2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

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2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
NRL Rank7th
Play-off resultSF
2024 recordWins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 634; against: 521
Team information
CEO Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Mestrov
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Seibold
Captain
Stadium Brookvale Oval (4 Pines Park) (18,000)
Avg. attendance16,473 (not including home games away from Brookvale)
High attendance17,385 (Round 8 vs PAR)
Low attendance10,215 (Round 9 vs CAN)
Top scorers
Tries Flag of Samoa.svg Tommy Talau (18)
Points Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reuben Garrick (202)
  2023 2025  

The 2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season is the 75th in the club's history since their entry to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1947. Anthony Seibold coaches the club for the second consecutive year. Daly Cherry-Evans captains the club for the eighth consecutive year. The Sea Eagles participated in the first season opener in the United States at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. [1] The Sea Eagles finished the year by making the second week of the finals, it was the first time the team had made the finals since 2021.

Contents

2024 Squad

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2024 squad
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL seasonSupplementary listCoaching staff

Extended squad

Manager

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 18 February 2024
Source(s): Sea Eagles Team Profiles, Sea Eagles 2024

Transfers

Gains
PlayerClubUntilSource
Luke Brooks Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2027 [2]
Aitasi James Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2025 [3]
Jaxson Paulo Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2026 [4]
Aaron Schoupp Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans (mid-season)2025 [5]
Jake Simpkin Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers (mid-season)2026 [6]
Tommy Talau Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2025 [4]
Corey Waddell Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2024 [7]
Losses
PlayerClubUntilSource
Latu Fainu Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2027 [8]
Samuela Fainu Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2027 [8]
Morgan Harper Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2024 [9]
Sean Keppie South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2026 [10]
Josh Schuster Released (mid-season) [11]
Kelma Tuilagi Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2025 [12]
Christian Tuipulotu St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2025 [13]

Results

Pre-Season

Source: [14]

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField GoalsRefereeAttendance
Sun 11 Feb 4:00pmN/A South Sydney Rabbitohs Central Coast Stadium 68-6 B. Trbojevic (3), J. Sykes (2) R. Vaega (2), J. Humphreys (2), J. Arthur, C. Faulalo, C. Brown J. Humphreys (10/12)Chris Sutton5,107

Pre-Season Challenge

Source: [15]

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField GoalsRefereeAttendance
Sat 17 Feb 3:45pm1 Sydney Roosters Central Coast Stadium 36-22 T. Sipley, C. Faulalo, J. Arthur, J. Paulo B. Wakeham (3/4)Peter Gough8,663
Sat 24 Feb 5:55pm2 Brisbane Broncos Brookvale Oval 14-40 M. Lehmann (2), B. Parker J. Humphreys (1/3)Grant Atkins

Regular Season

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm (M)2419053692449+24344Advance to finals series
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2417073580394+18640
3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2416083738463+27538
4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2416083653431+22238
5 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2415093657568+8936
6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140103529433+9634
7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24131103634521+11333
8 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 241201234705104030
9 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2412012347460112730
10 Dolphins colours.png Dolphins 24110133577578128
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2411013350863412628
12 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 241001435376077026
13 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24911435125746225
14 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 248016348865616822
15 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 247017356171615520
16 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 247017349468218820
17 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 246018346375028718

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAAHHANHAHAAHHAAHAAH
ResultWWLLWDWWLLLWBLWLBWWWLBWWLWL
Position5451178545810971181197757766777
Points24446791111111113151517171921232525272931313333
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Source: [16]

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField GoalsRefereeAttendance
Sun 3 March 1:30pm (Sat 2 March 6:30pm, Las Vegas Time)1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Allegiant Stadium 36–24 H. Olakau'atu, J. Saab, L. Croker, B. Trbojevic, R. Garrick, L. Brooks R. Garrick (6/6) Ashley Klein 40,746
Sun 17 Mach 4:05pm2 Sydney Roosters Brookvale Oval 21–14 L. Croker, T. Koula, T. Talau R. Garrick (4/5) D. Cherry-Evans Todd Smith17,284
Sun 24 March 4:05pm3 Parramatta Eels Commbank Stadium 28–24 T. Trbojevic, J. Paulo, R. Garrick, C. Waddell R. Garrick (4/5)Peter Gough20,354
Sun 30 March 5:30pm4 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 20–12 T. Koula, H. Olakau'atu R. Garrick (2/2) Ashley Klein 16,215
Sat 6 April 5:30pm5 Penrith Panthers Brookvale Oval 32–12 T. Trbojevic, T. Koula, D. Cherry-Evans, C. Waddell, J. Paulo D. Cherry-Evans (6/6)Todd Smith17,381
Sat 13 April 3:00pm (5:00pm Auckland)6 New Zealand Warriors Go Media Stadium 22–22 ( g.p. ) D. Cherry-Evans (2), T. Talau, B. Trbojevic D. Cherry-Evans (3/4)Chris Butler23,076
Sat 20 April 5:30pm7 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 34–30 T. Trbojevic (2), J. Saab, H. Olakau'atu, T. Koula, E. Bullemor R. Garrick (5/6)Liam Kennedy13,336
Fri 26 April 8:00pm8 Parramatta Eels Brookvale Oval 32–18 R. Garrick (2), T. Talau, T. Trbojevic, D. Cherry-Evans R. Garrick (6/6) Gerard Sutton 17,385
Fri 3 May 6:00pm9 Canberra Raiders Brookvale Oval 26–24 R. Garrick (2), T. Trbojevic, T. Talau,D. Cherry-Evans R. Garrick (2/5)Grant Atkins10,215
Thu 9 May 7:50pm10 Dolphins Suncorp Stadium 30–24 T. Talau, C. Waddell, T. Koula, T. Trbojevic R. Garrick (4/5) Ashley Klein 14,059
Fri 17 May 8:05pm11 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 13–12 R. Garrick, R. Vaega R. Garrick (2/2)Todd Smith50,971
Fri 24 May 8:00pm12 Melbourne Storm Brookvale Oval 26–20 T. Talau (2), B. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic R. Garrick (5/6) Ashley Klein 17,211
30 May - 2 June13Bye
Sun 9 June 4:05pm14 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 32–22 T. Talau (4), J. Saab R. Garrick (1/5) Gerard Sutton 20,101
Sun 16 June 2:00pm15 St. George Illawarra Dragons Brookvale Oval 30–14 L. Hopoate, H. Olakau'atu, L. Brooks, B. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic, J. Saab D. Cherry-Evans (3/6), R. Garrick (0/1)Peter Gough17,187
Sat 22 June 7:35pm16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 14–0Chris Butler10,076
28-30 June17Bye
Sat 6 July 7:35pm18 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 21–20 J. Saab (3) R. Garrick (4/4) D. Cherry-Evans Todd Smith18,787
Sun 14 July 4:05pm19 Newcastle Knights Brookvale Oval 44–6 L. Hopoate (2), J. Humphreys, T. Trbojevic, J. Saab, T. Talau, R. Garrick, H. Olakau'atu R. Garrick (3/5), J. Humphreys (3/3)Grant Atkins17,298
Sun 21 July 4:05pm20 Gold Coast Titans Brookvale Oval 38–8 T. Trbojevic (2), L. Brooks, L. Hopoate, J. Saab, B. Trbojevic, T. Talau R. Garrick (5/7)Liam Kennedy16,050
Sat 27 July 7:35pm21 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 34–30 L. Brooks, T. Sipley, T. Talau, C. Faulalo, D. Cherry-Evans R. Garrick (1/1), D. Cherry-Evans (4/4) Ashley Klein 25,155
1-4 August22Bye
Sat 10 August 3:00pm23 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 46–24 T. Trbojevic (2), T. Talau, E. Bullemor, D. Cherry-Evans, L. Hopoate, T, Paseka, L. Brooks R. Garrick (7/8)Grant Atkins16,690
Fri 16 August 6:00pm24 New Zealand Warriors Brookvale Oval 24–10 J. Saab, T. Trbojevic, R. Garrick, L. Hopoate R. Garrick (4/5)Chris Butler17,333
Thu 22 August 7:50pm25 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval 34–26 T. Trbojevic (3), J. Saab, L. Hopoate R. Garrick (3/5)Peter Gough11,520
Fri 30 August 6:05pm26 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Accor Stadium 22–34 L. Hopoate (2), J. Saab, T. Trbojevic, K. Lawton, R. Garrick R. Garrick (5/6) Ashley Klein 35,502
Sun 8 September 2:00pm27 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Brookvale Oval 20–40 T. Talau, C. Faulalo, H. Olakau'atu, T. Koula R. Garrick (2/4) Adam Gee 17,384

Finals Series

DateFinalOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField GoalsRefereeAttendance
Sun 15 September 4:05pmElimination Final Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Accor Stadium 22–24 T. Talau, E. Bullemor, D. Cherry-Evans, T. Koula R. Garrick (4/4)Grant Atkins50,704
Sat 21 September 7:50pmSemi Final Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 40-16 H. Olakau'atu, T. Talau, B. Trbojevic R. Garrick (2/3)Grant Atkins40,818

Representative Players

Milestones

In the Round 4 game against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Reuben Garrick reached 1000 points for club matches after converting Koula's try. [17]

In the Round 5 game against the Penrith Panthers, Daly Cherry-Evans became the most capped player at the Sea Eagles, passing Cliff Lyons record of 309 matches. [18]

In the Round 5 game against the Penrith Panthers, Corey Waddell played his 100th NRL game. This was his 41st game for the club after playing with Manly in the 2019 and 2020 seasons, with the 59 other games being with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. [19]

In the Round 20 game against the Gold Coast Titans, with his second goal of the night Reuben Garrick moved past Matthew Ridge's total of 1,093 points scored for the club to move into 4th outright on the clubs all time point scoring list. Garrick would finish the minor round with 190 points scored in 2024 (10 tries, 75 goals) and needing just 3 points to move into 3rd outright past Bob Batty who scored 1,154 points for Manly from 1959-1971.

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