Daly Cherry-Evans got involved in the try-scoring action on the night in which he became the Sea Eagles’ most capped player, as Manly downed the Panthers 32-18 at 4 Pines Park.
The 310-gamer scored the first of the Sea Eagles’ three second-half tries as they powered past Penrith with a spirited effort in the second 40 minutes that ended a two-game winless run for the club.
Cherry-Evans also had a try assist and booted a perfect six from six off the tee, after taking over kicking duties following the loss of Reuben Garrick to a head knock on three minutes.
At the end of a closely contested first period it was a length-of-the-field runaway from Tolutau Koula, after the Bunker cleared an early spilled ball of being knocked on, that created breathing space on the scoreboard at half-time for the Sea Eagles at 14-6.
