1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season

1976 NSWRFL NSWRFL 1st 18 0 7 544 300 Secretary AUS Ken Arthurson AUS Frank Stanton AUS Bob Fulton Brookvale Oval AUS Bob Fulton (21) AUS Graham Eadie (103) AUS Graham Eadie (233) 1975 1977 The 1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 30th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The 1976 Sea Eagles were coached by 1963–64 Kangaroo tourist Frank Stanton. Captaining the side was brilliant centre Bob Fulton. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1976 Premiership season and played its home games at the 27,000 capacity Brookvale Oval.NSWRFL 1976 - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Manly-Warringah221606499252+247322 16x16px Parramatta221426347238+109303 16x16px St. George221408328298+30284 16x16px Eastern Suburbs221318399250+149275 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown221237361337+24276 16x16px Balmain221219318287+31257 16x16px Western Suburbs221129379313+66248 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland229112378393-15199 Old Penrith 16 Penrith228113352333+191710 16x16px South Sydney228014297421-1241611 16x16px North Sydney226115272526-2541312 16x16px Newtown223019264546-2826 Regular season Sunday 21 March Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla 16 15 – 27 1976 NSWRFL Rd.1 - Cronulla-Sutherland vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Dave Chamberlain, Greg Mullane, Glenn Stolzenheim Goals: Barry Andrews (3/6) Tries: Graham Eadie, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney, Terry Randall, Gary Thoroughgood Goals: Graham Eadie (6/8) Endeavour Field, Sydney 7,629 Gary Cook Sunday 28 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 17 – 13 1976 NSWRFL Rd.2 - Manly vs Western Suburbs Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies Tries: Graham Eadie, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (4/8) Tries: Ron Giteau, Graeme O'Grady, Peter Young Goals: Graeme O'Grady (2/5) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 12,059 Greg Hartley Sunday 4 April Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Bulldogs 16 21 – 31 1976 NSWRFL Rd.3 - Canterbury-Bankstown vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Mick Ryan (2), Don Moseley, Peter O'Neill, George Peponis Goals: Graeme Hughes (3/6) Tries: Ray Branighan, Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Rod Jackson, Max Krilich, Ian Martin, Col Parkes Goals: Graham Eadie (5/9) Belmore Oval, Sydney 16,046 Richie Humphreys Sunday 11 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 30 – 4 1976 NSWRFL Rd.4 - Manly vs St George St George 16 St. George Dragons Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Rod Jackson (2), Col Parkes, Terry Randall Goals: Graham Eadie (6/9) Tries: Goals: Henry Tatana (2/5) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 18,077 Jack Danzey Sunday 18 April Parramatta Eels Parramatta 16 8 – 5 1976 NSWRFL Rd.5 - Parramatta vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Ray Price (2) Goals: John Peard (1/4) Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (1/4) Cumberland Oval, Sydney 14,543 Greg Hartley Sunday 25 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 38 – 13 1976 NSWRFL Rd.6 - Manly vs North Sydney North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Phil Lowe (2), Max Krilich, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (10/10) Tries: Bruce Walker, Rex Murphy Goals: John Gray (1/3) Mark Tonks (1/1) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 13,057 Col Turnell Saturday 1 May Eastern Suburbs Roosters Easts 16 19 – 18 1976 NSWRFL Rd.7 - Eastern Suburbs vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Ron Coote, Russell Fairfax, Mark Harris Goals: John Brass (3/4) Royce Ayliffe (2/4) Tries: Graham Eadie, Russel Gartner, Rod Jackson, Mick Waller Goals: Graham Eadie (3/6) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 22,861 Kevin Roberts Saturday 8 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 27 – 14 1976 NSWRFL Rd.8 - Manly vs Penrith Old Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers Tries: Tom Mooney (4), Phil Lowe (2), Bob Fulton Goals: Graham Eadie (3/9) Tries: John King (2) Goals: Ken Wilson (4/5) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 9,314 Don Macdonald Sunday 16 May Newtown Bluebags Newtown 16 6 – 57 1976 NSWRFL Rd.9 - Newtown vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Goals: John Bradstock (3/5) Tries: Bob Fulton (3), Tom Mooney (3), Ian Martin (2), Ray Branighan, Graham Eadie, John Harvey, Max Krilich, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (9/13) Henson Park, Sydney 2,825 Richie Humphreys Sunday 23 May South Sydney Rabbitohs Souths 16 16 – 18 1976 NSWRFL Rd.10 - South Sydney vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Bernard Lowther, John Marsh Goals: Greg Purcell (5/8) Tries: Bob Fulton (2) Goals: Graham Eadie (6/9) Redfern Oval, Sydney 11,198 Col Turnell Sunday 30 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 14 – 0 1976 NSWRFL Rd.11 - Manly vs Balmain Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers Tries: Bob Fulton, Tom Mooney Goals: Ray Branighan (6/8) Tries: Goals: Brookvale Oval, Sydney 25,876 Greg Hartley Sunday 6 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 17 – 12 1976 NSWRFL Rd.12 - Manly vs Eastern Suburbs Easts 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Tries: Ray Branighan, Bob Fulton, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (4/4) Tries: Ron Coote, Russell Fairfax Goals: John Brass (3/5) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 23,005 Gary Cook Sunday 13 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 20 – 9 1976 NSWRFL Rd.13 - Manly vs Cronulla-Sutherland Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tries: Mick Waller (2), Phil Lowe, Terry Randall Goals: Graham Eadie (4/8) Tries: Martin Raftery Goals: Steve Rogers (3/4) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 16,026 Don Macdonald Sunday 20 June Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs 16 15 – 37 1976 NSWRFL Rd.14 - Western Suburbs vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: John Donnelly, James Murphy, John Purcell Goals: Ron Giteau (3) Tries: Johnny Gibbs (2), Terry Randall (2), Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Terry Hill, Tom Mooney, Steve Norton Goals: Graham Eadie (5) Lidcombe Oval, Sydney Greg Hartley 12,713 Sunday 27 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 9 – 13 1976 NSWRFL Rd.15 - Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Tries: Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (3) Tries: Steve Hage Goals: Don Moseley (5) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 15,446 Kevin Roberts Saturday 3 July St. George Dragons St George 16 13 – 5 1976 NSWRFL Rd.16 - St George vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Ted Goodwin Goals: Henry Tatana (5) Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (1) Kogarah Oval, Sydney 10,388 Gary Cook Sunday 11 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 10 – 14 1976 NSWRFL Rd.17 - Manly vs Parramatta Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Tries: Graham Eadie, Russel Gartner Goals: Graham Eadie (2) Tries: Neville Glover, Phil Mann Goals: John Peard (4) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 2,311 Don Macdonald Saturday 17 July North Sydney Bears North Sydney 16 28 – 5 1976 NSWRFL Rd.18 - North Sydney vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: John Miller Goals: Barry Wood (1) Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Johnny Gibbs, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (5) North Sydney Oval, Sydney 6,475 Richie Humphreys Saturday 31 July Penrith Panthers Old Penrith 16 16 – 15 1976 NSWRFL Rd.19 - Penrith vs Manly Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Glenn West (2), Terry Geary, Terry Quinn Goals: Ken Wilson (2) Tries: Russel Gartner, Johnny Gibbs, Rod Jackson Goals: Mick Waller (3) Penrith Park, Sydney 6,260 Greg Hartley Sunday 8 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 20 – 12 1976 NSWRFL Rd.20 - Manly vs Newtown Newtown 16 Newtown Bluebags Tries: Bob Fulton, Russel Gartner, Phil Lowe, Alan Thompson Goals: Bob Fulton (4) Tries: Chris Dawson, Brian Plummer Goals: Brian Robertson (3) Brookvale Oval, Sydney 8,643 Keith Page Saturday 15 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 26 – 3 1976 NSWRFL Rd.21 - South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Manly Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Tries: Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Ian Martin, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (7) Tries: John Berne Goals: Brookvale Oval, Sydney 10,532 Barry Bradstock Sunday 22 August Balmain Tigers Balmain 16 11 – 30 1976 NSWRFL Rd.22 - Manly vs Balmain Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Tries: Greg Cox Goals: Greg Cox (4) Tries: Gary Stephens (2), Graham Eadie, Ian Martin, Tom Mooney, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (6) Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 17,360 Don Macdonald Finals Major Semi-Final Saturday 4 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 17 – 23 1976 NSWRFL major semi-final – Manly vs Parramatta Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (4/6) Tries: Graeme Atkins, Neville Glover, John Peard Goals: John Peard (5/7) Mark Levy (2/2) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 30,999 Greg Hartley Preliminary final Saturday 11 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 15 – 12 1976 NSWRFL Preliminary final – Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Tries: Bob Fulton, Russel Gartner Goals: Graham Eadie (4/6) Field Goals: Bob Fulton (1) Tries: Keith Harris, Bob McCarthy Goals: Don Moseley (3/4) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 31,381 Gary Cook Grand final 1976_NSWRFL_season#Grand_Final #eeeeee Saturday 18 September Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly 16 13 – 10 1976 NSWRFL Grand final – Manly-Warringah vs Parramatta Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Tries: Phil Lowe Goals: Graham Eadie (5/6) Tries: Geoff Gerard Jim Porter Goals: John Peard (2/3) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 57,343 Gary Cook Graham Eadie Manly 16 _manly2 _2maroonstripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 800000 FFFFFF Manly-Warringah _yellowshoulders _parramatta _yellowshoulders _color_3_stripes_yellow 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Parramatta FB 1Graham EadieLW 2Tom MooneyCE 3Russel GartnerCE 4Bob Fulton (c)RW 5Rod JacksonFE 6Alan ThompsonHB 7Gary StephensLK 8Ian MartinSR 9Phil LoweSR 10Steve NortonPR 11Terry RandallHK 12Max KrilichPR 13John HarveySubstitutions:IC 14Gary ThoroughgoodIC 17Mark WilloughbyCoach:AUS Frank Stanton FB 1Mark LevyLW 2Jim PorterCE 3Ed SulkowiczCE 4John MoranRW 5Neville GloverFE 6John PeardHB 7John KolcLK 8Ray PriceSR 9Geoff GerardSR 10Ray Higgs (c)PR 11Denis FitzgeraldHK 12Ron HilditchPR 13Graham OllingSubstitutions:IC 14John BakerIC 15Graeme AtkinsCoach:AUS Terry Fearnley 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 Ian Baker AUS Ray Branighan 3 4 17AUS Peter Byrne AUS Graham Eadie 9 103 233AUS Laurie Freier AUS Bob Fulton (c) 21 4 1 72AUS Russel Gartner 5 15AUS Johnny Gibbs 4 12AUS John Harvey 1 3AUS Terry Hill 1 3AUS Rod Jackson 8 24AUS Max Krilich 3 9ENG Phil Lowe 7 21AUS Ian Martin 5 15AUS Tom Mooney 18 54ENG Steve Norton 1 3AUS Col Parkes 2 6AUS Terry Randall 5 15ENG Gary Stephens 2 6AUS Alan Thompson 6 18AUS Gary Thoroughgood 2 6AUS Mick Waller 3 3 15AUS Mark Willoughby AUS Brian Wilson TOTAL 105 114 1 544 Representative Players State New South Wales – Graham Eadie, Terry Randall City vs Country City Firsts – Graham Eadie, Max Krilich, Terry Randall References 30em External links Manly Warringah Sea Eagles official website National Rugby League official website 1976 Category:1976 in Australian rugby league Category:1976 in rugby league by club Category:1976 in sport in Sydney