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NRL finals live updates: Manly Sea Eagles defeat Canterbury Bulldogs — blog, scores and stats
Israel Dagg • September 23rd, 2024 9:36 pm
Manly have advanced to the second week of the NRL finals, coming from behind to defeat a "self-destructing" Canterbury 24-22 in their elimination final at Stadium Australia.
The Bulldogs controlled long stretches of Sunday's match but a 45-metre runaway try from left centre Tolu Koula helped put Manly on top in the final 10 minutes.
Bulldogs five-eighth Matt Burton had two chances to level the scores in the last two minutes but his attempts at two-point field goals pulled up short.
Manly will meet the Sydney Roosters for a semifinal at the Sydney Football Stadium next Saturday night, with the Bulldogs left to regroup following heartbreak in their first final since 2016.
ABC Sport caller Andrew Moore described the Bulldogs as "self-destructing before our very eyes", watching Canterbury blow a 22-12 second-half lead to be eliminated from the premiership race.
