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NRL live updates: Manly Sea Eagles vs Dolphins, Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs

Round 24 of the NRL season continues on Friday night with two matches that could decide the finals series.

First up, Manly will keep their faint top eight hopes alive when they host the Dolphins at Brookvale Oval.

Later, Canterbury will play South Sydney in an effort to keep touch with the top eight.

A Rabbitohs victory would leave the Bulldogs stranded in ninth place and two wins outside the finals with just three rounds remaining.

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Live updates

The Dolphins are ruled to have knocked on a bomb and they'll challenge it. Be a good one to get, the collision was on Manly's 30.

Tabuai-Fidow definitely touches it first but I think he's hit it backwards....the Bunker disagrees though. Phins lose it early.

Cobbo drops a Fogarty bomb under pressure from Saab and Manly have the first chance of the evening.

Walsh nearly pulls through and looks for Waddell but the pass is ruled forward. Phins ball.

Phins kick us off, running left to right.

The big news in rugby league this arvo is from Queensland where Billy Slater has decided to call it quits after five years in charge of the Maroons.

Just one change for Manly with Fletcher Baker starting and Nathan Brown dropping back to the bench.

Phins also have a shuffle in their pack with Frank Molo benched and Tom Gilbert starting.

Hey team, we're back at it again for Friday night football for Round 24 of the NRL season.

Two big games tonight, first up it's Manly-Dolphins and then it's a blockbuster between the Bulldogs and Rabbitohs.

I'll steer you through every step of both matches so let's have some fun out there tongit!