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Bulldogs have a 7 tackle set and they will go from 30m out

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DCE doesn't take it when there's an opportunity and it ends up with Brett Stewart who pushes the ball wide

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Manly now in the best position, DCE will be about 20m out

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Bulldogs will look to be in the best spot though the field goal is charged down

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Reni Maitua back on the field after his sin bin finished

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Manly take the first possession of golden point - they continue defending the SCG end of the ground

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Just a reminder that in the finals the rules are similar to normal season - Play first half of 5 minutes then from the second half it is unlimited until we have a winner, so could be hours or could be less than a minute

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GOLDEN POINT HERE WE COME - Manly comeback from 16-0 down to force us to extra time, locked up at 17-17

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Peta Hiku gets Manly over halfway after starting from his own 10m

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 17-16

Tom Symonds milks a penalty but its not forthcoming

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 17-16

SIX AGAIN for Bulldogs, Josh Reynolds kick has hit Gerard Sutton, BULLDOGS SCRUM

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DCE goes high with the kick and Mitch Brown takes it under no pressure

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VIDEO REFEREE: Checking some push and shove after the try scored

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-12

IT'S ON AGAIN

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-12

Bulldogs survive that raid but the bombardments are still coming with the Bulldogs only getting to their own 20m after their full set

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-12

A bit of luck for the Sea Eagles, Bulldogs ruled to have knocked the high kick on and Manly get the 20m restart

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

No penalty awarded to James Graham after that tackle

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

James Graham down clutching at his jaw/chin, likely penalty coming

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Michael Ennis tries for an academy award after the kick but his performance isn't well recieved from the match officials

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Manly trying everything to get back into this but can't get the eggshell to crack

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

A beautiful ball on the last tackle doesn't end up working with Brett Suttor putting the flag up ruling the Manly attacker into touch

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Manly deep in attack after a beautiful front rower burst from Josh Starling from the kick

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Jamie Lyon cleans up the kick and looks like he'll get back into the ingoal but loses his footing and its a drop-out

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

PENALTY BULLDOGS: Manly penalised for being too slow in the ruck, which is followed by a warning from Ben Cummins to not be a D (fill in the rest)

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Another kick goes dead and another 7 tackle restart

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Justin Horo puts a kick in just before getting tackled from behind

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Josh Reynolds puts a kick in towards the posts but with the chasers called offside, Brett Stewart allows the ball to go dead under no pressure

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Some pressure at the back for the Bulldogs but a Jayden Hodges grubber rolls dead and pressure is relieved

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Bulldogs spread it to the left and Josh Morris puts the kick in but Hiku takes it comfortably on the full

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

A good kick on the last tackle forces Sam Perrett deep into his own ingoal to pick the ball up but has no problems getting into the field of play

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Josh Reynolds goes high with the kick but Cheyse Blair takes it easily under very little pressure

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Manly go on the attack yet again after the line dropout

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-6

Another poor last tackle kick from the Bulldogs lets pressure off the Sea Eagles

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Some luck there for the Bulldogs, Josh Starling kicks the ball on the last and Corey Thompson has a foot on the line which is good enough for a 20m restart

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Bulldogs go 70m up-field thanks to a Sam Perrett catch and dash upfield and the Bulldogs beat 8 defenders in the process

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

And thats the 10 minutes done for Josh Starling, luckily for Manly no points conceded

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Josh Reynolds puts the grubber through on the last and leads the chase to trap Brett Stewart ingoal

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

PENALTY BULLDOGS: Jayden Hodges penalised by Gerard Sutton for having a hand on the ball

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Trent Hodkinson found open space yet didn't look to be moving too freely

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

VIDEO REFEREE: Josh Jackson dives on a loose ball to score, Checking whether Josh Reynolds knocked the ball on OR it was stripped, Gerard Sutton says NO TRY

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Josh Reynolds races 60m downfield after Cheyse Blair taps the cross-field kick straight into Reynolds arms

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

PENALTY MANLY: Josh Jackson penalised for laying in the ruck, too help the Sea Eagles out of trouble

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

In the mean time Josh Jackson is on report after the inital chicken wing tackle

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

PUNCH THROWN

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Light it up is the finals slogan - and this has flared

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Bulldogs try some expansive play before Greg Eastwood puts a grubber kick in that goes into touch 10m out from the Manly line

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-0

Not good news for Bulldogs fans, Trent Hodkinson is down with a knee injury

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0

A perfect set from the Bulldogs sees them go well upfield and then a good kick forces Peta Hiku to go into in his own ingoal

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-0

VIDEO REFEREE: Gerard Sutton not quite ready to award the try to Corey Thompson, needs Ashley Klein to approve it, Sutton says TRY

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

PENALTY BULLDOGS: Bulldogs get a penalty after Jamie Lyon couldn't get his leg out of the ruck and no surprise Lyon wasn't happy with the call

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4-0

Repeat set for the Bulldogs after Brett Stewart pushes the ball dead

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Josh Reynolds takes the quick tap and catches the Manly defence napping after the penalty for a high shot

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Poor kick from the Bulldogs and Peta Hiku gets a free run to the 20m line after taking a catch ingoal

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Sam Perrett loses the ball in the lights and the ball bounces but luckily it bounces favourably for Mitch Brown

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Good first set from the Bulldogs, travel 51m before a kick that Cheyse Blair cleans up on his own 10m line

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Gerard Sutton calls time on and its the Bulldogs who have first possession, Bulldogs defending the SCG (Southern End) of the ground in the first half

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Now here come the Sea Eagles through the banner celebrating Brett Stewart's 200th game tonight

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Here come the Bulldogs down the race at Allianz Stadium, Baha Men pumping and could it be Michael Ennis' last time as the Bulldogs captain?

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LATE MAIL: Bulldogs – Moses Mbye and Harlan Alaalatoa drop out of the side to give the Bulldogs, 1-17.

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LATE MAIL: Sea Eagles – Jorge Taufua has been ruled out to give Cheyse Blair a start on the wing. Jayden Hodges moves to the bench with Daniel Harrison promoted to dummy half

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