From the restart. Rapana hurried his kick and it is shanked. FULLTIME! Sea Eagles win.
He goes to the bin as well! Strap yourself in.
PENALTY RAIDERS! Schuster tried to steal the ball.
Rapana converts quickly.
CNK celebrates his return with a four-pointer!
DCE puts it beyond the Raiders reach.
Jordan Rapana tried to kick on the front foot but it goes dead. Seven tackle set.
Matt Frawley tried to trap them in goal. It went too deep. Sea Eagles ball.
Some luck for the Raiders! It looked like an error but touched by a Sea Eagle. Six more.
Sebastian Kris tries a ridiculous offload and it goes to the Eagles.
Wow! Sea Eagles go for something spectacular from the kick-off! Spread it wide. Funa was in open space. He kicked inside and the next kick from Garrick ended up in South Bank.
Garrick pushes through the conversion.
DCE has kicked them to death tonight! He stabs one through and Curtis Sironen is there to profit.
Inventive kick from DCE. He angled it enough to cause confusion. Sam Williams has to touchdown. Repeat set incoming.
Garrick from the right side. He swings it inside.
Harper eventually got it down! Manly score. CNK got his first touch and loses it. Sea Eagles bombed it twice before a kick wide sees Harper goes over.
Here he is! Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is back! He replaces Jordan Rapana. So the Kiwi international will take his spot at fullback.
Sam Williams tries to pilot one for Jordan Rapana. The fullback knocks it on. Changeover.
ANother steal! Haprer rips it away from Hudson Young.
Moses Suli loses it in the tackle.
Garrick from close range. He slams it over.
One-two punch gets it done for the Eagles! Moses Suli got them on the front foot with a rampaging run. A few plays later Haumole Olakau'atu goes over.
KICK-OFF! Raiders kick it deep and we're back underway!
We have an intriguing second half coming up! Raiders lead 12-nil but can the Sea Eagles create something?
Manly tried their best to manufacture something in the dying embers of the half! They went left, right and side to side but a cheap kick sees the Raiders clean up! HALFTIME.
Jack was on the spot to cover up the kick. DCE saw no Rapana at the back, chipped one through and forced the dropout.
Raiders kicking game was almost on point again. Kicked behind and it took one extra roll which saw it go dead in-goal. Seven tackle set for the Sea Eagles.
Sam Williams with a left side kick. He doesn't rush this kick and creeps it in.
Lovely work on the left side this time! Numbers stripped again, quick passes and Simonsson dives over!
Reuben Garrick makes a mess of an easy catch. Raiders also drop it through Guler. It comes back for the original decision.
Sam Williams from mid range pushes this through.
PENALTY RAIDERS! Offside. Raiders were surging. The pass was bulleted into the hands of DCE as it touches Harper after. Raiders opt for the sticks.
The Raiders defense has been immense thus far! Harper tried to get outside of the defender. He gets held up and Jack Wighton helps them push him over the sideline. Raiders ptb.
Raiders tried to sweep it right. It glances Whitehead who loses it.
Manly haven't found their rhythm thus far! Elliot Whitehead with a strong tackle and forces Martin Taupau into the error. Raiders back on the attack.
HANG ON! We have a review! Checking the obstruction. RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! PENALTY RAIDERS! Obstruction.
Hudson Young tries to offload it and it hits a Manly player. He CHALLENGES it. UNSUCCESSFUL. Manly ball.
More steals! Haumole Olakau'atu rips one free. Manly back with the ball.
Kieran Foran tries to kick for his halves partner. It rolls dead though. Raiders seven tackle set.
Oh dear! After all that good work. Raiders kick out on the full.
Sam Williams takes kicking duties in Jarrod Croker's absence. He rushes through and misses.
That is magic! Matt Timoko, now resplendent in green headgear, got outside his man, looked gone, flicks it out and Smith-Shields dives over.
Another strip! Tapine this time!
Manly have been offload happy to start! Schuster was going nowhere. He headed to the sideline, throws an offload which wasn't on.
Raiders get it back! Sipley tried an offload and Josh Papali'i is there to claim.
Hands from Haumole Olakau'atu! He scoops up a bad pass and forces a dropout with a nice grubber.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Strip.
Both sides through their first set! DCE tried to buy a set restart for his side but ref was having none of it. Rapana made a good catch and Raiders are rucking it away.
KICK-OFF! We're underway
Here come the Sea Eagles. They jog onto Suncorp in their maroon and white jersey ready to bare their claws against the Raiders. Raiders follow them quickly as they blow onto the pitch and ready to claim a top eight spot. They take residence in the northern end for the kick-off.
Happy Friday! We kick off a fantastic football feast Friday between high flying Sea Eagles and the inconsistent Canberra Raiders. The former are without their top gun in Tom Trbojevic but look to swoop on the top four. For the Raiders, they need to win simply. A result tonight lifts them back into the top eight at the expense of the Titans and put them in the driver's seat for a finals spot. So, grab your drinks, snacks and get ready for some football! Kick-off due at 6pm.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Todd Smith
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
CANBERRA RAIDERS (18)
Tries: Harley Smith-Shields, Bailey Simonsson, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Conversions: Sam Williams (1/2), Jordan Rapana (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Sam Williams (1/1)
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (19)
Tries: Haumole Olakau'atu, Morgan Harper, Curtis Sironen
Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (1/1)
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (3/3)