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WHAT is it about the Manly Sea Eagles and September?
| 6 Tries 2 | |
|---|---|
| David Williams 2' | Sisa Waqa 39' |
| Brett Stewart 9' | Justin O'Neill 67' |
| David Williams 25' | |
| David Williams 28' | |
| Brett Stewart 64' | |
| Daly Cherry-Evans 74' | |
| 1 Conversions 0 | |
| Jamie Lyon 10' | |
| 1 Penalties 0 | |
| Jamie Lyon 13' | |
Up until Saturday night, the Northern Beaches outfit had failed to claim a top four scalp this year. The Sydney Roosters, South Sydney and even Melbourne had managed to hold their nerve this season against the Sea Eagles.
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It led to some critics questioning this mighty club's capabilities and just what impact, if any, they would have on this year's finals series.
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Not anymore.
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In scenes reminiscent of their 40-0 nil 2008 grand final win over arch-rivals Melbourne, the Sea Eagles produced their greatest first half performance this season to blow the Storm off the park and shatter Craig Bellamy's side's belief in their own title hopes.
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On a night to remember in front of 17,179 fans at fortress Brookvale Oval, Manly winger David Williams bagged a hat-trick of tries while fullback Brett Stewart notched up a double.
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With Craig Bellamy questioning his player's resolve at halftme, Melbourne showed some early intentions to stop the bleeding just after the break.
But it didn't last long as Manly maintained their domination, which was even more prevalent in their defence, with some ferocious hits bustling Melbourne into error.
Try as they may, Melbourne simply didn't have the answers.
The Sea Eagles began the match without their inspirational forward Anthony Watmough, who was left on the sideline with a knee injury.
And just two minutes into the battle, Manly suffered a further and potentially huge blow when former NSW Origin back rower Jamie Buhrer left the field, with a suspected rib injury, following an innocuous tackle. With Buhrer sent to hospital for scans, Manly were left to play out almost the entire match with 16 players.
The injury setback, however, did little to subdue the home side who just two tackles later opened the scoring through winger David Williams.
Enjoying a glut of early possession and field position, the Sea Eagles extended their lead to 10-0 nil after nine minutes when Bret Stewart crossed for his seventh try of the year.
Stewart benefited from a lovely interchange of passing with brother Glenn Stewart providing the final ball for the Sea Eagles fullback to dive over close to the posts.
Melbourne were shellshocked.
Unable to sustain the maroon and white onslaught, frustration led to ill-discipline by the Storm and a penalty conversion from Jamie Lyon extended his side's advantage to 12-0 nil.
It wasn't only in attack that Manly dominated their rivals, but also in defence.
They held their line in-tact inside the opening 20 minutes, tackling in threes and fours while their desperation was never more evident when Brett Stewart produced a classic try-saving tackle on winger Justin O'Neill, who looked certain to score.
Sensing Melbourne's poor discipline could boil over during the first half, referee Jared Maxwell warned veteran Storm five-eighth Brett Finch to cease his constant badgering of the officials.
Manly weren't bothered by ref's calls, they were too busy entertaining.
Williams' second try was better than his first as he displayed phenomenal skill from an attacking kick to catch the football and in one motion he contorted his body, while keeping his feet inside the touchline to score.
At 16-0 nil, Manly were carving Melbourne's left side defence to pieces and by the 28th minute, Williams had bagged a hat-trick.
Scoring his third try off an almost identical cross-field kick play as his previous try, Williams sent a packed Brookvale Oval wild when his 17th try of the season pushed the Sea Eagles lead out to a remarkable 20-0 nil lead.
The visitors required some magic and typically it was the big three of Smith, Cronk and Slater that inspired the only Storm try of the first half. Classic interplay from Smith and Cronk allowed Slater enough space to produce a brilliant left foot kick for his winger Sisa Waqa,, who also showed some class to scoop the football up and score in one motion.
But the standing ovation from the home fans at halftime told the story with Manly leading 20-4.
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