1978 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season

1976 NSWRFL NSWRFL 3rd 18 2 8 510 346 Secretary AUS Ken Arthurson AUS Frank Stanton AUS Max Krilich AUS Terry Randall (vice-captain) Brookvale Oval AUS Tom Mooney (11) AUS John Gray (61) AUS John Gray (134) 1977 1979 The 1978 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 32nd in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The 1978 Sea Eagles were coached by 1963–64 Kangaroo tourist Frank Stanton. Captaining the side was long serving hooker Max Krilich. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1978 Premiership season and played its home games at the 27,000 capacity Brookvale Oval.NSWRFL 1978 - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Western Suburbs221615426288+138332 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland221507418261+157303 16x16px Manly-Warringah221507427287+140304 16x16px Parramatta221408525306+219285 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown221327307273+34286 16x16px Eastern Suburbs221309377280+57267 16x16px South Sydney221219298300-2258 16x16px St. George2210111367354+13219 16x16px Balmain229112337344-71910 Old Penrith 16 Penrith224216206463-2571011 16x16px North Sydney224117325439-114912 16x16px Newtown222119199577-3785 Regular season Sunday 26 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 19 – 5 1978 NSWRFL Rd.1 - Manly vs St George St George 16 St. George Dragons Tries: Johnny Gibbs, Max Krilich, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (5/9) Tries: Steve Butler Goals: Ted Goodwin (1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 23,168 Gary Cook Saturday 1 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 17 – 10 1978 NSWRFL Rd.2 - Manly vs Penrith Old Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers Tries: Russel Gartner, Johnny Gibbs, Stephen Knight Goals: Graham Eadie (4/5) Tries: Paul Merlo Goals: Ken Wilson (2/3) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 4,084 Jack Danzey Sunday 9 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 44 – 17 1978 NSWRFL Rd.3 - Manly vs Newtown Newtown 16 Newtown Bluebags Tries: Russel Gartner (2), Alan Thompson (2), Ray Branighan, Johnny Gibbs, John Gray, Ray Higgs, Terry Randall, Bruce Walker Goals: Graham Eadie (7) Tries: John Ribot, Steve Bowden Goals: Phil Sigsworth (3) John Ribot (1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 8,085 Don Macdonald Sunday 16 April Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Bulldogs 16 16 – 13 1978 NSWRFL Rd.4 - Canterbury-Bankstown vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Pat English, Steve Gearin Goals: Steve Gearin (5/5) Tries: Johnny Gibbs, John Gray, Stephen Knight Goals: Graham Eadie (2) Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney 13,373 Jack Danzey Sunday 23 April Parramatta Eels Parramatta 16 15 – 27 1978 NSWRFL Rd.5 - Parramatta vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Neville Glover, Phil Mann, Graham Murray Goals: Michael Cronin (3/5) Tries: Simon Booth, Graham Eadie, Tom Mooney, Ian Thomson, Bruce Walker Goals: Graham Eadie (5/7) John Gray (1) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 44,507 Denis Braybrook Sunday 30 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 29 – 13 1978 NSWRFL Rd.6 - Manly vs Balmain Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers Tries: Johnny Gibbs, Stephen Knight, Tom Mooney, Alan Thompson, Bruce Walker Goals: John Gray (7) Tries: , Rex Murphy Goals: (1/3) Mark Tonks (1/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 17,225 Gary Cook Sunday 7 May Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs 16 13 – 7 1978 NSWRFL Rd.7 - Western Suburbs vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Bruce Gibbs Goals: John Dorahy (5) Tries: Stephen Knight, Ian Thomson Goals: Graham Eadie (2) Lidcombe Oval, Sydney 10,931 Denis Braybrook Sunday 14 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 5 – 30 1978 NSWRFL Rd.8 - Manly vs South Sydney Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Tries: Ray Branighan Goals: Graham Eadie (1/4) Tries: Trevor Barnes, John Berne, Terry Fahey, Eric Ferguson, Bob McMillan, John Peek Goals: Eric Ferguson (6) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 11,103 Don Macdonald Sunday 21 May North Sydney Bears North Sydney 16 10 – 11 1978 NSWRFL Rd.9 - North Sydney vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Don McKinnon, Tony Quirk Goals: Peter Schofield (2/5) Tries: Tony Ashworth Goals: John Gray (4) North Sydney Oval, Sydney 6,823 Kevin Roberts Sunday 28 May Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla 16 8 – 27 1978 NSWRFL Rd.10 - Cronulla-Sutherland vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Dave Chamberlin, Gary Stares Goals: Barry Andrews (1) Tries: Simon Booth, Terry Randall, Ian Thomson Goals: John Gray (6) Endeavour Field, Sydney 14,665 Gary Cook Sunday 4 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 15 – 12 1978 NSWRFL Rd.11 - Manly vs Eastern Suburbs Easts 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Tries: Russel Gartner, Ian Thomson Goals: John Gray (4) Field Goals: Steve Martin (1) Tries: Royce Ayliffe, Bob Fulton Goals: Ken Stevens (3) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 19,657 Gary Cook Sunday 11 June St. George Dragons St George 16 22 – 13 1978 NSWRFL Rd.12 - St George vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Mitch Brennan, Steve Butler, Ted Goodwin, John Jansen Goals: Ted Goodwin (5) Tries: Graham Eadie, Johnny Gibbs, John Gray Goals: Graham Eadie (1) John Gray (1) Kogarah Oval, Sydney 16,800 Jack Danzey Saturday 17 June Penrith Panthers Old Penrith 16 9 – 32 1978 NSWRFL Rd.13 - Penrith vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Greg Moore Goals: Phil Gould (3) Tries: Tom Mooney (2), Graham Eadie, Stephen Knight, Max Krilich, Steve Martin Goals: John Gray (6) Graham Eadie (1) Penrith Park, Sydney 6,916 Kevin Roberts Sunday 25 June Newtown Bluebags Newtown 16 17 – 10 1978 NSWRFL Rd.14 - Newtown vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Mick Kermode, Phil Sigsworth Goals: Mick Kermode (2) Tries: Ray Branighan, Lindsay Drake, Tom Mooney Goals: John Gray (4) Henson Park, Sydney John Gocher 3,167 Sunday 2 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 9 – 12 1978 NSWRFL Rd.15 - Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: John Gray (3) Tries: Mark Hughes, Bill Noonan Goals: Steve Gearin (3) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 7,818 Don Macdonald Sunday 9 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 19 – 20 1978 NSWRFL Rd.16 - Manly vs Parramatta Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Tries: Russel Gartner, Johnny Gibbs, Ian Thomson Goals: Graham Eadie (5) Tries: Ray Price (2), Michael Cronin, Neville Glover Goals: Michael Cronin (4) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 20,030 Gary Cook Sunday 11 July Balmain Tigers Balmain 16 19 – 7 1978 NSWRFL Rd.17 - Balmain vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Larry Corowa, Noel Maybury Goals: Allan McMahon (6) Field Goals: Les Mara (1) Tries: Chris Montgomery Goals: John Gray (2) Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 7,869 Kevin Roberts Sunday 23 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 16 – 10 1978 NSWRFL Rd.18 - Manly vs Western Suburbs Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies Tries: Steve Martin, Wayne Springall Goals: Graham Eadie (3) John Gray (2) Tries: Eric Cain, Ron Giteau Goals: Peter Rowles (2) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 14,171 Greg Hartley Saturday 30 July South Sydney Rabbitohs Souths 16 10 – 14 1978 NSWRFL Rd.19 - South Sydney vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Kenneth Stewart, Peter Tunks Goals: Eric Ferguson (2) Tries: Ian Martin, Steve Martin Goals: John Gray (4) Redfern Oval, Sydney 17,148 Greg Hartley Sunday 6 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 40 – 12 1978 NSWRFL Rd.20 - Manly vs North Sydney North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Tries: Steve Martin (3), Tom Mooney (2), Bruce Walker (2), Simon Booth, Johnny Gibbs, Max Krilich Goals: John Gray (5) Tries: John Adam, Glen Boatswain Goals: Peter Schofield (3) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 11,058 Kevin Roberts Sunday 13 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 26 – 4 1978 NSWRFL Rd.21 - South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Manly Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tries: Graham Eadie, Johnny Gibbs, Tom Mooney, Ian Thomson Goals: John Gray (7) Tries: Goals: Barry Andrews (2) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 12,135 Jack Danzey Sunday 20 August Eastern Suburbs Roosters Easts 16 11 – 30 1978 NSWRFL Rd.22 - Eastern Suburbs vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Bill Mullins, Bob O'Reilly Goals: Kevin Stevens (2/4) Tries: Simon Booth, Graham Eadie, John Gray, Stephen Knight Goals: John Gray (3) Field Goals: Graham Eadie (1) Johnny Gibbs (1) Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 22,049 Greg Hartley Finals Major Prelim Semi-Final Saturday 26 August Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla 16 17 – 12 1976 NSWRFL Major Prelim Semi-final - Cronulla-Sutherland vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Eric Archer, Mick Mullane, Steve Rogers Goals: Steve Rogers (4) Tries: Simon Booth, Russel Gartner, Ian Martin Goals: Graham Eadie (1) Field Goals: Johnny Gibbs (1) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 17,718 Jack Danzey Minor Semi-Final Sunday 3 September Parramatta Eels Parramatta 16 13 – 13 1978 NSWRFL Minor Semi-final - Parramatta vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Michael Cronin, Geoff Gerard, Graham Murray Goals: Michael Cronin (2/5) Tries: Simon Booth, Russel Gartner, Bruce Walker Goals: John Gray (2/2) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 30,850 Greg Hartley Minor Semi-Final Replay Wednesday 6 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 17 – 11 1978 NSWRFL Minor Semi-final replay - Manly vs Parramatta Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Tries: Russel Gartner, John Harvey, Steve Martin Goals: Graham Eadie (4) Tries: Geoff Gerard, Glenn West, Neville Glover Goals: Michael Cronin (1/3) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 42,678 Greg Hartley Preliminary Final Saturday 9 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 14 – 7 1978 NSWRFL Preliminary final - Manly vs Western Suburbs Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies Tries: Alan Thompson (2) Goals: Graham Eadie (4) Tries: Ron Giteau Goals: Peter Rowles (2) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27,345 Greg Hartley Grand Final #eeeeee Saturday 16 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 11 – 11 1978 NSWRFL Grand Final - Manly-Warringah vs Cronulla-Sutherland Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (4/6) Tries: Steve Edmonds Goals: Steve Rogers (4/4) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 51,510 Greg Hartley _manly2 _2whitestripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 800000 800000 Manly-Warringah _blackborder _cronulla _blackborder _hoops_sky 87CEEB 87CEEB 87CEEB 000000 000000 Cronulla-Sutherland FB 1Graham EadieLW 2Tom MooneyCE 3Russel GartnerCE 4Stephen KnightRW 5Simon BoothFE 6Alan ThompsonHB 7Steve MartinLK 8Ian MartinSR 9Terry RandallSR 10Bruce WalkerPR 11John HarveyHK 12Max Krilich (c)PR 13Ian ThomsonSubstitutions:IC 14IC 15Coach:AUS Frank Stanton FB 1Mick MullaneLW 2Rick BourkeCE 3Steve Rogers (c)CE 4Dave ChamberlinRW 5Steve EdmondsFE 6Barry AndrewsHB 7Steve HansardLK 8John GlossopSR 9Eric ArcherSR 10Steve KneenPR 11Gary StaresHK 12John McMartinPR 13Paul KhanSubstitutions:IC 14Rowland BeckettIC 15Coach:AUS Norm Provan In the Grand Final, Cronulla went to a 9-4 lead in the second half before Manly came back to hit the front 11-9. A Steve Rogers penalty squared it at 11-all but he then missed a desperate late field-goal attempt and at full-time the scores remained locked. For the second consecutive season the weary Grand Finalists were required to play a mid-week rematch three days later (the NSWRFL were forced to play the replay on the Tuesday and not the following weekend due to the upcoming 1978 Kangaroo tour, with the Australian team due to leave that weekend for their tour. The drawn GF also forced the Australian Rugby League to hold off on naming the touring squad until after the GF replay with as many as 12 players from Manly and Cronulla in contention to be selected). Grand Final Replay #eeeeee Tuesday 19 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 16 – 0 1978 NSWRFL Grand Final replay - Manly-Warringah vs Cronulla-Sutherland Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tries: Russel Gartner (2) Graham Eadie Goals: Graham Eadie (3/8) Field Goals: Graham Eadie (1) Tries: Goals: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 33,552 Greg Hartley Graham Eadie Manly 16 _manly2 _2whitestripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 800000 800000 Manly-Warringah _blackborder _cronulla _blackborder _hoops_sky 87CEEB 87CEEB 87CEEB 000000 000000 Cronulla-Sutherland FB 1Graham EadieLW 2Tom MooneyCE 3Russel GartnerCE 4Stephen KnightRW 5Simon BoothFE 6Alan ThompsonHB 7Steve MartinLK 8Ian MartinSR 9Terry RandallSR 10Bruce WalkerPR 11John HarveyHK 12Max Krilich (c)PR 13Ian ThomsonSubstitutions:IC 14Ray BranighanIC 15Wayne SpringallCoach:AUS Frank Stanton FB 1Rick BourkeLW 2Chris GardnerCE 3Steve Rogers (c)CE 4Dave ChamberlinRW 5Steve EdmondsFE 6Martin RafteryHB 7Steve HansardLK 8John GlossopSR 9Eric ArcherSR 10Steve KneenPR 11Peter RyanHK 12Rowland BeckettPR 13Paul KhanSubstitutions:IC 14IC 15Coach:AUS Norm Provan The Tuesday rematch in front of 33,552 was Manly's sixth game in twenty-four days. It was the second Grand Final in a row to end up going into a mid-week replay with the 1977 Grand Final between St George and Parramatta also needing a re-match to decide the Premiers after the original game had been a 9-all draw. In the first half Cronulla had no answer to Graham Eadie's blind-side bursts. His display completely routed the hapless Sharks and Manly went to the break holding a 15-0 lead thanks to a try by Eadie in the scoreboard corner, one he set up for centre Russel Gartner in the same corner, and another 65 metre effort by Gartner after a sweeping backline movement saw him run into open space and easily outpace the Sharks defence to score in front of the Sheridan Stand. The only points in the second half came from a field goal by Eadie. In the replay, Manly were led by captain Max Krilich and coach Frank Stanton. Terry Randall played in the finals despite requiring pain-killing injections before matches. Key contributors included five-eighth Alan Thompson and fullback Graham Eadie, who was named man of the match. As of the 2016 NRL Grand Final, no player since Eadie has scored the combination of a try, a goal and a field-goal in a Grand Final. The refereeing of Greg "Hollywood" Hartley in the replay and throughout the 1978 Finals series attracted criticism from coaches Roy Masters (Western Suburbs), Jack Gibson (South Sydney) and Terry Fearnley (Parramatta), all of whom appealed to the NSWRFL to prohibit Hartley from refereeing their clubs' matches the following season. Coady Ben Grand final dramas WA Today Australia Fairfax Digital 2009-09-28 http://blogs.watoday.com.au/executive-style/sportandstyle/bencoady/2009/09/28/grandfinaldra.html 2010-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20181004074123/http://blogs.watoday.com.au/executive-style/sportandstyle/bencoady/2009/09/28/grandfinaldra.html 2018-10-04 dead Player statistics Note: Games and (sub) show total games played, e.g. 1 (1) is 2 games played. Player Games (sub) Tries Goals FG PointsAUS David Adams AUS Tony Ashworth AUS Simon Booth 8 24AUS Ray Branighan 3 9AUS Greg Gross AUS Lindsay Drake 1 3AUS Graham Eadie 6 52 2 124AUS Russel Gartner 10 30AUS Johnny Gibbs 9 2 29ENG John Gray 4 61 134AUS John Harvey 1 3AUS Mick Healey AUS Ray Higgs 1 3AUS Stephen Knight 5 15AUS Max Krilich (c) 3 9AUS Ian Martin 2 6AUS Steve Martin 7 1 22AUS Chris Montgomery 1 3AUS Tom Mooney 11 33AUS Ed Planten AUS Terry Randall (vc) 2 6AUS Wayne Springall 1 3AUS Alan Thompson 5 15AUS Ian Thomson 6 18AUS Gary Thoroughgood AUS Bruce Walker 6 18TOTAL 93 113 5 510 Representative Players International 1978 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Australia – Graham Eadie, Johnny Gibbs, Max Krilich, Steve Martin, Alan Thompson, Ian Thomson, Bruce Walker, Frank Stanton (coach) State New South Wales – Graham Eadie, Johnny Gibbs, Max Krilich, Steve Martin, Terry Randall, Ian Thomson, Frank Stanton (coach) City vs Country City Firsts – Terry Randall, Ian Thomson, Frank Stanton (coach) City Seconds – Russel Gartner, Johnny Gibbs, Bruce Walker, Frank Stanton (coach) References 30em External links Manly Warringah Sea Eagles official website National Rugby League official website 1978 Category:1978 in Australian rugby league Category:1978 in rugby league by club Category:1978 in sport in Sydney