SEA EAGLES STARS SHINE IN BIG WIN

Superstars Tom Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans dazzled and Reuben Garrick piled on 30 points of his own in Manly's 58-18 demolition of the Dolphins on Friday night. After suffering a head knock in the Origin opener, Trbojevic received a clearance from the NRL to play in Round 15 and came up trumps with two tries and 201 running metres, while Cherry-Evans called the shots in style and Garrick bagged three tries and nine goals. The Sea Eagles made a blistering start with Jason Saab crossing in the fourth minute after slick lead-up work from Cherry-Evans and Garrick. Garrick had a try of his own four minutes later as he left Euan Aitken in his wake and he knocked over the conversion for a 10-0 lead. A spilled ball by Dolphins youngster Valynce Te Whare then handed Manly the field position to post a third try and it was Trbojevic who delivered with a 35-metre charge to the line. Hooker Lachlan Croker then grabbed a soft try to make it 16-0 to the rampant Sea Eagles before a double movement ruling against Toafofoa Sipley denied them a fifth of the night. The Dolphins managed to stem the tide in the 23rd minute when Jamayne Isaako crossed for his 14th try of the season to pull the score back to 22-6 but the Sea Eagles struck again seven minutes later when Garrick completed his double. Leading by 22 points at the break the Sea Eagles stretched their lead with another razzle dazzle effort in the 46th minute when Cherry-Evans took the odds to a chip kick over the top from deep in his own territory.

The Cherry-Evans kick was gathered by Garrick who found Trbojevic in support and then took a return pass from his fullback before giving it back Turbo for a slashing try. Come the 51st minute and it was Josh Schuster laying on a try for Tolu Koula with a well weighted chip kick and Manly had raced to a 40-6 lead. Dolphins flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow then showed his blistering pace to notch his 11th try of the sesason before Koula raced 70 metres for his second of the night and the Sea Eagles closed in on a half century. With 10 minutes to play Saab became the fourth Sea Eagle to rack up a double courtesy of a Garrick flick pass, who converted the try to take his own tally to 24 points. Garrick kept the party going in the 75th minute when he crossed for his third try and landed his ninth goal to equal his own club record of 30 points in a match, which he also shares with Matthew Ridge (1996) and Ron Rowles (1954). Source:NRL.Com

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