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With 12 minutes to play Manly led 24-6. At full-time Penrith finished ahead on the scoreboard 28-24.

There have been remarkable comebacks but few could have envisioned a result such as this.

DCE bombs, but Tyrone Peachey is on the spot to clean up ala his uncle David.

Taupau is down.

Last tackle.

Brian Kelly makes a strong charge over halfway.

Manly have 90 seconds to go 100 metres.

Isaah Yeo is tackled on the last.

Merrin goes close to scoring.

Manly concede a penalty for dissent.

Manly lose possession and after having the game in the bag everything has imploded.

Manly finally regain possession for what seems like an eternity.

In Round 14, 2016 the Sea Eagles led 24-4 at home against Penrith. The Panthers came back to win that match 31-24. This is more remarkable.

Tom Trbojevic has lost the ball. Nathan Cleary picks it up and Penrith will be in front.

I DO NOT BELIEVE IT!

Penrith full of running at the moment.

Penrith have sucked in the second half so far, but with less than 10 minutes to play they are a chance to stealing a win.

Isaah Yeo has crashed over - we're checking grounding.

Viliame Kikau draws a penalty.

Penrith get a penalty in front of the posts - down by 18 the call to take the 2 isn't offered by Anthony Griffin.

Repeat set Penrith.

Penrith are inside the Sea Eagles' half.

Manly make a bust down the right.

Tom Trbojevic does well to clean up a Cleary bomb.

Manly get another penalty and DCE will take the shot at goal.

Maloney eyes a 40/20 but ends up putting the ball out on the full.

Tremendous kick chase from the Sea Eagles after points.

The ball has bounced up allowing Brian Kelly to touch down in a remarkable display of gymnastics.

Tom Trbojevic kicks in-goal and Brian Kelly looks to have bagged his second.

Addin Fonua-Blake charges up the middle.

Manly get a penalty.

James Tamou comes up with a dropped ball that sums up their performance over the first 56 minutes.

Penrith have performed poorly in the second half but have a golden opportunity to strike back.

Jorge Taufua loses the ball inside his own half.

Having been humiliated at home six days ago, the Sea Eagles look like an entirely different team.

Magnifying the Merrin loose ball, the Sea Eagles get a penalty.

Trent Merrin squanders a strong attacking raid to give possession back to Manly.

Waqa Blake throws an audacious flick pass, but as has been the case throughout the match Shaun Lane is incapable of holding onto the ball.

Manly are running with greater intensity

Brian Kelly makes a bust.

Shaun Lane rolls the dice with a risky pass and loses.

Yes. You read that right - Martin Taupau forced a line drop out with a kick.

Waqa Blake in forced in goal following a Martin Taupau kick.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak does a good job to stay in play after strong kick pressure from the Manly chasers.

Katoa is being assisted off. Tyrone May to come onto the field.

Sione Katoa cops friendly fire from Jack Hetherington to bring about a stoppage of play.

Nathan Cleary puts in a shocking last tackle kick to give Manly possession close to the halfway line.

Tom Trbojevic takes the first run of the second half.

Both sides back on the field.

In a match that has lacked attacking quality, the Sea Eagles are ahead on the scoreboard courtesy of a try with seconds left on the clock.

Daly Cherry-Evans attempts a 40/20, Josh Mansour manages to keep the ball in-field and forces the ball dead. Play to resume with a line drop out.

Jorge Taufua cleans up Dean Whare with a great hit to kill off a Panthers attacking bust.

Tom Trbojevic cleans up a Penrith last play kick. Play to resume with a line drop out.

Nathan Cleary is deemed to have been run off the ball. Penrith to start a set close to the Manly try line.

The Panthers make a tremendous bust but can't finish it off.

Shaun Lane makes another error.

Corey Harawira-Naera comes up with a mistake in the play the ball.

In a play that a butcher would be proud of, Manly hooker Manase Fainu kicks the ball dead after an awesome run from Taupau.

Martin Taupau makes a monstrous bust up the middle.

Nathan Cleary wastes an attacking opportunity with a poor kick close to the try line.

Waqa Blake makes a nice run off the scrum.

Manly surrender possession once again inside their own half.

Opting to run the ball on the last, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak can't quite finish off a right side attacking raid.

Penrith applying pressure on the Sea Eagles' goal line.

Penrith get a penalty inside their own half.

Penrith complete a set after points handing possession back to Manly inside their own half.

Penalty to Penrith in front of the sticks, but they elect to play on.

Trent Merrin and Jack Hetherington are on for Penrith.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak can't regather James Maloney's bomb. Play to resume with a line drop out.

Penrith look to throw the ball around in the middle of the field.

Moses Suli makes a promising bust but Kelepi Tanginoa can't maintain possession in support.

In what started as a promising attacking raid, a poor last play option hands the ball back to Penrith.

Manly receive possession from the line drop out.

Manly go within inches of scoring following a Dylan Walker bomb that Jake Trbojevic couldn't quite finish off.

Kelepi Tanginoa makes a bust and puts Manly on the attack.

With the first 20 minutes of play almost complete the Sea Eagles have started the better.

Martin Taupau is on replacing Taniela Paseka.

Tyrone Peachey does well to clean up a Dylan Walker grubber close to the line.

Manly with a promising attacking raid to the right.

Jorge Taufua earns a penalty on the first tackle off the scrum.

Tom Trbojevic allows a Nathan Cleary grubber roll into touch. Play to resume with a Manly scrum 10 metres out from their own line.

Jake Trbojevic makes a strong carry inside the Panthers half.

Addin Fonua-Blake earns a penalty in front of the Panthers' sticks - DCE elects to take 2.

Manly earn a penalty and will start a set in quality attacking possession.

Jorge Taufua eyes a gap in the Panthers defence and makes a solid run on return from injury.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak cleans up a Manly bomb.

Dylan Walker makes a good run for Manly down the right side.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak can't hold onto a pass that would have seen the Kiwi flyer into open space on the right edge.

Manase Fainu puts a chip aimed at the in-goal, Tyrone Peachey somehow manages to get back in play and gets a penalty after the Sea Eagles went for a second effort.

Manly to start an attacking set 40 metres out from the Penrith line.

Dylan Walker makes a nice run and earns a penalty.

Moses Suli does a good job to clean up a Nathan Cleary attacking kick.

Some enterprising attack from the Panthers' right side attack.

Manly come up with another error inside their own half.

Maloney looks to earn a repeat set but Tom Trbojevic is on the spot to clean up for the home team.

Nathan Cleary makes an impressive dart inside the Manly 10.

Taniela Paseka makes an error inside his own half. Penrith to pack a scrum 40 metres out from the Sea Eagles' try line.

James Tamou takes the first run of the afternoon.

Both sides are on the field with Manly set to begin proceedings through the boot of Daly Cherry-Evans.

Kick-off is only moments away.

Despite winning two of the past three clashes, the Sea Eagles have struggled against the Panthers in recent times managing 3/11 since 2012.

After making a number of changes in the wake of last Friday's thrashing at the hands of Brisbane, Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has retreated slightly by keeping Isaah Yeo and James Fisher-Harris in the second row, while Moses Leota will start at prop in a switch that sees Corey Harawira-Naera move back to the bench.

Coming off the bench 10 times in his rookie season, giant prop Taniela Paseka will start for the first time in the NRL in place of New Zealand enforcer Martin Taupau who drops back to the interchange.

Both sides are 1-17 as named on Tuesday afternoon, however there are minor positional changes in both forward packs.

Having clashed a month ago at the foot of the mountains the Sea Eagles will be hopeful of recording back-to-back wins over the Panthers for the first time since 2011, while in a hotly contested top eight the importance of coming away with two competition points will be at the forefront of Anthony Griffin’s mind.

Both sides come into today’s fixture in desperate need of a bounce back following dismal performances last weekend, conceding 50+ points respectively.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 20 Saturday afternoon NRL between Manly and Penrith at Lottoland.