The Wests Tigers’ revival continued strongly on Sunday with a 26-point smacking of the Manly Sea Eagles.
Final score
Manly Sea Eagles 12
Wests Tigers 38
The Wests Tigers visit Fortress Brookie to take on the Manly Sea Eagles in Round 6 of the NRL. Join The Roar from 4:10pm (AEST) for live scores and coverage.
The Sea Eagles have been inconsistent so far in 2018, dominating at home but looking vulnerable on the road.
For the Tigers, consistency has been their modus operandi, with a 4-1 start to the season.
It will be tough for the joint venture returning to Sydney after defeating the Melbourne Storm in New Zealand – especially since Manly are unbeaten at Brookvale Oval in 2018.
The Sea Eagles delivered an impressive 54-0 win over the Eels in Round 2 before knocking off the Raiders 32-16 a fortnight later, although they are yet to come up against quality opposition.
Daly Cherry-Evans will be expected to carry his team after a heavy loss to the Titans in Gladstone, while also attempting to secure a State of Origin jumper.
The Tigers will be boosted by Josh Reynolds’ return from injury, the enigmatic livewire providing head coach Ivan Cleary with a healthy headache as a result of Benji Marshall’s form.
There is a bitter rivalry between these two clubs, dating back to the ‘Fibros versus Silvertails’ battles of days gone by, between the Magpies and Sea Eagles. Since the joint venture in 2000 however, these two teams have met 25 times with Manly winning 15 games compared to Tigers’ ten.
Wests Tigers have been victorious just once from nine outings at Brookvale Oval, going down at the venue in Round 19 last year 28-16 before returning fire with a 30-26 win at Leichhardt Oval in Round 23.
Prediction
This will be a close, low-scoring affair, but expect the Silvertails to come home strong.
Sea Eagles by 2.
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Forty Twenty
Guest
Hard to understand why we were so flat but full credit to the Tigers. Any time a defender drifts across like Luke Brooks did to open up the defence so easily with an inside pass is just really weak defence.
Fred
Guest
The mighty Wests Tigers, guaranteed premiers in 2018, 2019 and 2020! All hail Ivan!
DP Schaefer
Guest
Mainly because Manly had a win/loss pattern linked with home/away games. Manly due for a win and at home and Tigers missing a few important bodies plus turbo back in. A Manly win was a fair call.
Emcie
Roar Guru
Didn't watch the game but the triple M commentary teams were all in agreement that it should have been a penalty try, though they do have Harrigan on the team so that probably helped. Strange things happening at manly at the moment, you don't know if they're going to blow you away or just not show up
JoM
Guest
He has always had it. Last year Moses had control and he is now gone. Whatever sport Luke has played over the years he has always had brilliant game awareness
Renegade
Roar Guru
Yep, Sharks vs Storm.
Forty Twenty
Guest
Obvious penalty try , I don't know why the commentators were so surprised. Should be more penalty tries. Manly so soft two weeks in a row. I believe we've got a good roster and have plenty of attack but the effort in defence is a long way off the mark The Eels are a chance next week if we play like that.
Sean
Guest
Spoke too soon.
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
That concludes The Roar’s coverage of Manly Sea Eagles vs Wests Tigers. Rugby league returns next weekend starting with Thursday night football between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters. The Wests Tigers take on the Knights next week in Tamworth while the Sea Eagles go to the Olympic Stadium where they meet the winless Parramatta. Stay tuned tomorrow morning for my NRL team of the week. Thanks for following along.
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
This is the first time the Wests Tigers have won at Brookvale Oval since 2003. Manly's last loss at home came on this day last year to the Storm 30-26 (Round 7). The Wests Tigers have never won three games on the road to start the season, the first time since Balmain in 1987.
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
FULL-TIME A fantastic performance from the Wests Tigers defeating the Sea Eagles 38-12. Manly Sea Eagles 12 Wests Tigers 38
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL! Marsters sails it over from in front Manly Sea Eagles 12 Wests Tigers 38
Nat
Roar Guru
Crap! Sry Manly fans
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
TRY! JACOB LIDDLE 79' Liddle gets his elbow to it, Cherry-Evans holding him back. Penalty try Manly Sea Eagles 12 Wests Tigers 36
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
DECISION PENDING... 79' Brooks grubbers, comes off Wright and Liddle almost gets a finger to it. On-field decision is try Manly Sea Eagles 12 Wests Tigers 32
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
78' Croker goes on the inside shoulder to Tom Trbojevic who offloads, Manly can't make anything of it as Cherry-Evans kicks to Watene-Zelezniak on the last. Manly Sea Eagles 12 Wests Tigers 32
Nat
Roar Guru
Manly won the 2nd half to find a positive.
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL! Cherry-Evans converts from the touchline Manly Sea Eagles 12 Wests Tigers 32
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
TRY! BRAD PARKER 76' Parker puts Kelly's grubber to ground Manly Sea Eagles 10 Wests Tigers 32
Riley Pettigrew
Roar Guru
DECISION PENDING... 76' The kick goes in from Kelly, Parker is there to score. On-field decision is try, checking the touchline Manly Sea Eagles 6 Wests Tigers 32