Sea Eagles vs Wests Tigers

2022 - 5 - 7

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'Not in the script': THIRD Trbojevic brother shines; Tigers recruit ... (Fox Sports)

“Daly Cherry-Evans, what a start to the game, absolutely caught the Tigers napping,” Fox League's Andrew Voss said. “Too smart,” Shane Flanagan said added.

“What a great moment, that is the stuff that dreams are made of… “He is a great utility, he can play almost every position on the football field but sometimes that has been to his detriment, he has got to nail down a position.” With the merger club being hit with a number of injuries early on in their Sea Eagles clash, the former Panther came on and slotted in at centre. “It is some moment, again I know and I apologise to Tigers fan, but appreciate the moment,” Andrew Voss said. he scores in front of the Bob Fulton stand in a sea of maroon and white,” Andrew Voss said. Turbo’s inclusion was set to be the spark the Sea Eagles needed to kick on and find their best form, but the youngest Trbojevic brother came in and stole the show.

Tries flow freely as Sea Eagles hold off Tigers (NRL.COM)

Superstar fullback Tom Trbojevic returned from a knee injury after a month out but it was younger brother Ben who stole the limelight with two tries in just his ...

When you're sending someone off for 10 minutes it's a big part of what plays out in a game and the boys worked hard to handle that but it's just unfortunate we had probably two [tries] there that gets the scoreboard pressure ticking away on you but the effort the boys put in I thought they were strong from that point of view." It's usually the man of the match is going the other way [to Tom] but Benny got the spoils today and it was a late change for him today having to go from the centre to the back row so he'll get an enormous amount of confidence out of today. we had a period in the second half there where we had four six-agains on our own line and no one else is sent off. I was very happy for him and very proud of him." With the Tigers players all back deep, DCE produced a clever grubber kick along the ground and hooker Lachlan Croker raced through to dive on the ball and Manly had possession. "It was a game that Benny [Trbojevic] will remember for a long long time.

NRL Round 9 Trbojevic brothers help Manly Sea Eagles sink Wests ... (ESPN Australia)

Tom Trbojevic has been upstaged on his return to the NRL by younger brother Ben who scored a brace in Manly's 36-22 win over Wests Tigers.

Garrick and Ben Trbojevic sealed their doubles, while Englishman Oliver Gildart and Joe Ofahengaue touched down for the Tigers. "Going down to 12 men, they score two tries and you play outside of what you have been practising. I'm very happy and proud of him.

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A fumble on the kick-off return allowed Josh Aloiai to crash over on the next set for his first try in Manly colours before Ben Trbojevic and Garrick sealed their doubles. The damn burst with the Tigers down to 12 players as Reuben Garrick and Christian Tuipulotu scored on either flank to give the Sea Eagles a 14-0 buffer at half-time. In front of 17,385 spectators, Manly cruised out to an 18-0 lead before the Tigers pulled within a converted score inspired by Jackson Hastings on his return to Brookvale Oval for the first time since his acrimonious split with the Sea Eagles.

Match Report: Round 9 v Manly Sea Eagles (Wests Tigers)

Wests Tigers have been defeated 36-22 by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in front of the biggest crowd at 4 Pines Park since 2011.

Kelma Tuilagi looked to have crossed to cut the lead, but was denied by the officials for the second week in a row. Wests Tigers then ventured downfield on the following set, with Tyrone Peachey latching onto a deflected grubber kick to cut the lead to just six points. Asu Kepaoa looked to have opened the scoring in the 25th minute with a spectacular acrobatic effort in the corner, but he was denied by the bunker.

Unsung Trbojevic shows up top-class brothers (Wide World of Sports)

Manly youngster Ben Trbojevic showed up his superstar brothers as the Sea Eagles downed Wests Tigers.

Ben grabbed his first try in the NRL when he muscled through a feeble Tigers defence on the right edge in the 27th minute, receiving the footy from veteran halfback Daly Cherry-Evans close to the line and finding the four points. He then had two tries when he iced a frantic passage of footy on the right edge on the hour mark, dotting down to cap an improvised play featuring megastar brother Tom. The 20-year-old, starting in the NRL for the first time and playing just his sixth first-grade game, collected a double as Manly proved too classy for a gritty Tigers outfit in a 36-22 win.