A valiant Manly Sea Eagles outfit have outlasted South Sydney to
win a low-scoring thriller 14-12 in front of 15,120 fans in
Gosford.  A 77th-minute penalty goal from Jamie Lyon proved the
difference between the two sides in a brutal second half
punctuated by a series of massive hits.  Manly's inexperienced
forward pack suffered an extra shock before kick-off when Glenn
Stewart was ruled out and Jesse Sene-Lefao was brought in, but
the forwards did a remarkable job of containing the monster
Rabbitohs pack, particularly in defence.  Souths were left ruing
a mountain of turnovers and missed opportunities but for Manly
it was a resolute defensive effort that laid the platform for
the win.  Manly had largely the better of an incredibly scrappy
and uncharacteristic first 40 from both sides, but would have
been deeply disappointed to only lead 6-4 at the break as the
Rabbitohs' defence held firm under pressure.  Souths in
particular struggled to control the ball and brought nothing
like the level of intensity they