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FULLTIME & Manly have won it despite the Bulldogs having plenty of chances to snatch it in the second half!

Forward pass Manly with Garrick thinking he had a hat-trick...

PENALTY Manly as the Dogs go for the short restart but it fails to travel 10

Curtis Sironen steps up to force a repeat set with a well timed grubber

Lachlan Lewis fires a bomb high to the corner. Jayden Okunbor flies up for it but cant take the catch. Manly working it out from their own half

Manly looking dangerous that set but Elliott is taken to ground a metre out from the line

PENALTY Manly & they will take the 2 here

Cogger's kick rolls dead with Manly getting a 7 tackle set

PENALTY BULLDOGS & they will get a set inside Manly's half

Handover as Abbas Miski came up with the ball from the kick & tries to drive his way over but is brought down short of the line

PENALTY MANLY for a crusher tackle. Manly on the attack...

PENALTY BULLDOGS & they will get another chance inside Manly's red zone...

Great read from Joel Thompson jamming in on to force the ball free from Jackson's grasp

PENALTY BULLDOGS with Manly taking out one of their chasers

textbook tackle from Lachlan Lewis chopping the legs out from under Brendan Elliott

NO TRY. Corey Harawira-Naera had a chance to pounce on a grubber from Cogger, but he knocks on in the process

TRY possible Dogs try...

Heads up play from Jack Cogger kicking on tackle 3. Rhyse Martin was screaming down on the chase but Brendan Elliott arrives in time to boot it dead

Jayden Okunbor fields a ball in-goal & racing back to the 20 for a 7 tackle set

PENALTY Manly with the Bulldogs chasers offside from the kick

Apisai Koroisau kicks on the last & is crunch after the kick. Nick Meaney fields it on his own 10

Lachlan Croker is off the field with a hamstring injury

Kane Elgey tackled on the last with Rhyse Martin & Adam Elliot racing up to put pressure on

PENALTY MANLY with a ruling of pushed off the ball, not sure where though...

Lachlan Lewis tries to thread the needle with a grubber but Toafofoa Sipley trapped it with his foot to regain possession

PENALTY BULLDOGS & they stay on the attack early here...

Play is back underway with Brendan Elliott spilling his lollies from the kickoff dropping it cold

Kane Elgey sends it high in the last play of the half but Nick Meaney has looked safe under the high ball all night taking another good catch

HALFTIME at Lottoland & Manly take an 8 point advantage into the sheds. They've looked the more dangerous side but the Bulldogs have done well to stay in the fight here. Stay tuned for what should be a cracking second 40 in this one!

Repeat set after Manase Fainu grubbers in-goal. Dylan Napa was there to force the ball

Jayden Okunbor upon trying to keep a loose ball in play, puts a foot on the line.

NO TRY with the obstruction rule brought into play

BUNKER possible Manly try

Nick Meaney fields the kick 10 out from his line

PENALTY MANLY & late in the count too. They'll shoot for 2

Jack Cogger kicks long but the ball rolls dead again

Nick Meaney also comes up with a good catch under pressure & the Dogs have it on their 20

A good take from Brendan Elliott there fielding a Lewis bomb under pressure

Kane Elgey throws a dummy and sneaks through before trying to throw another ball out wide. This time its ruled forward though

Manly with a 7 tackle set now after Lachlan Lewis kick rolls dead

NO TRY. Curtis Sironen conjured up a nice right arm offload midfield for Kane Elgey who chipped ahead & dove full length to bat the ball from behind the dead ball line. Unfortunately for Manly his foot was already on the line. Bulldogs with a 7 tackle set

BUNKER checking a Manly try...

Handover after Canterbury run it on tackle 5 & are brought to ground 10 out from Manly line

The Dogs' left edge responds in D & drives Moses Suli into touch. Scrum will pack on halfway

Good kick from Jeremy Marshall-King out of dummy half, finding the line 10 out from Manly's line

BUNKER possible Dogs try...

Martin Taupau looking for the offload but the ball travels forward

Serious concerns over the Bulldogs left edge defence tonight

PENALTY MANLY & they are staying on the attack here..

PENALTY BULLDOGS Jayden Okunbor cleans up another kick and earns the penalty looking for a quick play the ball

Jack Cogger goes down the throat of Brendan Elliott with his kick who brings back to his 40 on tackle 1. Winning the early battle for field position Manly

Good take from Jayden Okunbor on his own line defusing the kick.

Bit of concern for Addin Fonua-Blake who heads up the tunnel. Corey Waddell enters the fray

Decent set after points for Manly, rolling through the middle before kicking down field. Reimis Smith fields it on his 20

PENALTY MANLY & their on the attack now

A burst down the left touchline from Jayden Okunbor who did well to keep the ball in play with an offload. Jack Cogger goes high from the next play, but Abbas Miski fields the kick

Lachlan Croker drives the ball into touch 10 out from the Dogs line

Good ist set from Manly with big charges from Martin Taupau & Addin Fonua-Blake. Croker's last tackle kick wasn't great though & Jeremy Marshall-King cleans up the loose ball

Jack Cogger drives the ball down field on tackle 4 & Brendan Elliott brings it back for Manly

We're underway at Lottoland with Napa bringing the steeden back

A big IN for the Bulldogs tonight with Dylan Napa returning from injury. Ofahiki Ogden drops back to the bench & Michael Lichaa drops out of the 17

Game 2 on Super Saturday sees Des Hasler's Sea Eagles host his former club the Bulldogs for the first time since exiting the club at the end of 2017. Will Manly keep their good early season form rolling in the absence of DCE or is there a 'Dogs of War' style ambush on the cards here?