Sea Eagles rise above first-half jitters Sea Eagles 26 Tigers 0 The best thing you can say about all that is it's over, and both sides can move on. Manly took advantage of opponents who were off their game, while the Tigers couldn't. The Sea Eagles were, by and large, off their own game as well, but they scratched and clawed and ultimately made their opponents look rather silly by the end. When they needed to, the Sea Eagles flexed their muscles, scoring two tries just after half-time while Tigers captain Robbie Farah was sidelined, having been replaced by Masada Iosefa after 32 minutes. Liam Fulton of the Tigers breaks through. The decision by Tigers coach Mick Potter to substitute his hooker, and key player, seemed strange at the time he left the field. After 47 minutes, with the Sea Eagles leading 14-0, it looked even more peculiar. Manly never looked back. That said, the Tigers might easily have placed themselves in a better position by that stage. The rain which arrived before kick-off made conditions difficult in the opening stages, and the Tigers should have taken advantage. Both teams were guilty of turning over the ball, but the Sea Eagles were finding just holding the thing particularly hard. It took Manly more than 10 minutes to complete their first set. A quarter of the way through the match, the Tigers had managed to complete half their sets; the Sea Eagles, on the other hand, a clumsy 14 per cent. Low-percentage plays in those sorts of conditions were followed by the same in completion rates. Jamie Lyon of the Sea Eagles makes a line break. The Tigers, thus, had the early running, if no points to show for their domination. The Sea Eagles weren't helping themselves, but they were also being disadvantaged through no fault of their own. After 27 minutes, having endured so much pressure, they lost a front-rower, after Joe Galuvao's head came down on Tigers fullback Tim Moltzen's knee. As Galuvao was helped off groggily, you could have imagined the sarcastic thoughts of Manly coach Geoff Toovey, after his player was felled by accidental contact to the head. After Richie Fa'aoso's suspension, the Sea Eagles would now have to do without another front-rower. But Manly don't let those sorts of things affect them. So a minute after Galuvao left the field, halfback Daly Cherry-Evans' kick was spilled by Tigers winger James Tedesco, allowing Tom Symonds to score. The Tigers would have been disappointed with their half; their opponents had led at the break after improving their completion rate to 39 per cent. That the Tigers could not score a point was damning. It got worse for them. With their skipper still off the field, only three minutes into the second half, the Sea Eagles doubled their advantage. Winger David Williams did superbly to score in the corner, having been sent on his way by Jamie Lyon. The last pass appeared forward, but video referee Steve Clark's hands were tied in pressing the green button. There was nothing wrong with Williams' effort four minutes later though. Another crisp movement down the Sea Eagles' right side allowed Lyon to put his winger over again. As the Sea Eagles celebrated, Farah stood on the sideline with an interchange card in his hands, clearly unimpressed at the defensive effort as well as his own predicament. The Sea Eagles cruised home. Cherry-Evans was denied a try following another dreaded obstruction ruling. But he scored with seven minutes remaining, running 90m following a comical sequence near the Tigers' try line. Many wouldn't have known whether to laugh or cheer; it was that sort of night. MANLY 26 (D Williams 2 D Cherry-Evans S Matai T Symonds tries; J Lyon 3 goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 0 at Bluetongue Stadium. Referees: Matt Cecchin, Luke Phillips. Crowd: 11,758.