The Manly rugby league side has continued its charge towards the NRL minor premiership with a convincing 30-10 win over Penrith at Brookvale Oval.
The Sea Eagles bounced back from last week's heavy loss to the Sydney Roosters to maintain a two-point lead atop the competition table five rounds out from the finals.
Meanwhile Melbourne has tropedoed the Gold Coast's playoff aspirations with a 44-4 victory at Olympic Park.
The match was effectively over by halftime as Melbourne took a 20-4 lead which would have been even more emphatic had skipper Cam Smith not being unusually off target with his boot and missed four conversions.
While Melbourne are eyeing their third successive NRL minor premiership, the Titans' season looks decidedly shaky after they failed to regain a top-eight position - this loss their sixth in their past seven starts.
