Manly is trying to keep its strong form going as the Sea Eagles host the Gold Coast Titans at Brookvale.
Earlier, St George Illawarra moved to 0-11 to start the 2026 season after losing to the Warriors in Kogarah, where the locals let their feelings be known, booing the Dragons off the field.
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Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:30pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:30pm
NRL Saturday live
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:46pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:46pm
50′ Misery for the Titans
Finally the Gold Coast is set for a first tackle in the opposition half since the break, but Jayden Campbell drops it cold. This is brutal for the Titans.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:44pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:44pm
Superb touch to get Manly a second try
The Titans are yet to cross halfway in this half and the pressure eventually tells as Luke Brooks goes out to Ben Trbojevic on the left and he lays the ball back inside for a flying Clayton Faulalo to burst through to score.
Lovely footy.
That’s Fozball.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:42pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:42pm
46′ Everything going Manly’s way
Luke Brooks’s grubber is too heavy but gets a touch by the Titans who, despite having no possession or field position, go long with the dropout.
Surely it’s worth trying a short one.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:40pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:40pm
45′ Titans start with errors again
Again, just like the first, the Titans are in the arm wrestle but a dropped ball hurts them. This time it’s Phil Sami dropping it cold.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:35pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:35pm
41′ Sea Eagles kick off
The second half starts at Brooky with Josh Patston running into a brick wall.
And the Titans can’t make it to the 40m line off the first set of the half. That’s been the story of the game, really. Manly’s defence just giving nothing away.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:20pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:20pm
HT: Manly leads Gold Coast 4-0
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A genuine arm wrestle at Brookvale Oval. The sort of game they keep the grass long for. I thought they were gone!
Credit to the Titans for hanging in this match and weathering a mountain of possession and field position going against them.
Luke Brooks tells Fox his team, going for its seventh win from its past eight games, needs to be better in attack.
“It’s been a bit scrappy,” he tells Fox.
“We’ve had a lot of ball but only come up with one try. Hopefully we can improve it in the second half.”
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:18pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:18pm
37′ How is Manly only leading 4-0?
As Jamal Fogarty’s 40/20 attempt falls 2 metres short, the stats read:
57 per cent possession for Manly vs Gold Coast’s 43Manly leads completion rate 92 per cent to 71 per centThe Titans have done 40 more tackles
And yet it’s just one unconverted try the difference on the scoreboard.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:14pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:14pm
34′ Manly’s scramble on point
The Titans are throwing it all over the park and desperately trying to find a hole in the Sea Eagles’ line, but there’s no gaps to be found and eventually Chris Randall fumbles.
A couple of wrong turns in that play, but it’s all a bit frantic for a pretty exhausted team.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:12pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:12pm
32′ Nathan Brown is incensed
The Manly lock is whacked by Arama Hau and stays down for a while, clearly saying “what the f***?” in the direction of the referee.
I assume he’s claiming a high shot, but Gerard Sutton isn’t listening.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:09pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:09pm
29′ A wasted chance for the Titans
Finally some ball in decent field position, but the Titans’ set ends before its time once again as AJ Brimson’s grubber off the left foot goes straight into touch.
Mercifully for the Gold Coast it crossed the line before going into the in-goal, so no seven-tackle set and 20m tap. Small mercies I suppose.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:06pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:06pm
26′ Faulalo misses his moment
After his superb catch and pass to set up Blake Wilson a couple minutes ago, Clayton Faulalo tries something similar again, but winger Jensen Taumoepeau isn’t committed to the fullback, so he can just double defend and gets Wilson into touch.
Faulalo was cursing himself the moment he let go of the ball, even as Wilson beat a tackler and tried to offload back infield to him.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:03pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:03pm
23′ Titans stuck in mud
The Sea Eagles have had about 70 per cent of possession thus far and now the Titans start successive sets a metre off their own tryline.
The kicking of Jamal Fogarty and Luke Brooks, as well as a suffocating defensive effort is piling on the pressure.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:56pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:56pm
What. A. Pass! Clayton Faulalo take a bow
The Sea Eagles go to the left and fullback Clayton Faulalo channels Latrell Mitchell with a perfect catch-and-pass cut-out ball to send Blake Wilson over in the corner.
That’s just a glorious piece of ball-playing by Faulalo.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:56pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:56pm
18′ Out on the full by Jayden Campbell
The Gold Coast five-eighth tries for a 40/20, but hooks it too far and it’s out on the full.
Manly right on the attack.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:55pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:55pm
16′ Titans are surging
In a contest between the two most junior coaches in the NRL, both teams are firing shots.
This time the Titans break down the right through Jensen Taumoepeau. They go left and Beau Fermor throws and incredibly forward offload to Phil Sami, but thankfully the Manly defence arrives to stop him grounding it, avoiding an incorrectly awarded try.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:53pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:53pm
14′ Sami holding his own against Saab
The Sea Eagles want to target the enormous Jason Saab against Phil Sami, but in two contests so far, Sami’s done just enough.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:50pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:50pm
11′ After a perfect start, the errors have arrived
Jackson Shereb fumbles as he tries to hit a gap under the posts but is hit by Cooper Bai, then Arama Hau is unable to handle a poor pass by Zane Harrison.
And now Josh Feledy drops it, but he’s convinced captain Jake Trbojevic to challenge.
And he’s won it! A lot of trust from the skipper there. Vindicated.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:42pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:42pm
7′ Jaylan de Groot is over in his second game this year, but the bunker says no
Jayden Campbell gets the Titans rolling forward and Zane Harrison’s bomb is perfect for a contest between AJ Brimson and Clayton Faulalo.
There’s a bobble and bat-back, but does the ball hit Faulalo before Brimson bats it back?
Regardless, play rolls on and the ball is spun out to the right. The Sea Eagles’ cover defence comes across and Jaylan de Groot steps inside three would-be tacklers as Jake Trbojevic struggles to close the gap under the posts.
It’s awarded on the field, but the bunker chimes in and finds the faintest touch from Faulalo after Brimson’s first grab in the air. Knock-on Titans. Brutal ‘game of millimetres’ stuff.
And an offside penalty to rub salt in the wound.
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:41pm
Sat 23 May 2026 at 7:41pm
6′ It’s going end to end
No mistakes, no breaks in play yet.
The pressure is rising as we go on.
The legs of the big men must be feeling heavy.
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