Brisbane Hunt struggling Manly

Brisbane will continue to fight for the NRL's penthouse after dominating Manly 44-10 in front of more than 28,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium tonight.

The Broncos were on the front foot for most of the match, never taking their foot off the pedal.

The only time the Manly Sea Eagles looked like damaging the Broncos was just moments before half-time and for only around five minutes after the break.

Brisbane were leading 20-0 when their first mistake of the match cost them dearly.

Interchange Francis Molo lost the ball on the halfway line, giving Manly their first chance of the game.

They marched down the field and on their first attacking raid came away with points to winger Peta Hiku after a right hand shift.

Three minutes after half-time, Manly's ten million dollar man, Daly Cherry-Evans, found a yawning gap before finding Fullback Brett Stewart on the wing with a kick.

The Broncos only led by 10 points, but began strangling the Manly side once again when they crossed the white stripe.

Early in the match, Brisbane captain Justin Hodges scored after a knock on from Manly on the try line.

The outside backs were unable to field a Ben Hunt cross field bomb, allowing Jordan Kahu to regather and pass to his leading man. The Broncos forwards controlled the match with countless carries that got the home side over halfway.

It allowed halfback to completely control the game off his boot, paving way for a score that mirrors the first ever match between the clubs way back in 1988.

Next week both sides enjoy the bye leading into State of Origin 2, before coming back for action in Round 15 where Manly will host the Wests Tigers at Brookvale on the Friday, while Brisbane are off to Melbourne for a Sunday afternoon showdown at AAMI Park.

Match Details

Brisbane Broncos 44 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Crowd: 28691
Halftime Score: Brisbane Broncos 20 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6

BRISBANE BRONCOS (44)
Tries: Justin Hodges, Jordan Kahu, Ben Hunt, Daniel Vidot (2), Anthony Milford (2), Jack Reed
Conversions: Jordan Kahu (5/8)
Penalty Goals: Jordan Kahu (1/1)

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (10)
Tries: Peta Hiku, Brett Stewart
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (1/2)

LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:

3 points - Jack Reed
2 points - Ben Hunt
1 point - Josh McGuire

LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary

Hello everyone. DCE is boo'd onto Suncorp Stadium and Brisbane will kick off. Here we go!

2: Not a great start from Manly. Foran kicks the ball out on the full and Brisbane will have a play the ball 40 metres away from their try line.

2: VIDEO REF: A cross field bomb has seen Manly spill back the ball into the hands of Bronco Jordan Kahu who passes to Justin Hodges to score.

2: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Justin Hodges. Kick to come.
And it is official. Hodges has crossed to take his side into the lead. All off the back of a Kieran Foran mistake.

3: UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu unsuccessful.
Kahu misses a tough attempt from the right sideline.

5: INFRINGEMENT: Bri 1-1 Man. Broncos given a penalty after a player was worked over in the tackle. Manly manage to keep the touch finder in play and are now working the ball away from their end of the field.

6: The crowd boo DCE as he puts a huge bomb up, but Boyd takes it with little pressure.

7: Bronco halfback Ben Hunt tries another cross field bomb to Manly but they field it easily.

8: Manly fail to get over halfway with their set of six and after a Kahu kick return, the Broncos are over halfway early in their set.

9: Another Hunt cross field bomb is fielded easily by Peta Hiku. Broncos are dominating the position but can't execute

10: After a Cherry-Evans bomb, Jamie Lyon knocks the ball into Darius Boyd who also loses the ball. Play the ball in the centre of the field. 12 metres from the try line.

11: Despite one error allowing Brisbane to score, Manly are doing well to contain Brisbane who have had plenty of chances.

12: Twenty metres from the try line, Cherry-Evans puts a kick up for his wingers but the ball is lost over the line. Brisbane play the ball, ten from their own line.

13: Broncos halfback Ben Hunt has put a huge bomb up and Manly let it bounce and are now forced to drop the ball out.

13: Brisbane on the attack after simple, metre eating football.

15: A cross field bomb again from Hunt. Brisbane come day with it but the ball is lost. Sea Eagles work it from their own 10

15: VIDEO REF: After a comedy of errors, Hunt picks the ball up and runs to score.

15: Taufua tries to offload to Ballin who knocks it across to team mates but the Brisbane Broncos race up and knock the ball. Did it go forward?

15: Hunt was on the ground with the ball in possession with defenders around. Was he held?

15: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.
Video referee says there was no mistake and he was not tackled. Try time for the Broncos. Why the Sea Eagles are throwing the ball around 20 from their own line, I will never know.

16: SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.
The conversion is successful, just to the right of the sticks.

18: Some great work again from the Broncos and a low kick from Hunt has Manly working the ball from their own end again.

19: Manly's Kieran Foran puts it up but Brisbane defuse the pressure.

19: A great kick and chase from the Broncos. Manly are under a lot of pressure.

21: Manly's Peta Hiku has gone down holding his jaw. Broncos are just going through the motions in this match, nothing has fazed them and they aren't looking for the golden ball. The same cannot be said for the lowly ranked Sea Eagles.

21: Just a head clash, he'll be sweet. Play back on. Manly 15 metres from their line, trying to find their way out of trouble.

21: They go very wide and it lands in the hands of Jamie Lyon who knocks on. They can't help themselves. Lyon down hurt.

21: Lyon goes on. Brisbane on the attack, 30 away.

22: VIDEO REF: Vidot storms his way over the line with three Manly defenders on him

22: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Daniel Vidot. Kick to come.
He has scored. Near the sideline, he flicks his leg up to stay in the field of play and uses momentum to score.

22: UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu unsuccessful.
Kahu from the left (tv view) sideline misses but his side is ahead 14-0.

25: Brisbane find some space and go wide, before a kick back in the field of play forces a second drop out for the night.

26: BANG! Steve Matati smashes Jordan Kahu with a huge hit. But Brisbane stay on the attack.

27: A grubber from Hunt hits a Blake Leary who appears to knock on but the referees said no. Manly working out of their half.

27: DCE just calmly puts the ball into touch and Brisbane will feed the scrum 20 from their own line.

30: Brisbane have opened up and a third drop out has been forced.

31: INFRINGEMENT: Bri 2-0 Man. Manly give away a penalty 10 metres from their try line. For offside.

31: INFRINGEMENT: Bri 3-0 Man. And another offside.

32: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Anthony Milford. Kick to come.
After pressure began to build, Hunt passes to Milford who straightens up and scores to the left of the posts.

34: SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.
Kahu slots it easily. Brisbane punishing Manly.

35: Broncos interchange Francis Molo has lost the ball and have handed Manly a scrum on the halfway line.

37: TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Peta Hiku. Kick to come.
HUGE danger signs for Brisbane. The first time Manly attack the Broncos line they score through a shift to the wing.

38: SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
From the sideline, Lyon converts with a great kick.

39: Manly got up the field from quickly after their try.

39: Some team cuddles now. Boyd catches a bomb and Horo jumps on the untackled player. Then the Broncos don't like it because he looked like he crushed his neck.

39: Well Horo is on report. Another one of 'those' calls.

40: Halftime: The Broncos have started this game brilliantly. They were rolling up the field easily, making Manly work for every metre they were able to get. They sat back and waited for Sea Eagles mistakes. But on the other hand, Brisbane conceded a try after just one set on their line. After seeing that, there is no way you can write the Sea Eagles off.

40: Teams are back out. We are ready to roll. Can the Sea Eagles come back from here or will the Broncos keep on rolling?

41: Manly have a lot of fire in their attack now. DCE knocks on but it could be a different second half if they keep it up.

42: Manly fullback Stewart collects the ball of the deck and JUST gets out of his in goal.

43: VIDEO REF: On the last tackle, halfback DCE fakes a kick and takes on the line. Around 20 metres from the line he kicks for Stewart.

43: TRY MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Scored by Brett Stewart. Kick to come.
And it is a try. The fullback stays onside and scores another four pointer for his side.

43: UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon unsuccessful.
Another sideline conversion for Lyon and he misses this one. Matai is down in back play.

45: MANLY ARE EVERYWHERE! Kieran Foran makes a bust and tries to offload to Stewart who would have scored but it goes to ground. What a game.

46: Another penalty goes to the Broncos and they will stay on the attack.

47: Just kidding they are coached by Wayne Bennett and they will take the two.

48: SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL BRISBANE BRONCOS
Penalty goal attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.
Kahu is to the left of the posts, about 22 metres out. It goes down the middle and they lead by 12.

49: Broncos are threatening again. Hodges offloads are making it awkward for the defence and Manly are working it from their own line.

50: Manly have a penalty after a hand on the ball means Lyon loses the pill.

50: Manly just 15 metres from the line.

51: 10 metres from the line and Adam Blair is offside. Manly on top now.

52: Uh oh. Hooker Matt Ballin takes his eye off the ball just metres from the try line. He was wanting to know which player wanted to score before dropping it.

52: And now five metres from halfway, Broncos lose the ball through Hodges.

53: Scrum Manly.
This time the Hodges offload is a curse. Manly inside the attacking 50.

54: Manly are a bit unlucky to not get a knock on call go their way but Kieran Foran didn't help with a poor cross field kick. Broncos up over halfway now.

56: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Daniel Vidot. Kick to come.
Broncos shift to the left and Reed holds the pass up just enough to allow Vidot to crash over.

57: UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu unsuccessful.
ANOTHER sideline conversion in this match. No one is going through the middle. Kahu misses.

58: Manly's Jamie Lyon has gone up the tunnel and is getting assistance. Bad news for the away side.

58: VIDEO REF: The referee has called a try. But after Ben Hunt juggled a pass to him on the last, he has to throw it away. The Broncos shift to the left, a kick is placed through, interchange Matt Parcell knees it forward and Milford dives on the ball.

58: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Anthony Milford. Kick to come.
The green lights are up and Broncos are in control once more.

59: SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.
Another kick to the left and Kahu nails this one.

60: Manly are under the pump again. Working it off their own 10.

60: Lyon out for the rest of the match. Symonds to cover his position.

61: Just a simple stab to the corner and Broncos will have a scrum feed 10 from their own line.

63: The game has fallen back into a kicking battle. Ben Hunt is currently dominating behind a great forward pack.

63: And I have mocked them. Manly get a penalty and it will be them in great position.

64: A mistake from Manly see Broncos turn around and run 40 metres.

64: Broncos up and over halfway on the first tackle.

66: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Jack Reed. Kick to come.
Too easy. A great ball from Alex Glenn who holds the ball long enough to put Boyd though a hole. He passes to Reed and he skips to the line.

67: SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.
He kicks one, he misses one is the trend. But Kahu blows that theory up with a sideline conversion.

67: Now the Broncos are playing ball off kick offs.......

68: Let us know on Facebook or Twitter: Is Geoff Toovey's time up?

68: Broncos give the ball to Manly who are working away from their try line. Then, Brisbane defenders get up and smash them.

69: DCE just clears the ball in the hope his side will keep the Broncos contained. But nope, the Broncos are over halfway early in the count.

70: It looked like the Broncos could force another drop out but the kick from winger Corey Oates is just too big. 20 metre tap.

71: A penalty will allow Manly inside the Broncos half. What do they have?

72: Brisbane defuse a two on one situation and force Manly into touch.

73: Darius Boyd gets up and seems to have a problem with his leg

75: Broncos push Manly into touch again. Manly have gone into their shell and are trying to go around the home side but it isn't working now.

76: Brisbane put a kick in for Kahu but Matai shoulder charges him, giving away a penalty.

77: TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Jordan Kahu. Kick to come.
It is all too easy for Brisbane. They shift the ball to the right and Kahu finds the gap. Too easy late in this match.

78: SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Jordan Kahu successful.
Kahu scores on the right and he kicks the goal from the right. Not a bad haul of points for the young man.

80: Stewart kicks the ball dead and that is all she wrote. All too easy.