"Cronulla gives Manly a scare" was the headline in The Australian.
After having a try to Greg Allen disallowed early on, Cronulla trailed Manly 15-0 at the break.
Soon after the interval, Allen "sparked a fightback with a try wide out, after good lead-up work by replacement forward Denis Stapleton."
"Three minutes later, Cronulla's bollocking second-rower Ken Maddison accepted a reverse pass from five-eighth Maurie Raper to cross near the posts. Centre Barry Andrews converted."
"Cronulla's chances slumped 15 minutes into the second half, when international hooker Ron Turner was taken from the field with lacerations to the mouth, after being felled by a high tackled. Manly's Mal Reilly was cautioned."
