Dropping finals chances for the Roosters; Manly star makes a compelling case for the blue jersey – Big Hits
The Sea Eagles defeated the Roosters 18–16 in front of a sold-out crowd at 4 Pines Park, holding off the team in a thrilling game.
In the 70th minute, a beautiful short ball from Josh Schuster found a charging Ben Trbojevic, who sprinted through a huge hole to score, much to the joy of the Manly supporters.
For the Sea Eagles, Daly Cherry-Evans scored twice, both in the first half, and Reuben Garrick was outstanding in the rear, with his goal-kicking making all the difference.
When Corey Allen recovered a Daniel Tupou bat back, it appeared that the Roosters had the first try of the afternoon. However, the Bunker stepped in and determined that the winger had knocked on, therefore the touchdown was declared invalid.
After ten minutes, the Sea Eagles had their finest opportunity to take the lead, but the Roosters firmly squared up on defense, forcing a mistake from the opposition.
In the opening twenty minutes, there would be opportunities for both teams to cross, but bad choices and mistakes were common.
In the 22nd minute, Junior Pauga, a youthful winger, received a beautiful flip pass from Joey Manu and scored in the corner unnoticed, helping the Roosters break the scoreless tie.
For the rest of the first half, the Roosters and Sea Eagles traded tries, with Daly Cherry-Evans demonstrating that he is far from finished with two of his own.
He recovered from a superb chip kick by Reuben Garrick in the first.
DCE scored his second try of the half when he precisely read a ball from Luke Keary, sprang out of the line to intercept it, and ran 40 meters to score, giving Manly a 12–10 lead at halftime.
DCE receives an F-O-U-R hint! He plans to play until he is forty. stated Andrew Voss.
The greats are said to be one step ahead of everyone else on the field. It’s evident that he anticipated it,” Mick Ennis remarked.
