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The Sea Eagles have comprehensively bested the Bulldogs, piling on the points to record a huge 42-24 win.
The first try came from a Canterbury attacking raid, with Jake Averillo combining with Blake Wilson before finding Corey Waddell to score.
The next four-pointer came from the Sea Eagles, with Tolu Koula and Jason Saab showing off their speed to score off a break.
Moments later, Toafofoa Sipley crossed for his side’s second try in controversial circumstances, running on to what seemed a certain forward pass.
The effort was met with a barrage of boos from Bulldogs fans, but commentator Andrew Voss labelled their defence “horrible”.
“Call what you see, but that’s some of the worst goal line defence I think we’ve seen this year, that was horrible,” Voss said.
On the stroke of halftime winger Raymond Vaega finished off a backline play as the score sat 16-6 going in to the break.
From there, Anthony Seibold’s side let loose and scored four tries within 26 minutes with Haumole Olakau’atu charging over for the first of the second half.
Skipper Daly Cherry-Evans was the next to dive over the white line, burning away from the Bulldogs cover defence.
Later Lachlan Croker barged his way over and Saab once again finished off a Koula break in impressive fashion.
The Bulldogs recorded a pair of consolation tries with Kyle Flanagan finishing off a Corey Waddell break, before Toby Sexton also scored.
But it wasn’t enough for Ciraldo’s side who once against conceded 40 or more points.
In a moment he will never forget, Manly debutant Gordon Chan Kum Tong was also handed a penalty goal to close out the contest.
It has been a season to forget for the Bulldogs in 2023, but Cameron Ciraldo has one positive to take from it in the form of Blake Wilson.
The young gun outside back made his debut in Round 11 and hasn’t skipped a beat since, playing 11 NRL games.
Wilson has scored five tries and showed once again why he has emerged as Ciraldo’s first choice winger alongside Josh Addo-Carr with an impressive try assist.
Charging on to a Jake Averillo pass, Wilson used his footwork to beat the Manly cover defence before calmy putting Corey Waddell through to score.
“Been a tough season for Canterbury, but a bright spot has been the emergence of Blake Wilson,” Matt Russell said.
“Made his debut in Round 11, this is his 10th game of the season. Ciraldo said pre-game we are going to name our best team each week.
“That should be a lift to Blake Wilson that his coach is backing him for 2024.”
Wilson finished the afternoon with 173 running metres, three try assists and five tackle breaks in an impressive performance.
FORWARD PASS CRUELS BULLDOGS… BUT VOSSY ISN’T BUYING IT
Bulldogs fans didn’t hide their displeasure when Toafofoa Sipley crashed over off a pass that seemed to travel forward out of Lachlan Croker’s hands.
Referee Liam Kennedy had no issues with the pass, which saw the Sea Eagles prop burst through the line easily.
While the call seemingly went against Cameron Ciraldo’s side, commentator Andrew Voss was scathing of the Bulldogs’ defence.
He was of the belief the Manly prop should never have been able to score so comfortably and labelled their defensive efforts “horrible”.
“You can boo all you want, but what about the defence. Seriously, you can’t blow up if you thought the pass was marginally forward,” Voss said.
“If you have three players that can still make a tackle.
“Call what you see, but that’s some of the worst goal line defence I think we’ve seen this year, that was horrible.”
“This goal line defence for the Dogs, flimsy at best. Terrible,” Matt Russell added.
The four-pointer once again exposed a consistent issue for the Canterbury-Bankstown side this season, with their defence leaking the most points in the competition.
The first try came from a Canterbury attacking raid, with Jake Averillo combining with Blake Wilson before finding Corey Waddell to score.
The next four-pointer came from the Sea Eagles, with Tolu Koula and Jason Saab showing off their speed to score off a break.
Moments later, Toafofoa Sipley crossed for his side’s second try in controversial circumstances, running on to what seemed a certain forward pass.
The effort was met with a barrage of boos from Bulldogs fans, but commentator Andrew Voss labelled their defence “horrible”.
“Call what you see, but that’s some of the worst goal line defence I think we’ve seen this year, that was horrible,” Voss said.
On the stroke of halftime winger Raymond Vaega finished off a backline play as the score sat 16-6 going in to the break.
From there, Anthony Seibold’s side let loose and scored four tries within 26 minutes with Haumole Olakau’atu charging over for the first of the second half.
Skipper Daly Cherry-Evans was the next to dive over the white line, burning away from the Bulldogs cover defence.
Later Lachlan Croker barged his way over and Saab once again finished off a Koula break in impressive fashion.
The Bulldogs recorded a pair of consolation tries with Kyle Flanagan finishing off a Corey Waddell break, before Toby Sexton also scored.
But it wasn’t enough for Ciraldo’s side who once against conceded 40 or more points.
In a moment he will never forget, Manly debutant Gordon Chan Kum Tong was also handed a penalty goal to close out the contest.
It has been a season to forget for the Bulldogs in 2023, but Cameron Ciraldo has one positive to take from it in the form of Blake Wilson.
The young gun outside back made his debut in Round 11 and hasn’t skipped a beat since, playing 11 NRL games.
Wilson has scored five tries and showed once again why he has emerged as Ciraldo’s first choice winger alongside Josh Addo-Carr with an impressive try assist.
Charging on to a Jake Averillo pass, Wilson used his footwork to beat the Manly cover defence before calmy putting Corey Waddell through to score.
“Been a tough season for Canterbury, but a bright spot has been the emergence of Blake Wilson,” Matt Russell said.
“Made his debut in Round 11, this is his 10th game of the season. Ciraldo said pre-game we are going to name our best team each week.
“That should be a lift to Blake Wilson that his coach is backing him for 2024.”
Wilson finished the afternoon with 173 running metres, three try assists and five tackle breaks in an impressive performance.
FORWARD PASS CRUELS BULLDOGS… BUT VOSSY ISN’T BUYING IT
Bulldogs fans didn’t hide their displeasure when Toafofoa Sipley crashed over off a pass that seemed to travel forward out of Lachlan Croker’s hands.
Referee Liam Kennedy had no issues with the pass, which saw the Sea Eagles prop burst through the line easily.
While the call seemingly went against Cameron Ciraldo’s side, commentator Andrew Voss was scathing of the Bulldogs’ defence.
He was of the belief the Manly prop should never have been able to score so comfortably and labelled their defensive efforts “horrible”.
“You can boo all you want, but what about the defence. Seriously, you can’t blow up if you thought the pass was marginally forward,” Voss said.
“If you have three players that can still make a tackle.
“Call what you see, but that’s some of the worst goal line defence I think we’ve seen this year, that was horrible.”
“This goal line defence for the Dogs, flimsy at best. Terrible,” Matt Russell added.
The four-pointer once again exposed a consistent issue for the Canterbury-Bankstown side this season, with their defence leaking the most points in the competition.
