Def 1996 - an old Match report
16 Jun 1996: Manly coast to victory
Manly moved to equal first place in the Optus Cup on Friday night, hardly getting out of second gear as they easily accounted for a depleted Brisbane 18-4 at ANZ Stadium. After a quick try to Brisbane in the opening minutes, superb and at times inspired defence from the Sea Eagles prevented the home team from scoring again. Manly's three tries all came from kicks - the first two both brilliant efforts from Danny Moore, who in both cases put up the kick and also scored the try.
The second half was scoreless and somewhat lacklustre, apart from a bizarre incident where Matthew Ridge somehow kicked the ball out of the hands of Brisbane centre Darren Smith, who was diving over the line for a certain try. Moore, Ridge, Mark Carroll and Des Hasler all played particularly strongly. A tough game comes up for the Sea Eagles on Friday night, when they face up to arch-rivals North Sydney at Brookvale.