Manly thrashes Brisbane 50-6, Wests Tigers beat Newcastle 36-18 as Magic Round gets under way

The NRL’s crackdown on high shots has had an immediate impact with the Brisbane Broncos having two men sent to the sin-bin and a string of players on report in a 50-6 loss to Manly as Magic Round got underway.

At one point in the second half the Broncos were down to 11 men, with Jordan Riki and…