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Seaeagles Harold Matthews Finals report

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have suffered an 18-14 defeat to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in week one of the finals in the Harold Matthews Cup in Blacktown, bringing an end to their 2025 campaign.

Sea Eagles – 18 14 Rabbitohs

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When the two sides met in round five earlier this season, the Sea Eagles came away 24-12 victors.

It wasn’t to be this time round, with a hat-trick of tries to the Rabbitohs in the first half proving to be too much.

Manly managed to hold out South Sydney’s tiresome attack in the second half and kept them scoreless, but their errors were the deciding factor that sealed their fate.

It was Manly’s first appearance in the competitions finals since their famous 2021 campaign, in which they went undefeated en route to a 24-12 victory in the final.

The Sea Eagles started the match in the best way possible with a try after just two minutes to Oscar Crotty.

The full-back got on the end of a grubber kick from five-eighth Kobe Morris and grounded the ball in the in-goal area for an early 4-0 lead.

South Sydney didn’t sit back and quickly replied as centre Taj Aufai-Farani scored a hat-trick in emphatic fashion, with tries coming in the 10th, 14th and 21st minute.

Five-eighth Payton Tarau converted all three tries for an 18-4 scoreline at half-time.

An early penalty to start the second half gifted the Rabbitohs possession deep in the Sea Eagles’ territory.

But that didn’t phase the boys in maroon and white as they held out the attack with compact defence to regain possession in front of their own tryline.

South Sydney continued to pressure Manly deep in their own territory, with countless sets at the line as they searched for a fourth try.

The Sea Eagles continued to band together to hold out the tiresome attack and it paid off as they won the ball back, with a penalty being awarded moments later to help them out of their half.

The Sea Eagles went close to scoring in the 46th minute. Halfback Max Prykiel put a chip kick over the defence to the left corner for centre Tahj Hamilton, who was unable to maintain possession as he fumbled the ball in front of the tryline.

Manly capitalised

Manly capitalised off a penalty at the halfway line as Tom Longland crashed over to score in the 52nd minute.

A quick shift to the right edge freed up space for the winger to step past the defenders and force his way over, cutting the deficit to 18-10 with under ten minutes remaining.

A mistake from the kick-off momentarily paused any chances of a comeback as the Sea Eagles were forced to defend once again.

After breaking out of a scrum in their own half, Morris kicked the ball deep into the Rabbitohs’ corner and the side regained possession after taking the player over the sideline.

With their fresh set and the clock continuing to tick down, Manly forced their way over for a try with three minutes to play to set up a grandstand finish.

Hooker Ashton Large burrowed under the defence with a strong run to score for an 18-14 scoreline.

Another error from the kick-off proved to be costly, with the Sea Eagles being forced to make a full field effort after retaining possession with less then a minute to play.

The siren sounded during a quick play the ball attempt at the halfway mark, bringing an end to the match and confirming the side’s four-point defeat.

Congratulations to the Harold Matthews team on making it through to this year’s finals series.

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Manly record back-to-back wins in Harold Matthews

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles made it two wins from two after an impressive 24-6 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round three of the UNE Harold Matthews Cup today.

After getting off to a flying start, the Sea Eagles ran in four tries to one with three of them coming in the second half.

It wasn’t the prettiest of performances, with both teams struggling to hold onto the ball and maintain possession in the heat at Redfern Oval.

Manly Coach Jordan Meredith was happy with his side’s attitude and resilience, noting that the team had developed as a whole to perform for one another.

“We had a really positive week at training but it didn’t exactly lead into a good performance here today,” Meredith said.

“But from where we’ve come from to get a victory (against a top four opposition) and to only concede one try is rewarding for their efforts and attitudes towards their football.

“I’m happy with our effort and application and the love they share for each other. ”

Manly half-back Beau Alexander fooled defenders with a silky step 10 metres out from the line to score under the posts in the second minute. Second-rower Beau McKee converted for an early 6-0 lead.

Following the try, the game’s tempo slowed down as both sides struggled to hold onto the ball, with much of the possession played deep down in Manly’s territory.

During this time, the home side had a try overturned after the referee ruled a forward pass.

South Sydney blew a certain try after second-rower Lochlin Moses dropped the ball metres out from the line after finding a gap in the defence.

Going well…the Sea Eagles walk back after scoring one of their four tries ©Ricky Newell

A double knock-on in front of the Rabbitohs’ tryline gifted the Sea Eagles one last chance before the break, to no avail as the scrambled effort ended in the hands of the home team.

The sides went into the sheds with Manly maintaining their six-point lead.

After having a try denied moments earlier.

Manly fullback Reilly Caswell finally had his moment with a try in the 35th minute after running off a perfectly-timed short ball from five-eighth Max Davies to race away for a 40 metre try for a 12-0 lead.

Rabbitohs utility Cody Hill then scooped the ball out of dummy half and burrowed underneath the defence to score in the 42nd minute to leave the home side trailing 12-6.

In a moment of individual brilliance, the Sea Eagles had their third try in the 48th minute through Davies.

The nimble five-eighth stepped and chipped to regather to score under the posts for an 18-6 lead.

After forcing a drop-out with some valiant defence, Alexander grabbed his second try in the 55th minute with a classic dummy for a final scoreline of 24-6.

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29/04/2023 32 - 6 N/A Bulldogs vs Knights

Round 12 Ladder

2023 Harold Matthews Cup Round 12 Ladder

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Bulldogs	12	10	0	2	279	200	79	20
2	Eels	11	8	0	3	218	134	84	16
3	Knights	11	8	0	3	244	174	70	16
4	Panthers	10	7	1	2	260	166	94	15
5	Raiders	10	7	0	3	210	185	25	14
6	Sharks	10	6	1	3	174	138	36	13
7	Steelers	9	6	0	3	202	142	60	12
8	Magpies	9	5	0	4	164	130	34	10
9	Tigers	9	5	0	4	163	162	1	10
10	Rabbitohs	9	4	2	3	174	184	-10	10
11	Roosters	9	4	0	5	152	154	-2	8
12	Dragons	9	3	0	6	136	182	-46	6
13	CC Roosters	9	2	0	7	116	201	-85	4
14	Bears	9	2	0	7	92	262	-170	4
15	Sea Eagles	9	1	0	8	94	264	-170	2

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Round 11 Ladder

2023 Harold Matthews Cup Round 11 Ladder

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Bulldogs	11	9	0	2	247	194	53	18
2	Knights	10	8	0	2	238	142	96	16
3	Eels	11	8	0	3	218	134	84	16
4	Panthers	10	7	1	2	260	166	94	15
5	Raiders	10	7	0	3	210	185	25	14
6	Sharks	10	6	1	3	174	138	36	13
7	Steelers	9	6	0	3	202	142	60	12
8	Magpies	9	5	0	4	164	130	34	10
9	Tigers	9	5	0	4	163	162	1	10
10	Rabbitohs	9	4	2	3	174	184	-10	10
11	Roosters	9	4	0	5	152	154	-2	8
12	Dragons	9	3	0	6	136	182	-46	6
13	CC Roosters	9	2	0	7	116	201	-85	4
14	Bears	9	2	0	7	92	262	-170	4
15	Sea Eagles	9	1	0	8	94	264	-170	2

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