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MANLY SURVIVE!!!

Manly knock on ten metres from their line... the Roosters will have one last set!

The Roosters are inside the Sea Eagles half...

Manly lose their challenge and the Roosters will start a set ten metres out from the line.

The Sea Eagles are challenging a knock on ruling.

Manly get a penalty.

The referee rules a forward pass against the Roosters.

Tedesco knocks on while contesting an attacking bomb.

Josh Schuster delivers a brilliant pass to send Ben Trbojevic over for an important try.

Daly Cherry-Evans almost splits the Roosters through the middle and earns penalty.

Lindsay Collins makes an important catch close to his goal line.

Six again for Manly close to the Roosters line.

Daniel Tupou makes an important tackle to stop Tolutau Koula.

Daniel Tupou comes up with the ball following an attacking kick by Manly.

The Roosters knock on in their in-goal; it will be a line drop out despite the protestations of the home side for a penalty.

Manly get a penalty and find touch inside the Roosters half.

Cherry-Evans kicks the ball dead; seven tackles for the Roosters.

Manly penalty.

Sandon Smith's kick rolls dead; Manly get a seven tackle set.

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Jason Saab is tackled over the sideline.

Keary swoops on a DCE kick close to the Roosters try line.

Manly get a penalty after a high shot on Taniela Paseka.

Jake Trbojevic is held up over the line.

Joey Manu's kick goes dead; Manly get a seven tackle set.

Manly have the ball.

The Roosters come up with a knock on while contesting a kick; the Roosters elect to challenge the ruling.

Josh Schuster loses the ball just inside the Roosters half.

Brad Parker earns a penalty after being tackled in the air.

Play is back underway for the second half.

Manly are ahead at the break.

DCE swoops on a pass from Keary to collect his second of the day!

The Roosters squander an attacking opportunity to alleviate the pressure on the home side.

Reuben Garrick is trapped in-goal after a great grubber from Luke Keary.

Six again for the Roosters 15 metres out from the Manly line.

Jake Turpin has been ruled out with a Category 1 HIA.

Drew Hutchison is on for Turpin.

Jake Turpin is being forced off for a HIA after copping a hit from Christian Tuipulotu.

Siua Wong is on for his first grade debut and is crunched by Josh Aloiai and Haumole Olakau'atu with his first involvement.

Jason Saab gets a kick away on the last tackle.

Brad Parker made a great run to link with Garrick who chipped ahead for DCE to score.

Garrick cleans up a grubber from Tedesco and draws a penalty for good measure.

Corey Allan is cut down a metre from the line.

Garrick sends the kick-off over the dead ball line - the Roosters get a penalty and start a set 30 metres out from the Manly line.

Roosters penalty.

Kelma Tuilagi is down in distress clutching at his back.

Brad Parker comes up with a good catch close to his try line.

Corey Allan makes a strong run over halfway.

The Sea Eagles can't hold onto the ball after a bust by Kelma Tuilagi.

Tedesco can't get out of his in-goal after a great kick by Josh Schuster to force a repeat set.

James Tedesco is trapped in-goal after a phenomenal clearing kick from DCE.

Nat Butcher can't hold onto a pass close to the Sea Eagles line.

The Roosters get a relieving penalty and find touch inside the Sea Eagles half.

The Roosters hold their line despite plenty of pressure from the home side.

Six again for the Sea Eagles close to the Roosters line.

The bunker will review a possible knock on...

Daniel Tupou loses the ball.

Daniel Tupou did well to bat Keary's kick back into the waiting arms of Allan for first points.

NO TRY. Tupou ruled to have knocked on contesting the kick.

The Sea Eagles are struggling to get off their own line after Garrick fell narrowly short of catching a kick in-goal.

Garrick is driven back behind his 20 metre line after fielding a clearing kick from Keary.

Manly get a penalty coming off their own line.

Play is underway at Brookvale.

Joseph Manu will make his 150th appearance in first grade.

The Roosters have won their past three matches at 4 Pines Park.

The Roosters have won six of their past eight matches against the Sea Eagles.

The Roosters have been forced into changes with Junior Pauga and Corey Allan replacing Billy Smith and Joseph Suaalii in the backline, while Nat Butcher will start in the second-row with Naufahu Whyte dropping to the bench.

The Sea Eagles will line up as per program from the team selected on Tuesday afternoon.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 18 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Sydney Roosters from 4 Pines Park.