2019 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

2019 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
NRL Rank	6
2019 record	Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scored	For: 496; against: 446
Team information
CEO	Lyall Gorman
Coach	Des Hasler
Assistant coach	John Cartwright
Captain	Daly Cherry-Evans
Stadium	Brookvale Oval (Lottoland)
Avg. attendance	13,777
High attendance	41,388 (vs Brisbane Broncos, round 9)
Top scorers
Tries	Reuben Garrick (16)
Goals	Reuben Garrick (65)
Points	Reuben Garrick (194)
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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.

Signings/Transfers

Gains

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

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

2019 NRL season v t e
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

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Ladder Progression

• 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

Regular season

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

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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