Match Details
Match Date	11th Aug, 2018
Opponent	Manly
Result	Loss 6-18
Coach	Dean Pay
Captain	Josh Jackson
Venue	Brookvale Oval (Lottoland)
Crowd	7,846
Referee	Chris Sutton Tim Roby

Manly are finally out of the dog house.

A double from fullback Tom Trbojevic helped the Sea Eagles snap a six-game losing stretch at home with a com-manding 18-6 victory over Canterbury.

The Sea Eagles had also lost six of their past seven matches against the Bulldogs, but on the back of Trbojevic they surged to a well  deserved win.

In a disappointing season marred by constant controversy and setback, Trent Barrett's men have now won consecutive victories following their golden point triumph over Cronulla in round 21.

Manly move up to 12th position on the ladder following the Gold Coast's one point loss to the fast finishing Panthers.

With three rounds remaining in the regular season, the Sea Eagles have taken a giant stride towards avoiding the club's first wooden spoon.

Turbo Tom starred with his two tries, but he wasn't alone in the standout stakes for Manly.

Parramatta-bound backrower Shaun Lane continued his impressive form with a team-high 159 running metres and 32 tackles.

Prop Addin Fonua-Blake was also enormous for Manly. The Mascot Jets junior ran for a whopping 138 metres while he made 23 tackles.

Sea Eagles lock Jake Trbojevic delivered his usual wholehearted effort, making a massive 45 tackles.

Skipper Daly Cherry-Evans also got through a mountain of work, often playing at hooker in attack and defence. Barrett praised his players' resilience as the key to victory.

"Probably our first half set it up," Barrett said.

"We had 12 men, and the defensive effort, and they kept turning up.

"That was huge. To back it up after such a good win last week (against Cronulla).

"I'm just really happy for the players.

"They deserved it. They played really well.

"On the run of possession and 7-3 penalties against us, to come in at 6-4 was a really good result for us. I knew if we had enough good ball that we'd score enough points. Credit to the players — they did a terrific job.”

Barrett urged his players to finish the final three rounds on a high. It is a directive Cherry-Evans says the playing group is determined to achieve.

"The wins haven't come very often this year, so consecutive wins is really pleasing," he said. "The playing group is absolutely buzzing."

Source: The Sunday Telegraph

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