Manly Sea Eagles defeat Newcastle Knights 44-24

The Manly Sea Eagles secured a significant 44-24 victory over the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium, snapping a six-game losing streak. Despite the Knights holding an early 18-6 lead, Manly responded with 28 unanswered points to secure the win.

The result places the Newcastle Knights' hopes of securing a home final in jeopardy, as they may now need to defeat the Warriors to maintain sixth place. Additionally, the Knights face potential disciplinary issues following a sin-binning of Dom Young for a hip-drop tackle that resulted in a syndesmosis injury for Manly's Tolu Koula.

Manly's performance was highlighted by a hat-trick from Josh Feledy and a strong showing from Clayton Faulalo in his first game wearing the number 6 jersey. The win keeps Manly's mathematical chances of reaching the finals alive, though they remain reliant on specific results from other teams.