It's full-time at Four Times Park... Manly 54 over the Wests Tigers 12
Tolutau Koula puts a kick in for himself but it goes over the deadball line with 90 seconds on the clock. Tigers get a 7 tackle set to score 42 points!
The Wests Tigers have missed 57 tackles to the Eagles 24
Tolutau Koula has run over 270 metres and made 17 tackle busts in 75 minutes of game time
Api NAILS it from the sideline!!!!
Asu Kepaoa shows some acrobatics to get the ball over the line for the Tigers second try.
Isaiah Papali'i 'drops' the ball over the line and is denied the Tigers second try.
Three of the Tigers youngest players link up to get them back into good attacking position
The Tigers finally have some ball in attack.
Manly have now put the Tigers out of premiership contention by scoring 50... oh wait!!!
DCE converts his own try to put the Tigers out of Premiership contention (HAHAHAHA!)
DCE gets his own now...
Here we go again...
Manly are just throwing the ball around now... there is absolutely NOTHING in the Tigers defence... bring on full-time!
DCE converts from in front and Manly extend their lead to 48 - 6.
Saab hands Gordon Chan Kum Tong his first NRL try
DCE can't convert from the sideline.
The ball 'appears' to go forward... but it's a try anyway.
'It could get real ugly here for the Tigers'... I think you mean UGLIER when it's already 38 - 6...
Gordon Chan Kum Tong makes a break and the crowd goes wild! Passes it to Daly Cherry-Evans but the ball goes out off the Tigers and Manly get the ball back anyway
DCE converts 'his' try that he gifted to Jake Trbojevic
Manly are offloading at will and DCE makes a break to get himself over the line.... but passes it to Jake Trbojevic so he can get on the board in his 200th game.
16.053 people are braving the cold at Four Pines Park to watch the game between Manly and the Tigers... with nothing to play for from either side...
Manly have produced 11 line breaks to 1
Jason Saab does his best WWE impersonation and coat hangers debutant, Josh Feledy!!
Daly Cherry-Evans gets an easier kick closer to the sticks and knocks it over.
Haumole Olakau'atu pushes past about 32840 Wests Tigers defenders to score next to the post.
The Manly side run 100m and Jake Trbojevic crossed the line, but is held up in his 200th game.
Wests Tigers edge defence learns how to tackle to take Saab out!!
Ben Trbojevic has been sent for a HIA after copping a knock to the head going in low to a tackle.
Triston Reilly won't return for the Wests Tigers tonight, succumbing to that leg injury.
Manly ALMOST score in the first minutes of the second half, however, Arthur can't ground the ball.
Good first set from the Tigers to start the second half with a nice kick to finish from Daine Laurie in his last game for the side.
We're back on at Four Pines with Manly kicking into the wind to start the second half.
Half-time at Four Pines Park and Sea Eagles lead the Wests Tigers 26 - 6 with doubles to Koula and Saab and another to Bullemor. Koroisau is the only one with points on the board for the Tigers.
Conversion from in front successful to finish the first half.
Ethan Bullemor goes over for his first try of the season
DCE kicks on the first and it's a foot race between Saab and Bula with the young Tiger coming up with the ball.
Kit Laulilii drops the ball trying to play the ball too quickly, handing possession back to the Sea Eagles.
Tigers now get a penalty coming out of their end.
Tigers defence holds out with Bula picking up a DCE grubber.
Tigers give away a penalty on the last... giving Manly the ball back 9m out
DCE misses again from almost the exact same spot.
The ball moves through a number of hands with the Wests Tigers winger and centre nowhere near where they should be. Saab starts and ends it in the corner for his double.
Triston Reilly has left the field and gone straight up the tunnel for the Wests Tigers. A suspected right leg injury.
Daly Cherry-Evans can't bend it back in and the score stays 16 - 6
Saab goes over in the corner for the Sea Eagles third try of the night.
Challenge unsuccessful!!
Manly are challenging a knock-on from Ethan Bullemor
Sean Keppie has been taken off the field with an injury to his head
Opportunity lost by the Tigers with Daine Laurie throwing a rainbow ball to his non-existent winger!
Another easy kick for DCE.
Quick play the ball from Ben Trbojevic sees Parker find Tolutau Koula who goes in for his second try for the night.
Some solid end-to-end footy at the moment... Tigers struggling with kicking into the wind
Api converts his own try! Scores locked up at 6 - 6!
A great left-foot step from Api sees the Tigers on the board!
A great left-foot step from Apisai Koroisau sees the Tigers on the board!
Knock on by Manly sees the Tigers feed the scrum 20m out from the Manly line.
It looks like there's a strong breeze out there as the kick on the last bends backwards off Apisai Koroisau's boot
Tigers get their first use of the ball with a bombed Manly try... and a penalty to help them get some half-decent field position.
An easy kick for DCE to start the night.
Line break from Haumole Olakau'atu and he has Tolutau Koula on the inside who crosses for an easy try in the first minute.
The Sea Eagles are 1 - 17 as per their submitted team list.
The Wests Tigers will see two teenage debutants take the field in Josh Feledy and Kit Laulilii. Both players have moved through the ranks from SG Ball to their NRL debut in the last 12 months.
Some late-minute team-list shuffles for the Wests Tigers see David Nofoaluma drop out of the side due to illness with Asu Kepaoa replacing him on the wing. Teenager, Tallyn Da Saliva moves onto the bench with Aitasi James dropping back to 18th man.
Lock, Jake Trbojevic, will play his 200th NRL game for the Sea Eagles.
Tonight we will see the first female referee under the single-referee system with Belinda Sharpe in charge of the game.
Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 27 Friday Night Football between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Wests Tigers
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Chris Butler
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (54)
Tries: Tolutau Koula (2), Daly Cherry-Evans, Jason Saab (2), Ethan Bullemor, Haumole Olakau'atu, Jake Trbojevic, Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega, Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Daly Cherry-Evans (7/10)
Penalty Goals:
WESTS TIGERS (12)
Tries: Apisai Koroisau, Asu Kepaoa
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Apisai Koroisau (2/2)
Penalty Goals: