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FULL TIME at Shark Park and the Manly Sea Eagles bounce back from last weeks defeat to take victory over the Sharks by 24-14

MANLY SURVIVE - That should be the game after Townsend's kick is cleaned up by the Sea Eagles

Inside 3 minutes and Manly knock on on their own 10 - Sharks need a try this set

PENALTY MANLY: Brendan Elliott steps to play the ball off the mark and Josh Morris pushes him back to the mark but Ashley Klein says that Morris infringed

Sharks mounting pressure but still no points as the clock starts to become an enemy

NO TRY is confirmed after Brendan Elliott stripped the ball but it traveled forwards

BUNKER: Matt Prior has gone very close to scoring but looks to have lost it... NO TRY is the ruling onfield

PENALTY SHARKS: Manly penalised for an obstruction about 45m from their own line, Sharks attack again

Ironic cheers as Josh Dugan takes a catch, Sharks with a confidence boost after points

Second tackle kick from Kyle Flanagan and they get close but Manly kick the ball dead

Sharks get a repeat set after Reuben Garrick messes up cleaning up a grubber before pushing it dead

Ashley Klein calls time on and we're back underway at Shark Park

HALF TIME at Shark Park and the Manly Sea Eagles take an 18-4 lead

Pass gets misdirected from Manly and Jack Gosiewski kicks it dead

AWFUL... Just awful - Chad Townsend throws a massive hail-mary pass out to Aaron Gray who has to jump for t and is a sitting duck for Taufua to tackle him

PENALTY SHARKS: Manly slows the play down as Sharks have tackle after tackle inside the Manly 10

SIX MORE - Kane Elgey plays at Townsend's kick and Dugan gets to it despite a desperate effort from Elgey

HELD UP - Briton Nikora gets over the line but pretty clearly held up

NO TRY - The ruling from Steve Chiddy who says Brailey lost it trying to get it down. Sharks get a penalty though for markers being no square

BUNKER: Jayden Brailey crosses and sells that he has a try. Klein says TRY

PENALTY SHARKS: Manly penalised for being offside, Sharks second penalty after being down 4-0 in the count earlier

Cade Cust settles things down by finding touch with a kick 20m out from the Sharks line

REPEAT SET: Cade Cust kicks in behind and Matt Prior has to clean it up

PENALTY MANLYx2: Manly with back to back penalties after Sharks pinged for not being square at marker then Matt Prior penalised unluckily for a strip

Both sides pretty even in this one with a try each

Dropout call reversed as the replays showed it came off Brad Parker's knee

Ashley Klein rules a dropout after the Sharks thought a kick went dead but Klein rules it hit a Sharks players' knee.

For a pretty simple held up call.... this took a bloody long time

BUNKER: Martin Taupau crosses the line, doesn't claim the try but Ashley Klein wants it checked anyway on NO TRY

PENALTY MANLY: Josh Dugan kicks the ball too long on the kick off and Manly get to go on the attack

This game has pretty much been a status quo to start - Sharks end their sets on their own 40 whilst Manly get inside the Sharks 30

Good tap back on a high kick by Reuben Garrick sees Taupau go close but Sharks defence survives

Good first set for the Sharks and the Sea Eagles are also having good first set

UNDERWAY at Shark Park - Cronulla use the ball first defending the Northern end of the ground and in the presence of newly elected PM Scott Morrison