2016 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

Australian football season 2016 NRL 13th Challenge Cup 8 16 454 563 CEO AUS Joe Kelly AUS Trent Barrett AUS John Cartwright AUS Jamie Lyon Brookvale Oval 10,974 Jorge Taufua (12) Jamie Lyon (116) 2015 2017 The 2016 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 67th in the club's history. The year also represented the 70th anniversary of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The 2016 Sea Eagles will be coached by rookie coach, former Australian international Trent Barrett. The team captain is Jamie Lyon with Brett Stewart and Daly Cherry-Evans named as vice-captains. The club will compete in the National Rugby League's 2016 Telstra Premiership. Squad list Signings/transfers Gains Rhys Armstrong from Wests Tigers Lewis Brown from Penrith Panthers Addin Fonua-Blake from St George Illawarra Dragons Pita Godinet from Wakefield Trinity Wildcatshttp://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-market-watch-bulldogs-massive-coup-titans-eye-wrecking-ball-manly-sign-halfback/news-story/b647203311d85fa1713a517c3a7b7468 NRL Market Watch: Bulldogs’ massive coup, Titans eye wrecking ball, Manly sign halfback foxsports.com.au 24 February 2016 Fabian Goodall from Parramatta Eels Nathan Green from St George Illawarra Dragons Isaac John from Penrith Panthers Dylan Kelly from Berkeley Vale Panthers Apisai Koroisau from Penrith Panthers Halauafu Lavaka from Parramatta Eels Darcy Lussick from Parramatta Eels Tim Moltzen from Wests Tigers Nate Myles from Gold Coast Titans Matt Parcell from Brisbane Broncos Martin Taupau from Wests Tigers Siosaia Vave from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Dylan Walker from South Sydney Rabbitohs Matthew Wright from North Queensland Cowboyshttp://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/04/22/matthew_wright_to_jo.af_news.html Matthew Wright to join Manly 2016-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425095223/http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/04/22/matthew_wright_to_jo.af_news.html 2016-04-25 dead Tom Wright from rugby union Losses Matt Ballin to Wests Tigers Cheyse Blair to Melbourne Storm Michael Chee-Kam to Wests Tigers Kieran Foran to Parramatta Eels Clinton Gutherson to Parramatta Eels James Hasson to Parramatta Eels Peta Hiku to Penrith Panthers Justin Horo to Catalans Dragons Jack Littlejohn to Wests Tigers Dunamis Lui to St George Illawarra Dragons Willie Mason to Catalans Dragonshttp://www.zerotackle.com/dragons-sign-willie-mason-20707/ Dragons sign Willie Mason Zero Tackle 2015-02-21 2016-02-16 Will Pearsall to Newcastle Knights Ligi Sao to New Zealand Warriors Jesse Sene-Lefao to Cronulla Sharks Ladder Fixtures 2016 NRL draw - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.http://www.seaeagles.com.au/draw-results/nrl.html 2016 NRL Draw - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2016-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20151219204308/http://www.seaeagles.com.au/draw-results/nrl.html 2015-12-19 dead Regular season Friday 4 March 8:05pm (AEDT) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 6 – 28 Dogs down new-look Sea Eagles Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Tries: Jorge Taufua Goals: Jamie Lyon (1/1) Tries: Sam Perrett, Will Hopoate, Sam Kasiano, Josh Morris, Curtis Rona Goals: Moses Mbye (4/6) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 16,512 Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen James Graham Canterbury 16 Monday 14 March 7:35pm (AEDT) Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 16 36 – 22 Tedesco Hat-trick beats Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: James Tedesco (3), David Nofoaluma (2), Kevin Naiqama, Jordan Rankin Goals: Mitchell Moses (4/8) Tries: Lewis Brown, Dylan Walker, Jorge Taufua, Martin Taupau Goals: Jamie Lyon (3/5) Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 11,269 Henry Perenara, Chris James James Tedesco Wests Tigers 16 Monday 21 March 7:35pm (AEDT) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 22 – 12 Stewart return inspires Manly win Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tries: Matt Parcell, Brett Stewart, Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic Goals: Jamie Lyon (3/4) Tries: Luke Lewis, Valentine Holmes Goals: James Maloney (2/4) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 5,122 Ben Cummins, Adam Devcich Matt Parcell Manly 16 Saturday 26 March 7:35pm (AEDT) Sydney Roosters Easts 16 20 – 22 Gutsy Manly scrape past Roosters Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Shaun Kenny-Dowall (2), Blake Ferguson, Daniel Tupou Goals: Sio Siua Taukeiaho (1/4) Jackson Hastings (1/1) Tries: Jorge Taufua, Dylan Walker, Jamie Lyon Goals: Jamie Lyon (5/5) Allianz Stadium, Sydney 12,271 Grant Atkins, Gavin Reynolds Jamie Lyon Manly 16 Thursday 31 March 8:05pm (AEDT) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 12 – 16 Rabbitohs hold out resurgent Manly Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Tries: Dylan Walker, Apisai Koroisau Goals: Jamie Lyon (2/2) Tries: Cameron McInnes (2), Cody Walker Goals: Cody Walker (2/3) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 9,603 Gerard Sutton, Matt Noyen Apisai Koroisau Manly 16 Saturday 9 April New Zealand Warriors New Zealand 16 18 – 34 Sea Eagles upset Warriors in Auckland Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Blake Ayshford, Issac Luke, Solomone Kata Goals: Shaun Johnson (3/3) Tries: Steve Matai (2), Martin Taupau, Josh Starling, Tom Trbojevic Goals: Jamie Lyon (7/7) Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 16,112 Gavin Reynolds, Chris Sutton Tom Symonds Manly 16 Thursday 14 April 8:05pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 10 – 22 Jennings double sinks Sea Eagles Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Tries: Jamie Lyon Goals: Jamie Lyon (3/3) Tries: Michael Jennings (2), Brad Takairangi, Semi Radradra Goals: Michael Gordon (3/5) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 14,660 Ben Cummins, Adam Devcich Nathan Peats Parramatta 16 Monday 25 April 2:00pm (AEST) Newcastle Knights Newcastle 16 10 – 26 Injuries strike as Manly down Newcastle Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Nathan Ross, Tyler Randell Goals: Trent Hodkinson (1/2) Tries: Brenton Lawrence, Brayden Wiliame, Tom Trbojevic, Jake Trbojevic Goals: Jamie Lyon (5/6) Hunter Stadium, Newcastle 19,072 Gavin Badger, Chris Sutton Jake Trbojevic Manly 16 Saturday 30 April 8:05pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 18 – 34 Clinical Cowboys put Manly to the sword Nth Qld 16 North Queensland Cowboys Tries: Jamie Lyon, Daly Cherry-Evans, Pita Godinet Goals: Jamie Lyon (3/3) Tries: Kyle Feldt (2), Antonio Winterstein, Michael Morgan, Gavin Cooper, Kane Linnett Goals: Johnathan Thurston (5/6) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 11,734 Ben Cummins, Chris Sutton Johnathan Thurston Nth Qld 16 Saturday 14 May* 7:45pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 6 – 30 Boyd, Milford fire as Broncos beat Sea Eagles Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Tries: Martin Taupau Goals: Jamie Lyon (1/1) Tries: Anthony Milford (2), Darius Boyd, Sam Thaiday, Corey Oates Goals: Jordan Kahu (5/6) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 52,347 Jared Maxwell, Gavin Reynolds Anthony Milford Brisbane 16 Saturday 21 May 7:30pm (AEST) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla 16 20 – 12 Cronulla move to top with win over Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Sosaia Feki, Valentine Holmes, Ben Barba Goals: James Maloney (4/5) Tries: Tom Trbojevic, Jamie Buhrer, Brayden Wiliame Goals: Jamie Lyon (0/3) Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney 16,601 Gavin Badger, Alan Shortall James Maloney Cronulla 16 Bye Friday 3 June 7:30pm (AEST) Canberra Raiders Canberra 16 30 – 18 Raiders thump injury-plagued Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Brenko Lee, Josh Hodgson, Elliott Whitehead, Jack Wighton, Josh Papalii Goals: Jarrod Croker (5/5) Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Matt Parcell, Apisai Koroisau Goals: Jamie Lyon (1/1) Dylan Walker (2/2) GIO Stadium, Canberra 9,157 Jared Maxwell, Adam Gee Joseph Leilua Canberra 16 Sunday 12 June 3:30pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 24 – 31 Penrith ice stunning comeback at Brookvale Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers Tries: Dylan Walker (2), Tom Trbojevic, Jorge Taufua Goals: Dylan Walker (4/5) Tries: Tyrone Peachey, Josh Mansour, Nathan Cleary, Leilani Latu, Peter Wallace, Waqa Blake Goals: Matt Moylan (0/2) Peter Wallace (3/4) Field Goals: Matt Moylan Brookvale Oval, Sydney 12,463 Grant Atkins, Gavin Reynolds Nathan Cleary Penrith 16 Monday 20 June 7:00pm (AEST) Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 16 30 – 10 Titans too good for Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Luke Douglas, Anthony Don, Josh Hoffman, Ryan James, Nene Macdonald Goals: Tyrone Roberts (5/6) Tries: Jorge Taufua, Brayden Wiliame Goals: Api Koroisau (1/2) Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast 8,278 Henry Perenara, Alan Shortall Ryan James Gold Coast Titans 16 Monday 27 June 7:00pm (AEST) North Queensland Cowboys Nth Qld 16 30 – 26 Cowboys survive Sea Eagles scare Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Jason Taumalolo (2), Antonio Winterstein, Lachlan Coote, James Tamou Goals: Johnathan Thurston (5/5) Tries: Addin Fonua-Blake (2), Daly Cherry-Evans, Siosaia Vave, Lewis Brown Goals: Dylan Walker (0/1) Jamie Lyon (3/4) 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville 15,854 Matt Cecchin, Chris Butler Jason Taumalolo Nth Qld 16 Monday 4 July 7:00pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 36 – 6 Manly belt hapless Dragons St George 16 St George Illawarra Dragons Tries: Dylan Walker (2), Jorge Taufua (2), Nathan Green, Jamie Buhrer, Brayden Wiliame Goals: Jamie Lyon (4/7) Dylan Walker (0/1) Tries: Josh Dugan Goals: Gareth Widdop (1/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 9,048 Ashley Klein, Henry Perenara Jamie Buhrer Manly 16 Bye Saturday 16 July* 3:30pm (AWST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 15 – 14 (gp) Cherry-Evans field goal sinks Warriors New Zealand 16 New Zealand Warriors Tries: Tom Trbojevic, Jorge Taufua Goals: Jamie Lyon (3/3) Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans Tries: Bunty Afoa (2) Goals: Issac Luke (3/4) nib Stadium, Perth 11,109 Gavin Badger, Chris James Jake Trbojevic Manly 16 Monday 25 July 7:00pm (AEST) South Sydney Rabbitohs Souths 16 12 – 20 Sea Eagles continue late-season charge Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Adam Reynolds, Cody Walker Goals: Adam Reynolds (2/2) Tries: Jamie Lyon, Jorge Taufua, Tom Trbojevic Goals: Jamie Lyon (4/5) Allianz Stadium, Sydney 8,273 Henry Perenara, Chris Butler Tom Trbojevic Manly 16 Saturday 30 July 4:00pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 36 – 16 Sea Eagles smash woeful Knights Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Tries: Brayden Wiliame (2), Jorge Taufua, Jamie Buhrer, Josh Starling, Dylan Walker, Matthew Wright Goals: Api Koroisau (0/2) Dylan Walker (4/5) Tries: Peter Mata'utia, David Bhana, Brendan Elliot Goals: Trent Hodkinson (2/2) Dane Gagai (0/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 11,222 Gavin Badger, Adam Devcich Tom Trbojevic Manly 16 Friday 5 August 7:50pm (AEST) Parramatta Eels Parramatta 16 10 – 9 Eels end Manly winning streak Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Bevan French Goals: Michael Gordon (3/3) Tries: Api Koroisau Goals: Dylan Walker (2/2) Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans Pirtek Stadium, Sydney 8,143 Matt Cecchin, Chris James Danny Wicks Parramatta 16 Thursday 11 August 7:50pm (AEST) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury 16 20 – 16 (gp) Reynolds try seals golden point win Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Brett Morris (2), Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds Goals: Moses Mbye (2/3) Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Matthew Wright, Jorge Taufua Goals: Jamie Lyon (2/4) ANZ Stadium, Sydney 10,290 Ashley Klein, Adam Gee Josh Reynolds Canterbury 16 Saturday 20 August 5:00pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 18 – 38 Vunivalu scores four as Storm down Sea Eagles Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm Tries: Brad Parker (2), Jorge Taufua Goals: Matthew Wright (3/3) Tries: Suliasi Vunivalu (4), Kenny Bromwich, Cameron Smith, Felise Kaufusi Goals: Cameron Smith (4/6) Tohu Harris (1/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 8,241 Henry Perenara, Chris James Cameron Smith Melbourne 16 Saturday 27 August 2:30pm (AEST) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 30 – 44 Raiders survive Sea Eagles scare Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Tries: Tom Trbojevic (3), Jake Trbojevic, Daly Cherry-Evans, Frank Winterstein Goals: Matthew Wright (3/6) Tries: Jordan Rapana (3), Joseph Leilua (2), Paul Vaughan, Edrick Lee, Jack Wighton Goals: Jarrod Croker (6/8) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 11,137 Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger Jordan Rapana Canberra 16 Sunday 4 September 6:00pm (AEST) Penrith Panthers Penrith 16 36 – 6 Panthers rout Manly to clinch sixth Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Josh Mansour (2), Bryce Cartwright, Dallin Watene Zelezniak, Peter Wallace, Waqa Blake Goals: Nathan Cleary (6/6) Tries: Jake Trbojevic Goals: Matthew Wright (1/1) Pepper Stadium, Sydney 15,411 Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton Bryce Cartwright Penrith 16 * 14 May - Manly home game despite playing Brisbane Broncos in Brisbane. Match played as part of an NRL double header at Suncorp Stadium.* 16 July - Manly home game played in Perth. 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 Bill Bainbridge (1) NZL Lewis Brown 16 (8) 2 8AUS Jamie Buhrer 15 3 12ENG Luke Burgess (2) AUS Daly Cherry-Evans (vc) 19 4 2 18NZL Addin Fonua-Blake 4 (10) 2 8SAM Pita Godinet 2 1 4AUS Nathan Green 7 (2) 1 4AUS Apisai Koroisau 17 (1) 3 1/2 14AUS Brenton Lawrence 2 (8) AUS Blake Leary 1 (12) AUS Darcy Lussick 15 (3) AUS Jamie Lyon (c) 17 4 50/65 116AUS Liam Knight (1) NZL Steve Matai 8 2 8TON Feleti Mateo 2 (1) AUS Nate Myles 14 (2) AUS Matt Parcell 11 (4) 2 8AUS Brad Parker 4 2 8AUS Josh Starling 4 (15) 2 8AUS Brett Stewart (vc) 11 1 4AUS Tom Symonds 5 (1) TON Jorge Taufua 18 12 48NZL Martin Taupau 19 3 12AUS Jake Trbojevic 23 4 16AUS Tom Trbojevic 23 10 40TON Siosaia Vave 1 (22) 1 4AUS Dylan Walker 18 8 12/16 52FIJ Brayden Wiliame 18 6 24SAM Frank Winterstein 2 (1) 1 4SAM Matthew Wright 14 (1) 2 7/10 22TOTAL 75 70/93 2 454 On 27 April, Manly team captain Jamie Lyon announced that he would retire from playing at the end of the 2016 NRL season after 17 seasons of first grade and representative football in both the NRL and the Super League.http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/04/27/jamie_lyon_announces.af_news.html Jamie Lyon announces retirement 2016-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160509211302/http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/04/27/jamie_lyon_announces.af_news.html 2016-05-09 dead Tim Moltzen retired from playing effective immediately on 6 May 2016 due to chronic knee injuries. He was replaced in the squad by Matthew Wright who was signed mid-season after being granted a release from the North Queensland Cowboys.http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/05/06/tim_moltzen_calls_ti.af_news.html Tim Moltzen calls time on his career 2016-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104165940/http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/05/06/tim_moltzen_calls_ti.af_news.html 2016-11-04 dead On 15 June, Tom Symonds signed a 3½ year deal with the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League after being released from his contract by Manly.http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/06/15/huddersfield_giants_.af_news.html Giants sign Tom Symonds 2016-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701205836/http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2016/06/15/huddersfield_giants_.af_news.html 2016-07-01 dead On 23 June the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles released Luke Burgess and Feleti Mateo from their contracts. Both players had signed with Super League team the Salford Red Devils the previous day.http://www.nrl.com/burgess-and-mateo-join-salford/tabid/10874/newsid/99475/default.aspx Burgess and Mateo join Salford 2016-08-05 2016-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160728155918/http://www.nrl.com/burgess-and-mateo-join-salford/tabid/10874/newsid/99475/default.aspx dead Awards Manly Warringah 2016 Club Awards (NRL only).Tom Trbojevic wins Manly's top award Roy Bull Best & Fairest: Tom Trbojevic Gordon Willoughby Medal - Members’ Player of the Year: Jake Trbojevic Doug Daley Memorial Award - Clubman of the Year: Brenton Lawrence Players’ Player Award: Jake Trbojevic Ken Arthurson Award - Rookie of the Year: Addin Fonua-Blake Leading point scorer: Jamie Lyon (116 - 4 tries, 50 goals) Leading try scorer: Jorge Taufua (12) References 30em External links Manly Warringah Sea Eagles official website National Rugby League official website 2016 Category:2016 NRL season by club Category:2016 in sport in Sydney