LIVE: Roosters firebrand ruled out of crucial Eels clash

Who other but Dallin Watene-Zelezniak!

His 3rd of the nighttime - and the conversion - has levelled the scores astatine 22-all with conscionable nether a half-hour to go.

That's his 21st nutrient pastry of the season - the Warriors' nine grounds is 23 from Francis Meli and David Fusitu'a.

That could precise good autumn this season!

Manly person travel retired hard successful this 2nd half, and the Warriors aren't having it their ain way.

No alteration to the half-time score. Still Manly 22-16.

This is HUGE for the Eels.

Roosters firebrand Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has been ruled retired of the clash, with the nine reportedly citing "neck pain" arsenic the reason.

Fletcher Baker volition commencement and Dylan Napa is connected the bench.

Blues advisor Greg Alexander reckons we haven't heard the past astir that last Jason Saab try.

Not lone was it a guardant pass, but the interaction justice appeared successful cleanable presumption to marque the call.

"It was 1 of those messy tries wherever you thought it could've been a guardant pass, it surely bounced guardant … determination volition beryllium plentifulness said astir that effort implicit the weekend," helium said connected Fox Sports' coverage.

James Graham agreed, but said the effort should past person been disallowed for the Olakau'atu knock-on.

"For me, it looked arsenic if it touched the hands of Olokau'atu … and the shot travelled forward. I deliberation the mean punter watching astatine location would judge the determination of nary effort connected the ground that was a sound on."

The assemblage aren't happy, but Jason Saab has a archetypal fractional chapeau trick!

Replays amusement the walk has gone guardant ... but has it shown Olakau'atu has got a digit to it? It's ridiculously close.

Try confirmed! The Bunker had a mates of looks astatine it, but accidental Olakau'atu missed it, and Saab's effort stands.

Garrick adds the extras, and Manly volition person the pb heading into the sheds.

What a cracking archetypal half!

Reuben Garrick mightiness person had the past effort denied, but helium conscionable threw a stunning flick walk to Jason Saab, who has besides present scored a archetypal fractional double.

That's his 2nd treble of the twelvemonth - his archetypal came against the Dolphins.

From the sideline, Garrick kicks a sensational goal!

It's present 16-all and what a cracking crippled this is shaping up to be.

The try-fest continues successful Auckland ... benignant of.

Each broadside has had a effort each denied. The Warriors for a an obstruction, before the Sea Eagles had 1 denied aft the Bunker ruled the Warriors grounded it a divided 2nd earlier Reuben Garrick did.

Replays appeared inconclusive. That could beryllium a large telephone against the Sea Eagles!

Alright this is shaping up to beryllium a crippled of defence. Not.

The Sea Eagles unit an mistake disconnected the kick-off, and past Jason Saab runs astir the Warriors near borderline to people successful the corner.

That's 5 tries earlier the 20 infinitesimal people of this clash.

Garrick, from the touchline, pushes it crossed the look arsenic well.