Manly Sea Eagles have bounced back to claim an 18-8 win over Melbourne Storm in a chaotic NRL match at Brookvale Oval on Friday.
Three players were sent to the sin bin in a fiery encounter, with five members of both sides placed on report for dangerous tackles.
Tom Trbojevic looked rejuvenated at both ends of the field, pouncing on a Daly Cherry-Evans grubber to open the scoring.
The Storm struck back through Kiwi wing William Warbrick, with Lachlan Croker crossing with six minutes to play to seal the match.
The result lifts the Sea Eagles into second place on the NRL ladder, with a date against Wests Tigers looming next Sunday. The Storm drop to sixth, heading into their annual Anzac Day match-up against NZ Warriors to follow on April 25.
In other action on Friday, Nicho Hynes guided Cronulla Sharks to a hard-fought 20-12 win over Sydney Roosters.
Fresh from inking a new long-term deal with the Sharks, the reigning Dally M medallist provided the definitive late breakthrough for his side at Shark Park.
With the teams locked at 12-12 for 20 minutes, Hynes laid on a slick show-and-go to unleash Blayke Brailey to break the deadlock.
Briton Nikora crossed late to put the result beyond doubt, lifting the Sharks to fifth in the competition standings.
The Sharks move on to face Canterbury Bulldogs next Saturday, while the Roosters host the Dragons on Anzac Day.
Manly Sea Eagles 18 (Trbojevic, Croker tries, Cherry-Evans 3 pens, 2 cons) Melbourne Storm 8 (Warbrick try, Pezet 2 pens)
Cronulla Sharks 22 (Moylan, Mulitalo, Brailey, Nikora, Hynes pen, 2 cons) Sydney Roosters 12 (Butcher, Smith, Walker 2 cons)