1996 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season

1996 ARL ARL 1st 21 4 609 213 Secretary AUS Bob Fulton AUS Geoff Toovey AUS Matthew Ridge (vice-captain) Brookvale Oval AUS Steve Menzies (20) AUS Matthew Ridge (68) AUS Matthew Ridge (165) 1995 1997 The 1996 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 50th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The 1996 Sea Eagles were coached by triple Manly premiership player and 1987 Premiership winning coach Bob Fulton. Captaining the side was local junior, halfback Geoff Toovey. The club competed in the Australian Rugby League's 1996 Premiership season and played its home games at the 27,000 capacity Brookvale Oval.ARL 1996 - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles22 1804549191+358362 16x16px Brisbane Broncos211704607263+344343 16x16px North Sydney Bears221525598325+273324 16x16px Sydney City Roosters221516521321+200315 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks211425399268+131306 16x16px Canberra Raiders211317538384+154277 16x16px St. George Dragons211218443360+83278 16x16px Western Suburbs Magpies221219394434−40259 16x16px Newcastle Knights2110110416388+282310 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2111010375378−32211 16x16px Auckland Warriors2110011412427−152212 16x16px Sydney Tigers2211011319459−1402213 16x16px Parramatta Eels219111404415−112114 16x16px Illawarra Steelers228014403444−411615 Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers217113363464−1011516 16x16px Western Reds216114313420−1071317 16x16px North Queensland Cowboys216015288643−3551218 16x16px Gold Coast Chargers225116359521−1621119 16x16px South Sydney Rabbitohs225116314634−3201120 16x16px South Queensland Crushers213018220496−2768 Regular season Sunday 24 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 44 – 6 1996 ARL Rd.1 - Manly vs South Sydney Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Tries: Steve Menzies (4), Craig Innes, Jack Elsegood, Shannon Nevin Goals: Jack Elsegood (4/5) Shannon Nevin (2/3) Tries: Paul Mellor Goals: Craig Field (1/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 6,532 David Manson Sunday 31 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 36 – 22 1996 ARL Rd.2 - Manly vs Gold Coast Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast Chargers Tries: Daniel Gartner (2), Owen Cunningham, Jack Elsegood, John Hopoate, Craig Innes, Steve Menzies Goals: Shannon Nevin (3/4) Jack Elsegood (1/3) Tries: Shane Kenward (2), Kris Currie, Gavin Whittaker Goals: Brendan Hurst (3/4) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 5,895 Neil Almond Sunday 7 April North Sydney Bears North Sydney 16 20 – 10 1996 ARL Rd.3 - North Sydney vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Brett Dallas, Greg Florimo, Ben Ikin Goals: Jason Taylor (4/4) Tries: Steve Menzies, Danny Moore Goals: Shannon Nevin (1/1) North Sydney Oval, Sydney 21,379 David Manson Sunday 14 April Gold Coast Chargers Gold Coast Chargers 16 6 – 10 1996 ARL Rd.4 - Gold Coast vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Jamie Goddard Goals: Lee Oudenryn (1/1) Tries: Cliff Lyons, Steve Menzies Goals: Shannon Nevin (1/3) Carrara Oval, Gold Coast 10,643 Matt Hewitt Friday 19 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 22 – 10 1996 ARL Rd.5 - Manly vs Auckland Auckland 16 Auckland Warriors Tries: Jack Elsegood, Terry Hill, Craig Innes, Steve Menzies Goals: Des Hasler (1/2) Craig Innes (1/2) Shannon Nevin (1/1) Tries: Phil Blake, Gene Ngamu Goals: Gene Ngamu (1/2) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 18,588 Kelvin Jeffes Sunday 28 April South Queensland Crushers Sth Qld 16 6 – 14 1996 ARL Rd.6 - South Queensland vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Craig Weston Goals: Clinton Schifcofske (1/3) Tries: Steve Menzies, Shannon Nevin Goals: Shannon Nevin (3/3) Suncorp-Metway Stadium, Brisbane 15,202 Neil Almond Sunday 5 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 46 – 4 1996 ARL Rd.7 - Manly vs North Queensland Nth Qld 16 North Queensland Cowboys Tries: Danny Moore (3), John Hopoate (2), Mark Carroll, Jack Elsegood, Nik Kosef, Shannon Nevin Goals: Shannon Nevin (5/9) Tries: Steve Edmed Goals: Brookvale Oval, Sydney 5,227 Tony Maksoud Friday 10 May St. George Dragons St George 16 2 – 6 1996 ARL Rd.8 - St George vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Goals: Wayne Bartrim (1/1) Tries: Terry Hill Goals: Shannon Nevin (1/2) Jubilee Oval, Sydney 13,079 David Manson Friday 24 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 24 – 4 1996 ARL Rd.9 - Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Tries: Des Hasler, John Hopoate, Craig Innes, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (4/5) Tries: Craig Polla-Mounter Goals: Brookvale Oval, Sydney 14,591 Kelvin Jeffes Sunday 9 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 28 – 12 1996 ARL Rd.10 - Manly vs Canberra Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Tries: Daniel Gartner (2), Terry Hill, Cliff Lyons Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/6) Tries: David Furner, Noa Nadruku Goals: Jason Ferris (1/1) David Furner (1/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 20,557 David Manson Friday 14 June Brisbane Broncos Brisbane 16 4 – 18 1996 ARL Rd.11 - Brisbane vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Paul Hauff Goals: Tries: Danny Moore, John Hopoate Goals: Matthew Ridge (3/3) ANZ Stadium, Brisbane 19,837 Paul McBlane Friday 21 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 29 – 6 1996 ARL Rd.12 - Manly vs North Sydney North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Tries: Craig Innes (2), Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (4/5) Field Goals: Matthew Ridge (1) Tries: Billy Moore Goals: Jason Taylor (1/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 21,217 Kelvin Jeffes Sunday 30 June Western Reds Western Reds 16 11 – 8 1996 ARL Rd.13 - Western Reds vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Barrie-Jon Mather Goals: Julian O'Neill (3/3) Field Goals: Julian O'Neill (1) Tries: Steve Menzies Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/2) WACA Ground, Perth 6,584 Mick Lewis Sunday 7 July Illawarra Steelers Illawarra 16 8 – 16 1996 ARL Rd.14 - Illawarra vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Brett Rodwell, Rod Wishart Goals: Tries: Owen Cunningham, Jack Elsegood, Geoff Toovey Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/3) Steelers Stadium, Wollongong 9,638 Matt Hewitt Sunday 14 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 44 – 0 1996 ARL Rd.15 - Manly vs Parramatta Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Tries: Craig Innes (3), Nik Kosef, Cliff Lyons, Danny Moore, Matthew Ridge, Geoff Toovey Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/8) Tries: Goals: Brookvale Oval, Sydney Graeme West 15,021 Monday 22 July Sydney City Roosters Easts 16 6 – 34 1996 ARL Rd.16 - Manly vs Sydney City Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Matt Sing Goals: Ivan Cleary (1/1) Tries: Mark Carroll, Daniel Gartner, Terry Hill, Danny Moore, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (7/7) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 37,981 David Manson Saturday 27 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 28 – 12 1996 ARL Rd.17 - Manly vs Newcastle Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Tries: Jack Elsegood, Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Geoff Toovey Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/6) Tries: Matthew Johns (2) Goals: Andrew Johns (2/2) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 7,228 Paul McBlane Monday 5 August Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla 16 12 – 10 1996 ARL Rd.18 - Cronulla-Sutherland vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Adam Dykes, David Peachey Goals: Mat Rogers (2/3) Tries: Mark Carroll, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (1/3) Shark Park, Sydney 18,270 David Manson Sunday 12 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 18 – 0 1996 ARL Rd.19 - Manly vs Sydney Tigers Balmain 16 Sydney Tigers Tries: Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Matthew Ridge Goals: Matthew Ridge (3/4) Tries: Goals: Brookvale Oval, Sydney 8,270 Kelvin Jeffes Sunday 18 August Penrith Panthers Penrith 16 18 – 14 1996 ARL Rd.20 - Penrith vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Ned Catic, Craig Gower Goals: Ryan Girdler (5/5) Tries: Solomon Haumono, Craig Innes, Nik Kosef Goals: Matthew Ridge (1/4) Penrith Football Stadium, Sydney 7,426 Rob Alexander Sunday 25 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 42 – 12 1996 ARL Rd.21 - Manly vs Western Suburbs Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies Tries: Matthew Ridge (2), John Hopoate, Steve Menzies, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (11/11) Tries: Bill Dunn, Andrew Willis Goals: Andrew Leeds (2/2) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 14,580 Kelvin Jeffes Sunday 1 September South Sydney Rabbitohs Souths 16 10 – 48 1996 ARL Rd.22 - South Sydney vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Greg Clarke (2) Goals: Shane Wilson (1/2) Tries: John Hopoate (4), Steve Menzies (2), Daniel Gartner, Des Hasler, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (6/9) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 4,317 Rob Alexander Finals Qualifying Final Sunday 8 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 16 – 14 1996 ARL Qualifying Final - Manly-Warringah vs Sydney City Easts 16 Sydney City Roosters Tries: John Hopoate, Craig Innes, Steve Menzies Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/4) Tries: Brad Fittler Goals: Ivan Cleary (5/5) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 31,327 Paul McBlane Preliminary Final Sunday 22 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 24 – 0 1996 ARL Preliminary Final - Manly-Warringah vs Cronulla-Sutherland Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tries: Steve Menzies (2), Cliff Lyons, Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (1/2) Craig Innes (3/3) Tries: Goals: Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 40,525 David Manson Grand Final #eeeeee Sunday 29 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 20 – 8 1996 ARL Grand Final - Manly-Warringah vs St. George St George 16 St. George Dragons Tries: Craig Innes Danny Moore Goals: Matthew Ridge (3/3) Craig Innes (1/1) Tries: Nick Zisti Goals: Wayne Bartrim (2/2) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 40,985 David Manson Geoff Toovey Manly 16 _manly90s _manly90s _2whitestripes 640027 640027 640027 640027 640027 Manly-Warringah _Vwidered _red stripes _hoops_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF St George FB 1Matthew RidgeRW 2Danny MooreLC 3Craig InnesRC 4Terry HillLW 5John HopoateFE 13Nik KosefHB 7Geoff Toovey (c)PR 17David GillespieHK 9Jim SerdarisPR 10Mark CarrollSR 11Steve MenziesSR 12Daniel GartnerLK 8Owen CunninghamSubstitutions:IC 6Cliff LyonsIC 14Neil TierneyIC 16Des HaslerIC 19Craig HancockCoach:AUS Bob Fulton FB 1Dean RaperRW 2Nick ZistiRC 3Mark Coyne (c)LC 4Mark BellLW 5Adrian BrunkerFE 6Anthony MundineHB 7Noel GoldthorpePR 8Troy StoneHK 9Jeff HardyPR 10Luke FelschSR 11Scott GourleySR 12Kevin CampionLK 13Wayne BartrimSubstitutions:IC 14Nathan BrownIC 15Lance ThompsonIC 16David BarnhillIC 17Colin WardCoach:AUS David Waite 1st half In the 5th minute, Manly centre Craig Innes won the chase and scored after a grubber kick by his skipper Geoff Toovey. Jessup Peter Final line-break for Innes nzherald.co.nz APN Holdings NZ Limited 30 June 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=197615 8 December 2009 Matthew Ridge converted from the sideline for 6–0. The Dragons played on after being awarded a penalty in front of the posts in the 8th minute but failed to score. At the 15-minute mark Saints' halfback Noel Goldthorpe conceded a penalty right in front of their goalpost after committing a head high tackle on Manly's Daniel Gartner. Ridge took the kick, extending the lead to 8–0. St. George sent in forward replacements Lance Thompson and David Barnhill for Scott Gourley and Kevin Campion (head cut). For Manly, Tierney came off the interchange bench to replace Gillespie. Up until the 19th minute mark when Manly veteran five-eighth Cliff Lyons took the field, their coach Bob Fulton was using six running forwards with Toovey as dummy half. After turning down a relatively easy penalty goal chance not long after Manly's opening try, the Dragons' first points came in the 37th minute when Wayne Bartrim kicked a penalty awarded when Manly forward Cunningham stripped the ball. From the ensuing kick-off just before half-time came the game's controversial moment and a hotly disputed try. Ridge made a spectacular short kick-off and regathered, catching the Dragons unaware. St George hooker Nathan Brown appeared to tackle Ridge albeit one-handedly and by the collar. Ridge got up and ran when Brown was expecting him to stop and play the ball. Referee David Manson ruled that Brown did not complete the tackle. Ridge was eventually tackled just a few metres from the line. From dummy-half Nik Kosef then passed the ball to Steve Menzies who stormed his way through Saints' defense of Thompson, Raper, Goldthorpe and Bartrim to score next to the posts, giving Ridge an easy conversion kick. The controversial ruling by referee Manson gave Manly a 14–2 half time lead and broke Saints' resolve. In the process of scoring Menzies injured his groin/hamstring and although he returned for the second half, he was unable to run and was eventually replaced by coach Fulton. 2nd half In the 53rd minute Manly's Danny Moore scored a try from a Terry Hill pass after Hill drew Saints defenders, Adrian Brunker and Nick Zisti. With Ridge off the field after being concussed in a tackle, Innes converted from 5m off the sideline for the Sea-Eagles to take a 20–2 lead. Five minutes later Dragons' winger Zisti scored a try from a Bartrim cut-out pass. Bartrim then converted from the sideline for a final scoreline of 20–8.NRL Finals in the 1990s http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 https://archive.today/20121206023313/http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 dead 6 December 2012 30 June 2012 sportal.com.au The final twenty minutes were scoreless with two field goal attempts from Ridge charged down by Dragons' defenders. In the days leading up to the game, Bob Fulton had named Manly's starting forward pack to be: Owen Cunningham, Jim Serdaris, Mark Carroll, Steve Menzies, Daniel Gartner and Nik Kosef. However, as had been usual over Manly's previous 4-5 games, before kick-off Fulton pulled a switch. He moved Cliff Lyons to the bench and started Kosef at 5/8. David Gillespie (wearing No.17) came off the bench to start at prop with Cunningham moved back to his usual position of lock. This actually meant that Owen Cunningham became the last Grand Final winning lock forward (as of 2024) to wear the old lock number of 8. 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 Mark Carroll 23 3 12AUS Owen Cunningham 24 2 8AUS Matt Dunford (2) AUS Jack Elsegood 13 (4) 6 5/8 34AUS Scott Fulton (5) AUS Daniel Gartner 19 (4) 6 24AUS David Gillespie 17 (8) AUS Mathew Guberina 2 (1) AUS Craig Hancock (3) AUS Des Hasler 10 (12) 2 1/2 10TON Solomon Haumono 1 (13) 1 4AUS Terry Hill 22 7 28AUS John Hopoate 18 (5) 11 44NZL Craig Innes 25 13 6/7 64AUS Martin-John Kelly (1) AUS Nik Kosef 18 (6) 3 12AUS Cliff Lyons 20 (5) 4 16AUS Steve Menzies 24 20 80AUS Danny Moore 25 13 52AUS Shannon Nevin 5 (4) 3 17/26 46NZL Matthew Ridge (vc) 17 7 68/84 1 165AUS Jim Serdaris 18 (1) AUS Neil Tierney 1 (19) AUS Geoff Toovey (c) 23 3 12TOTAL 104 96/148 1 609 Representative Players International Australia – Mark Carroll, Daniel Gartner, Terry Hill, Nik Kosef, Steve Menzies, Geoff Toovey New Zealand – Matthew Ridge (c) State 1996 State of Origin series New South Wales – Steve Menzies, Geoff Toovey Queensland – Owen Cunningham City vs Country City Origin – Mark Carroll, Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Geoff Toovey References 30em External links Manly Warringah Sea Eagles official website National Rugby League official website 1996 Category:1996 in Australian rugby league Category:1996 in rugby league by club Category:1996 in sport in Sydney