Shaun Fensom has his hands on the ball when Steve Matai losses it getting up to play the ball. Fulltime: The Manly Sea Eagles restore pride back into Brookvale Oval with an 18-12 victory against the Canberra Raiders. 4min: Great take from Brett Stewart, never looked like dropping the high ball.
56min: Manly have a bit of luck to take back the lead.
Raiders 12-10. 0. Kick-off: 4:05pm. Whare is only in the team with David ''the Wolfman'' Williams out with illness. Manly lead 10-6. By Anindita Das Last updated Oct 16, 2020.
Kick-off time. Jarrod Croker converts, 6-all. Lyon's conversion bounces in off the post. Stay tuned with all the live action to come right here with Billy Slater from 7:45pm!
Good pressure from the Green Machine. Manly 6-0. Cherry-Evans toes the ball ahead but it trickles over dead-ball line. Storm vs Raiders kick off time, results, news for the 2020 finals. Lyon makes no mistake. ... Must arrive at The Duxton 2 hours prior to kick-off time.
Centre Jack Wighton leading the Raiders with 15, and importantly hasn't missed one. Manly looking very dangerous up the middle and could break the game open at any time. 8min: Josh Dugan taking over the general kicking in the absence of Terry Campese, launching a few high balls to Brett Stewart. After several looks the video ref signals ref's call, with the Raiders dropping the ball out after Shaun Berrigan got his hands to it.
Dean Whare comes onto the wing for David Williams, while Daniel Harrison starts in the second row with Jamie Buhrer back to the bench. 76min: Manly get another break when Fensom is penalised for not playing the ball properly, although replays suggest Manly players stepped on the ball. 41min: Here we go for the second half, Raiders get first use of the ball with the scores locked at 6-all. Raiders just hanging in, haven't seen much possession. Match: Raiders vs Sea Eagles Round 6 ... Kick-off times are displayed using your current local time zone. Livestream the action when Panthers face off the Storm on Sunday 25 October with kick-off time at 7:30pm AEDT. 67min: The Raiders shooting themselves in the foot with a 7-2 penalty count. 40min: Brett Stewart putting up his hand for Origin duties, sensational try-saving tackle on a flying Blake Ferguson, pushing the Raiders winger out over the touchline. 36min: Jamie Lyon, take a bow. 1min: Solid first set from the Sea Eagles, nothing special but a deep kick from Cherry-Evans to finish it off. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NRL Telstra Premiership draw, fixture, schedule, results. Looking likely in attack after a slow start but Manly showing plenty of character. Manly shift the ball to the right, Glenn Stewart giving a stern don't argue to put Whare on the outside of his man, the winger diving over in the right-hand touchline.
65min: High quality stuff in the second half - Manly 11/11 completion rate, the Raiders 8/9. 39min: Anthony Watmough blowing up deluxe after a pass from Darcy Lussick is called forward. It’s a different story for the Raiders who have had to scrap every round of finals football to see themselves in with perhaps another shot at an NRL premiership. 78min: That was just about the game. Halftime: Matt Ballin the game's leading tackler with 26 in the first half. Welcome to Wide World of Sports’ live coverage of tonight’s NRL preliminary final between the Melbourne Storm and the Canberra Raiders.
But Shaun Fensom drops a pass with no-one around him to let the Sea Eagles off the hook.
Loading. Check which NRL matches are on today, tonight, on the weekend or … Can't argue many of them, just poor discipline. 11min: The Sea Eagles are in through Dean Whare. Meal must be redeemed on game day. A sensational talent, has done well on the wing and should do more damage closer to the ball. He gets within a couple of metres within the line, Josh Dugan darting over from the next tackle to draw the scores level. Manly 18-12. It’ll be another fiery game, but expect Canberra to squeeze home. For the Raiders, young gun Jack Wighton will start in the centres to allow veteran utility Shaun Berrigan to start on the bench. Entertaining contest all round. The Manly halfback, left on the bench for the Test match, not only sets up tries, he also stops them, stealing the ball in a one-on-one tackle 10m out from his own line. Purchase The Duxton Ticket & Meal Deal and receive a Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles ticket and a meal of your choice all inclusive. Watmough was under the posts from Luccisk's miracle ball, going to the ground and getting the ball out in among two Raiders defenders. Jarrod Croker converts to put the visitors in front for the first time today. Lyon slides over the conversion. 60min: Wow, where do I start?
5min: Easy to see why a couple of clubs are circling Matt Ballin, the off-contract Manly hooker gives his front-rowers plenty of great ball. No wonder Dave Furner's shaking his head in the coach's box. Kiwi international Bronson Harrison is 18th man, with Joe Picker taking his place on the bench. 70min: Not much in that penalty which gives the Sea Eagles a crucial six-point buffer. 30min: Bit of razzle dazzle down the right from the Raiders.
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The last time these two sides faced off it was the Raiders that were on the wrong end of a comeback. Raiders 12-10, 49min: No worries this time around, Whare getting his double in the right-hand corner after finishing off great ballplay from Brett Stewart and Jamie Lyon. Both teams have made late changes. The ball finds Josh McCrone, who grubber kicks through toward the posts, Fensom winning the mad scramble to the ball. 80min: Josh Dugan's punt in trying to find touch from a 22m drop-out doesn't pay off, the ball staying infield and Brett Stewart running it back past halfway. Storm vs Raiders kick off time, results, news for the 2020 finals. WHO WILL WIN? The Raiders still a chance, down by six points with three minutes left.
12min: Hope Tim Sheens is watching the efforts of Cherry-Evans. Jamie Lyon wins the race to a loose ball in the in-goal, but the play only started when Steve Matai make a busting run up field after a lazy defensive effort from Blake Ferguson. 38min: Crash, bang, Blake Ferguson comes off second best after a shuddering collision ball back. Canberra Raiders coach David Furner.Credit:Jeffrey Chan. Fantastic effort to get over the in-goal from a Sam Williams grubber kick. Manly were down 12-0 but turned the match around to come out 24-20 winners at Lottoland. 3min: Tom Learoyd-Lahrs looking more like Sideshow Bob with every game, that fro is getting out of control.
Saying that, Manly has conceded a slew of errors to cancel it out. 14min: Danger signs for the Raiders, Steve Matai getting through some feeble defence down the right-hand side only to lose the ball when trying to off-load. The Raiders have lost their last three games and are now 3-6 ahead of next Sunday's home match against the Parramatta Eels. Pre-game: Interested to see how Jack Wighton fares in the centres for the Raiders. 23min: Just as I say that, the Raiders hit back to level the scores. 41min: Seeing way too much of Joel Thompson, gives the Brooky fans a full moon aka Nathan Hindmarsh. For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News. This match between the Canberra Raiders and Manly Sea Eagles will be played at the Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney, Australia The kick-off is scheduled for 7:05am BST. Lyon scuffs his attempt along the ground.
Josh McCrone having a blinder, puts Wighton in a gap who gives to Ferguson, who chips over the top and contains Brett Stewart close to his own try line. Storm will undoubtedly have the upper hand at Suncorp Stadium after winning themselves an all-important week off. Manly 16-12, 53min: Don't envy the blokes tasked with stopping Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, an absolute monster when he's going.
Berrigan will spend time at dummy-half.
Carving the Raiders up in the middle of the park, spreading the ball from within their own 20m.