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The rules around opening the week with the Warriors is I do an editorial it\u2019s a Warriors win.\xa0

Did the Warriors win? No they did not.\xa0

But was it as good as a win? Yes it was and that is why we are here.\xa0

Glen Larmer, the commentator, at the end of the game said both sides will feel that they let it slip away.\xa0

I don\u2019t agree.\xa0

I think we were losing for most of it. We weren't losing badly, but Manly, for the better part of the game, looked like the better side.\xa0

We were under pressure and pressure sometimes makes diamonds, but on other days it makes Roger Tuivasa-Sheck drop the ball, which he did twice.\xa0

Overall, and this is the best bit, it was as good as any game we've seen for a while and was played at a very high level by a couple of really high quality sides.\xa0

The fact we were behind for most of it, especially the first part, gave rise to some level of concern given that at the very start we looked like we could get caned.\xa0

The Manly tries were quality tries. They carved us up, they played at pace and they may well have been playing above themselves, given their place on the table.\xa0

But the comeback eventually arrived, although it was too late. A try, which we got, would leave us two points short.\xa0

The drop goal missed by a mile, so we lose. Except Shaun Johnson got his leg whacked and we got a life\xa0

Penalty. Two points. A draw. Extra time.\xa0

Could we have won? Yes.\xa0

Could they have won? Yes.\xa0

But in an odd way, the way it ended seemed fair.\xa0

Manly should be gutted. For too much of the 80 minutes they were better than us and that is a lesson for the rest of the season.\xa0

The competition is tight and if a side fires up we need to respond and if we don\u2019t it will be Saturday night all over again.\xa0

So, we got lucky. But sometimes when you are a pretty consistent, quality side you earn your luck.\xa0

Which is why a draw is essentially a win. We more than likely could have got nothing, but we got a point and it's one of the best points we will get all year.\xa0

Speaking of years, I'm still feeling good and still feeling confident.\xa0

This is our year.\xa0

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