MANLY’S misery breaks an unwanted 70-year record, Jason Taylor’s vindication in benching the NSW hooker and it’s official: there’s nothing Cam Smith can’t do.

Welcome to this week’s edition of Highs, Lows and Big Blows!

HIGHS

Fusitua’s awesome foursome

Round 19

David Fusitu’a has been on the fringes of first grade since making his NRL debut in 2014.

But after his efforts against Newcastle on Saturday, it’s safe to say the Warrior’s spot on the wing is all but guaranteed for the rest of the season.

Big, fast and athletic, Fusitua crossed not once, but four times as his side thumped a hapless Knights outfit 50-14.

He wreaked havoc down the right edge for the Warriors all game, and when the backline was reshuffled after a cork to Shaun Johnson, the 21-year-old flyer looked equally as dangerous at fullback.

Walker’s wonder half

He’s copped a lot of criticism since his nine minutes of game time in Origin I, but Dylan Walker put forward a fair case for why NSW coach Laurie Daley should stick with him for game two at Suncorp Stadium.

Walker showed good footwork for his first try against Penrith, then backed it up with an off-the-cuff chip and chase which led to his second four-pointer of the game.

He was also handy enough off the tee, booting four from five in taking over from Jamie Lyon as Manly’s goalkicker.

“He showed in the first half what I’ve seen and known all along,” Manly coach Trent Barrett said.

“He’s been bashed from pillar to post with everyone saying he’s not this, he’s not that.

“Well I think we saw some glimpses tonight of what he can do when things are going well.”

Smith nails conversion on the slide

Is there anything Cameron Smith can’t do?

Smith’s conversion attempt of Suliasi Vunivalu’s second try against the Roosters was already rough enough, with Smith lining up the shot just millimetres inside the right hand touchline at Allianz Stadium.

So when his foot went out from under him and he ended up firmly on his backside soon after making contact with the ball, it should have been game over.

Instead the Steeden sailed straight through the uprights and never looked like missing.

And Smith, just like the rest of us, simply couldn’t believe it.

Farah’s solo try

He may have started on the bench but Robbie Farah made an immediate impact once he got on the field.

The 32-year-old threw a dummy and ran 40 metres to score a brilliant solo try against South Sydney.

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Farah played the role of ball distributer for the bulk of his time on the field, and Jason Taylor pointed to the Tigers commanding win as vindication of his controversial selection call.

“It was the right decision,” Taylor said of starting Farah on the bench.

“The decisions are based on what we think is best for the team ... I thought his game was good.”

LOWS

Sea Eagles fortress crumbles

It’s been a tough time of late for fans at Brookvale Oval. Source: AAP

When it rains it pours over on the beaches.

A week after Manly’s Narrabeen training base was fully submerged under water in the Sydney storms, their once formidable record at Brookvale Oval has been washed away.

The Sea Eagles second half capitulation to Penrith on Sunday leaves them with a 1-5 record at the famed fortress in 2016.

With just one win from six outings, it’s their worst start to a season at Brookie in the club’s history according to the Fox Sports Lab, and a stunning fall for one of the game’s most imposing home ground advantages.

Manly are currently batting at 16.7 per cent on their traditional home track in 2016, with another loss coming in the round 10 game against Brisbane that was taken to Suncorp Stadium, a move skipper Jamie Lyon questioned afterwards.

They have four more games at Brookvale this year against the Dragons, Knights, Storm and Raiders.

You’d back them to jag two of those games, which would squeak them past their worst ever season at Brookvale — a two from nine (for a win percentage of 22.2 per cent) effort in their inaugural 1947 campaign.

Famously described as a “sh*thole” by Broncos forward Todd Lowrie in 2014, the Sea Eagles supremacy at Brookvale has officially gone down the toilet.

Ferguson’s blooper

It’s not every day Blake Ferguson butchers a certain try.

But that’s what happened on Saturday night.

Trailing Melbourne by 12 and in need of something special to shift the momentum, Roosters hooker Jake Friend delivered a grubber for a determined Ferguson.

The centre stripped the ball from the hands of Storm fullback Cameron Munster and with the line wide open, spilt the pill in the most embarrassing of circumstances.

Ferguson tripped over his feet, spilling the ball and denying his side a certain four points.

Pritchard takes off Zillman’s head

Kaysa Pritchard earned a grade two careless high tackle charge for a hit on Gold Coast’s William Zillman in the Eels win in Darwin on Saturday.

The hooker — and Parramatta really can’t afford to lose another one — will avoid a ban if he takes the early guilty plea on his charge.

BIG BLOWS

Rabbitohs lose two stars

The Rabbitohs were left counting the cost of their loss to the Tigers in more ways than one.

Sam Burgess managed just 25 minutes before leaving the field with a shoulder injury, but is expected to line up against Parramatta on Friday.

The British backrower was kneed in the shoulder trying to put pressure on Tigers playmaker Mitchell Moses.

The Rabbitohs will also be without Bryson Goodwin for an extended period after he broke his arm.

Koni KOs McQueen

We all know how devastating Konrad Hurrell can be on a football field.

In fact, on Saturday, he was so devastating that knocked out his new teammate!

During the opening exchanges against Parramatta, the new Titans recruit tried to tackle Eels fullback Michael Gordon, and in the process, whacked Chris McQueen in the head.

McQueen was left dazed and needed to come off for a concussion test and never returned to the field.

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