It was the fifth win in six games for Manly - and their first at Skilled Park since 2008.
Not that they had it all their own way.
Indeed the Titans had the 12,360 fans on their feet when they cut the deficit to just 16-12 with a 71st minute Esi Tonga try.
Then Titans skipper Scott Prince had a chance to apply the blowtorch in the final minute, but his cross-field kick came off the side of the boot and into Manly's willing hands.
It was the Titans' third loss in four games - relegating last year's preliminary finalists to a woeful 3-7 record.
He may have muffed the final play but Prince's heroics kept the Titans in the match.
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