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Manly have suffered a mammoth double blow with Daly Cherry-Evans and Haumole Olakau'atu both facing bans for their dangerous throw on Shaun Lane.
After Olakau'atu was sin-binned on field on Friday night against Parramatta, the NRL's match review committee deemed both at fault on Saturday morning.
The double act has earned the pair grade-two charges, leaving them each with two-game suspensions that will balloon to three matches if they challenge and lose at the judiciary.
The charges also further frustrated the Eels, whom AAP understand to be fuming over several key calls in their 32-18 loss on Friday night.
Parramatta are miffed at why Cherry-Evans did not join Olakau'atu in the bin for the first-half tackle, if he was equally at fault.
Double sin-binnings for the one incident are extremely rare in the NRL.
Referee Ashley Klein did not sinbin Sea Eagles captain Daly Cherry-Evans, but did send Haumole Olakau'atu
The absence of Olakau'atu allowed Parramatta to apply early pressure on the Sea Eagles, before the home side rallied to run over the top of the Eels
But referee Gerard Sutton could be heard indicating to Cherry-Evans his involvement was
