Match Centre

Horrid pass out the back to Latrell, forcing him to aboprt the field goal attempt this time

SCRUM SOUTHS

Aloiai drops the pass on the third tackle. 25m from his own line. You can take the boy out of the Wests Tigers.....

Golden Point is underway, Souths kick off

Souths get a new set 10m shy of halfway

Both sides are defensively strong while their attack has become one dimensional, safe and at times, panicked

Yet another last tackle play breaking down. Seems like Souths are stronger at the moment

Manly challenging the decision by the ref that Brad Parker made an error. Failed.

Both sides struggling to turn their good early-set work into repeat sets or points

PENALTY SOUTHS - Souths will take the gift 2 points to level the scores.

Christian Tuipulotu drops the ball working it out of his own half. Souths now on the attack

Manly with an unimaginative set that ends with a lazy kick that Johnston takes cleanly, 10m from his own line

Challenge unsuccessful

PENALTY MANLY - ruck interference. Souths challenging

Set restart Manly

PENALTY MANLY - 10m from the Bunnies line

PENALTY MANLY - Cartwright with a dopey trip when not square at marker. Manly now with a full set inside the Souths 35m

SCRUM MANLY - And Souths lose the ball on the second tackle....

SCRUM SOUTHS - the Mitchell pass was ruled to have touched a Manly hand

A long ball from Latrell to his winger is too strong and it goes over Thompson's head and into touch, 15m from the Manly line.

Great kick by Ilias just pulls up shy of the dead ball line and Tom Trbojevic is forced to bat it dead. Manly drop out

3 crash runs in a row into the teeth of the Bunnies defence and Souths spit them out.

PENALTY MANLY - Offside. Manly find touch 9m shy of halfway

Set restart Souths, 15m inside the Manly half

Attacking kick by Manly is missed by every man and his dog and goes dead in the Souths in-goal

SCRUM MANLY - Johnston fumbles a poor pass, 10m inside Manly's half

Souths defence is keeping the Bunnies in the game

Manly looking better of the two sides after the break

Keaon Koloamatangi drops the ball after a hit up in the middle.

He's going to play on

Play stopped due to what appears to be a lower leg injury for Haumole Olakau'atu

Back underway!

Everything has settled down, Cook getting his ankle treated. Haumole Olakau'atu is on report for a trip, but he looked to be lashing his foot at the ball, missed and hit Cook in the shin.

PENALTY SOUTHS - and we've got a shirtfronting exhibition taking place. Has Tony Abbott been doing pep talks this week at Manly?

PENALTY MANLY - Garrick in space going for the corner, then steps back infield and is slapped in the chin by Latrell.

Walker's final pass is poor and goes into touch

Schuster very nearly gets a strong try but he's found to have dropped the ball over the line

SCRUM MANLY - Souths couldn't get through 4 tackles before they dropped it.

SCRUM SOUTHS - Manly looked set to have scored a legitimately good try and the referee has called a forward pass somewhere. Manly robbed.

Going to the bunker to see if Cody Walker has scored a ridiculous try

Haumole Olakau'atu drops the ball at the line, 15m inside the Bunnies half

Another bomb that's too deep by Souths and Tom Trbojevic again takes it easily in his own ingoal

Koula attempted a fancy behind the back pass but it travelled forward on the last, 10m from the Souths line

Manly get a fresh set after a contest for DCE's bomb is touched by Souths first before Tom Trbojevic picked it up

PENALTY MANLY - They will start their set 15m shy of halfway

Johnston very nearly gets away but the glorious beard brings him down

SCRUM MANLY - Chee Kam with a forward pass close to the Manly line.

Set restart Souths, 5m from the Manly line

Thompson looked to be in space but Parker, the man with the most glorious of beards, makes a glorious legs tackle that took the Souths winger into touch

The game is starting to open up for the forwards, but the attacking plays for both sides are not clicking yet

PENALTY SOUTHS - Manly attackers were in front of the kicker. Souths start their set 10m shy of halfway

PENALTY MANLY - 12m from their own line, DCE finds touch 10m shy of halfway

PENALTY SOUTHS - Manly defence rushed up. Souths find touch on halfway

Good set by South but Walker's kick is too deep and Tom Trbojevic takes it easily in his own ingoal area. Manly with a 7 tackle set

Both sets keeping it safe but playing strong in the middle. Good arm wrestle early.

Souths first set is solid.

And after a moving minute of silence for the passing of the iconic John Sattler earlier this week, we have kick off.

Late changes: Souths shift Blake Taaffe to the reserves, with Lovett coming in on the bench. Suluka-Fifita is benched with Chee Kam starting prop. For Manly, Lachlan Croker is out injured, replaced at hooker by Karl Lawton.

A special night at Accor Stadium with South Sydney wearing jumpers in tribute of John Sattler, who passed away earlier this week. The Bunnies host Manly in the fourth round of the NRL.