Messy play from both sides as this one winds down. Manly comfortable winners as we approach fulltime.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Tyrone Roberts successful.
Tyrone adds the extras to reduce the margin to twenty points.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30-10
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Tariq Sims. Kick to come.
Tariq is over for a consolation four-pointer for the visitors.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30-8
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Lyon makes it six without a miss.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30-4
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Daly Cherry-Evans. Kick to come.
Brilliant offloads and shifting the play sees DCE get into a hole and wrap the game up.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28-4
Contentious call there, but it's ruled a knock on in an aerial contest by Tyrone Roberts into Brett Stewart. No try. Manly ball.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-4
VIDEO REF | checking a Knights try, possibly, for Kurt Gidley.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-4
Sunlight coming and going on a beautiful Mother's Day at Brookvale. Looks like Manly's two competition points as we go into the last fifteen minutes.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Too easy, Lyon maintains his perfect record so far today.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-4
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Brett Stewart. Kick to come.
SNAKE IS IN AGAIN! Manly on fire.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22-4
40/20 MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Daly Cherry-Evans kicks a 40/20.
BOOM! The momentum swings back to the home side, great work from a class player.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-4
UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Akuila Uate makes an unforced error.
Just when they're looking good... Uate with the error, unable to hold Gagai's pass.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-4
Newcastle force the error from Manly and are on the attack yet again.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-4
Knights hot on the attack again, Manly under siege in this second half!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Tyrone Roberts unsuccessful.
Roberts' conversion attempt goes wide.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-4
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by James McManus. Kick to come.
McManus silences the Brookvale faithful with a four-pointer in the corner.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-4
VIDEO REFEREE | possible Knights TRY to McManus. Looks more likely for him this time...
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-0
Good hustle from the Knights, Cherry-Evans forced in goal for a line drop-out.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-0
A few minutes into the second half, Newcastle just looking to bury Manly deep in their own half, awaiting an error or two.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-0
Big lead at the change of ends for the Sea Eagles. Newcastle have had the odd chance including two controversially denied tries, but Manly have taken their chances when required to and have benefited on the scoreboard. It will take a significant effort from the Knights to avoid a fifth straight loss... join us soon for the second forty.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-0
UNSUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Field goal attempt by Daly Cherry-Evans unsuccessful.
DCE tries to extend the lead to nineteen but has no luck.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Big lead for the Eagles going into halftime. Lyon adds two more.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18-0
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Ligi Sao. Kick to come.
Simple line running and Sao is put through from a great DCE short ball.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-0
UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
James McManus makes an unforced error.
Lyon kicks it low and wide, McManus bungles the catch and it glances off his legs into touch. Manly scrum 25m out...
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
NO TRY. Gagai's dropped it trying to kick it according to the men upstairs.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
VIDEO REF | checking a try to Newcastle for Dane Gagai. Checking the lead-up and a kick.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
Repeat set for Manly just 20m out. This could be critical for Newcastle, they've gotta defend here!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
A poor kicking game from Tyrone Roberts really costing the Knights so far today. Manly dominating thus far.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
Newcastle with another chance to attack but the last tackle kick is well taken by Taufua
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
NO TRY. Ruled to be outside the field of play on simultaneous grounding. Manly 20m restart.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
A poor kick from DCE is fielded by Gagai at the back and the Knights are already... VIDEO REF! McManus is in down the touchline, checking grounding and touchline.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
And just like that, the hosts are up by twelve!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12-0
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Brett Stewart. Kick to come.
Hiku breaks down the left, puts it on the toe, it looks like Uate will wrap it up but Snake comes from nowhere and SCORES!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Lyon converts the Taufua try from out wide!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6-0
TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Jorge Taufua. Kick to come.
Taufua's try is given. Manly first on the board!
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0
VIDEO REFEREE | possible Manly TRY to Jorge Taufua, checking his grounding out wide.
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UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Kade Snowden makes an unforced error.
Newcastle advance the ball to halfway but Snowden can't control it. Manly scrum.
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Pretty insipid attack from the Sea Eagles, the most enterprising play probably Cherry-Evans jinking inside before being wrapped up and giving an offload. Williams ends up with it and puts in a weak kick easily fielded by McManus.
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Now Manly get their second penalty just past halfway, which sees them restart with a tap just short of the Knights' 20m!
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A second penalty comes for Newcastle just two plays later, but late in the ensuing set the Knights lose it from dummy half, give it to Manly AND concede a penalty.
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Penalty Newcastle 25m out, Ballin pinged for a strip on Beau Scott. Big chance for the visitors here.
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Newcastle now working into some space, Gidley makes a solid run up the middle but Williams cleans up the kick at the end of the set for Manly.
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Ballin with a poor pass from dummy half and the Knights are off the hook.
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Burgess finds Jake Trbojevic in space through the middle on the fourth, next play Blake Leary works to trap James McManus in-goal. Drop-out.
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Tyler Randell with a line-break, big metres for the Knights here, but three plays later, they're pinged for a forward pass.
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Up and back for the first few sets, both sides just feeling the other out.
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We are underway. Newcastle take possession first up.
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Both sides out on Brookvale Oval's shiny new turf. Manly will kickoff.
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Manly's Kieran Foran is out - his replacement in the halves is Blake Leary, while on the bench Jayden Hodges is omitted. Feleti Mateo and Josh Starling both return from injury to fill the vacant bench spots.
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Speaking of doctors, injuries have claimed the five-eighths of both sides. For Newcastle, Kurt Gidley will replace Jarrod Mullen in the halves. Sione Mata'utia comes in at fullback, while starting hooker Adam Cyldsdale drops to the bench in favour of Tyler Randell who will now start at dummy half. Jack Stockwell drops off the bench, replaced by Joseph Tapine.
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After leading the pack four rounds in, the Knights are now struggling for form and need a win here to turn things around. The Sea Eagles, meanwhile, are rooted to the bottom of the ladder and a welcome return to Brookvale Oval might just be what the doctor ordered.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Devcich, Gavin Reynolds
Touch Judges: Steve Carrall, David Ryan
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Daniel Irvine
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (30)
Tries: Jorge Taufua, Brett Stewart (2), Ligi Sao, Daly Cherry-Evans
Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (0/1)
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (5/5)
Penalty Goals:
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (10)
Tries: James McManus, Tariq Sims
Field Goals:
Conversions: Tyrone Roberts (1/2)
Penalty Goals: