storm get a much needed penalty as manly almost score again but drop the ball on 2nd takcle 10 m. out

adam blair incorrect play the ball on 2nd tackle



the manly pressure is showing

storm are choking!



back to back penalties, and smith knocks on from dummy half 5 m. out



storm cant match manly atm

storm get one back



nice inside ball sees brian norrie stroll over under the sticks



despite all their dominance, manly are only ahead by 10

manly 16 - storm 6



30 mins gone

that try has lifted the storm



now their forwards are getting stuck into manlys

inglis leaves the field with an ankle injury



looked serious at first but probably just a sprain



storm have had some good ball

all storm in the 2nd half with chance after chance but manly bravely hanging on



manly 18 - 6



56 mins gone

weight of possession finally tells



cooper cronk scores with 15 minutes to go



game on

cameron smith misses an easy conversion!



manly retain an important 8 pt lead as the game ticks down

manly force a storm drop out and a repeat set



11 mins to go



storm need 2 tries

now the storm force a manly drop out and a repeat set of 6



8 mins to go

game on



storm score next to the posts



7 minutes to go and manly hang onto a 2 point lead

ryan hoffman knocks on as the storm are attacking