After playing with a clouded mind for the opening four rounds, Daly Cherry-Evans was resolved to trust his instincts in a relieving win over the Warriors.
The Sea Eagles captain shook off criticism of his recent output to boot a last-second field goal and give his team a 13-12 victory – their first of the season – at Central Coast Stadium on Friday night.
But it was the halfback s gutsy 75-metre kick from a scrum to set up a first-half try for winger Jason Saab, who scorched down the sideline, that set up the result and underlined his mentality. I just had to back myself. You watched the first month of footy; I wasn t backing myself, the Queensland skipper said.
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80 mins - Manly field goal to Cherry-Evans
Manly look very tentative with the ball in hand. After four tackles, Schuster, has a shot at goal but it s charged down by Murdoch-Masila but Garrick picks it up 45 metres out with just 30 seconds remaining.
Manly get to the Warriors 30 metre line with just 10 seconds remaining where Cherry-Evans is in the pocket and knocks over the field goal to win the game with the final play of the game.