CARETAKER Manly coach Keiran Foran became an instant legend among clipboard carriers after the Sea Eagles crushed the Dolphins to steamroll their way to their maiden win of the season.
Anthony Seibold was sacked less than a week ago and Manly didn’t just come away from Redcliffe with two competition points, they completely demoralised Kristian Woolf’s men 52-18
It was 28-0 to the visitors at halftime. Winger Lehi Hopoate scored two of his team’s nine tries.
With 10 minutes left it was 52-0 before two consolation tris to Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow for the Dolphins and another by Herbie Farnworth.
MANLY 52 (Hopoate 2 T Trbojevic Garrick Brooks Ola’kautu Koula B Trbojevic Waddell Fogarty 8 goals) beat DOLPHINS 18 (Tabuai-Fidow 2 Farnworth tries Isaako 3 goals) at Kayo Stadium
Teams:
DOLPHINS: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow; Jamayne Isaako, Jake Averillo, Herbie Farnworth, Selwyn Cobbo; Kodi Nikorima, Isaiah Katoa (c); Tim Gilvert, Max Plath,Felise Kaufusi, Connelly Lemuelu, Kulikefu Finefuiaki, Morgan Knowles. Res: Brad Flegler, Tom Flegler, Ray Stone, Francis Molo, Kurt Donaghue, Trai Fuller.
MANLY:Tom Trbojevic (c); Clayton Faulalo, Tolutau Koula, Reuben Garrick, Lehi Hopoate; Like Brooks, Jamal Fogarty; Taniela Paseka, Brandon Wakeham, Kobe Hetherington, Maumole Ola’kuatu, Ben Trbojevic, Jake Trbojevic. Res: Jake Simpkin, Corey Waddell, Ethan Bullemor, Simione Laufa, Paul Bryan, Josh Feledy.
Referee: Grant Atkins.