FULL TIME @ Brookvale Oval; The home side dominate a poor Warriors outfit 44-12; More to come shortly
Reuben Garrick converts from in front
Australia might be the home of the most Saab 340 aircraft in the world, but Brookvale Oval is home of the Jason Saab who takes the intercept and races away to score
SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Warriors challenge a knock on but the bunker upholds the challenge.
Reece Walsh converts from right in front
Bunty Afoa who was sin binned in the first half scores in the spot where he was sin binned; Charging straight at the line and getting over under the sticks
Reuben Garrick converts his own try to take his personal tally of points to 22
There's a lot going on there - Reuben Garrick has a second try after Croker's kick comes off the head of Rocco Berry and bounces nicely for Garrick to get to it
The Warriors have enough chances on the Manly line but the desperation play goes into touch
SIX MORE - Warriors on the attack deep in attack; The long pass out wide is knocked down by Jason Saab
Reuben Garrick has his 16th point of the contest as he converts from close range
It's back to being too easy for the Sea Eagles after the Warriors defence is flimsy through the middle again and Harper goes through before finding Garrick who has too much speed to be stopped
PENALTY WARRIORS: Some good play gets undone beofre the Warriors are all up out of the line early
Repeat set for the Warriors as Garrick is trapped ingoal
Have the Warriors turned up all of a sudden? The momentum with them as SJ's kick is lost and regathered
Reece Walsh converts from out wide
Jack Murchie gets his try after being denied earlier, Reece Walsh breaks free of a Morgan Harper tackle and then keeps going before finding Murchie on his inside to score
PENALTY WARRIORS: Reece Walsh loses the ball off the kick but the chasers were offside and ruled to have interefered in the play
That was classy by the Warriors but it looks almost certain to be denied; CHT with a pinpoint kick and a great take from Murchie in space is undone by a better piece of defence by Morgan Harper to save a try
SET RESTART: The Warriors get a much needed set restart as they go on the attack
Reuben Garrick converts the penalty goal to extend the lead beyond 4 converted tries
PENALTY MANLY: A pretty blatant strip from Adam Pompey is penalised after Haumole Olakau'atu ran 10m carrying three defenders had to have the ball ripped out to stop him
And the service from the first half has resumed... Poor last tackle kick from the Warriors puts the Sea Eagles into good position
Second Half is go! The Sea Eagles have the ball first and can the Warriors find remotely anything to make this a contest
HT at Brookvale and the Warriors showing more effort to have a push and shove than what they are to defend - The Sea Eagles lead 24-0
PENALTY MANLY: There is so much wrong with the Warriors play as the ball gets caught on the inside and the decoy runner impacts the defensive line
Tolu Koula comes full speed out of the line and Reece Walsh is smashed as he passes which for the Warriors is a good thing as the pass was ruled to have been knocked down
PENALTY WARRIORS: It was much needed as Taupau collects one of the Warriors players high
Too much Hook - Not the words of Dragons fans about their coach; That's how the conversion was missed by Reuben Garrick
Josh Schuster isn't being stopped as he goes hard at the line after Manly spread the ball left and this is going to be ugly
Reuben Garrick converts from close range to extend the lead
The try is confirmed by the bunker as they can't overturn it despite almost every replay being conclusive that it didn't get down
This is random - Marty Taupau was awarded a try despite the fact that he was going to play the ball after being held
Bunty Afoa off to the bin for a professional foul on Reuben Garrick
That all went wrong for the Warriors, Tohu Harris throws a forward pass but then Bunty Afoa is slammed hard in a tackle by Andrew Davey
Reuben Garrick adds the penalty goal from in front
PENALTY MANLY: The Sea Eagles get another penalty as Tohu Harris changes his line to impede the kick chasers
Marcelo Montoya is steamrolled by the big man Haumole Olakau'atu and goes down; Montoya off for a HIA
PENALTY MANLY: Warriors kick at the ball early in the scrum and are penalised
Euan Aitken loses the ball, claims it was stripped but it was a loose carry and no challenge
SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE - In one of the most monotone voices to ever be heard; Gerard Sutton dully tells everyone that there was no knock on
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE - The Sea Eagles are challenging the knock on call from Grant Atkins who ruled Kieran Foran touched the ball, replays showing the touch may not have been there
Jack Murchie running what looked a decoy line gets the ball off a shit pass and puts it down
PENALTY WARRIORS: A much needed penalty for the Warriors as the Sea Eagles are called offside by referee Atkins
Reuben Garrick converts from close range
From close range and there is no stopping Haumole Olakau'atu - Last tackle and Croker takes a step out of dummy half as the Warriors await the kick that doesn't come
Repeat set for Manly as their kick into the ingoal is grounded by the Warriors with concern for Wayde Egan
PENALTY MANLY: High tackle on that first play, so Manly start their set from where the Warriors finished their first
Warriors struggle to get out of their own end and Manly on the first play get over halway
Reuben Garrick splits the uprights with the conversion from right in front
That was too easy; Off the back of a penalty and then a six again, the Sea Eagles go from close range with Tof Sipley going over
Strange kick from Shaun Johnson putting up a midfield bomb that almost comes off
Manly make the better field position after both teams complete their first set
Grant Atkins calls time on and we're underway at Brookvale - Warriors using the ball first
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Cameron Paddy, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (44)
Tries: Toafofoa Sipley, Reuben Garrick (2), Haumole Olakau'atu, Martin Taupau, Josh Schuster, Jason Saab
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (6/7)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/2)
WARRIORS (12)
Tries: Bunty Afoa, Jack Murchie
Conversions: Reece Walsh (2/2)