2019 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

The 2019 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 70th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The team came sixth in the regular season and qualified for the finals where they beat the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in an elimination final then lost to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the semi-finals round.

2019 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
NRL Rank6
2019 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 496; against: 446
Team information
CEOLyall Gorman
CoachAustralia Des Hasler
Assistant coachAustralia John Cartwright
Captain
StadiumBrookvale Oval (Lottoland)
Avg. attendance13,777
High attendance41,388 (vs Brisbane Broncos, round 9)
Top scorers
TriesAustralia Reuben Garrick (16)
GoalsAustralia Reuben Garrick (65)
PointsAustralia Reuben Garrick (194)
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Signings/Transfers

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Gains

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Player 2018 Club 2019 Club Ref
Trent Hodkinson   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles [1]
Brendan Elliot   Gold Coast Titans   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles [2]
Kane Elgey   Gold Coast Titans   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles [3]
Reuben Garrick   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles [4]

Losses

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Player 2018 Club 2019 Club Ref
Lewis Brown   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Retired [5]
Jackson Hastings   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Super League: Salford Red Devils [6]
Brian Kelly   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Gold Coast Titans [7]
Shaun Lane   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Parramatta Eels [8]
Akuila Uate   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Super League: Huddersfield Giants [9]
Frank Winterstein   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers [10]
Jonathan Wright   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Retired [11]
Matthew Wright   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Central Queensland Capras (Intrust Super Cup) [12]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Melbourne Storm 24 20 0 4 1 631 300 +331 42
2   Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 1 627 363 +264 36
3   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 521 417 +104 34
4   Canberra Raiders 24 15 0 9 1 524 374 +150 32
5   Parramatta Eels 24 14 0 10 1 533 473 +60 30
6   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 1 496 446 +50 30
7   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 1 514 464 +50 26
8   Brisbane Broncos 24 11 1 12 1 432 489 −57 25
9   Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 1 475 486 −11 24
10   Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 1 413 474 −61 24
11   Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 1 485 522 −37 22
12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 10 0 14 1 326 477 −151 22
13   New Zealand Warriors 24 9 1 14 1 433 574 −141 21
14   North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 0 15 1 378 500 −122 20
15   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 1 427 575 −148 18
16   Gold Coast Titans 24 4 0 20 1 370 651 −281 10

[13]

Ladder Progression

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  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 30 30

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Saturday 16 March Wests Tigers   20 – 6   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Tries:
Robbie Farah (2), Luke Garner
Goals:
Esan Marsters (3/3)
[14]
Tries
Jorge Taufua,
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (1/2),

Attendance: 13,159
Referee: Adam Gee, Adam Cassidy
Saturday 23 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   18 – 26   Sydney Roosters Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Manase Fainu, Jake Trbojevic, Moses Suli
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (3/3)
[15]
Tries:
Brett Morris, Daniel Tupou (2), Boyd Cordner (2)
Goals:
Latrell Mitchell (3/5)

Attendance: 9,664
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Chris Buttler
Saturday 30 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   46 – 12   New Zealand Warriors Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Tries
Tom Trbojevic (2), Daly Cherry-Evans (2), Joel Thompson, Manase Fainu, Jorge Tafua,

Reuben Garrick
Goals
Daly Cherry-Evans (7/9)

[16]
Tries
Isaiah Papali'i, Isaac Luke
Goals
Adam Keighran (2/2)

Attendance: 11,774
Referee: Dave Munro, Chris Sutton
Saturday 6 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   13 – 12   South Sydney Rabbitohs Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Tom Trbojevic, Manase Fainu
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (2/2), Daly Cherry-Evans (FG) (1/2)
[17]
Tries:
Sam Burgess, Campbell Graham
Goals:
Adam Reynolds (2/5), Adam Reynolds (FG) (0/2)

Attendance: 12,304
Referee: Grant Atkins, Liam Kennedy
Saturday 13 April Newcastle Knights   18 – 26   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Macdonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Tries:
Edrick Lee, Aidan Guerra, Mitchell Barnett
Goals:
Kalyn Ponga (3/3)
[18]
Tries:
Jorge Tafua, Reuben Garrick, Joel Thompson, Addin Fonua-Balke
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (5/6)

Attendance: 21,779
Referee: Peter Gough, Jon Stone
Saturday 20 April St George Illawarra Dragons   12 – 10   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Tries:
Matthew Dufty, Mikaele Ravalawa
Goals:
Timoteo Lafai (2/5)
[19]
Tries:
Brad Parker, Daly Cherry-Evans
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (1/2)

Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Dave Munro, Liam Kennedy
Sunday 28 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   24 – 20   Canberra Raiders Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Martin Taupau, Lachlan Croker (2), Reuben Garrick
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (2/2), Reuben Garrick (2/3)
[20]
Tries:
Jack Wighton (2), Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Goals:
Jarrod Croker (4/4)

Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Adam Gee
Saturday 4 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   18 – 10   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Reuben Garrick (2)
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (5/5)
[21]
Tries
Reimis Smith (2)
Goals:
Rhyse Martin (1/2)

Attendance: 10,148
Referee: Henry Perenara, Jon Stone
Friday 10 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   10 – 26   Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Tries:
Apisai Koroisau, Jack Gosiewski
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (1/2)
[22]
Tries:
Anthony Milford, Corey Oates, Matt Gillett, Darius Boyd, David Fifita
Goals:
Kotoni Staggs (3/5)

Attendance: 41,388
Referee: Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Sunday 19 May Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   14 – 24   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Tries:
Bronson Xerri, Braden Hamlin-Uele, Sosaia Feki
Goals:
Kyle Flanagan (1/3)
[23]
Tries
Addin Fonua-Blake, Brendan Elliot, Kane Elgey, Dylan Walker
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (4/4)

Attendance: 31,118
Referee: Ashley Klein, Matt Cecchin
Friday 24 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   18 – 36   Gold Coast Titans Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Jorge Tafua, Reuben Garrick, Brad Parker
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (3/3)
[24]
Tries:
Dale Copley (3), Alexander Brimson, Tyrone Roberts (2), Bryce Cartwright
Goals:
Ashley Taylor (4/7)

Attendance: 7,465
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Phil Henderson
Thursday 30 May Penrith Panthers   15 – 12   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Panthers Stadium, Penrith
Tries:
Dylan Edwards, Liam Martin
Goals:
James Maloney (3/3), James Maloney (FG)
[25]
Tries:
Manase Fainu, Cade Cust
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (2/2)

Attendance: 7,981
Referee: Ben Cummins, Peter Gough
Saturday 8 June North Queensland Cowboys   20 – 22   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville
Tries:
Kyle Feldt, Tom Opacic, Francis Molo
Goals:
Jake Clifford (4/4)
[26]
Tries:
Curtis Sironen, Joel Thompson, Jorge Tafua, Cade Cust
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (3/4)

Attendance: 13,314
Referee: Adam Gee, Gavin Badger
Sunday 16 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   34 – 14   St George Illawarra Dragons Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Reuben Garrick, Dylan Walker, Jack Gosiewski, Cade Cust, Manase Fainu, Tom Trbojevic
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (5/6)
[27]
Tries:
Ben Hunt, Euan Aitken
Goals:
Corey Norman (3/3)

Attendance: 8,468
Referee: Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson
Saturday 29 June Gold Coast Titans   12 – 30   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Tries:
Phillip Sami (2)
Goals:
Tyrone Roberts (2/3)
[28]
Tries:
Curtis Sironen (2), Reuben Garrick, Jorge Taufua, Moses Suli
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (5/7)

Attendance: 11,056
Referee: Chris Sutton, Phil Henderson
Saturday 13 July South Sydney Rabbitohs   21 – 20   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Tries:
Dean Britt, Dane Gagai, Campbell Graham
Goals:
Adam Reynolds (4/5) (FG)
Tries:
Cade Cust, Curtis Sironen, Moses Suli, Joel Thompson
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (2/4)

Attendance: 13,434
Referee: Grant Atkins, Liam Kennedy
Sunday 21 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   36 – 24   Parramatta Eels Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Reuben Garrick (3), Daly Cherry-Evans, Tom Trbojevic, Brad Parker, Addin Fonua-Blake
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (4/7)
Tries:
Ethan Parry, Brad Takairangi, Nathan Brown, Maika Sivo
Goals:
Mitchell Moses (4/4)

Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Saturday 27 July Melbourne Storm   10 – 11   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles AAMI Park, Melbourne
Tries:
Will Chambers, Brandon Smith
Goals:
Cameron Smith (1/2), Brodie Croft (FG) (0/5)
Tries:
Joel Thompson
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (3/3), Daly Cherry-Evans (FG) (1/4)

Attendance: 14,836
Referee: Grant Atkins, Peter Gough
Saturday 3 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   30 – 6   Newcastle Knights Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Curtis Sironen, Reuben Garrick (2), Joel Thompson, Martin Taupau, Jorge Tafua
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (3/6), Daly Cherry-Evans (FG) (0/1)
Tries:
Kalyn Ponga
Goals:
Mason Lino (1/2)

Attendance: 15,012
Referee: Henry Perenara, Phil Henderson
Friday 9 August New Zealand Warriors   24 – 16   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Tries:
Ken Maumalo (2), Ligi Sao, Jazz Tevaga
Goals:
Chanel Harris-Tavita (4/5)
[29]
Tries:
Joel Thompson, Reuben Garrick (2)
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (2/3)

Attendance: 9,595
Referee: Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Thursday 15 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   32 – 12   Wests Tigers Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Jack Gosiewski (2), Dylan Walker, Jorge Tafua, Moses Suli, Addin Fonua-Blake
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (4/6)
[30]
Tries:
David Nofoaluma, Luke Brooks
Goals:
Paul Momirovski (2/2)

Attendance: 8,512
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler
Sunday 25 August Canberra Raiders   14 – 18   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GIO Stadium, Canberra
Tries:
Jarrod Croker (2)
Goals:
Jarrod Croker (3/4)
[31]
Tries:
Reuben Garrick, Jake Trbojevic
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (5/5)

Attendance: 20,265
Referee: Ashley Klein, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Saturday 31 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   6 – 36   Melbourne Storm Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Taniela Paseka
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (1/1)
[32]
Tries:
Josh Addo-Carr, Justin Olam (3), Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Ryan Papenhuyzen
Goals:
Cameron Smith (6/7)

Attendance: 14,640
Referee: Ben Cummins, Adam Gee
Friday 6 September Parramatta Eels   32 – 16   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
Tries:
Michael Jennings, Clinton Gutherson, Maika Sivo (3)
Goals:
Mitchell Moses (6/8)
[33]
Tries:
Manase Fainu (2)
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (4/4)

Attendance: 25,034
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Phil Henderson

Finals

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Saturday 14 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   28 – 16   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Lottoland, Brookvale
Tries:
Apisai Koroisau, Moses Suli, Brad Parker, Addin Fonua-Blake, Brendan Elliot
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (4/5)
[34]
Tries:
Bronson Xerri, Aaron Gray, Josh Morris
Goals:
Shaun Johnson (2/3)

Attendance: 15,495
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara
Friday 20 September South Sydney Rabbitohs   34 – 26   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Tries:
Alex Johnston, Cody Walker, Cameron Murray (2), John Sutton
Goals:
Adam Reynolds (7/9)
[35]
Tries:
Brad Parker, Corey Waddell, Daly Cherry-Evans, Moses Suli, Jack Gosiewski
Goals:
Reuben Garrick (3/5)

Attendance: 32,127
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Adam Gee

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