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They got another try right on fulltime too. 40-34\. Tigers unlucky to lose I guess, but having to come back from 20-4 shows some good ticker.
 
well that was a good comeback against the front runners anyway, we have a pretty good run home, hopefully they can get back into the top 4
 
Big metres made by Roqica and Sauvao out wide. Woods and Fifita strong up front but the Tigers backrow appear quiet on the stats front.
 
looks like Nicholls got sinbinned in the same minute as the try that manly hit the lead with (same time anyway)
Any idea what happened?
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MANLY BEAT WESTS TIGERS 40-34 IN TOYOTA CUP CLASH
Monday, August 03, 2009
Wests Tigers forward Simon Dwyer returned to the Toyota Cup team for tonight's match against Manly at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Dwyer was named on the bench for the NRL team but will now start in the second-row in the Toyota Cup. Rhys Curran moves back to the interchange bench with Neccrom Areaiiti now the 18th man.

Wests Tigers had the first attacking opportunity in the opening minutes on the back of a penalty but a dropped ball 10 metres out from the Manly tryline allowed the visitors off the hook.

Manly prop James Cunningham was penalised in the sixth minute for holding down Woods too long in a tackle.

Wests Tigers went on the attack from the penalty and two plays later, prop Andrew Fifita crashed his way over to score for a 4-0 lead.

Full-back Jake Mullaney missed the conversion from 10 metres in on the quarter metre line.

A knock on by Manly winger Cameron Dyer in the 11th minute saw Wests Tigers win a scrum feed 25 metres out. A grubber kick on the last tackle by Wests Tigers half-back and captain Darren Nicholls went dead with a flying Mullaney following through.

Manly received a penalty on the second tackle from the re-start to take possession to 30 metres out from the Wests Tigers tryline. The Sea Eagles recieved another penalty two metres out from the line after an infringement by second-rower Jason Schirnack.

The pressure told when second-rower Darcy Lussick ran 10 metres and forced the ball down despite the presence of five-eighth Robert Lui, centre Joel Wisbey and hooker Jay Florimo. Half-back Daly Cherry-Evans converted the try to give Manly a 6-4 lead after 16 minutes.

Manly jumped to a 10-4 lead when the ball was spread left through three sets of hands for centre Kieran Foran to dive over untouched out wide in the 22nd minute. Cherry-Evans failed to convert the try.

Foran grabbed his second try when he dived on a grubber kick on the last tackle in the 29th minute. It came on the back of an intercept pass by Dyer from Nicholls a few plays earlier.

Cherry-Evans missed the conversion attempt from the sideline to leave the score at 14-4.

Manly extended their lead to 18-4 four minutes before half-time when lock and captain Jamie Buhrer stretched out after falling short in a tackle to score under the posts. Cherry-Evans converted the try for a 20-4 lead.

Wests Tigers hit back a minute before half-time when Mullaney fended off two players before putting the foot down to score from 10 metres out for a 20-8 scoreline. It came on the back of a repeat set after a smart chip kick by Nicholls in which Mullaney followed through to regain possession.
Mullaney converted the try to leave Wests Tigers trailing 20-10 at half-time.

2nd Half
There was a touch of 'Harlem Globetrotters' in the 48th minute when a break down the right flank saw winger Junior Roqica throw a pass over his shoulder to Lui without looking.Lui kicked the ball ahead but it went dead-ingoal.

Two minutes later, Wests Tigers were denied a try when winger Sama Sauvao scored but the final pass was ruled forward.

Wests Tigers were not denied when forward LeivahaPulu ran onto a flat pass from Lui to score out wide. Mullaney converted for a 20-16 scoreline.

Manly hit back two minutes later when the ball was shifted right for centre Blake Davies ran into a gap to score out wide. Cherry-Evans failed to convert the try for a 24-16 scoreline after 58 minutes.

Wests Tigers hit back to trail 24-20 when the ball was spread through Lui, Sauvao and Nicholls for centre Jake Clarke to score. Nicholls converted for a 24-22 scoreline.

Wests Tigers hit the lead again when Nicholls beat three defenders to score next to the posts. Mullaney converted the try for a 28-24 scoreline.

Manly drew level when second-rower Jared Waerea-Hargreaves crashed out wide. Cherry-Evans converted for a 30-28 scoreline.

Wests Tigers then scored the try of the match when the ball travelled through several hands before winger Junior Roqica did well to beat two defenders to dive over in the corner. Mullaney converted the try for a 34-30 lead.

Wests Tigers then bombed a tryscoring opportunity when Andrew Fifita made a break before offloading five metres short of the line only to see the ball knocked on.

Nicholls was sent to the sin bin four minutes before full-time for a professional foul 10 metres from his tryline.
Manly capatilised on the extra space with prop Lama Tisi crossing near the posts for a 34-34 scoreline.
Cherry-Evans converted the try for a 36-34 lead with less than two minutes remaining.

A short kick-off from the re-start saw Manly hooker Liam Higgins race 40 metres downfield before being tackled by Lui. On the last tackle, Foran out a crossfield kick for winger David Sheehan to catch on the full to score in the corner to give Manly a 40-34 lead.

Cherry-Evans failed to convert to leave Manly with a 40-34 victory.
 
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