FULL TIME - Bulldogs celebrate their premiership anniversary in style with a 42-4 win over the Sea EAGLES
Viliame Kikau gives away the penalty after flopping into the tackle; Bulldogs made a huge break but the kick inside was taken by the Sea Eagles
Crichton converted
Bulldogs turning on the style now as the Sea Eagles spill a kick again and it ends up with the Bulldogs and Preston gets to the line
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Max King ruled to have lost the ball but he asks for the challenge
Crichton converts again
Enari Tuala and it's the left side that is doing the damage yet again for the Bulldogs
Matt Lodge ON REPORT for an off the ball hit on Jaeman Salmon with tempers flaring between the two
Jaeman Salmon penalised for a shoulder charge and tempers flare but nothing more there as Ashley Klein pulled over a 10/10 duck to miss the incoming ball thrown like a missile
Manly turn the ball over on their own 20 with a sloppy play the ball
Manly concede a high tackle penalty and the Dogs on the attack again
Stephen Crichton converts again from out wide
Manly have no answers again as the ball goes wide to Xerri who beats 3 Manly defenders to the line to score after some good work from Kikau and Crichton
And again on the six again
Pressure builds on Manly again with a set restart to the Doggies
Stephen Crichton converts from right in front
Manly fumble the ball, give away posession back to the Bulldogs and Bronson Xerri makes them pay under the posts
Crichton converts from wide out
Kiraz goes over for his second as the Bulldogs get field position and the Sea Eagles can't stop him
Manly turn the ball over midfield as no change to the score
No change to the halftime score with both sides testing each other out in the middle of the park
SECOND HALF IS GO!
Reuben Garrick hits the post with the kick
Jason Saab scores in the corner after a successful shift right from the Sea Eagles
Matt Burton forces a dropout and Bulldogs attack again until a forward pass stops them
Stephen Crichton converts from wide out with a wobbly kick
Jacob Kiraz goes over in the corner for the Bulldogs after spinning the ball and beating an odd tackle attempt
SET RESTART: Manly knock down a pass and then give away the ruck infringement
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Tof Sipley penalised for what I think is a trip
No change to the score as both sides putting pressure on the others line
DCE kicks a 40/20 and puts Manly into attack
Manly try to spread the ball but the closest receiver is Dave Munro on the other side of the sideline
Stephen Crichton converts from wide out
Sam Hughes has the opener after Saab spills the high kick and Hughes on the spot for an almost untouched run to the line
End-to-end football at the moment as the Bulldogs pin the Sea Eagles in their own end
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Jake T penalised for as strip
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Manly caught offsde
Burton goes through creates space
Manly winning the early field position battle
GAME ON! Game on and Manly have the first use of the ball
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: David Munro, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Chris Butler
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (42)
Tries: Samuel Hughes, Jacob Kiraz (2), Bronson Xerri (2), Enari Tuala, Jacob Preston
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (7/7)
Penalty Goals:
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (4)
Tries: Jason Saab
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (0/1)
Penalty Goals: