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TRY! Walker’s on – fire
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60 min: Silky ball-playing from Walker creates space for Fifita to score his first try for Souths. Siegwalt’s kick raises the flags. Manly 22-14
TRY! That’s 22 unanswered points for Manly
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56 min: Superb ball movement from the Sea Eagles results in Ben Trbojevic crashing over from close range. Garrick converts. Manly 22-8
TRY! Manly extend their lead with a controversial try
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50 min: The Sea Eagles create space on their right-hand side against a retreating defence for Faulolo to score. Garrick converts. However, there appeared to be a knock-on in the play-the-ball in the lead-up. Cameron Smith, in commentary, says he cannot believe the try was awarded. Manly 16-8
NO TRY! Rabbitohs go so close to regaining the lead
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48 min: A spectacular finish by Kosi amounts to nothing as the bunker rules he grounded the ball on the sideline in-goal. Very close call. Plenty thought that was a fair try.
Game back on!
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41 min: Trailing by two points after leading 8-0 early on, Souths kick off. The Sea Eagles will have the wind at the backs in the second half. Manly 10-8
Half-time: Manly 10-8
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After a slow start to the match, the Sea Eagles go to half-time with a two-point lead.
The Herald’s man at Foz Pines Park, Christian Nicolussi, says: “This game could go anyway. Souths are right in this, still have Matt Dufty up their sleeve, and are destined to go back to attacking Manly’s left edge and Ben Trbojevic’s dodgy shoulder. It was a tough watch late in the first half with so many errors. Can Kieran Foran’s re-signing inspire the home side? Can Wayne Bennett spring an old-fashioned upset? This will be a two to four-point ball game.”
TRY! Manly take the lead
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29 min: Souths pay dearly for a Campbell Graham turnover inside their own 20m zone as Hopoate scores Manly’s second. Garrick misses a tough conversion attempt into the breeze. Manly 10-8
TRY! 12-man Sea Eagles hit back
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23 min: Despite being a man down, Manly create an overlap on the right-hand side and Saab scores in the corner. Garrick converts. Souths 8-6
Manly down to 12 men as Rabbitohs extend their lead
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16 min: Faulolo is sin-binned for a professional foul after a break by Gray and Siegwalt makes no mistake with the penalty goal. Souths 8-0
TRY! Souths strike first
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12 min: A Cody Walker 40-20 puts the Rabbitohs deep on the attack and Koloamatangi finds a hole in the defence to score the opening try. Siegwalt adds the extras. Souths 6-0
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