Newcastle get their in the end to claim their fifth win of the season.
Dane Gagai is tackled in-goal.
Ponga and Best combine down the left edge.
Hastings is well off the mark with his kick.
Brilliant work from Young - a superstar effort from the winger!
Dominic Young races the length of the field and wins it for Newcastle!!!
Mathew Croker defuses a rush of blood kick from Schuster,
Six again for Manly.
The Sea Eagles win the challenge with bunker ruling no knock on.
Manly lose the ball inside Newcastle half; the Sea Eagles are challenging the knock on.
Manly penalty.
Bradman Best catches a bomb and gets cut down close to the line.
Greg Marzhew makes a strong kick return over the 20 metre line.
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Kaeo Weekes is tackled on the last close to the Newcastle line.
Six again for the Sea Eagles.
Crossland is tackled ten metres out from the line.
Hastings converts.
Jack Hetherington crashes over, the ball is stripped out by Manly and Crossland touches down to put the Knights back in front!
Phoenix Crossland is claiming a try!
Jason Saab can't hold onto a cut-out pass from Ponga; Newcastle will get another set close to the line.
Tolutau Koula has been sent for ten after hitting Kalyn Ponga high.
Manly knock on and Ponga collects a hit from Tolutau Koula
Schuster overpowers a bomb and the Knights get a seven tackle set.
Garrick is off target.
Jackson Hastings throws an intercept and Saab streak away to level the scores at 18-all.
INTERCEPT
Newcastle penalty.
Newcastle penalty.
Ponga makes a great take near his goal line.
Intercept - Gamble throws the ball into the arms of Reuben Garrick.
No Try. Best slides over but Saab does remarkably to deny the powerhouse centre.
Bradman Best is claiming a try...
Ponga forces another repeat set with a great kick.
Jack Hetherington is on for Newcastle.
Newcastle penalty.
Jake Arthur is on for the Sea Eagles.
Hastings is off target again.
Marzhew gets another! Ponga goes to the short side and Marzhew scores #3!
The Knights have gone the length!
Hastings hits the post.
The try is finally awarded after a length review over Ponga's involvement in the play.
Marzhew finishes off a left side shift featuring Kalyn Ponga.
Six again for the Knights.
Ponga forces a repeat set with a well-placed grubber.
Manly lose the ball on halfway.
Greg Marzhew is receiving attention from the Newcastle trainer.
Cooper Johns puts in a terrible kick that gifts the ball back to Newcastle.
Manly penalty.
Manly get a penalty.
Adam Elliott is tackled on the last with the Knights on the attack.
We're back underway for the second half.
The Sea Eagles hold a narrow lead at the change of ends.
Hastings chips for Gamble but the ball bounces dead.
Dominic Young returns the ball close to his own 40 metre line.
Garrick converts.
Brad Parker offloads, Phoenix Crossland hits the ball back and Lachlan Croker pounces to put the Sea Eagles back in front.
Manly are claiming a try...
Gamble throws a forward pass to Ponga with the Knights on the attack.
Hastings corrects his earlier miss to put the Knights in front.
The Knights go the length of the field with Gamble breaking through the defence and linking with Best in support.
Tyson Gamble makes a break...
Hastings is off target with his first kick since Round 5 (... also against Manly)
The Knights shift the ball left and Marzhew slams the ball down to get the home side on the board.
The Knights finally get one!
Tolutau Koula drops the ball inside the Manly half.
Phoenix Crossland throws a forward pass and the Knights squander another opportunity.
Newcastle penalty - Brad Parker runs Dominic Young off the ball.
Dominic Young makes a break, grubbers towards the posts and Lachlan Croker saves the day to bat the ball dead.
Josh Schuster kicks early for Reuben Garrick - the ball bounces up for Garrick who can't hold onto the ball.
Six again for Manly.
NO TRY. Fitzgibbon is ruled to have committed a double movement.
Lachlan Fitzgibbon is claiming a try...
Tyson Gamble grubbers and forces a repeat set.
Bradman Best gets over the line but can't ground the ball - great defence from Manly.
Six again for the Knights.
Josh Schuster overpowers a chip kick which gifts the Knights a seven tackle set.
Manly penalty.
Garrick adds the extras from in front.
The Knights fail to boot the line drop out ten metres.
Dominic Young has to knock the ball dead after a great kick from Josh Schuster.
Garrick converts his own try.
Josh Schuster latches onto a pass from Kalyn Ponga; he doesn't have the speed but Reuben Garrick in support does!
INTERCEPT
Newcastle penalty.
Haumole Olakau'atu is denied a metre from the line.
Manly penalty.
Tyson Gamble makes an error at the play the ball.
Newcastle penalty.
Cooper Johns knocks on from a scrum play.
The challenge fails - Newcastle lose their challenge inside eight minutes.
Newcastle are challenging a knock-on call.
Six again for the Sea Eagles.
Ponga chips for the in-goal; Samuela Fainu catches and earns a seven tackle set for the visitors.
Kalyn Ponga is collected high and earns a penalty.
Tyson Gamble puts a grubber in that allows Reuben Garrick to get out of the in-goal.
Newcastle penalty.
Dominic Young holds his nerve under the high ball.
Kaeo Weekes returns the ball over his 20 metre line.
Kick-off - Dane Gagai takes the first carry of the afternoon.
Daniel Saifiti is greeted to rapturous applause as the Knights run onto the field.
Lachlan Croker leads the Sea Eagles onto McDonald Jones Stadium.
The Sea Eagles have won one of their past six matches prior to State of Origin.
The Knights boast a dismal record in Origin-affected matches, winning one of their past nine matches over the last decade.
Manly have won four of their past eight visits to Newcastle, including a 30-6 victory last season.
The Knights and Sea Eagles drew 32-all earlier this year in Mudgee.
The Sea Eagles have a change on the bench with Jake Arthur replacing Christian Tuipulotu; the former Parramatta replacement playmaker secured a mid-season release earlier this week.
The Knights will line up as per program, 1-17.
Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 13 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Newcastle Knights and the Manly Sea Eagles from McDonald Jones Stadium.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (28)
Tries: Greg Marzhew (3), Bradman Best, Phoenix Crossland, Dominic Young
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jackson Hastings (2/6)
Penalty Goals:
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (18)
Tries: Reuben Garrick, Lachlan Croker, Jason Saab
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (1/1)