DRAGONS WIN 20-12
AND NATURALLY... THE GAME FINISHES WITH AN ERROR
Inside the final 60 seconds and Dragons should just hold on now
Reuben Garrick converts
HAUMOLE SCORES - The Dragons defence has gone through so much but that time it was just too muchthat time
Manly capitulate on the last but manage to get six again out of it
Jack Bird loses the ball over the line
"GET OUT OF JAIL FREE" -> "GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL" Manly get out of jail with an offside penalty before going straight into Jail coughing the ball up tackle 1
AGAIN... The pass goes into touch as Manly throw it to the touch judge
Errors, errors, errors... the theme song for this game as Dragons put pressure on themselves again
Tyrell Sloan chases the ball through off the perfect kick from Ben Hunt after the Sea Eagles denied up the other end
Zac Lomax converts from close range
One positive from this game is the Dragons defence has been excellent for all the pressure they have put themselves under
DCE from inside the 40 has the angle and distance but some good work from Tyrell Sloan saves the 40/20
What on earth is going on? Tom Trbojevic a star of our game looks like he's never played a game in his life
14 tackles in defence there and the Dragons hold the Sea Eagles out
Dragons go quick off the dropout and long and the Sea Eagles have to back track
Manly start the second half the same way they played through the first half... Drop the ball
SECOND HALF IS GO! The Dragons fans excited by the 14-6 lead but the start to the second half isn't good for them
HALF TIME - The Dragons well on top of a poor Manly side at the break
Zac Lomax's kicking goes with Manly's handling rate today with a second shocker
Jaydn Su'a has too much strength as he charges at the line, rolls over and gets the ball down.
Zac Lomax conversion attempt not one for the highlight reel as it's more towards the beach than the posts
Tyrell Sloan does that himself, they've taken advantage of set restarts and the penalty as some awful Manly defence sees the Dragons fullback slide in
LEILUA DOESN'T PASS AND THE DRAGONS WOULD HAVE SCORED
REPEAT SET - Tyrell Sloan read the kick and was chasing down hard the kick from Ben Hunt but Tom Trbojevic kicks it dead
It just ain't working for Manly - Haumole Olakau'atu goes to the boot kicking for DCE but Jaydn Su'A gets the ball and gets it out
DCE kicks through the line as the Manly players on the outside didn't really read it as Haumole Olakau'atu is the only chaser and he runs into a defender who did nothing wrong
Fans might share their ideas but chipping the ball to them on the hill might not be Ben Hunt's best plan... Both sides coming up with simple mistakes
DCE with a pass that seemed to be for touch judge David Munro with how it was directed straight to the GF TJ... Manly cough up another attacking chance
Moses Suli goes through the defence with so much ease Problem is it was too much ease with the obstruction helping him. NO TRY
PENALTY DRAGONS: Josh Aloiai penalised for a high shot
PENALTY MANLY: First call from Ashley Klein discipline wise of the game as the Dragons defence is too slow away from the ruck
Mikaele Ravalawa has the strength to get to the corner but some strong cover defence pushes him into touch
Tom Turbo loses the ball for a second time in the contest
NO TRY - The high kick causing issues tonight and Tommy Turbo in attack loses this one forward
Zac Lomax converts
A kick from Ben Hunt looked too deep but Tommy Talau can't take it and the ball loose on the ground is bouncing around and the Dragons claim it
Tommy Turbo has some rocks with the Diamonds as he puts down an easy pass
Reuben Garrick converts from out wide
WOW! Last tackle and the Sea Eagles go close and Tommy Turbo somehow gets an offload with 5 defenders on him and Tolu Koula gets the easy try just needing to catch and ground the ball
ALMOST!! The Dragons outjump the Manly defence and it's hot potato football but Moses Suli kills the play with a kick headed more for Kogarah than staying in the Gong
GAME ON! The one-time Super League referee Ashley Klein looking resplendent in Yellow has control and we're underway with Manly using the ball first
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: David Munro, Clayton Wills
Video Referee: Kasey Badger
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (20)
Tries: Jack Bird, Tyrell Sloan (2), Jaydn Su'A
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zac Lomax (2/4)
Penalty Goals:
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (12)
Tries: Tom Trbojevic, Haumole Olakau'atu
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (2/2)
Penalty Goals: