PENALTY DRAGONS - On halfway
SCRUM DRAGONS - on halfway
Manly pass it. drops it.
DCE has a shot at the 2 point field goal but narrowly misses
DCE puts up a bomb, but its trash. Goes into touch 30m from the Dragons line.
Flanagan bent over backwards and he's clutching at his ankle.
Manly pass it. Drops it
PENALTY DRAGONS
Brooks puts up a bomb, its allowed to bounce, Brooks regathers and dives over to score ..... BUT ... there was a Manly player in front of the kicker.
Garrick from the right sideline and he narrowly misses
DCE on the last chips it up for Saab and he leaps he high to snatch the ball and score in the corner.
PENALTY MANLY - They find touch 5m shy of halfway
Sloan gets into space, he chips over the top for himself, but DCE kicks it away and cleans up.
Holmes on the right side, converts
Dragons run it on the last, go to Liddle who shapes to pass to his right but holds the ball, steps the defence and then forces his way over the line.
Garrick converts the try
Manly with a nice passing passage get the ball to Hopoate who slips through the defensive line and then passes inside to Ben Trbojevic who races away to score under the posts.
Garrick taking the shot at penalty goal and nails it
PENALTY MANLY - Dragons in the space of two tackles have knocked on and then gave away a penalty despite having the extra man advantage for the next 10 mins.
Holmes takes the tap, throws a hospital ball to Flanagan who drops it.
Sipley gets binned for his role in the tackle.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Heavy collision in this tackle. Feagai falling in a tackle and accidentally hits the chest of another Manly defender. He's hurt his leg badly. Trainers coming on and are helping him off the field.
Garrick out wide on the right side, converts
Hopoate with a gorgeous draw and pass out wide to Saab, he then gets into space, draws the fullback and turns the ball inside to Koula in support who races away to score.
Now Leilua is hobbling.
Holmes on the right side, converts
Sloan picks up the dropped ball 7m from the Dragons line and Sloan races 93m to score
Manly runs it. Drops it.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Dragons drop out. Ref rules it didn't travel 10m. Manly regathered. Manly challenging the decision. Challenge successful.
Ilias is now hobbling
Liddle and Bullemor slam kneecaps. Liddle isn't moving too well.
Cook is back, however Hamish Stewart has got an ouchie and won't be back.
Dragons get the second half started
Cook now coming off for an HIA. Tim, do your thing!
Holmes from in front, slots the penalty goal.
PENALTY DRAGONS - 32m from Manly's line
PENALTY DRAGONS - Gutherson takes a quick tap.
Manly runs it. drops it
Set Restart Manly - on halfway
Dragons head right to Sloan, but the Manly defence shut that down hard. Sloan tries to pass back inside before going into touch. You know what this means....Dragons run it, drop it.
PENALTY DRAGONS - They find touch 12m inside Manly's half
Bunker explains: "Manly run it. Drop it"
Brown takes a crash ball over the Dragons line, they turtle him. Ref calls for Video Ezy to have a gander at it.
Set restart Manly - 5m from the Dragons line
SCRUM MANLY - 18m from the Dragons line
Kick goes up by Manly, Everyone drops it. Challenge
SCRUM MANLY - 10m from their own line
SCRUM MANLY - 10m from their own line
Dragons pass it, goes forward
Tim says Tevaga has a category 2 ouchy head.
PENALTY DRAGONS - On halfway. They find touch 10m inside Manly's half
Manly panic, drop it.
SCRUM MANLY - Dragons run it, pass it, drop it.
Jazz Tevaga coming off the field. Tim is on the case
Manly pass it and don't catch it. Ball goes dead.
PENALTY MANLY - someone got chirpy. Manly find touch 30m from the Dragons line
PENALTY MANLY - Dragons didn't execute their group lean correctly.
SCRUM MANLY - Dragons run it, drop it forward.
Set restart Manly - 5m inside the Dragons half.
SCRUM MANLY - Dragons run it, drop it....
Manly on the last, 10m from the Dragons line, run it, drop it, blergh
Dragons channel their inner Shane Watson and burn a challenge.
Holmes from the right sideline, shaves the inside of the post and converts.
Gutherson attracts 2 defenders then throws a basketball pass over the top to Sloan who goes in untouched.
Current attacking strategies used by both sides thus far. March downfield, fumble. Or, March downfield, useless kick to opposition.
League Unlimited's very own Sideline medic Tim informs us that Jake has a category 1 ouchy head. His words.
Jake Trbojevic coming off the field - injury synchronicity with his brother Tom?
SCRUM DRAGONS -....aaaand Manly turn it over
Set Restart Manly - 20m from the Dragons line
PENALTY MANLY - Holmes pinged for an illegal strip.
SCRUM MANLY - Holmes goes for the line but drops the ball.
PENALTY DRAGONS - Cook takes a quick tap and makes 35 metres
Dragons run it on the last and....nothing
PENALTY DRAGONS
Manly kick off
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Kieren Irons
Video Referee: Chris Butler
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (18)
Tries: Tolutau Koula, Ben Trbojevic, Jason Saab
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (1/1)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (20)
Tries: Tyrell Sloan (2), Jacob Liddle
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)