Tigers Vs Sea Insight
The Wests Tigers were defeated 30-4 by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Campbelltown Sports Stadium in Round 14 of the Telstra Premiership. The home team battled bravely but were reduced to twelve men in the second half and could not overturn a deficit.
Brent Naden appeared to have scored the game’s opening points, but his try was overturned owing to a knock-on. Instead, former Wests Tigers prop Josh Aloiai kicked off the scoring by collapsing near the stadium’s northern end.
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Brett Kimmorley’s men remained firm in defence under enormous pressure, holding the formidable Manly assault scoreless for the remainder of the first half.
They were quickly rewarded for their efforts as Luke Garner snatched the ball and crossed the left side. After a scoreless first forty minutes, Reuben Garrick and Haumole Olakau’atu’s tries extended Manly’s advantage to twelve points. After a risky throw on Jake Trbojevic, Brent Naden became the first Wests Tigers player to be sent off in twenty years.
The Sea Eagles used the man-advantage to score two late tries, extending the lead to 26 points.
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Despite the loss, Joe Ofahengaue and Ken Maumalo were among the finest performers for the home team, both running for over 140 metres. The Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg team overcame Manly 22-20 earlier in the day. At the same time, the Western Suburbs Magpies racked up 40 points in a high-scoring victory over Blacktown Workers.
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Here are the major takeaways from today’s match!
Backrower For Manly
With a fantastic effort against the Tigers on Sunday afternoon, Haumole Olakau’atu demonstrated why he is one of the top back-rowers in the league.
Against the Tigers, the 23-year-old was devastating in both attack and defence, putting down several thunderous hits and proving difficult to manage with the ball in hand.
“Haumole Olakau’atu’s defence has been savage at times, both with and without the ball, and he got clean through in the first set of the game after a brilliant short ball from Foran,” Fox League’s Michael Ennis remarked.
Late in the game, the big forward blasted through numerous tackles to score a spectacular try, leaving Tigers defenders in his wake.
Olakau’atu totalled 162 yards on the ground, a try, ten tackle breaks, three line breaks, and 21 tackles.
The Importance Of Garrick
In the absence of standout fullback Tom Trbojevic, Reuben Garrick has scored seven tries in his past six games.
Many experts wrote the Sea Eagles off after Turbo’s season-ending shoulder injury. Still, the Manly team has looked strong recently, with two massive wins and two close defeats to the Eels and Storm.
Garrick’s performance will be critical to Des Hasler’s team’s success, and he has done so thus far. In a terrific effort on Sunday afternoon, Garrick recorded 188 running metres, six tackle breaks, 14 points, two offloads, a line break, and a try assist.
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