Manly eased the pressure on coach Geoff Toovey with a 30-20 win over Wests Tigers that saw them snap a three-game losing streak.

The Sea Eagles are still likely to finish the round in last spot on the ladder, but their fans would have been impressed with Friday’s 10-point win.

Kieran Foran was instrumental, setting up two tries and scoring another while Brett Stewart continued his love affair with the Manly home ground, crossing for a double.

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Toovey is under pressure to keep his job, with Penrith assistant Trent Barrett reportedly being sized up for the Manly post.

Matai (R) is hugged by Stewart (L) after scoring a try. Photo: Getty

The Sea Eagles took an 18-10 lead into the break after Foran set up Manly’s first two before scoring in the shadows of the break.

The Tigers dragged themselves back into the contest through Mitchell Moses and Pat Richards, however, Foran was the decisive factor.

He put in an inch-perfect kick for Steve Matai before Feleti Mateo put the dynamic five-eighth over in the 39th minute.

Daly Cherry-Evans came into the game under scrutiny after an underwhelming performance for Queensland in State of Origin II on Wednesday night and he gave his critics further ammunition when he dropped the ball over the line.

However, he atoned a few minutes later when he kicked ahead for Stewart after getting around the Tigers’ defence.

And Stewart did the rest, scoring his eighth try in five games at Brookvale Oval this season.

Kevin Naiqama gave the Tigers a sniff to reduce the margin to 24-14, however Cherry-Evans orchestrated a try for Ligi Sao, who crossed for his second NRL four-pointer.

The Tigers surged late, scoring via Moses before Tim Simona was denied by the video referee, but the Sea Eagles hung on.

Manly’s Dunamis Lui and the Tigers’ Chris Lawrence were both put on report for alleged crusher tackles, while Wests centre David Nofoaluma’s season appears to be over after he suffered a knee injury.

– AAP