Rugby League

Manly Sea Eagles

This time, the 'Hand of God' try went against Manly

Rubbing it in: The Panthers celebrate the contentious try.

​Five years after Kieran Foran was awarded an infamous finals try that officials subsequently admitted should never have been given, the Sea Eagles are this time on the wrong end of a similar controversy.

DCE expects Sea Eagles to beat Panthers in 'new way'

No pressure: Daly Cherry-Evans expects the NRL surprise packets to keep confounding critics and go deep into the finals.

Daly Cherry-Evans knows the Sea Eagles will have to rip up the game plan which has already worked so well against the Panthers, but expects the NRL surprise packets to keep confounding critics and go deep into the finals.

Will Manly's season be a failure if they don't make finals?

Martin Taupau: "We can't let the external stuff distract us from our ultimate goal."

They've left sceptics scratching their heads and at one stage threatened a top four spot as Trent Barrett eyed Dally M Coach of the Year honours, but Martin Taupau has conceded Manly's season could be viewed as a failure if they don't make the finals.