Overview

• Manly led 16-6 at halftime before Xavier Coates scored two second-half tries to draw the Storm level.
• A captain’s challenge prompted a video-referee review that penalised Harry Grant for contact with Luke Brooks, gifting Reuben Garrick a match-winning penalty goal with two minutes remaining.
• The 18-16 win ended Melbourne’s six-game winning run and delivered Manly their first victory at AAMI Park since 2019.
• Manly have now recorded three straight wins for the first time this season, improving to a 9-8 record and moving into eighth place on the NRL ladder.
• Melbourne will have just five days to prepare for their next clash against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.