The Manly Sea Eagles have kept Fortress alive with a win against the Penrith Panthers at Brookvale Oval, 22-16.
With Brett Stewart ruled out again, Will Hopoate was moved to Fullback with Michael Oldfield again taking residence on the wing. It proved to be a successful night for Oldfield as he scored another try.
The Sea Eagles defence proved to be the one of the best parts of the match as they held the Panthers to four points for 70 minutes of the match. The Panthers looked to be in as Sandor Earl crossed but the video referee disallowed the try.
Michael Oldfield scored his fifth try this season and the first for the match. Daly Cherry-Evans’s kick went unconverted as the Sea Eagles took the lead. Steve Matai scored his first try of the season off a nice inside ball from Kieran Foran. The conversion took them to 10-0.
The Panthers’ David Simmons scored a try in the corner which was not converted to take the game into half time at 10-4.
Steve Matai and Michael Robertson bagged second half tries and with a penalty goal to the Sea Eagles, they held a lead of 22-4 over the Panthers. Michael Gordon converted both these tries, the Panthers not strong enough to take the game. The Sea Eagles won 22-16.
Next week they face the North Queensland Cowboys at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
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