les ' ▁ 8 - 2 6 ▁loss ▁at ▁Brook v ale ▁O val . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁dropped ▁to ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Cup ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Matt ▁Par cell ▁after ▁the ▁Sea ▁E ag les ▁lost ▁ 2 2 - 3 6 ▁to ▁the ▁West s ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁Round ▁ 2 ▁at ▁Le ich hardt ▁O val . ▁He ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁their ▁Round ▁ 5 ▁match ▁against ▁his ▁former ▁club ▁South ▁Sydney ▁following ▁an ▁an k le ▁injury ▁that ▁ruled ▁out ▁representative ▁half back ▁Dal y ▁Cher ry - E v ans . ▁Play ing ▁at ▁half back , ▁K oro is au ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁club ▁try ▁for ▁Man ly ▁in ▁their ▁ 1 2 - 1 6 ▁loss ▁at ▁Brook v ale ▁O val . ▁Despite ▁the ▁loss , ▁his ▁performance ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Match ▁award ▁from ▁match ▁broad c aster ▁Channel ▁ 9 . ▁He ▁back ed ▁up ▁his ▁performance ▁against ▁the ▁Rab bit oh s ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁one ▁of ▁Man ly ' s ▁leading ▁players ▁in ▁their ▁ 3 4 - 1 8 ▁away ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁War riors ▁in ▁Round ▁ 6 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁N RL ▁season , ▁K oro is au ▁played ▁ 2 3 ▁games , ▁scored ▁ 3 ▁tries ▁and ▁k icked ▁ 1 ▁goal ▁for ▁Man ly . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister