The Sea Eagles continued their dominant form at home in 2022 with a 42-12 win over Newcastle on Saturday night, with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans setting three tries and winger Jason Saab scoring a double.
Three days after helping Queensland win the Origin decision, Cherry-Evans was in good contact at 4 Pines Park, helping Manly score five unanswered tries in the last half hour and win for the sixth time in seven home games this season.
The two teams exchanged converted tries for the first 20 minutes, but Manly withdrew in the final 10 minutes of the half thanks to a Saab try and a Cherry-Evans penalty.
Anthony Milford was sent off for a foul on Reuben Garrick.
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Milford sent it in the trash
Although still lost, the Knights recorded the first points in the second period through Kalyn Ponga, but the effort was quickly nullified with Saab’s second and Haumole Olakau’atu’s brilliant individual try. .
Manly blew the scoreboard with more attempts from back rower Andrew Davey, Mate Ma’a Tonga representative Christian Tuipulotu and Lachlan Croker.
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DCE puts it on a plate for Tuipulotu
Snapshot of the match
- Newcastle lost Tyson Frizell and Dominic Young to rib injuries early in the second half of the defeat, while Simi Sasagi left the field late with what appeared to be a shoulder injury.
- Jason Saab scored a try in each half to finish with 218 yards running to victory.
- Manly’s skipper, Daly Cherry-Evans, challenged the short turn of Origin III to establish three of his team’s attempts.
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Ponga begins and ends the Newcastle movement
- On a defeated side, Kalyn Ponga stood out for the Knights, scoring a try, running for 186 meters and making great defensive plays.
- Manly led 14-12 after 10 minutes in the second half before accumulating points at the end.
- The Sea Eagles completed the 88% victory.
Game play
The great Haumole Olakau’atu showed a brilliant agility and awareness to dance on the side of the field and beat several defenders with a couple of steps that let them catch in the air. The back row was withdrawn 10 minutes from the end of the match after breaking seven tackles during its passage.
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Olakau’atu with fantastic feet
What they said
“The second half we were able to consolidate a bit and eventually disappear, but I don’t think the score really reflects the kind of game it was. Especially that first half that was pretty good from end to end.” – Des Hasler, Sea Eagles coach
“This is a weird game to analyze … there’s a lot to build, a lot more than last week. But then there will also be disappointing things to look at. We lost three key players and we had a man in the trash. to have a little struggle, so there is a little bit of it too. ” – Adam O’Brien, Knights coach.
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NRL Press Conference: Sea Eagles v Knights – Round 18, 2022
That follows
Manly is back in action Friday night against the Dragons, with whom they are fighting for a place in the top eight right now.
The Knights are at the home of the Roosters, also on Friday, and will sweat the fitness of both Frizell and Young.