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Parramatta have pulled off a win in one of the worst displays of ball control in recent seasons.

Parramatta Eels 20-16

Matai knocks on. Parramatta will win.

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Jamie Lyon over halfway.

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Manly will get a scrum after Will Hopoate knocks the ball on.

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On the last tackle, Robinson knocks on. Manly survive, but they have to score in the next 120 seconds.

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Parramatta will get another chance following a Manly knock-on.

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The Eels can wrap the game up in this set if they can hold the ball.

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Will Hopoate dives on a woeful Manly pass.

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Kelly finds touch 30 metres out. Manly have four minutes to keep their season alive.

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Cherry-Evans kicks for Robinson who is taken 20 metres out from the Parramatta line.

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Ryan Morgan can't hold onto a Reece Robinson pass close to the tryline.

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Daniel Alvaro gets a penalty after high contact from Michael Chee Kam.

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On the last tackle, DCE kicks for Taufua but the ball goes out. Parramatta scrum.

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Matai draws a penalty. DCE finds touch 25 out from the Eels line.

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Will Hopoate can't grab ahold of Luke Kelly's chip-bomb - Manly with another chance to come up with a mistake.

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Radradra almost gets into space, but the Sea Eagles are able to pull him down.

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On the second tackle, Manly make an error.

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Ryan Morgan makes a mistake just short of halfway.

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Jamie Lyon throws a pass which goes to ground; Parramatta come up with possession.

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Manly get off the hook - Radradra deemed to have knocked on in-goal.

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Norman kicks behind the Manly defence, but Hiku looks to have forced the ball dead before Semi Radradra.

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Cherry-Evans throws a forward pass intended for Jamie Lyon. Parramatta will get an opportunity to extend the lead.

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Kelly looks for a 40/20, but somehow Brett Stewart is able to keep the ball in-field.

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Brett Stewart delivers a cut-out pass to Jorge Taufua, but in trying to get the ball back in field the Manly winger throws the ball forward.

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Luke Kelly kicks inside the Eels 40 zone, the ball falls short of the dead ball line and Jorge Taufua is able to make a huge run over halfway.

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Blake Leary is only a metre from the line and in trying to play the ball comes up with a mistake.

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Radradra prevents Brett Stewart from getting over the line.

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Parramatta are penalised for not being square at marker.

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Josh Starling gets a penalty from right in-front of the posts.

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Joseph Paulo joins the growing list of players to make a mistake.

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Steve Matai overruns a Cherry-Evans kick which hits the goal posts.Has the ball held up, Manly would've scored for sure.

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The conditions aren't helping either side, but the ball control has been terrible in the second half.

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Cherry-Evans loses the ball just over halfway.

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Junior Paulo can't latch onto a Corey Norman pass.

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Peta Hiku knocks on trying to contest a bomb; Parramatta will get a scrum 10 metres out.

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Cherry-Evans kicks the ball dead. Parramatta will need to get through this set, they can't keep giving Manly opportunities.

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The ball handling on Thursday night was fairly abysmal, but not to be outdone both Manly and Parramatta are doing their best to beat it.

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Now Terepo has made an error.

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Trbojevic makes a mistake. Parramatta get off the hook.

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Radradra is back on his feet. Manly play on.

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Now Radradra is down injured.

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Foran bombs, the ball bounces and the Sea Eagles get a repeat set.

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Trbojevic makes a 40 metre bust off the kickoff.

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What just happened! James Hasson latches onto a Parramatta error and looks to have scored.

Parramatta Eels 20-10

Ballin is being escorted off, but fortunately he is able to walk off.

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Ballin is down, his knee has just collapsed. The Manly trainers are calling for the stretcher. This is terrible for the Sea Eagles.

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Radradra comes up with a great catch.

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Matt Ballin is back on for the Sea Eagles.

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Corey Norman bombs, but Peta Hiku is able to take the ball 20 metres out.

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Isaac De Gois draws a penalty 40 metres out from his own line.

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Terepo takes the first run.

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Manly about to get the second half underway.

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Parramatta have performed better in the first half, but the Sea Eagles are close enough to pull of a win if they can improve in the second half.

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Kieran Foran is trapped by his future teammates 40 metres out.

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Manly get a penalty on their own line.

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Every Parramatta fans favourite player is on - Joseph Paulo.

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The Sea Eagles expected the ball to go out to Radradra, but Reece Robinson delivers a great inside pass to create a hole for Ma'u.

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Manu Ma'u has crashed over, but the referees want to check for an obstruction.

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Parramatta draw a penalty just short of halfway.

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Kelly bombs for Radradra, but Manly have the big Fijian well-covered.

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Terepo and Alvaro on for Parramatta.

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Geoff Toovey can't believe his eyes - Josh Starling drops the ball 10 metres out.

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The Eels come up with a terrible error allowing the Sea Eagles to start a set from 20 metres out.

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Cherry-Evans hoists the ball into the air, but it proves to be little issue for Semi Radradra.

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Josh Starling takes a charge into the Parramatta defence.

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Peta Hiku gets a penalty for being tackled without the ball by Manu Ma'u.

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Matai drags down Hopoate 40 metres out.

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Ryan Morgan pounces on a loose Manly pass.

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Blake Leary appears to be filling in at hooker.

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Corey Norman puts the ball out on the full. Manly get a chance on halfway.

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Expect either Mateo, Horo or Leary to fill in at hooker.

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Matt Ballin is being escorted off the field. That would be a major blow for the Sea Eagles to lose their hooker without a ready-made replacement on the bench.

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Peta Hiku drags down Semi Radradra as the big Fijian looked to make a break.

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That's Matai's 50th try at Brookvale Oval. He's just the fourth player in Manly history to reach the feat.

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Manly have made twice as many tackles in this opening quarter.

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Reece Robinson is able to get out of the in-goal before Jorge Taufua tackles him.

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Darcy Lussick makes a big shot on James Hasson on halfway.

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Jorge Taufua kicks back in field after making a bust, but the Eels are able to get to the ball first.

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James Hasson on, Jake Trbojevic off.

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Manly get a relieving penalty coming out of their own end.

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Cherry-Evans kicks the ball dead. The Eels will get a 7-tackle set.

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Parramatta full of running early on. Manly will need to keep the pace with the Eels or their finals hopes may be in tatters.

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That draws him level with Curtis Rona on 20 tries.

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Mateo loses the ball. The Sea Eagles are finding the Eels intensity off-putting early on.

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Luke Kelly puts the ball into touch 20 metres out from the Sea Eagles line.

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Luke Kelly aims a cross field bomb for Bureta Faraimo; after some enterprising passing from the Eels, a forward pass lets the Sea Eagles off the hook.

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Jorge Taufua kicks the ball dead to prevent Bureta Faraimo from scoring. Another line drop out to come.

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Radradra cut down short of the line and subsequently loses the ball.

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Kieran Foran is trapped in-goal. Line drop out.

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Jake Trbojevic coughs up possession, the Eels will start a set inside Manly's 30 metre zone.

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Celebrating his 200th NRL game, Feleti Mateo takes the Sea Eagles out of their own end.

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Reece Robinson is driven back by the Manly chasers 25 out from the Parramatta line.

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Ligi Sao takes the first run of the afternoon.

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Manly onto the park, they'll receive the kickoff.

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Parramatta come onto Brookvale Oval, led out by Corey Norman for the first time.

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With the Dragons coming away with a win on Thursday night, Manly will need to win to keep their finals aspirations alive. Coming up against the Roosters and Sharks in the next fortnight, the Sea Eagles will know the importance of today's match if they want to keep their decade-long finals run intact.

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The last time these two sides met was in Round 1 when Parramatta pulled off an emphatic 42-12 victory at Pirtek Stadium. On that night Semi Radradra crossed for a hat-trick, while Junior Paulo copped a nine-match suspension for a dangerous throw on Matt Ballin.

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Parramatta will be without regular captain Tim Mannah; Darcy Lussick will start in the front row, Joseph Paulo comes onto the bench. Corey Norman will captain the side for the first time in his career.

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The Sea Eagles have retained the same squad that pulled off a last-ditch victory over Canberra last week, with Ligi Sao to start ahead of Josh Starling.

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Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Round 24 Sunday Afternoon Football between Manly Sea Eagles and Parramatta Eels at Brookvale Oval.

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