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Jared Waerea-Hargreaves takes the final hit up of the night.

Daly Cherry-Evans pounces on a wayward pass.

Tedesco forces another repeat set with a well-placed kick.

Taniela Paseka makes an error in the first run after points.

Dylan Walker has been ruled out with a Category 1 HIA.

Tom Trbojevic gets into a little bit of space but can't streak away.

Lindsay Collins loses the ball.

Karl Lawton attempts another barge over but is denied by the Roosters goal line defence.

Haumole Olakau'atu is cut down short of the try line.

That is Nat Butcher's first try double in first grade.

Roosters penalty.

Joey Manu loses the ball close to the try line.

The challenge is knocked back - the Roosters will have an attacking set inside the Sea Eagles half.

Morgan Harper comes up with an error inside his own half - Manly elect to use their captains challenge.

Drew Hutchison is back on for Watson.

Play has stopped with Connor Watson receiving attention for an injury.

Haumole Olakau'atu comes close to scoring but is denied by several Roosters defenders.

Manly get a penalty close to the Roosters line.

Sitili Tupouniua has been ruled out for the remainder of the match after failing a HIA.

The Roosters survive minutes of sustained pressure on their own line.

Jake Trbojevic puts in a poor grubber that fortuitously results in a penalty.

Victor Radley is penalised for high contact.

The ball beats Morgan Harper over the dead ball line.

Manly get a penalty.

Manly force a turnover close to the try line.

Cherry-Evans goes long and manages to trap Tupou 10 metres out from his own line.

Dylan Walker comes within a centimetre of scoring.

Manly penalty. Victor Radley tackles Dylan Walker off the ball.

Keary knocks Cherry-Evans' attacking grubber kick dead - play will resume with a line drop out.

Manly penalty.

Tom Trbojevic defuses a high ball from Luke Keary on his own line.

Jake Trbojevic makes an error at the play the ball.

The Roosters manage to repel an attacking raid on their own line.

The bunker has sent Sitili Tupouniua from the field for a HIA.

Sitili Tupouniua is driven over the sideline.

Cherry-Evans tries to get a repeat set only for his kick to fall short over the sideline.

Paul Momirovski comes up with a mistake close to his own try line.

Tupou has Kieran Foran's high kick covered.

Dylan Walker makes a solid incision through the Roosters defence on halfway.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves spills the ball to alleviate the pressure on the Sea Eagles.

Taniela Paseka takes first charge of the second half and makes an error trying to play the ball.

Both sides are back out for the second half - play is only moments away.

Cherry-Evans kicks long for Jason Saab only for Daniel Tupou to clean up on the stroke of halftime.

Haumole Olakau'atu makes an error to give the Roosters a final chance to post points before the break.

Tom Trbojevic has to play at the ball - resulting in a line drop out - after another superb kick from Tedesco.

Croker throws a forward pass to take the momentum out of a rare attacking set for the visitors.

Manly get a much-needed set restart on the last tackle.

Tedesco makes a dangerous run into the Sea Eagles half.

Daly Cherry-Evans throw a pass over the sideline - it's not the Sea Eagles night so far.

Walker puts in another great kick, but the bounce beats Paul Momirovski over the dead ball line.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is on for the home side.

Billy Smith is taken over the sideline in an anticlimactic end to an attacking set.

Roosters penalty.

Tom Trbojevic comes within a few centimetres of scoring but can't get to the ball in time.

Another strong set after points sees Jason Saab return the ball on his own 40 metres line.

No Try. Jason Saab manages to bat the ball dead - play will resume with a line drop out.

Sitili Tupouniua may have scored a remarkable try after Sam Walker danced through the defence and kicked ahead.

The Roosters get a six again on the last tackle within striking distance of the goal line.

Connor Watson replaces Drew Hutchison at hooker.

Tom Trbojevic saves a potential 40/20 and is tackled 10 metres out from his line.

Dylan Walker is on for his first minutes of 2022.

Tedesco kicks for the in-goal only for the ball to beat everyone dead.

Lindsay Collins returns the line drop out up to the 30 metre line.

No Try - Paul Momirovski knocks on trying to ground the ball.

Paul Momirovski may have a try if Daniel Tupou hasn't knocked on trying to contest a bomb.

Daniel Tupou makes a strong kick return and gets a penalty - the Roosters start a set on halfway.

Tom Trbojevic is cut down around the legs by Paul Momirovski on the last tackle.

Sitili Tupouniua spills the ball after heavy contact from Sean Keppie. Many will pack a scrum inside the Roosters half.

The Roosters appear a completely different side from the outfit that faced Newcastle last week.

Tedesco chips behinds the Manly defence and forces a line drop out.

Roosters penalty - Keary finds touch just inside the Sea Eagles half.

Lachlan Croker splits the Roosters defence but can't find a support player.

Manly penalty - the Sea Eagles find touch on halfway.

Walker finishes the set after points with a kick to Tom Trbojevic.

Great work by Sam Walker to bamboozle Haumole Olakau'atu with a terrific step to set up that try.

Brad Parker manages to dive on a wayward pass inside his own half.

Tom Trbojevic is met by several Roosters defenders on his first kick return.

We're underway - Lindsay Collins takes the first run of the evening.

The Roosters are on the field led out by James Tedesco.

Daly Cherry-Evans leads the Sea Eagles out onto the SCG.

The Roosters annihilated the Sea Eagles at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the opening round of last season. The Sea Eagles returned serve six months later by knocking the Roosters out in the semi finals.

Contests between the pair have been evenly matched in recent years with both sides winning two matches apiece since 2019.

Toafofoa Sipley drops from prop to 18th man with Sean Keppie coming into the starting side. Andrew Davey, playing his first match in the NRL since the corresponding round last season, comes onto the bench.

The Sea Eagles have made minor changes from the team defeated by the Panthers last Thursday.

Coach Trent Robinson has once again made several positional changes with Siosiua Taukeiaho and Drew Hutchison starting ahead of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Connor Watson.

The Roosters have retained the same personnel that went down to the Knights last Saturday.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 2 Friday Night Football between the Sydney Roosters and the Manly Sea Eagles from the Sydney Cricket Ground.