LIVE SCORES

[Berkeley_Eagle]

23 mins MANLY two metres out

22 mins MANLY lose ball ten metres out.
Storm working out from own half

22 mins PENALTY STORM.
Melbourne find touch 45m out

21 mins Storm no.22 taken into touch 8m out from Manly line.
Good defence Sea Eagles.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

20 mins SCRUM. Storm feed, 30m out from Manly line.

19 mins TRY STORM.
No. 22 scores in corner.
Poor defence from Gideon Mzemba who left opposite unmarked.
MANLY: 0
MELBOURNE: 8

CONVERSION MISSED
Storm no. 26 hits the upright.
MANLY: 0
MELBOURNE: 8

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

17 mins MANLY'S First Grade side warming up at southern end of BlueTongue Stadium

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

TRY STORM.
Manly held out for a while but let Cameron Smith in.
Soft try.
15 mins CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL.
Storm No.30 straight through the posts.

MANLY: 0
MELBOURNE: 14

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

14 mins STORM PENALTY.
Melbourne reach halfway

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

13 mins MANLY held in-goal for a dropout.
Sea Eagles on the ropes and without possession for a long time.

12 mins Weak dropout by Manly.
Storm 10m out


11 mins STORM knock-on inside Manly 10m

10 mins STORM scrum 14m out from Manly line

9 mins STORM PENALTY on Manly goalline.

9 mins Melbourne unrelenting in attack

8 mins STORM TRY
Grubber through to no.29 under goalposts
7 mins CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL.
Storm no.26 from in front, 11 metres out.
MANLY: 0
MELBOURNE: 20

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

5 mins PENALTY MANLY.
Sea Eagles gain possession near halfway.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

4 mins MANLY on attack 5 out and Gideon Mzemba almost collects but ball goes dead.

4 mins STORM PENALTY.
Melbourne find touch 41m out from Manly line.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

2 mins Melbourne no.26 kicks dead on fifth tackle.
Manly still struggling to find momentum and gain field position

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

1 mins PENALTY MANLY.
Tap on Storm 30m

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

1 mins Manly lose ball 5 metres through Shane Neumann.
Great chance and most likely last of first period goes begging.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

END OF FIRST PERIOD
Please stay in this section for the next period.
MANLY: 0
MELBOURNE: 20

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

30 mins SECOND PERIOD GAME ON
Manly with full strength squad playing with NBQ on right wing and Bani on left. Robertson at fullback. Starting props Bryant and Perry. Back Row Williamson, Watmough and Hall. Ballin at Hooker. Centres are Vaealiki and Bell. Robson at pivot. Orford at halfback.
MANLY: 0
MELBOURNE: 20

29 mins MANLY'S first set ends with long kick on last that goes dead.
Storm 20m tap

28 mins STORM PENALTY.
Niggle in the tackle.
Melbourne on own 40m

27 mins STORM are 15m out on last

27 mins Miscommunication between NBQ and Bell at the back after Storm chip towards ingoal.

26 mins Manly lucky to escape, now on attack inside Storm half

26 mins MANLY PENALTY.
Sea Eagles are insdie Storm 30

25 mins TRY MANLY
Orford chips to ingoal and Storm fumble ball back into Manly arms.
Good effort Josh Perry.

MANLY: 4
MELBOURNE: 20

24 mins CONVERSION MISSED.
Bad attempt by Orford, ball goes nowhere near the posts.
MANLY: 4
MELBOURNE: 20

23 mins Manly starting to find some momentum. More cohesive this period and seemingly more willing.

22 mins Big hit by Ballin on Slater

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

22 mins STORM PENALTY.
Melbourne are 40m out.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

21 mins Storm almost over. Manly holding out.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

21 mins TRY STORM.
Cooper Cronk chips to right wing and Manly do not contest ball.
Storm player leaps for ball and fobs ball off for a try.
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL.
Storm out to a well deserved lead.
MANLY: 4
MELBOURNE: 26

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

18 mins KNOCK ON STORM.
Silly mistake.
Manly feed 30m out.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

16 mins STORM DROPOUT.
Manly are 32m out.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

15 mins Orford chips on fifth tackle but ball is marked ingoal by Storm.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

14 mins Robertson almost fumbles at the back. Manly working ball out from own ten.