The Sea Eagles finally return to the winners' list with a 32-20 victory over the Bulldogs, who now face the prospect of collecting the wooden spoon for only the third time in their proud history.
Canterbury, winless since July, has surrendered a 10-point advantage in a 32-20 loss to Manly on Friday night to remain anchored to the bottom of the ladder with two rounds remaining.The Sea Eagles still have an outside chance of making the finals but they will need other results to go their way
Up against heavyweights South Sydney and Penrith in the closing two rounds, the Bulldogs' seventh straight defeat leaves Steve Georgallis's battlers with forlorn hopes of hauling themselves out of the cellar. But the match soon turned in Manly's favour, with interchange forward Taniela Paseka, Curtis Sironen, Brad Parker and Jack Gosiewski all scoring tries.Halfback Lachie Lewis briefly raised hopes of a Bulldogs fightback with a try against the run of play in the 50th minute.
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