Warriors suffer second-half collapse against Sea Eagles
Warriors coach Nathan Brown said his team needed to work out how to get back into the game when the Sea Eagles went on a 24-point scoring blitz at Lottoland on Sunday.
The final score was 38-32 to the Sea Eagles, with the Warriors starting and finishing the game well, but throwing it all away during a dreadful period that lasted most of the second half. In the first period, the Warriors were the better team, leading 20-12 at the break. Even so, Tom Trbojevic scored two tries, then in the second half he generated so much for his team, along with the Sea Eagles’ playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans.
In the old
Rugby League Week player ratings where 10/10s were as rare as hen s teeth, this was an 11 from Trbojevic, while the all-out attack from both sides wasn t bad on the eyes either.
The No.1 s outstanding numbers and second-half ball-playing played a telling role in an end-to-end, at times error-strewn contest in which the Warriors blew a 20-12 half-time lead. He was good in patches, coach Des Hasler started out, before eventually acknowledging not even he could slide Trbojevic s influence under the radar. The scary part is he s still building into the season. He s managing it really well.
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Warriors 32 Sea Eagles 38
Warriors - Harris-Tavita 2, Walsh, Curran & Harris try; Nikorima 6 goals
Sea Eagles - T Trbojevic 2, Garrick, Saab 3 & Harper tries; Garrick 5 goals
Second half
40th minute - Parker takes the last tackle and the siren sounds on a Manly win, but an incredible game.
39th minute - Tevaga crosses halfway on the second tackle. On the last, Harris-Tavita kicks high to the posts, the ball bounces back to the Warriors and when it goes left, Maumalo is dragged into touch just short of the line.
So close! That gives the win to Manly.
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An injury crisis gripping the NRL, as well as a couple of surprising form lines should make for some intriguing contests in Round 9.
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NRL expert tipping panel are back to tell you who wins and why.
Those injuries mean there are no certainties right at the moment, but the way things are going, there is a top five which is well established ahead of the rest of the pack. From what we’ve seen, this gap it is showing no signs of narrowing.