Finally it's over. Manly win 36-30
There's going to be a final play
Papenhuyzen crosses for his second try. Melbourne have declined the kick. There's a chance here.
Well Manly finally completed a kickoff routine for the first time since the fifty fifth minute.
Paps hooks it. 10 point game now.
Late hope here for Melbourne. Justin Olam crosses for the Storm, this is just insane. They won't win the game (well shouldn't), but that was deplorable from Melbourne.
PENALTY STORM: Kickoff goes out on the full.
Papenhuyzen converts. Margin reduced to 14.
Papenhuyzen strolls over for the easiest of tries. Manly's defence was interested in the push and shove.
With that offside kickoff penalty, we've hit the quota for kickoff penalties this season.
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Josh Schuster was well in front of the kicker. It's a rare penalty
Papenhuyzen is unsuccessful. 36-16
Well it's a deserved try for Nelson Asofa-Solomona. He's tried his best in a badly beaten side.
Challenge was unsuccessful.
One on one strip fails for Taniela Paseka. But he is going to challenge.
Intercepted by Brandon Smith. DCE offside though.
Saab takes the bomb well. Manly just intent on running the clock out with a convincing lead.
Pass from Harper was ruled forward.
Been a poor night from Ryan Papenhuyzen
Harry Grant held up.
PENALTY STORM: Ruck interference.
PENALTY STORM: Ruck interference.
Nice chip from Paps and Grant, but the ball beats the flying Grant Anderson and it's a seven tackle set for Manly.
DCE converts from in front. 36-12 is the new score line.
Short dropout goes OUT on the FULL
Another set coming up for Manly. Paps has to take it dead.
Brandon Smith trapped in-goal. DCE is having one of those nights.
Dean Ieremia with the jamming defence touches the pass in flight.
PENALTY MANLY: Alec MacDonald again the man penalised there. Unhappy night for the young forward. Could Manly put in excess of 40 pts on here.
DCE converts. 34-12
Any hope of a quick fire Melbourne comeback might've just ended there. Koula grabs his second. Great pass from DCE and Manly have their seventh of the evening.
PENALTY MANLY: Alec MacDonald way offside on that play.
We can finally take a breath after three tries in the space of five mins.
Melbourne convert their set after points.
Meaney converts. 28-12.
Well... just when Melbourne looked flat on the canvas. Marty Taupau took the routine hit-up and Brandon Smith strips the ball off of the Manly prop and scores the try.
DCE nails this conversion. 28-6.
Well, this is an absolute carve-up. Haumole Olakau'atu with a great charge, beating 4 defenders and going all the way to the line for Manly.
Only thing Manly can't do is convert a kick. DCE fails again. 22-6.
The touchie has seen the ball on the ground and Morgan Harper has crossed over the top of the Manly defence. This looks hard to overturn for mine and they'll have to stick with the on-field decision.
Melbourne have to force the footy dead. Line dropout coming up for the visitors.
Grant Anderson loses it.
Been a mixed start for Melbourne. Only two converted tries down though, plenty of panic on display though all things considering.
Challenge successful for Melbourne. Tackle 2 coming off their own line.
Melbourne challenging a knock on from Harry Grant.
Great take from Olam. Wouldn't surprise me if the bunker doctor buzzes in and takes Harper off.
Nikorima showcasing his rookie Roosters form there. Making an error in his own end.
Underway for the second 40 here at Brookie.
Half-time from 4 Pines Park. Manly 18 leading Melbourne 6
DCE hooks the kick again.
Well, Melbourne bent and broke in that final set. Great set play out the back here, Jason Saab juggles it all the way to the try-line.
King puts it down. That set has summed up this half for the Melbourne Storm, rushed and incomplete.
It'll be a twenty-meter tap. Melbourne hangs on by the thinnest of margins.
Must hang on territory for the Storm you suspect here before the break.
Melbourne taken on the last. Good scrambling defence from the Eagles.
Last tackle play goes astray for Manly. Melbourne caught at sixes and sevens throughout that set of six.
SET RESTART MANLY - Ruck infringement.
Nikorima's grubber kick fails to come off. Melbourne struggling at the moment. Feeling the scoreboard pressure I suspect.
Six to go. Ball touched Tolutau Koula
A crazy kick from DCE nearly pays off for Christian Tuipulotu but he can't work the ball back in play.
PENALTY MANLY: Grant Anderson is offside. Craig Bellamy is FUMING
ACCIDENTAL OFFSIDE - hits Jahrome Hughes in the in-goal so it's a twenty meter restart.
Brandon Smith held up over the line.
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Lachlan Croker with the hand on the ball.
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Morgan Harper strips the ball illegally.
Taupau passes it forward. Big let off for Melbourne.
DCE hooks it. Manly lead 14-6.
Oh my goodness. Manly go back to back off the boot of DCE. It was a spiraling bomb from the Manly number 7. Meaney and Paps didn't want to take it and Christian Tuipulotu picks it up and crashes over the line.
DCE taking the conversion with Garrick copping the knock to the hip there. Manly lead 10-6
Well off the 40/20 from DCE. Manly built the pressure and they isolated Seve and Anderson. Great face ball from Reuben Garrick and Jason Saab crosses for the home side.
Big momentum turner there. 40/20 kick from DCE
Well it was too good to be true. Tolutau Koula loses the footy.
PENALTY MANLY: Inside the ten meters is the ruling from Grant Atkins.
Manly did a rare thing and completed a set, the next challenge for them is to complete consecutive sets.
Meaney nails the conversion. Melbourne take the lead here this evening 6-4.
Bit of redemption there from Ryan Papenhuyzen. Lovely pass out to Nick Meaney and the Storm do hit back.
Manly can't complete a set at the moment, Christian Tuipulotu loses it.
Melbourne's fifth tackle option wasn't great from Hughes.
WHAT IF... Jason Saab drops it cold, wasn't the best pass from Harper and they compound it by conceding a penalty.
Garrick fails to convert from the right-hand touchline hitting the upright and the crossbar. Score remains 4-0.
A poor kick from Ryan Papenhuyzen was intercepted by Tolutau Koula and the young speedster ran the best part of 90 meters to cross for the opening try of the evening.
Both sides guilty of having a case of the dropsies here. Jake Trbojevic makes a rare error.
Pass was a shocker from the scrum and it's ruled forward by the referee.
Keppie puts it down coming out of yardage.
Manly read the situation well and Melbourne turn it over in good attacking opportunity.
Harry Grant catches Jake Trbojevic offside and it's a SET RESTART on TACKLE 5
Haumole Olakau'atu puts it down. Manly can't convert on their good field position.
PENALTY MANLY: Tui Kamikamica takes Haumole Olakau'atu high. Manly going on the attack here.
Grant Atkins blows time on and we're underway for Round 16 NRL action.
Grant Atkins is the referee in this one, Darian Furner and Liam Kennedy are the touch judges and Adam Gee is the bunker review official.
NRL action returns with an important contest on Thursday Night Footy to kick off Round 16. Manly takes on Melbourne in a must-win game for Manly's top 8 chances and for Melbourne to keep pace with Penrith for the minor premiership. Manly is 1-17. Melbourne has a multitude of changes, Ryan Papenhuyzen returns at fullback in jumper 19 with Nick Meaney shifting onto the wing and Dean Ieremia benched. Jayden Nikorima plays his first match since Rd 7 2016. Tui Kamikamica starts in place of Josh King and Alec MacDonald joins the bench. The kickoff is in 20 mins.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Liam Kennedy
Video Referee: Adam Gee
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (36)
Tries: Tolutau Koula (2), Jason Saab (2), Christian Tuipulotu, Morgan Harper, Haumole Olakau'atu
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (0/1), Daly Cherry-Evans (3/6)
Penalty Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (1/1)
MELBOURNE STORM (30)
Tries: Nick Meaney, Brandon Smith, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Ryan Papenhuyzen (2), Justin Olam
Conversions: Nick Meaney (2/2), Ryan Papenhuyzen (1/3)