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The Manly Sea Eagles defeated the Melbourne Storm in a bizarre match to kick off round 16 of the 2022 NRL s...

Halfback Daly Cherry-Evans puts Tolutau Koula in a gaping hole and the speedster grabs his second try of the night, before a Cherry-Evans conversion extends Manly's lead to 34-12. Justin Olam crosses first and Ryan Papenhuyzen grabs a double as the Storm, after trailing 36-12 with five minutes on the clock, slash the deficit to 36-30. "There's not a lot of laughs and smiles from the Manly players." In perhaps the most bizarre game of the season yet, the Storm fall just short after delivering the Sea Eagles a massive scare late. Melbourne star Brandon Smith shocked Manly by stripping the ball and scoring after a kick-off. The Manly Sea Eagles host the Melbourne Storm in round 16 of the 2022 NRL Premiership.

Manly have ended their hunt for a win over one of the NRL's top eight in impressive fashion, brushing Melbourne aside to record a 36-30 win on Thursday.

Saab added a second on the stroke of half-time to give Manly an 18-6 lead. There was also a mix-up between Papenhuyzen and Meaney on a Cherry-Evans bomb and the ball bounced kindly for Manly winger Christian Tuipulotu to dot down. The Manly skipper dispatched a 40/20 on third tackle with Papenhuyzen way off the pace and on the ensuing set Jason Saab raced over on the opposing flank.

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Saab added a second on the stroke of half-time to give Manly an 18-6 lead. Then came Melbourne's quartet of tries through Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Justin Olam and a Papenhuyzen double but the damage had been done long before then. The star fullback was then in the thick of action in the closing stages of the game, crossing twice in three minutes as the Storm scored four times in four minutes and cut a 24-point gap down to six.

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Two handling errors in the first 10 minutes after half-time led to Manly centre Morgan Harper crashing over on the left before a 100-metre set ended in teammate Haumole Olakau'atu scoring his eighth try of the season on the other side. There was also a mix-up between Papenhuyzen and Meaney on a Cherry-Evans bomb and the ball bounced kindly for Manly winger Christian Tuipulotu to dot down. Manly have ended their hunt for a win over one of the NRL's top eight in impressive fashion, brushing Melbourne aside to record a 36-30 win on Thursday.

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“We sparked a bit at the end but that’s too late. Cherry-Evans put any hint of a comeback to bed four minutes later by sending Koula over untouched for his second. Some parts weren’t pretty but there’s a lot there that is positive which is what we’ll take out of it.” With the bye followed by a home game against the struggling Knights and fellow top-eight contenders St George Illawarra, Manly have a fair chance at bedding down that top eight spot for good over the next month. Had the home side gone down and results gone against them, Manly could have been four points adrift of the top eight by the end of the weekend. “At the end of the day it was a game tonight that we had our backs against the wall, we had to win tonight and in doing so, we beat the Melbourne Storm which is no easy feat.

Manly with-held a late comeback from the Melbourne Storm in the final ten minutes of the match to claim a 36-30 victory against the second-placed side, ...

Earlier in the set, Koula found himself in space and almost broke free of the defence, offloading to Cherry-Evans who settled the tackle. Manly kicked off and Melbourne attempted to pull a rabbit from the hat. He converted his own try from in front to cut the deficit to 36-22. Manly scored on the left edge through Harper in the 48th minute after the centre broke free from a tackle and barged over a defender to score. The Sea Eagles were soaring as the ball was shifted to the left edge. In an instant reply, the Storm hit back and scored through Brandon Smith after the lock stripped the ball from the tackle and spun away for the try. The Storm chose not to take a shot at goal. As the kick attempt approached, Jake Trbojevic received a standing ovation from Manly’s faithful as he ended his stint for the night. Garrick did well in the lead-up to the try, forcing a drop-out in the previous set after Melbourne attempted to rush the kicker. Another chance went astray for the Sea Eagles as a massive overlap developed on the right edge. Melbourne had their first chance in the third minute after a set restart late into the set. Three minutes later, the Sea Eagles were over again after winger Christian Tuipulotu chased a Cherry-Evans kick downfield.

Manly have ended their hunt for a win over one of the NRL's top eight in impressive fashion, brushing Melbourne aside to record a 36-30 win on Thursday.

Saab added a second on the stroke of half-time to give Manly an 18-6 lead. There was also a mix-up between Papenhuyzen and Meaney on a Cherry-Evans bomb and the ball bounced kindly for Manly winger Christian Tuipulotu to dot down. The Manly skipper dispatched a 40/20 on third tackle with Papenhuyzen way off the pace and on the ensuing set Jason Saab raced over on the opposing flank.

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I don't really know what to say." "To be fair the 75 minutes we played before that was pretty nice. "It's tough chasing them down on their home ground. Despite scoring two of the four late tries, and kicking a goal to almost drag his side over the line, Storm fullback Papenhuyzen found it hard to be upbeat. Melbourne declined the goal kick, giving themselves 14 seconds to receive the kick-off and score a converted try to send it to golden point. Justin Olam scored in the next minute to make it 36-26, and then Papenhuyzen burst through a defensive hole and found the line again to make it 36-30.