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From the back of the scrum, DCE boots it downfield and Saab very nearly regathers

SCRUM MANLY - Grant with a clunky run around, 10m from Manly's line and he drops the return pass.

A fresh set for the Storm, 24m from Manly's line

PENALTY STORM - They find touch 8 metres inside Manly's half.

SCRUM MANLY - A bomb by DCE looked to be taken cleanly by Coates but then somehow dropped it after he landed on his feet, 10m from the Storm line

Storm run it on the last and nothing

And on the first tackle off the scrum, Manly turns it over. What a mess

Challenge fails. Decision stands

SCRUM MANLY - and from the scrum, Warbrick knocks on. Storm challenging

SCRUM STORM - Tom Trbojevic at first receiver, drops the ball cold, 15m from the Storm line

Manly run it on the last, but without venom and Oates makes a textbook 1 on 1 tackle on Tom Trbojevic to end the set.

Storm drop out. They go short again and Manly get it this time

PENALTY MANLY - They are 5 mins inside the Storm half.

Referee Buzzkill has told the players to try and focus on a result. Pffffft, let em bash each other around fella.

Storm playing second, third, fourth and every other phase, before Warbrick gets a poor pass which he has to let bounce and then when he regathers it, he is smashed by Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega

Some of the last tackle options have been mediocre. The defence though has contributed largely to that.

Eisenhuth stayed down after being tackled. Nothing illegal. Might've been a small head bump or something. Play stopped briefly but now all is good and playing on.

PENALTY STORM - Jake Trbojevic on report now for an illegal-ish tackle-ish on Munster

PENALTY STORM - They find touch on halfway

A very umm, boring and rubbish end to the set all at the same time there by Manly

A very long and eventful minute that

PENALTY MANLY - Munster with a hip drop tackle. He's on report. DCE about to have another shot at goal.

PENALTY MANLY - 15m from the Storm line

Try disallowed

Woods awarded a try after a grubber by Croker was fumbled in his own ingoal. Bunker reviewing. Meanwhile, Kamikamica is set to be penalised for a late hit on DCE which left the Manly half down and getting some treatment

Set Restart Manly 25m from the Storm line

SCRUM MANLY - 3 tackles later and the Storm drop the ball, still inside their half

SCRUM STORM - 20m from their own line

Manly get a try disallowed as the rain starts pounding down

Play stopped with 25 secs left. Munster is down, 15m from the Manly line

Storm Set Restart

Drop out Manly - They go long

PENALTY MANLY - DCE to take another shot at goal

PENALTY MANLY - Storm offside. Manly find touch 10m inside the Storm half

Saab is now up 2-0 against Munster, shutting down another Storm raid, again forcing a turn over.

Set restart Storm - 2m from the Manly line

SCRUM STORM - Another great err, knock on, by Woods, 20m from the Manly line

Tuilagi ruled out for the rest of the game after failing his HIA

Storm drop out. Munster goes short and this time Coates gets the ball

A great hitup there by Woods....

A high impact head clash has stopped play. Both players are conscious but Tuilagi looks worse for wear and may not be back. Kamikamica has left the field also

PENALTY MANLY - Storm with an illegal strip. Manly now start their set 5m inside the Storm half

PENALTY MANLY - Storm drop out. Munster goes short. about 9 metres too short (after it bounced 5 metres short of the 10m line)

Play stopped as Olam is sent off to get his passport stamped after he got smashed into next week in a tackle two mins ago

DCE with a line break down the right wing

the free flowing stage has taken a backseat to the bash-the-snot-out-of-each-other stage

PENALTY MANLY - high tackle

Storm on the attack and Pezet shaped to pass before...err..dropping the ball. Not the best way to earn a hug from Bellamy

Now Manly turn the ball over while on the attack courtesy of some brilliant 1 on 1 defence by Hughes

Storm go left but Saab stops a certain try being scored, shut down the play and forced a turnover

Set Restart Storm, 10m shy of Manly's line now

SCRUM STORM - just inside Manly's half

Manly's kickers trying to test Munster in his stint at fullback, the regular five-eighth is up to it so far.

Manly penalised for being in front of the kicker, handy get-out-of-your-half penalty for Melbourne.

Both sides get through the first couple of sets each way.

We're underway at Brookvale.

No changes for either side headed into this game, both 1-17.