morning radio Manly booked a place in the NRL preliminary final against South Sydney by beating Cronulla 24-18 at Allianz Stadium last night …. the Sharks denied a try that could have locked up the game with seven minutes remaining.
Newcastle will be looking for their first win over a top four opponent this year when they take on premiers Melbourne in tonight’s semi-final at AAMI Park. The Knights have been on a roll but have never won at the Storm’s home ground and Melbourne are favoured to advance to a preliminary final against the Sydney Roosters.