Warringah and Manly both gave away big starts in their round 18 clashes against Southern Districts and Eastwood but fought back to salvage points from their final regular season matches. The Rats held on for a nail biting 40-39 win over the Rebels after trailing 31-5, while Manly fought back from 22-0 down to claim a 29-29 draw against Eastwood. “It was an interesting afternoon at Forshaw,” Warringah coach Darren Coleman said. “It probably opened our eyes a little bit to a few defensive issues that we’ve worked on but it also renewed our confidence in our maul, scrum and attacking play.” The one point victory was enough for Warringah to earn home ground advantage for the third Northern Beaches derby of the year and while that has seen the Rats labelled as favourites against an understrength Marlins side, Coleman isn't getting ahead of himself. “I'm sure Manly would like to have a few extra players available but they’ve shown all year that they always stay i