LeagueNews.co | Cooper McEnroe
In Round 10 of the Jersey Flegg Cup, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles faced a 24-10 defeat against the Sydney Roosters at Wentworth Park.
The Roosters struck first with a try from lock Zack Visconti after 22 minutes, giving them a 6-0 lead.
Winger Kade Maguire extended their advantage to 12-0 with another try in the left corner, resulting from a clever offload 30 minutes into the match.
The Sea Eagles responded just before half-time, when centre Matari Donovan made an impressive intercept at the halfway mark, scoring a try that went unconverted and trimming the deficit to 12-4.
A scuffle at the end of the half led to both teams losing a player to the sin bin; Roosters' Ethan Roberts and Sea Eagles' Josh Clark would miss the start of the second half.
Manly capitalized on a penalty awarded to them, converting it to make the score 12-6 at half-time.
Manly began the second half strongly, with Travis May scoring just four minutes in, after receiving a pass from Antonio Taufa on the sideline.
This brought the score closer to 12-10.