Match Centre

Aloiai drops the ball in the tackle. and that's fulltime. What a fitting ending for Manly's game.

And on the first tackle the Broncos turn it over

SCRUM BRONCOS - From the kick off Manly spread the ball wide but the Broncos defence eventually bashes the ball loose, 10m from the Manly line

Play stopped. Capewell with a head knock, stays down. Looks like he's busted open from an accidental elbow. He's coming off for an HIA

SCRUM MANLY - DCE kicks for his left side attackers but Staggs gets up and almost takes it. Ref rules knock on. Broncos challenge, cos why not. Challenge failed.

Flegler belts Johns. Great tackle.

Mam makes a break on the first tackle and makes 40m before being tackled

SCRUM BRONCOS - just near halfway

Aloiai coughs it up again. He needs to give up lawnmowing and take up juggling.

PENALTY MANLY - An absolute mess there 3m from the Broncos line.

What a dreary set by Manly

PENALTY MANLY - they take the tap 10m from the Broncos line

Manly get a 7 tackle set after the Broncos grubber the ball dead.

Tom Trbojevic with a cut-out pass, which cut-out his winger and went into touch

Manly get a fresh set 30m from the Broncos line.,

Aloiai didn't drop the ball there.

Cobbo tries to bat the Reynolds kick back infield, but he knocks it forward.

Set Restart Broncos, on the 4th tackle and with them on halfway

Reynolds staying on the field. Cramp perhaps?

Reynolds grabbing at his hamstring and cannot get back to his feet. Play goes on as he is helped from the field.

DCE chips early for Haumole Olakau'atu but the Broncos clean up and get back into the field of play.

Broncos knock the ball forward and Manly get a fresh set 10m from the Brisbane line

Broncos with the short drop out and they get the ball back

DCE kicks from his own 40m line splits the Broncos back two. Cobbo cleans up in his own goal but is met by DCE who drives him back ingoal. Broncos dropout

On the next play, Manly do what they do best - turn it over

Saab again finds some space down the sideline, turns it infield to DCE who is tackled, 30m from the Broncos line.

SCRUM MANLY - Carrigan gets a ball away in the tackle but it goes forward to Mam, who would've scored for sure.

PENALTY MANLY - they start their set on halfway

back underway

Broncos get another set deep inside Manly's half after Reynolds grubber ricocheted off a Manly defender and the broncos cleaned up.

SCRUM BRONCOS - Croker with a forward pass out of dummy half.

Mam holding his shoulder after that tackle.

Staggs dropped the ball on the last as he tried to offload to Walsh near the Manly line.

Tom Trbojevic takes the bomb, but Riki then drives him back into his own ingoal. Manly drop out.

Aloiai loses the ball in the tackle. Worse ball handling than Edward Scissorhands

Walsh with a shady grubber, but it comes off a Manly defender and the Broncos get it back, with a full set 25m from the Manly line.

PENALTY BRONCOS - Manly defenders flop onto Haas and the Broncos get another piggy back into Manly's half.

SCRUM BRONCOS - DCE Kicks to Saab who bats the ball back, it comes off the knees of Walsh and then Koula knocks on as he tries to regather.

Aloiai just sitting down waiting for the referee to give him a penalty. Nothing happens.

Yes. Because they get a set restart on the third tackle.

PENALTY MANLY - They find touch on halfway. Can they complete the set.

SCRUM BRONCOS - Staggs knocks a Broncos bomb back and Garrick knocks it on. 13m from Manly's line

Manly with a short restart and they don't get the ball back.

SCRUM BRONCOS - Manly turn it over again on the first tackle, this time by Garrick, 20m from the Manly line.

A completed set - by the Broncos.

Aloiai on the second tackle drops the ball. It is hard though to catch a pass when you're pushing a lawnmower.

SCRUM MANLY - A Croker grubber on the last from dummy half is fumbled by Walsh, 15m from the Broncos line.

Saab makes a good 30 metres down the edge before he's stopped by Walsh

SCRUM MANLY - First play off the scrum, Broncos send the ball left and Walsh holds up a pass for a second too long and loses it in the tackle.

SCRUM BRONCOS - Manly on the second tackle drop the ball, 10m from their own line

Reynolds kicks to his right wing, but he gets the range wrong and Cobbo takes it easy

Set Restart Broncos 20m from the Manly line

Broncos get the ball after a Manly knock on inside their own half

Broncos kick off

This is the 50th time these 2 sides will have met. It will also be the Broncos 310th game on a Friday and Manly's 154th.