NRL: The Dragons thrilled fans at Wollongong, defeating Manly by 8 points on New South Wales' south coast on Easter Saturday.
The Sea Eagles were plagued by comical unforced errors throughout the Round 4 contest, suffering their second-straight defeat after the Dragons ran over for four unanswered tries.
Speaking to reporters in the post-match press conference, Seibold confessed Manly bottled the fundamentals during the eight-point loss, missing crucial tackles and dropping the Steeden on multiple occasions.“They hustled and bustled us, and forced quite a few errors. They were deserved winners.Watch every game of every round this NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo.
“I’ve never seen Tom rattled, but he’s dropped out of this game,” Fox League commentator Andrew Voss said during the game.Manly captain Daly Cherry-Evans, who equalled the club record of 309 games this weekend, denied that the club was dealing with any “hoodoo” at WIN Stadium — the Dragons have won nine of their previous ten matches against Manly at the Wollongong venue since 2005.“I’ve never gone into a game thinking I’m going to lose, let alone because of hoodoo.
Cherry-Evans also refused to blame conditions for the team’s sloppiness, declaring: “We were just not good enough. “We can’t blame the footy or the slippery conditions. It’s just something we don’t want to get used to, dropping the ball like that.”Meanwhile, Dragons coach Shane Flanagan admitted the hosts were far from their best on Saturday, but praised his team for its resilience in defence.“We showed some real resilience defensively … I was really happy with our attitude.The Dragons will next face the Knights in Newcastle while the Sea Eagles will host reigning champions the Panthers in Manly.
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