1996 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season | ||||
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ARL champions | ||||
ARL Rank | 1st | |||
1996 record | Wins: 21; losses: 4 | |||
Points scored | For: 609; against: 213 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Bob Fulton | |||
Captains |
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Stadium | Brookvale Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Steve Menzies (20) | |||
Goals | Matthew Ridge (68) | |||
Points | Matthew Ridge (165) | |||
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The 1996 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 50th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947.
The 1996 Sea Eagles were coached by triple Manly premiership player and 1987 Premiership winning coach Bob Fulton. Captaining the side was local junior, halfback Geoff Toovey. The club competed in the Australian Rugby League's 1996 Premiership season and played its home games at the 27,000 capacity Brookvale Oval. [1]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 549 | 191 | +358 | 36 |
2 | Brisbane Broncos | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 607 | 263 | +344 | 34 |
3 | North Sydney Bears | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 598 | 325 | +273 | 32 |
4 | Sydney City Roosters | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 521 | 321 | +200 | 31 |
5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 399 | 268 | +131 | 30 |
6 | Canberra Raiders | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 538 | 384 | +154 | 27 |
7 | St. George Dragons | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 443 | 360 | +83 | 27 |
8 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 394 | 434 | −40 | 25 |
9 | Newcastle Knights | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 416 | 388 | +28 | 23 |
10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 375 | 378 | −3 | 22 |
11 | Auckland Warriors | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 412 | 427 | −15 | 22 |
12 | Sydney Tigers | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 319 | 459 | −140 | 22 |
13 | Parramatta Eels | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 404 | 415 | −11 | 21 |
14 | Illawarra Steelers | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 403 | 444 | −41 | 16 |
15 | Penrith Panthers | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 363 | 464 | −101 | 15 |
16 | Western Reds | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 313 | 420 | −107 | 13 |
17 | North Queensland Cowboys | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 288 | 643 | −355 | 12 |
18 | Gold Coast Chargers | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 359 | 521 | −162 | 11 |
19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 314 | 634 | −320 | 11 |
20 | South Queensland Crushers | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 220 | 496 | −276 | 8 |
Sunday 24 March | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 44 – 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Steve Menzies (4), Craig Innes, Jack Elsegood, Shannon Nevin Goals: Jack Elsegood (4/5) Shannon Nevin (2/3) | [2] | Tries: Paul Mellor Goals: Craig Field (1/1) | Attendance: 6,532 Referee: David Manson |
Sunday 31 March | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 36 – 22 | Gold Coast Chargers | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Daniel Gartner (2), Owen Cunningham, Jack Elsegood, John Hopoate, Craig Innes, Steve Menzies Goals: Shannon Nevin (3/4) Jack Elsegood (1/3) | [3] | Tries: Shane Kenward (2), Kris Currie, Gavin Whittaker Goals: Brendan Hurst (3/4) | Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Neil Almond |
Sunday 7 April | North Sydney Bears | 20 – 10 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Brett Dallas, Greg Florimo, Ben Ikin Goals: Jason Taylor (4/4) | [4] | Tries: Steve Menzies, Danny Moore Goals: Shannon Nevin (1/1) | Attendance: 21,379 Referee: David Manson |
Sunday 14 April | Gold Coast Chargers | 6 – 10 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Carrara Oval, Gold Coast | |
Tries: Jamie Goddard Goals: Lee Oudenryn (1/1) | [5] | Tries: Cliff Lyons, Steve Menzies Goals: Shannon Nevin (1/3) | Attendance: 10,643 Referee: Matt Hewitt |
Friday 19 April | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 – 10 | Auckland Warriors | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Jack Elsegood, Terry Hill, Craig Innes, Steve Menzies Goals: Des Hasler (1/2) Craig Innes (1/2) Shannon Nevin (1/1) | [6] | Tries: Phil Blake, Gene Ngamu Goals: Gene Ngamu (1/2) | Attendance: 18,588 Referee: Kelvin Jeffes |
Sunday 28 April | South Queensland Crushers | 6 – 14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Suncorp-Metway Stadium, Brisbane | |
Tries: Craig Weston Goals: Clinton Schifcofske (1/3) | [7] | Tries: Steve Menzies, Shannon Nevin Goals: Shannon Nevin (3/3) | Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Neil Almond |
Sunday 5 May | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 46 – 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Danny Moore (3), John Hopoate (2), Mark Carroll, Jack Elsegood, Nik Kosef, Shannon Nevin Goals: Shannon Nevin (5/9) | [8] | Tries: Steve Edmed Goals: | Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Tony Maksoud |
Friday 10 May | St. George Dragons | 2 – 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Jubilee Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Goals: Wayne Bartrim (1/1) | [9] | Tries: Terry Hill Goals: Shannon Nevin (1/2) | Attendance: 13,079 Referee: David Manson |
Friday 24 May | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 – 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Des Hasler, John Hopoate, Craig Innes, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (4/5) | [10] | Tries: Craig Polla-Mounter Goals: | Attendance: 14,591 Referee: Kelvin Jeffes |
Sunday 9 June | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 28 – 12 | Canberra Raiders | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Daniel Gartner (2), Terry Hill, Cliff Lyons Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/6) | [11] | Tries: David Furner, Noa Nadruku Goals: Jason Ferris (1/1) David Furner (1/1) | Attendance: 20,557 Referee: David Manson |
Friday 14 June | Brisbane Broncos | 4 – 18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | |
Tries: Paul Hauff Goals: | [12] | Tries: Danny Moore, John Hopoate Goals: Matthew Ridge (3/3) | Attendance: 19,837 Referee: Paul McBlane |
Friday 21 June | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 29 – 6 | North Sydney Bears | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Craig Innes (2), Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (4/5) Field Goals: Matthew Ridge (1) | [13] | Tries: Billy Moore Goals: Jason Taylor (1/1) | Attendance: 21,217 Referee: Kelvin Jeffes |
Sunday 30 June | Western Reds | 11 – 8 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | WACA Ground, Perth | |
Tries: Barrie-Jon Mather Goals: Julian O'Neill (3/3) Field Goals: Julian O'Neill (1) | [14] | Tries: Steve Menzies Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/2) | Attendance: 6,584 Referee: Mick Lewis |
Sunday 7 July | Illawarra Steelers | 8 – 16 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | |
Tries: Brett Rodwell, Rod Wishart Goals: | [15] | Tries: Owen Cunningham, Jack Elsegood, Geoff Toovey Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/3) | Attendance: 9,638 Referee: Matt Hewitt |
Sunday 14 July | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 44 – 0 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Craig Innes (3), Nik Kosef, Cliff Lyons, Danny Moore, Matthew Ridge, Geoff Toovey Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/8) | [16] | Tries: Goals: | Attendance: Graeme West Referee: 15,021 |
Monday 22 July | Sydney City Roosters | 6 – 34 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
Tries: Matt Sing Goals: Ivan Cleary (1/1) | [17] | Tries: Mark Carroll, Daniel Gartner, Terry Hill, Danny Moore, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (7/7) | Attendance: 37,981 Referee: David Manson |
Saturday 27 July | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 28 – 12 | Newcastle Knights | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Jack Elsegood, Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Geoff Toovey Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/6) | [18] | Tries: Matthew Johns (2) Goals: Andrew Johns (2/2) | Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Paul McBlane |
Monday 5 August | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12 – 10 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Shark Park, Sydney | |
Tries: Adam Dykes, David Peachey Goals: Mat Rogers (2/3) | [19] | Tries: Mark Carroll, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (1/3) | Attendance: 18,270 Referee: David Manson |
Sunday 12 July | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 18 – 0 | Sydney Tigers | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (3/4) | [20] | Tries: Goals: | Attendance: 8,270 Referee: Kelvin Jeffes |
Sunday 18 August | Penrith Panthers | 18 – 14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Penrith Football Stadium, Sydney | |
Tries: Ned Catic, Craig Gower Goals: Ryan Girdler (5/5) | [21] | Tries: Solomon Haumono, Craig Innes, Nik Kosef Goals: Matthew Ridge (1/4) | Attendance: 7,426 Referee: Rob Alexander |
Sunday 25 August | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 42 – 12 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Matthew Ridge (2), John Hopoate, Steve Menzies, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (11/11) | [22] | Tries: Bill Dunn, Andrew Willis Goals: Andrew Leeds (2/2) | Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Kelvin Jeffes |
Sunday 1 September | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 – 48 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
Tries: Greg Clarke (2) Goals: Shane Wilson (1/2) | [23] | Tries: John Hopoate (4), Steve Menzies (2), Daniel Gartner, Des Hasler, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/9) | Attendance: 4,317 Referee: Rob Alexander |
Sunday 8 September | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 16 – 14 | Sydney City Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
Tries: John Hopoate, Craig Innes, Steve Menzies Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/4) | [24] | Tries: Brad Fittler Goals: Ivan Cleary (5/5) | Attendance: 31,327 Referee: Paul McBlane |
Sunday 22 September | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 – 0 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |
Tries: Steve Menzies (2), Cliff Lyons, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (1/2) Craig Innes (3/3) | [25] | Tries: Goals: | Attendance: 40,525 Referee: David Manson |
Sunday 29 September |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 – 8 | St. George Dragons |
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Tries: Craig Innes Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (3/3) Craig Innes (1/1) | [26] | Tries: Nick Zisti Goals: Wayne Bartrim (2/2) |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,985 Referee: David Manson Player of the Match: Geoff Toovey |
Manly-Warringah | St George |
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1st half
In the 5th minute, Manly centre Craig Innes won the chase and scored after a grubber kick by his skipper Geoff Toovey. [27] Matthew Ridge converted from the sideline for 6–0. The Dragons played on after being awarded a penalty in front of the posts in the 8th minute but failed to score. At the 15-minute mark Saints' halfback Noel Goldthorpe conceded a penalty right in front of their goalpost after committing a head high tackle on Manly's Daniel Gartner. Ridge took the kick, extending the lead to 8–0. St. George sent in forward replacements Lance Thompson and David Barnhill for Scott Gourley and Kevin Campion (head cut). For Manly, Tierney came off the interchange bench to replace Gillespie. Up until the 19th minute mark when Manly veteran five-eighth Cliff Lyons took the field, their coach Bob Fulton was using six running forwards with Toovey as dummy half.
After turning down a relatively easy penalty goal chance not long after Manly's opening try, the Dragons' first points came in the 37th minute when Wayne Bartrim kicked a penalty awarded when Manly forward Cunningham stripped the ball. From the ensuing kick-off just before half-time came the game's controversial moment and a hotly disputed try. Ridge made a spectacular short kick-off and regathered, catching the Dragons unaware. St George hooker Nathan Brown appeared to tackle Ridge albeit one-handedly and by the collar. Ridge got up and ran when Brown was expecting him to stop and play the ball. Referee David Manson ruled that Brown did not complete the tackle. Ridge was eventually tackled just a few metres from the line. From dummy-half Nik Kosef then passed the ball to Steve Menzies who stormed his way through Saints' defense of Thompson, Raper, Goldthorpe and Bartrim to score next to the posts, giving Ridge an easy conversion kick. The controversial ruling by referee Manson gave Manly a 14–2 half time lead and broke Saints' resolve. In the process of scoring Menzies injured his groin/hamstring and although he returned for the second half, he was unable to run and was eventually replaced by coach Fulton.
2nd half
In the 53rd minute Manly's Danny Moore scored a try from a Terry Hill pass after Hill drew Saints defenders, Adrian Brunker and Nick Zisti. With Ridge off the field after being concussed in a tackle, Innes converted from 5m off the sideline for the Sea-Eagles to take a 20–2 lead. Five minutes later Dragons' winger Zisti scored a try from a Bartrim cut-out pass. Bartrim then converted from the sideline for a final scoreline of 20–8. [28] The final twenty minutes were scoreless with two field goal attempts from Ridge charged down by Dragons' defenders.
Note: Games and (sub) show total games played, e.g. 1 (1) is 2 games played.
Player | Games (sub) | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
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Mark Carroll | 23 | 3 | 12 | ||
Owen Cunningham | 24 | 2 | 8 | ||
Matt Dunford | (2) | ||||
Jack Elsegood | 13 (4) | 6 | 5 | 34 | |
Scott Fulton | (5) | ||||
Daniel Gartner | 19 (4) | 6 | 24 | ||
David Gillespie | 17 (8) | ||||
Mathew Guberina | 2 (1) | ||||
Craig Hancock | (3) | ||||
Des Hasler | 10 (12) | 2 | 1/2 | 10 | |
Solomon Haumono | 1 (13) | 1 | 4 | ||
Terry Hill | 22 | 7 | 28 | ||
John Hopoate | 18 (5) | 11 | 44 | ||
Craig Innes | 25 | 13 | 6/7 | 64 | |
Martin-John Kelly | (1) | ||||
Nik Kosef | 18 (6) | 3 | 12 | ||
Cliff Lyons | 20 (5) | 4 | 16 | ||
Steve Menzies | 24 | 20 | 80 | ||
Danny Moore | 25 | 13 | 52 | ||
Shannon Nevin | 5 (4) | 3 | 17/26 | 46 | |
Matthew Ridge (vc) | 17 | 7 | 68/84 | 1 | 165 |
Jim Serdaris | 18 (1) | ||||
Neil Tierney | 1 (19) | ||||
Geoff Toovey (c) | 23 | 3 | 12 | ||
TOTAL | 104 | 96/148 | 1 | 609 |
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). The club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League season and currently host the majority of their home games from Brookvale Oval in Brookvale, while training at the New South Wales Academy of Sport in Narrabeen and their Centre of Excellence in Brookvale. The team colours are maroon and white, and are commonly known as Manly or the Sea Eagles.
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Daniel Gartner is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. His position was second row forward and he played in Australia with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Gartner then played in England with the Bradford Bulls, winning championships with both clubs. He was also a representative player for Australia.
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Geoffrey Toovey, also known by the nickname of "Toovs" or "Tooves", is the former head coach of the Bradford Bulls and former professional rugby league footballer. Toovey played halfback for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, then played as a hooker later in his career at the Northern Eagles. He played 286 first-grade matches in all, and captained Manly to the 1996 ARL premiership and the 1995 and 1997 grand finals. He played in 13 international matches for Australia between 1991 and 1998. Toovey is the former head coach of Manly-Warringah.
Cliff Lyons is an indigenous Australian former international rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Clive Churchill Medalllist and two-time Dally M Medallist, he made 309 first-grade appearances with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, winning grand finals with them in 1987 and 1996. Lyons also represented New South Wales and Australia, being part of the successful 1990 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France.
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