Full-Time: Warriors 29 def Manly 22
SJ gets it!
PENALTY WAHS: Morgan Harper second effort.
Haumole has lost it. You assume they have to challenge but they DON'T!
Berry plays at it.
Accidental offside there and Todd Smith as Curran's played at it and it's touched Metcalf.
AFB had a look and he spills it!
Manly fail to recover the short kick-off.
Pompey converts and it's 28-22.
Johnson delivers the dagger! A perfectly timed pass to Marata Niukore sent him on his way to the try-line who beat the cover defence and Garrick to cross for the potential match-winner.
Warriors get 6 to go.
Great refereeing from Todd Smith there. Clear explanation and ruling from the referee.
DCE is charged down by CNK. Garrick is taken but it's a knock-on from him.
PENALTY MANLY: Jackson Ford tips the backrower over.
No side has looked like scoring since the early stages.
Garrick's kick... NO GOOD!
Manly go for 2!
Challenge Successful from Manly.
Warriors force the error or do they... Captain's Challenge from Manly.
MANLY get 6 to go!
Montoya off via independent doctor.
Field-Goal shoot-out impending for your Friday night!
Berry had a look and loses it.
PENALTY WAHS: High tackle by Manly.
Egan off via independent doctor.
Challenge successful Manly!
Jake Arthur loses it... but we have a captain's challenge from the visitors now!
Egan tried to bait the Eagles but the referee didn't buy it and tells the Wahs to hand it over.
INTERCEPT DWZ!
Haumole Olakau'atu is HELD UP! Determined effort from the Wahs.
DWZ loses it in the contest.
Challenge is unsuccessful... easiest one for the bunker this season.
Montoya loses it... but hello we have a challenge.
Josh Schuster didn't have a run in his 26 minutes... so for 800k. Josh did sweet fa!
PENALTY WAHS: Inside 10m.
Pompey got it and we're locked up at 22-22.
DWZ joined in on the right winger hattrick club after Johnson and CHN combine with the right winger to cross spectacularly.
HELD-UP - NO TRY
VIDEO REF - Todd has NO TRY confirming it's held up!!
SIX AGAIN WAHS - Inside 10m.
Definitely a call from Kasey Badger here to Todd Smith and Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega has lost it.
Frantic stuff throughout this second half. The side that settles quickest is going to be the one that wins!
Manly get it back.
Schuster's pass is forward.
PENALTY MANLY: Markers not square.
Montoya is taken into touch. Great work from Morgan Harper.
SIX AGAIN WAHS - Slow peel Jake Trbojevic.
SIX AGAIN WAHS: Slow peel Ethan Bullemor.
Challenge is successful from the Warriors. Poor live decision on the kick chase from Badger.
CHALLENGE - Warriors are challenging here.
Warriors looking a bit poor to start this second half.
Back underway for the second half!
Half-Time: Manly 22 leading Warriors 16.
Garrick converts and it's 22-16.
Off the offside penalty. The bounce pass from DCE finds Saab who crossed for a first-half hattrick. There were cries of a forward pass but the Manly flyer went over.
Garrick's kick was played at and it's 6 more.
PENALTY MANLY: Inside 10m against Shaun Johnson.
Arthur's kick goes dead and it'll be a seven tackle set.
Pompey went for the intercept but couldn't do it!
SJ's kick goes into touch trying to catch Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega out of position.
Garrick has got it from touch and we're level at 16-16.
Manly capitalised on the penalty and grabbed their third try. Garrick delivered a wonderful flick to Saab who crossed for his second of the evening.
PENALTY MANLY: Second effort by Ford.
Warriors got the short drop-out back!
NO TRY! Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad saves the day for the home side.
VIDEO REF - Todd Smith rules a knock on and sends it up NO TRY!
OVERTURNED TRY - Obstruction on DCE.
Warriors shift it to the left hand side and it's quick hands from Johnson and Luke Metcalf put Montoya into space. Montoya was able to find Metcalf to cross... DECISION UNDER REVIEW
SIX AGAIN WAHS - 10m.
PENALTY WAHS: Second effort.
Short drop-out is recovered by the visitors.
Egan kicks for the in-goal and it'll be a goal-line dropout.
Sipley tried to find DCE and he spilled it. Manly also gave away a 6 again too.
Conversion is waved away and it's 16-10.
Manly hit back off the Warriors mistake with Arthur and Daly Cherry-Evans combining to find Jason Saab who crossed in the right corner.
PENALTY MANLY: Offside from the kickoff. Niukore lost it and Berry picked it up in an offside position.
Pompey's kick is successful!
Off the back of some more Manly misdemeanours. The Warriors were allowed to march up field and it was Johnson and DWZ combining to cause Manly some trouble. DWZ ended up beating 6 Sea-Eagles on his way to the line.
PENALTY WAHS: Manly caught inside the 10m.
Pompey put the conversion just wide of the posts.
Manly were made to pay for their second cough up of possession in their own end. Shaun Johnson and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad combined with Rocco Berry providing quick hands to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and DWZ provided an acrobatic finish in the right corner.
Manly spill it in their own end... Keppie put it down!
DWZ spills the contested kick!
Pompey converts and we're locked up at 6-6.
Shaun Johnson answered with a delightful pass to Tohu Harris who appeared to get the ball to the ground despite a desperate effort from Lachie Croker.
SIX AGAIN WAHS.
PENALTY WAHS: Escort ruled by Todd Smith with Jake Arthur guilty there.
Manly complete their set post points.
Bunty Afoa was placed on report for a late hit on Arthur.
Garrick converts Arthur's try!
Manly capitalised on the Warriors mistake and crossed off their first set. Jake Arthur showed and goes beating some poor Warriors defence to cross for the first try of the evening in a big confidence boost for the young half!
Afoa spills it on the first run of the night... Manly with an early opportunity.
We're underway! Round 25 on your Friday Night is underway!
The referee for this one is Todd Smith in game 40 of his career (Warriors have a 2-3 record under Smith, while Manly has a 2-2 record). On the line are Darian Furner and Kasey Badger. The man in the bunker is Gerard Sutton (assisting him is Ben Galea).
On the team front, after initially naming Tom Ale to replace Jazz Tevaga, Andrew Webster has opted for Freddy Lussick on the bench. Tuaupiki 18th man. For the visitors, Arthur to 5/8 with Josh Schuster sensationally BENCHED. Elsewhere sees no changes with Chan Kum Tong 18th man.
Round 25 brings us to Daniel Anderson Stadium for a crunch match with the Warriors taking on Manly. This round sees everyone come together to unite for Daniel Anderson after his horror accident in the new year. On the field - the Warriors will be looking to pay tribute for their former coach who guided them to their first ever grand final in 2002 while Manly will be looking to salvage pride on what's been a mixed bag of a year.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Kasey Badger
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
WARRIORS (29)
Tries: Tohu Harris, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (3), Marata Niukore
Field Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
Conversions: Adam Pompey (4/5)
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (22)
Tries: Jakob Arthur, Jason Saab (3)
Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (0/1)
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (0/1)