Johnny Mannah Cup

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Johnny Mannah Cup
Johnny Mannah Cup, Aug 2020.jpg
Johnny Mannah Cup, 2020
Location Sydney
Teams Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
First meetingRound 5, 2013
Eels 13–6 Sharks
Latest meetingRound 2, 2022
Sharks 18–16 Eels
Next meetingRound TBC, 2023
StadiumsVarious Sydney venues
Statistics
Meetings total10
All-time seriesParramatta Eels: 5
Cronulla Sharks: 5
Drawn: 0
Largest victoryEels 28–4 Sharks (2021)

The Johnny Mannah Cup is a trophy contested annually in a game between the National Rugby League's Parramatta Eels and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks clubs.

Contents

Background

The trophy was introduced in the 2013 NRL season to commemorate Johnny Mannah following his death in January 2013 from Hodgkin's lymphoma, as Mannah had played for both clubs during his short career. [1]

Head-to-head

As of March 2022
TeamPlayedGames wonGames lostDrawsPFPAPD
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10550213179+34
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10550179213–34

Results

SeasonScoreWinnerVenueAttendanceRef.
2013 13–6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 11,063
2014 42–24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 12,541
2015 28–35 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Parramatta Stadium 11,778
2016 34–24 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Endeavour Field 19,124
2017 6–20 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Stadium Australia 17,003 [2]
2018 14–4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Stadium Australia 25,106 [3]
2019 24–12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Stadium Australia 11,185 [4]
2020 14–12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Jubilee Oval 1,714 [5] [1]
2021 28–4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Western Sydney Stadium 19,236
2022 18–16 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Endeavour Field 11,459 [6]

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References

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