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Campbell Graham delivered a great offload to send Taaffe over for the try.

Christian Tuipulotu puts Reuben Garrick into space - but the pass is ruled forward.

Ben Trbojevic loses the ball.

Christian Tuipulotu cops a hit around the head and gets a penalty.

Six again for Souths.

Rabbitohs penalty - Alex Johnston is taken over the sideline after momentum had stopped.

Ben Trbojevic knocks the ball on to prevent Josh Mansour from running onto a pass from Cody Walker.

Six again for the Rabbitohs.

Dylan Walker puts a kick in that narrowly beats Jake Trbojevic over the dead ball line.

Six again for the Sea Eagles.

Daly Cherry-Evans kicks for the in-goal and forces Alex Johnston to take the ball dead.

Jake Trbojevic puts a grubber in, Campbell Graham gets to the ball but knocks on.

The Rabbitohs are challenging the knock on against Mansour.

Josh Schuster tries to send Christian Tuipulotu over for a try, but Josh Mansour manages to knock the ball over the sideline just in time.

Six again for the Sea Eagles inside the Rabbitohs half.

Damien Cook appears to have impeded Daly Cherry-Evans in the act of scoring.

The Manly captain is claiming a try after a few kicks.

Six again for the Rabbitohs inside the Sea Eagles half.

Cherry-Evans kicks for Saab, who catches and offloads to Koula, who kicks the ball dead.

The kick-off bounces over the dead ball line - Souths will resume play with a line drop out.

Shaq Mitchell takes a run on his NRL debut.

Souths penalty.

Brad Parker has succumbed to injury with Ben Trbojevic coming onto the field.

Burgess gets his first try of the season.

Six again for the Rabbitohs.

Both teams are trading sets after halftime.

Jason Saab throws a shocking pass that Reuben Garrick manages to clean up just in time.

Josh Mansour returns the ball to get the second half back underway.

Martin Taupau loses the ball inside his own half immediately after points.

Lachlan Ilias is tackled a metre from the try line.

Johnston needs five more tries to become the greatest try-scorer in the history of the South Sydney Rugby League Football Club.

Great speed and footwork from Johnston to score his sixth of the season.

Brad Parker appears to be struggling with a leg injury.

Blake Taaffe makes a great catch and the Rabbitohs get a penalty coming out of their own end.

Isaiah Tass loses the ball after a strong tackle from Koula.

Jason Saab defuses a pass from Cody Walker, but the Rabbitohs will get another attacking set close to the line.

Souths get a penalty coming out of their own end.

Daly Cherry-Evans throws an ambitious cut-out pass intended for Jason Saab that goes over the sideline.

The Rabbitohs make an error coming off their own line - the Sea Eagles will have a great opportunity to score again.

Cherry-Evans gets a good kick away after points.

The towering winger outleaps Alex Johnston and manages to get the ball down before going over the sideline.

Manly penalty.

The try is upheld despite doubts from the bunker over the grounding.

That was a brilliant piece of play from Foran - the type of run that earned him a reputation a decade ago.

Alex Johnston catches a bomb close to his goal line with Jason Saab overrunning the kick.

Damien Cook can't hold onto the ball just as the Rabbitohs were looking dangerous with the ball.

Cherry-Evans kicks early again from inside his own half.

Daly Cherry-Evans aims for the sideline but Josh Mansour is on the spot to make the catch.

Davvy Moale is on the field replacing Cameron Murray.

Blake Taaffe will kick to put the Rabbitohs on the board.

Cameron Murray has been involved in a dangerous tackle with Karl Lawton flipping the Rabbitohs captain close to the goal line.

Rabbitohs penalty.

Blake Taaffe gets a bad bounce but still manages to run the ball over the 20 metre line.

Reuben Garrick cleans up a grubber kick from Ilias close to the try line.

Isaiah Tass makes a strong carry inside the Sea Eagles half.

Reuben Garrick manages to get out of his in-goal after a reactionary chip kick from Lachlan Ilias.

Campbell Graham is cut down a few metres from the try line.

Tolutau Koula has produced a monster hit.

Josh Mansour is away and finally gets cut down 25 metres away from the Manly line.

Josh Schuster tries to get the ball to Christian Tuipulotu, but a stray hand from the Rabbitohs gifts the visitors another attacking set.

Josh Schuster gets an early run in his return to the NRL.

The kick-off is out on the full - Manly receive a penalty on halfway.

Both sides are on the field - kick-off only moments away...

Souths facing Manly on the Central Coast holds a special place in rugby league history as the scene of Geoff Toovey's immortal "That's Ridiculous" press conference in 2013.

This is the fifth time the two sides have clashed on the Central Coast - the ledger stands at two wins apiece.

This is the first match to be held at Central Coast Stadium since the premiership was shifted to Queensland last season.

Since returning to the Sea Eagles in 2019, Des Hasler has only managed one win from six meetings against the Rabbitohs.

The Sea Eagles have been bolstered by the inclusion of Josh Schuster for the first time this season. The versatile second-rower will start ahead of Ethan Bullemor, while Toafofoa Sipley swaps places with Martin Taupau.

The Rabbitohs have handed a debut to Shaquai Mitchell as part of a reshuffled bench that includes Jaxson Paulo.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 8 Friday Night Football between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Manly Sea Eagles from Central Coast Stadium.