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A snapshot of Manly's elimination final defeat of Canterbury at Accor Stadium.

SNAPSHOT OF THE SECOND NRL ELIMINATION FINAL

Result: Manly 24 beat Canterbury 22 in front of 50,741 fans at Accor Stadium.

Key moment: Tolu Koula's long-range try with nine minutes to play. Manly caught the Bulldogs' right side napping as they ran on the fifth tackle and fleet-footed Koula found the ball in his hands. The centre burned Toby Sexton on his 45-metre dash, then stepped inside Connor Tracey for the try that put the Sea Eagles in position to take an unlikely lead.

The stat: Canterbury made two errors in the first 53 minutes but fell apart late, finishing with seven as Manly began to find ascendancy.

Judiciary watch: Bulldogs - Viliame Kikau (shoulder charge on Lachlan Croker, first half), Reed Mahoney (shoulder charge on Reuben Garrick, second half); Sea Eagles - Ethan Bullemor (high tackle on Stephen Crichton, first half)

What's next? Manly face the Sydney Roosters in a semi-final at Allianz Stadium next Saturday, but the season is over for Canterbury. Cronulla will host North Queensland in the other semi-final, set to be played next Friday at the same venue.