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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-6

That is full time. Manly were clinical tonight and have kick started their charge to make the top 8 for the finals. They're healthy and combining well. The Titans will hope to get more players back from injury before they play next week as they were lacking quality NRL first graders against Manly tonight.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-6

DCE tries a chip kick on third tackle on the Gold Coast's side of half way but it comes to nothing as Mead fields it comfortably.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-0

Dave Taylor gets on the edge of the defence and provides an offload to James Roberts. His silky skills were on full display there, he gets to 20m away from the line. A pass to Mortimer is perfect but dropped by Mortimer.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-0

Quickly the Sea Eagles get up to the Gold Coast line and a Brett Stewart grubber on fifth tackle scurries over the sideline, just too quick for Taufua to try and gather to score a hat trick.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-0

Penalty Titans. A kick to the sideline afterward gets Manly to the Gold Coast 40m line for a new set.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38-0

The Gold Coast make it just to the Sea Eagles 40m line and a bomb for Stewart and it's fielded comfortably.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-0

Easy metres for Manly they get inside the Titans red zone and DCE kicks to Mead on the left wing.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32-0

Stewart is set up successfully by Mateo this time and Stewart was one on one with the fullback. A covering Titan forced the ball loose and it's ruled an illegal strip. Penalty and six more ahead.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Manly were attempt to break the line 40m away from the Titans line through Justin Horo but Dave Taylor knocks on the pass to prevent the action. Manly will get a scrum.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Ryan James performs a forward pass on third tackle and spoils all the Titans efforts to get a try late in this second half.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Symonds is penalised for a slow release on the tackled player. The Gold Coast will get a full set on the Manly line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

The Titans got two plays on the Sea Eagles line but they do create pressure as Taufua catches a grubber kick over the dead ball line to give Gold Coast a line dropout.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Tom Trbojevic kicks on fifth and Gordon fields the ball 25m out on his wing. A covering Mateo tackled Gordon high and the Titans will benefit from a penalty.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Myles has a right thumb injury that is severe but he will return.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Dave Taylor gets his first strong run of the game and needed a strong runner to get an offload to but he doesn't have anyone for it. Don bats a high ball back off his wing to Roberts but he instantly knocks and it's a changeover.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

The Titans finally get a good result from a set. Ryan James kicks high and Gordon can catch and offload to eventually get a kick chased over the sideline by Manly. Goal line dropout coming up.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Myles is on the bench with a hand injury. He doesn't look like returning to the field at this point.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

DCE kicks long on fourth tackle in an attempt to gain metres from a slightly out of position David Mead and Kevin Gordon. He gets the ball to within 15m of the Titans line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Taufua is forced down inside his in goal and a flying Titans chaser misses the chance to lock him down. Taufua escapes and Manly begin a set deep in their territory.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

The Manly set ends with a grubber 10m out from the Gold Coast line, Mortimer makes a quick catch and breaks a tackle to be in the clear. He passes to the much faster Mead but he gets pulled down on halfway.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Manly are on their line when fielding a Titans kick and DCE only gets to the 30m line on fifth tackle to kick long.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Mateo tries to get Stewart an offload but it goes behind him and Roberts fields the ball. Tom Symonds does well to bring him down and only letting Roberts get 10m.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Penalty Titans. Lachlan Burr is charged with holding down on the tackled player too long on fourth tackle on the halfway line. Now the Sea Eagles are 20m and have a full set of six.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

The Gold Coast are looking to make more metres along the edges and Roberts with McDonald have a couple of good runs. Mortimer kicks deep but Stewart easily takes a kick in goal which means a seven tackle set from the 20m is coming for Manly.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Jamie Lyon ends a controlled Manly set and kicks along the ground to Don who is stuck in his corner of the field.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Nene McDonald looked upset with his previous poor effort and has busted through the set Manly line. He makes a strong 50m before getting pulled down. On fifth tackle Mortimer fails to get the ball inside the in goal and can't set up a try or force a drop out.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Big metres gained by Manly. They've got to the Titans 40m line again and Mead fields a low kick on the right wing.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-0

Coach Neil Henry must want more ariel pressure on Stewart as Hoffman bombs directly towards him. He takes it strongly though and Manly start to come away quickly.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

Don fields a Foran kick and makes it quickly back to his 30m line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

A strong run from Nate Myles gets his side into the Manly half on fourth tackle. Mortimer bombs for Brett Stewart and a charging Dave Taylor makes strong contact immediately after Stewart catches the ball on his 10m line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

Manly get 51m metres and from 40m out Foran kicks the ball deep into the corner of the field and trickles over the sideline.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

The players are on the field and the second half is underway. The Sea Eagles will get first use of the ball.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

That's half time. It's been a good display from Manly but the Titans have been ill disciplined with the ball and are being caught out of position on defence. The Titans could be better in the second half by lifting their low completion rate but we've already seen with their fifth tackle results they are struggling creating try scoring opportunities. Daly Cherry-Evans has been solid with the rest of his teammates but not a standout. The best of the first half has been Brett Stewart, Jorge Taufua and Kieran Foran. Second half not far away now.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

The Titans get down field quickly but an awful Hoffman kick goes to Trbojevic, he and Manly get 50m but not close enough to threaten for a try.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

Penalty Manly. Foran was running across the Gold Coast defensive line but took too long and caused an obstruction.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

Foran fakes a kick to the corner and sends it low in field but there are no Manly chasers. Mead can gain some good metres from his line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

He gets up and plays the ball to continue the game.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

A break in play here as an accidental knee from Ryan James coming across in a cover tackle hurts Tom Symonds on fourth tackle.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-0

Big meters from Manly here and it looks like they are running down hill.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14-0

Now entrenched on the Titans try line Manly look to have scored a try on fifth tackle. The play is being reviewed by the video referee after the on field call was try.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8-0

DCE throws a dummy near the right touch line and the Gold Coast players attempt to push him over the sideline. The referee penalises the Titans for dragging him too far after calling held.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8-0

Hoffman places a cross field kick after an average Titans set. It's comfortably taken by Taufua on his 25m line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8-0

A smart, safe set gets Manly to the Titans 40m line and Mead takes a bomb comfortably at fullback.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8-0

Mortimer has all the kicking responsibility by the looks of it. His fifth tackle option goes long and sits deep in the Manly in goal. Taufua slowly gets back to return the football.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

On fifth tackle Anthony Don is tested under the high ball again. He looked much more comfortable there with less pressure on his 10m line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Metres are coming easily for the Titans again. 67m gained this set but Mortimer wasn't able to create points or a repeat set as a Titans knock on stops play.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

DCE was forced to kick inside his 30m line on fifth and his kick goes very long as Hoffman fields the ball on their own 25m line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Mortimer comes up with a much better fifth tackle option. From 30m out he was able to get Taufua under immense pressure to cleanly catch a bomb, the winger does well though and Manly are deep inside their own half.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Feleti Mateo breaks two Titans and has Pettybourne hanging off him, Mateo attempts a long pass to Jorge Taufua but it's heavily forward. Titans will get a scrum from 15m out of their own line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Penalty Manly. All the presuure is now relieved as Mortimer strips the ball away from Sao. Manly will start their set on the Titans 40m line.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Overall the Titans didn't look damaging except when they put Paasi through the line on a short pass. Fifth tackle is an absolute mess as the ball is shifted around too much and front rower Luke Douglas tried to grubber kick but knocked on instead.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Penalty Manly. Mason has his hands on the ball, the Gold Coast really need points from this excellent field position.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Penalty Manly. Ballin is charged on the 10m line and the Titans take the tap.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Mortimer on fifth smartly kicks a grubber into space at the in goal and Stewart in cover picks up the ball, but is tackled instantly. Line drop out coming up.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Hoffman makes a half break and gains 20m past the Manly line. Metres are coming fast after that, the break has changed the momentum.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Jake Trbojevic gets his hand in the way of a Titans pass, Myles is the first to regather the ball and it's six to go.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

On the first set after points Foran kicks high from 40m out of the Titans line. Don catches the ball this time and makes no mistake at the play the ball.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0

Ballin ducks from dummy half and lunges for the line. He was inches short but Nate Myles is penalised for a strip.

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A costly penalty given from the Titans. Luke Douglas rakes the ball with on 4th tackle when Manly were 60m away from the line. DCE gains 35m on the resulting kick to touch.

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The Titans make it 35m from the Manly line on fifth tackle. Stewart has one foot inches from his try line when he takes the ball and is told to play on, ruling out a 20m restart.

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Foran has the ball on fifth tackle and from 15m out he kicks across field, Roberts cleans up the ball in a contested situation and stays in the field of play.

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Daniel Mortimer is penalised as he held down the Manly player too long in the tackle. The Sea Eagles get to halfway to start another set.

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It's a 62m set from the Titans and a bomb for Don comes down in his hands 10m, Manly wrap him and gain possession from Don.

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Manly are using their first set on the Titans line trying to put a forward over the line through the middle of the field. On fifth Foran kicks too far into the in goal, Gordon takes an uncontested catch and will run to the 20m for a seven tackle set.

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Manly entered the Titans half on third tackle and DCE's first possession is heavily booed. Foran bombs for Anthony Don and he takes the catch well. When he went to ground the ball came loose and a scrum is awarded for Manly 10m from the Titans line.

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A strong defensive set from the Sea Eagles stops the Titans on their 30m line by 5th tackle. Hoffman kicks long for Brett Stewart.

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The Titans are on the field and Manly are kicking off!

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Manly are running out and the boos are rife for DCE from the small Monday night crowd.

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Welcome to the final game of Round 18 tonight at Cbus Super Stadium between the Gold Coast Titans and the Manly Sea Eagles. This will be the first opportunity Gold Coast crowd will get to see Daly Cherry-Evans play at Cbus after he backflipped on his multi-million dollar contract with the Titans on June third. A hostile reception awaits him and the Sea Eagles who have two changes to their team list. Dunami Lui is out injured and replaced by Ligi Sao in the starting line up; Jayden Hodges in jersey No.19 is added to the bench. For the Gold Coast they are 1-13 but have omitted bench forwards Matt White and Matt Robinson, they will be replaced by Beau Falloon and Nathaniel Peteru who will make his NRL debut tonight. Manly are clear favourites but the Titans have more of their starters healthy this week after a bye last round, they'll also want to play well to show up DCE. Stay tuned for kick off at approximately 7:05pm.

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