's kick lands on the dime just inside the field of play and Waqa Blake is tackled in goal
PENALTY MANLY: Dangerous contact on the legs by Joey Lussick and after 40 seconds he's placed on report by Grant Atkins
GAME ON! Grant Atkins calls time on and the Sea Eagles using the ball first
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Ashley Klein
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (56)
Tries: Brad Parker, Reuben Garrick (3), Tom Trbojevic, Dylan Walker, Jason Saab, Moses Suli (2), Haumole Olakau'atu
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (8/10)
PARRAMATTA EELS (10)
Tries: Tom Opacic, Waqa Blake
Conversions: Clinton Gutherson (1/2)