Scott Morrison the Sharks number one ticket holder believes in miracles after his emphatic election victory yesterday but they didn't come true today for the Sharks when they were defeated 24-14 by a committed Manly team.
The horror show continued for the Steve Rogers cup with Manly the Sharks bogy team holding a 74 % winning record their worst team record in the NRL.
The Sea Eagles also had a lot of talent watching this battle of the beaches from the stands, though they did have their nervous moments when the Sharks threatened a second-half fightback.
The Sea Eagles were ahead early when Fonua-Blake powered over for a try and the Sharks fired back when Kyle Flanagan put boot to ball and the rising playmaker's grubber sat up splendidly for junior Aquinas Colts teammate Bronson Xerri, trimming Manly's lead back to 6-4.
But with 63 percent of early possession the Sea Eagles couldn't be denied powering to a shock 18-4 halftime lead.
Sharks front rower Andrew Fifita wouldn't be denied playing his 200th game injured with a taped up hamstring but he still made the most metres and popped 4 offloads but it still didn't end as he would have hoped.
Sharks prop Braden Hamlin-Uele dragged the scoreline back to 24-10 in the second half when he barged over from a quick penalty tap giving the 13 thousand 300 crowd something to hope for as the Sharks continued to press the line getting the PM out of his seat and another Flanagan grubber out wide finally breached it, Sosaia Feki scoring for a 24-14 deficit.
The conversion hit the posts and when Bronson Xerri spilled the ball cold when unmarked and gunning for the corner with four minutes to go, the miracle wasn't going to happen.
