Tigers with a miracle win!
Brooks runs it on the last and is tackled 30m from the Manly line, 15 seconds left
Doueihi, with his easiest kick of the game, to give the Tigers the lead and he nails it!
Brooks on the right side, kicks across to left side and finds Doueihi, who takes a clean contested take above his head and scores to the left of the posts to level the scores.
Off to the bunker for a possible Tigers try
SCRUM TIGERS - Benji grubbers early for Nofoaluma, but Funa slides over and takes the ball over the sideline, 12m from the Manly line
Tigers with a great defensive set. It might be 20 years before those words are uttered again
Mbye grubbers on the last and Funa brings it back off his tryline.
Doueihi unable to convert from touch this time.
Tigers keeping the ball alive and with bodies in motion, Doueihi with a great bumping run, eventually gets a ball to Brooks whop gets it along to Grant. Grant went right with a nice draw and pass to Leilua, he did the same to put Nofoaluma on a saloon passage to the tryline and he dives over in the right corner.
Tigers with the razzle dazzle! Off to the bunker to see if the Tigers have scored.
Doueihi from the sideline, and he nails it again.
Tigers mange to stick the passes, Mbye draws the defender before dishing it to Doueihi who dives over in the left corner.
And another set restart 2 tackles later.
Set restart for the Tigers, 10m from the Manly line
SCRUM TIGERS - Unsuccesful challenge by Manly
Tigers look to have found touch from the restart. Manly challenging
DCE adds the extras.
DCE on the right side, hits Harper with a hard flat ball and Harper catches it outside of Doueihi and he strolls in to score.
PENALTY MANLY - Decision overturned. Challenge successful.
Manly with a refs challenge on the Taupau knock-on
SCRUM TIGERS - Taupau tries to play the ball too quickly
Sironen yells at some dinsoaurs after a heavy tackle. He's ok now. A little winded. Schuster looks to have cramps and is limping off the field.
Trbojevic with a grubber, that's softer than Nanna's favourite chair. He gets it back with a bonus set restart.
SCRUM MANLY - more sloppy play from the Tigers.
SCRUM MANLY - Mbye gets the ball on the short side on the last and it looked like all of the Tigers players had give up on the set the play before. So he grubbered for touch
DCE converts from in front.
Manly playmaker Martin Taupau gets the ball at first receiver, drifts right towards the post and hits the lead runner Trbojevic with a nice short ball and Jake strolls through a weak, yet typical tackle attempt under the sticks by the Tigers, to score a soft try.
DCE bombs to Nofoaluma, who butchers the catch attempt and has to turn and run, then knocks it dead in goal. Tigers drop out
Doeuihi from out wide yet again, nails another conversion.
Brooks holds up a pass for Mbye, who slips between the disjointed Manly right side defence and he dives over out wide.
Off to the bunker to see if the Tigers have scored.
Set restart for the Tigers
SCRUM TIGERS - Brooks with a pass out the back, 10m from the Manly line, but Harper knocks it down.
SCRUM TIGERS - Manly turn the ball over deep inside their own half.
SCRUM MANLY - Benji chips for Nofoaluma, but it was too big.
Manly grubber is too hefty. Tigers get a 7 tackle set
Tackle count restarted for Manly.
Set restart for Manly
SCRUM MANLY - Schuster's little chip is caught comfortably by Joey Leilua, but he steps on the sideline before flicking it back infield. Another set for Manly inside the Tigers 10m
SCRUM MANLY - and two tackles later, Joey Leilua tries to play the ball too quickly and knocks it on, 15m from the Tigers line.
Schuster chips for his left side backs, but it's not weighted right and Nofoaluma diffuses it.
PENALTY MANLY - Tigers offside late in the set when defending off their own line
PENALTY MANLY - Brooks' bomb is caught by Funa, and then Benji makes the tackle but it's a touch high. DCE finds touch 10m shy of halfway
Second half is underway
SCRUM MANLY - Mbye kicks downfield and finds touch 20m from the Manly line.
Doeuihi from out wide again and he adds the 2
The Tigers go right with some less than ideal passing. Benji's ball to Joey Leilua is low and bounces, but Joey sends it along with great skill to Nofoaluma, who steps inside the cover defence to run in for a try
DCE with a cutout pass, that cuts out everyone in a Maroon jumper. Tigers clean up the loose ball, 25m from the Manly line.
PENALTY MANLY - Brooks grubbers on the second, again it's too shallow and Parker cleans up. Leilua drags him into the Manly in goal and is penalised.
PENALTY TIGERS - Mbye hit off the ball by Jack Gosiewski
Set restart for the Tigers as Doueihi gets held up over the try line.
Brooks kicks to the left corner and DCE comes up with the ball and eventually takes it dead in goal. Manly drop out.
Set restart for the Tigers just after they crossed halfway
Levi has also come off for an HIA.
Taufua hopping off the field,. His right leg, possibly knee.
Play stopped as Taufua is getting some magic water
Brooks chips to the left side, but its way too shallow and Manly take it cleanly.
Set restart for the Tigers as they remain inside the Manly 20m
SCRUM TIGERS - Play stopped after Levi got smashed in a tackle by Garner. Levi lost the ball, 30m from his own line.
DCE slots this goal from almost in front.
Manly with a nothing play, swing the ball right to Funa, who stops, shapes to pass right, then steps inside and gets through 3 alleged defenders to score.
Off to the bunker for a possible Manly try.
PENALTY MANLY - Grant pinged this time, on the Tigers line.
PENALTY MANLY - Joey Leilua with an illegal strip. Manly with a full set inside the Tigers 10m
DCE with a grubber into the Tigers in goal, it managed to evade everyone and Jake Trbojevic looked set to score, but then Benji appeared from nowhere to kick it dead. Tigers drop out.
DCE finds touch 25m from the Tigers line.
PENALTY MANLY - Mbye takes advantage of a shepherd on halfway.
A great attacking play by the Tiger sees them make a good 30 metres. Then on the next play, no one is at dummy half and Manly dive on the loose ball. Oh dear.
Tigers throwing the ball around in their own in goal and it pays off as they manage to get back into the field of play.
Jack Gosiewski has thrown more offloads than the Tigers have had sets
DCE converts from right in front.
DCE grubbers behind the Tigers defensive line, no one is home and Jack Gosiewski regathers to score under the posts. Easier than scoring a try through the Tigers midd,,,,,oh...
Aloiai stuffs up and turns the ball over in the first tackle from the restart, Manly now on the attack.
Doueihi ignores the sideline advice to thread the conversion between the sticks from the sideline.
Benji puts in a hefty grubber to the right side and Nofoaluma flies through and somehow plants the rolling ball, one handed, before it goes dead in goal.
SCRUM TIGERS - Benji with a hail mary bomb, and Parker drops it cold, 20m from the Manly line.
SCRUM TIGERS - Funa fumbles an offload from AFB. Scrum sets 20m from the Tigers line.
Schuster grubbers for Taufua, but this time Nofoaluma knocks it dead. Tigers drop out.
PENALTY MANLY - High tackle by Mikaele.
DCE from the left side, he has the right club this time, but he gets a touch of draw and just misses the fairway.
And from the scrum, play goes to the left side where Schuster with a stunning no look pass out the back to DCE, who then drifts left, draws the defence and then sends it to Taufua who bulldozes his way over to score in the corner.
SCRUM MANLY - Manly run it on the last, DCE with a short ball and it's intercepted by Benji, but he knocks it on. Manly scrum 10m from the Tigers line.
Harper held up over the line in a good tackle by Mikaele.
Off to the bunker to look at a Manly try. Ref says no try
SCRUM MANLY - Schuster with a bomb and Mbye knocks on. Manly with a scrum 10m from the Tigers line.
Manly going through the Tigers right side defence as if it were the Tigers middle defence.
DCE from the left edge strikes it with a 9 iron instead of a 5 iron. No good.
And as easy as you like, Manly with a simple crash run play on the short side sees DCE dish a line ball to Harper who forces his way over for a try out wide on the right.
And another set restart for Manly
Leilua blocks a nothing kick from Levi. Manly dive on it and get a fresh set inside the Tigers 20m
And Manly gets a set restart in their second set, 15m shy of halfway
Tigers kick off. Brace yourselves!
The Tigers trainer gets in the way of one of the Tigers players as they run out of the tunnel. A sign of things to come?
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara
Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Gavin Badger
Video Referee: Steve Clark, Bryan Norrie
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (32)
Tries: Morgan Harper (2), Jorge Taufua, Jack Gosiewski, Tevita Funa, Jake Trbojevic
Field Goals:
Conversions: Daly Cherry-Evans (4/6)
Penalty Goals:
WESTS TIGERS (34)
Tries: David Nofoaluma (3), Adam Doueihi (2), Moses Mbye
Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Doueihi (5/6)
Penalty Goals: