Join The Roar for live scores from 4:05pm (AEST). The South Sydney Rabbitohs are doing just enough to stay clear of the bottom eight.
They host a Manly Sea Eagles side clinging desperately to their finals hopes. Jorge Taufua 3. Then it was the Johnston show as Campbell Graham put him into space with Manly winger Reuben Garrick out of position.
However, there was more immediate concern after Johnston was knocked out in scoring the try by Manly back Tevita Funa. You must provide an email address to create a Roar accountWhen using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address Souths raced out to a 26-0 inside the opening 20 minutes with three of the four tries scored down their left-edge.
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Meanwhile, the Sea Eagles have clawed their way back into the top eight with back-to-back victories over the Eels and Cowboys.
The try was Johnston's 14th try of the season, taking him to the top of the try-scoring charts in 2020. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work Johnston had to be taken from the ground after the incident while Funa was placed on-report for the incident and sent straight to the sin-bin.The referee also awarded the Rabbitohs an eight-point try, captain Adam Reynolds capitalising on the penalty and slotting both goals.
South Sydney winger Alex Johnston has been knocked out by Tevita Funa in the act of scoring a try in the first-half of the Rabbitohs' match against the Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium. The Sea Eagles will next play Wests Tigers on Saturday, while the Storm faces South Sydney at the Olympic stadium in Homebush on Friday night. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work It didn't stop the Rabbitohs who got off to an incredibly fast start against the struggling Sea Eagles. Funa's right-hand went straight into Johnston's jaw in attempting to stop the winger from scoring a try. We want to see it! Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors.Oops! The Sea Eagles shipped 40 points as they struggled on both sides of the ball, although two tries in the final 10 minutes made the scoreline more flattering than it should have been with Manly failing to make their greater time with the ball (51%) and higher completion rate (80%) count.
Souths have Adam Reynolds to thank for stealing a win after trailing late in North Queensland.Manly’s wretched luck continued against Newcastle, with an injury to stand-in fullback Brendan Elliot further souring a two-point loss.For Souths, Bayley Sironen slots into the second row for the suspended Liam Knight, and Jack Johns makes his third NRL appearance via the pine.There’s some rare good news for Manly coach Des Hasler, with Marty Taupau returning, allowing Jake Trbojevic to revert to his favoured lock position. Manly coach Des Hasler said the Sea Eagles did not get the "rub of the green" with refereeing calls against the Eels. The Manly Sea Eagles have conceded a whopping 88 points in the past three weeks, prompting winger Jorge Taufua to declare his side could be embarrassed if … While there's no doubt there was no malice in Funa's attempted tackle, the straight fist to the jaw means the 22-year-old will likely have a case to answer at the judiciary during the week.
The loss ended Manly's chances of playing finals in 2020.
Slow-motion replays showed Funa's fist making dangerous contact with Johnston but it was clear there was no intent from the youngster.
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Jorge Taufua returns on the wing after being mysteriously dropped last week.Motivation should be strong for both sides, with Souths defending the last finals position, and Manly already in must-win territory. Throughout Manly's pre-season Lachlan Croker trained in the halves and at hooker but never at left centre. Taupau’s front-row partner Addin Fonua-Blake is named on an extended bench, and would be a massive inclusion for the away side.Joel Thompson will play, pending the swelling of his gruesome tongue injury. But that's where he played most of his 22 minutes on Saturday in … Sea Eagles: 1. Reuben Garrick 19. The Melbourne Storm look to bounce back in a big way against the struggling Manly Sea Eagles.
Brendan Elliot 2. featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. But he said his team should not have been 16 points down late in the match.
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The history of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles dates back to 1932 when the Manly-Warringah Junior Rugby Football League was founded. Not long after, a bit of brilliance from Latrell Mitchell with ball in hand created more space on the left-edge as Johnston went over for his second try of the night.
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