Sea Eagles Records
Year Entered Premiership: 1947
Granted Entry to NSWRL First Grade Competition: November 4, 1946
Re-entered Premiership: 2003
Note: Manly did not participate in the premiership between 2000 and 2002, initially forming a joint venture with the North Sydney club to play as the Northern Eagles. The joint venture arrangement was officially dissolved in August 2001 however the club continued to play as the Northern Eagles until the end of the 2002 season.
Colours: Maroon and White
Home Ground: 4 Pines Park, Brookvale
Full premiership record (1947-Wk 2 Finals, 2024)
Played: 1733, won 978, lost 717, drawn 38, byes 46
Home ground record crowd
27,655 vs Parramatta Eels, August 31, 1986
Inaugural First Grade team vs Western Suburbs Magpies, April 12, 1947, Brookvale Oval
Albert 'Bert' Collins, Jim Walsh, Cyril 'Kelly' McMahon, Mackie Campbell, Johnny Bliss, Merv Gillmer, Gary Maddrell, Jim Hall, Keith 'Megsy' Kirkwood, Max Whitehead (c), Pat Hines, Ern Cannon, Harry Grew. Coach: Harold Johnson.
Western Suburbs 15 (T Briggs try, W Keato 6 goals) d Manly Warringah 13 (J Bliss, C McMahon, K Kirkwood tries, M Gillmer 2 goals). First tryscorer for Manly: Keith Kirkwood
Inaugural Reserve Grade team vs Western Suburbs, April 12, 1947, Brookvale Oval
Full-back: P Aldridge, three-quarters: J Bradstreet, C Foerster, K Chapman, A Kerle; halves: A Sullivan, R Smith; forwards: C Robinson, R Allerton, D Matherson, R Bourke, E Dawes, F Burge
Western Suburbs 7 (J Snare try; J Lackey 2 goals) d Manly Warringah 3 (J Bradstreet try).
Inaugural Third Grade team vs Western Suburbs Magpies, April 12, 1947, Brookvale Oval
Full-back: R Beaumont, three-quarters: A Barnes, S Raffo, F Denham, A Riddle, halves: T Jensen, J Campbell; forwards: A Barrett, J Hubbard, B Seymour, R Mullins, L Johnson, R Waterer.
Western Suburbs 11 (A Rosevear, J Rawlinson, J Duggan tries; J Bradley goal) d Manly Warringah 5 (T Jensen try, R Beaumont goal).
Inaugural First Grade win
May 31, 1947: vs Parramatta, Brookvale Oval, 15-7
Major Sponsors
Pioneer Stereo (1977-82), Wormald (1983-88), American Data Telecommunications (ADT) (1989), P&O (1990-92), Pepsi-Cola Bottlers (1993-97), FAI (1998-99), Delmege Commercial (2003-08), Quantum Eco Hot Water (2009-10), Kaspersky (2011-15), Coco Joy (2016), United Resource Management (2017-21), Pointsbet (2022-)
First Grade Premierships: 8
1972: Manly 19 d Eastern Suburbs Roosters 14
Graham Eadie, Ken Irvine, Ray Branighan, Bob Fulton, Max Brown, Ian Martin, Dennis Ward, Malcolm Reilly, Terry Randall, Allan Thomson, John O’Neill, Fred Jones (c), Bill Hamilton. Coach: Ron Willey
1973: Manly 10 d Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 7
Graham Eadie, Ken Irvine, Ray Branighan, Bob Fulton, Max Brown, Ian Martin, Johnny Mayes, Malcolm Reilly, Terry Randall, Peter Peters, John O’Neill, Fred Jones (c), Bill Hamilton, replacement John Bucknall, Coach: Ron Willey
1976: Manly 13 d Parramatta Eels 10
Graham Eadie, Tom Mooney, Russel Gartner, Bob Fulton (c), Rod Jackson, Alan Thompson, Gary Stephens, Ian Martin, Phil Lowe, Steve Norton, Terry Randall, Max Krilich, John Harvey, replacements: Gary Thoroughgood, Mark Willoughby, Coach Frank Stanton
1978: Manly 16 d Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 (GF Replay)
Graham Eadie, Tom Mooney, Stephen Knight, Russel Gartner, Simon Booth, Alan Thompson, Steve Martin, Ian Martin, Terry Randall, Bruce Walker, John Harvey, Max Krilich (c), Ian Thomson; replacements: Ray Branighan, Wayne Springall, Coach: Frank Stanton.
1987: Manly 18 d Canberra Raiders 8
Dale Shearer, David Ronson, Darrell Williams, Michael O’Connor, Stuart Davis, Cliff Lyons, Des Hasler, Paul Vautin (c), Noel Cleal, Ron Gibbs, Kevin Ward, Mal Cochrane, Phil Daley, replacements: Mark Pocock, Paul Shaw. Coach: Bob Fulton
1996: Manly 20 d St George Dragons 8
Matthew Ridge, Danny Moore, Craig Innes, Terry Hill, John Hopoate, Nik Kosef, Geoff Toovey (c), David Gillespie, Jim Serdaris, Mark Carroll, Steve Menzies, Daniel Gartner, Owen Cunningham; interchange: Cliff Lyons, Neil Tierney, Craig Hancock, Des Hasler; Coach: Bob Fulton.
2008: Manly 40 d Melbourne Storm 0
Brett Stewart, Michael Robertson, Steven Bell, Steve Matai, David Williams, Jamie Lyon, Matt Orford (c), Brent Kite, Matt Ballin, Josh Perry, Anthony Watmough, Glen Hall, Glenn Stewart; interchange Heath L'Estrange, Mark Bryant, Jason King, Steve Menzies. Coach: Des Hasler.
2011: Manly 24 d New Zealand Warriors 10
Brett Stewart, Michael Robertson, Jamie Lyon (c), Steve Matai, Will Hopoate, Kieran Foran, Daly Cherry-Evans, Joe Galuvao, Matt Ballin, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Tony Williams, Glenn Stewart; interchange: Shane Rodney, Jamie Buhrer, Vic Mauro, George Rose. Coach Des Hasler
First Grade Runners-up (11)
1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2013
Minor Premierships (9)
1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997
World Club Challenge Winners: 2009
Finals Games: 101 (end of 2024)
Wooden Spoon: 0
Pre-Season Cup Winners
1980, 2023
KB Cup Winners
1982, 1983
Sevens Winners
1990, 1994, 1995
Reserve Grade Titles
Premiers: 1954, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1988
Minor Premiers: 2009
Third Grade Titles
1952
Holden Cup/NYC Titles (U20s)
Premiers: 2017
Minor Premiers: 2009
Jersey Flegg Cup Titles
1961, 1974, 1987
Presidents Cup
1946, 1970
Club Championships
1972, 1983, 1987, 1988
World Club Challenge
2009
Immortal: Bob Fulton
Hall of Fame
Roy Bull, Eddie Lumsden, Ken Irvine, John O’Neill, Bob Fulton, Graham Eadie, Kerry Boustead, Cliff Lyons, Steve Menzies.
Most First Grade Games
329 Daly Cherry-Evans (2011-)*
309 Cliff Lyons 1986-1999
280 Steve Menzies 1993-2008
278 Anthony Watmough 2003-2014
263 Alan Thompson 1973-1984
255 Des Hasler 1984-1996
241 Fred Jones 1961-1975
238 Geoff Toovey 1988-1999
237 Graham Eadie 1971-1983
233 Brett Stewart 2003-2016
Most Games as Captain
183: Daly Cherry-Evans* (end of 2024 season)
160: Jamie Lyon
142: Geoff Toovey
92: Fred Jones
90: Bob Fulton
87: Paul Vautin
Most Points for the Club
1917 Graham Eadie (71T, 847G, 3FG) 1971-1983
1410 Jamie Lyon (86T, 533G) 2007-2016
1164 Reuben Garrick* (77T, 428G) 2019-
1158 Bob Batty (40T, 502G, 19FG) 1959-1971
1093 Matthew Ridge (32T, 477G, 11FG) 1990-1996
958 Ron Willey (20T, 449G) 1956-1962
842 Ron Rowles (46T, 352G) 1950-1954
770 Daly Cherry-Evans* (92T, 187G, 28FG) 2011-
652 Brett Stewart (163T)
606 Steve Menzies (151T,1G) 1993-99, 2003-08
578 Michael O’Connor (54T, 180G, 2FG) 1987-92
561 Matt Orford (17T, 242G, 9FG) 2006-09
510 Bob Fulton (129T, 10G, 56FG), 1966-76
Most Tries in a Match
5 Les Hanigan v Cronulla, Brookvale Oval, May 14, 1967.
4 Andrew Sullivan v Roosters, Sydney Sports Ground, Aug 1, 1953
4 Ron Rowles v Canterbury, Brookvale Oval, July 24, 1954
4 Ray Ritchie v Parramatta, Brookvale Oval, April 19, 1958
4 Brian Allsop v Balmain, Leichhardt Oval, May 7, 1961
4 Len Wadling v South Sydney, Brookvale Oval, April 28, 1962.
4 John McDonald v Parramatta, Brookvale Oval, April 19, 1970
4 Ken Irvine v Penrith, Penrith Park, August 8, 1971
4 Bob Fulton v Balmain, Brookvale Oval, August 6, 1972
4 Johnny Mayes v Penrith, Penrith Park, July 29, 1973
4 Tom Mooney v Penrith, Brookvale Oval, May 8, 1976
4 Russel Gartner v Newtown, Brookvale Oval, August 14, 1977
4 Tom Mooney v Canterbury, Brookvale Oval, August 25, 1979
4 Phil Blake v Canterbury, Brookvale Oval, March 13, 1983
4 Steve Menzies v South Sydney, Brookvale Oval, March 24, 1996
4 John Hopoate v South Sydney, Sydney Football Stadium, September 1, 1996
4 Terry Hill v South Qld, Brookvale Oval, July 6, 1997
4 Steve Menzies v Western Suburbs, Brookvale Oval, July 11, 1999
4 David Williams v Parramatta, Brookvale Oval , July 8, 2012
4 Peta Hiku v Canberra, Brookvale Oval, April 27, 2014
4 Akuila Uate v South Sydney, Allianz Stadium, April 28, 2017
4 Reuben Garrick v Gold Coast Titans, Cbus Super Stadium, June 20, 2021
4 Tommy Talau vs Penrith Panthers, BlueBet Stadium, June 9, 2024
Most Tries in a Season
28 Tom Trbojevic (2021)
27 Phil Blake (1983)
26 Jason Saab (2021)
23 Kevin Junee (1974), Reuben Garrick (2021)
22 Steve Menzies (1995), Terry Hill (1997), Brett Stewart (2008)
21 Bob Fulton (1976), John Hopoate (1995), Scott Donald (2003), Brett Stewart (2006)
Records include finals matches.
Most Tries for the Club
163 Brett Stewart 2003-2016
151 Steve Menzies 1993-2008
129 Bob Fulton 1966-1976
105 Tom Trbojevic 2015-*
93 Daly Cherry-Evans 2011-*
91: Steve Matai 2005-2016;
88 Jorge Taufua 2012-2022
86 Jamie Lyon 2007-2016
83 Tom Mooney 1975-81
Manly players to reach 100 tries
(games taken, year scored)
Bob Fulton 177 games; 1975
Steve Menzies 144 games, 1999
Brett Stewart 122 games, 2011
Tom Trbojevic 147 games, 2024
Most Points in a Season
334 Reuben Garrick (23T, 121G), 2021
257 Matthew Ridge (11T, 106G, 1FG) 1995
242 Graham Eadie (14T, 100G) 1975
242 Jamie Lyon (16T, 89G) 2013
234 Matthew Ridge (5T, 106G, 2FG) 1994
233 Graham Eadie (9T, 103G) 1976
226 Graham Eadie (7T, 99G) 1983
221 Ron Rowles (13T, 91G) 1954
220 Ron Rowles (12T, 92G) 1951
216 Graham Eadie (10T, 93G) 1974
Most Points in a Match
30 Ron Rowles (4T, 9G) v Canterbury, Brookvale Oval, July 24, 1954.
30 Matthew Ridge (2T, 11G) v Wests, Brookvale Oval, August 25, 1996
30 Reuben Garrick (2T, 11G) vs Canterbury, Bankwest Stadium, July 3, 2021
30 Reuben Garrick (3T, 9G) vs Dolphins, 4 Pines Park, June 9, 2023
28 Reuben Garrick (3T, 8G) vs Parramatta, Sunshine Coast Stadium, August 14, 2021
28 Graham Eadie (14G) v Penrith, Penrith Park, July 29, 1973.
28 Matthew Ridge (3T, 8G) v Western Reds, Brookvale Oval, June 25, 1995
28 Matt Orford (3T, 8G) v Roosters, Brookvale Oval, July 7, 2007
27 Ron Rowles (3T, 9G) v Roosters, Brookvale Oval, April 17, 1954
27 Graham Eadie (1T, 12G) v South Sydney, Brookvale Oval, August 24, 1975.
Most Goals in a Match
14 Graham Eadie v Penrith, Penrith Park, July 29, 1973
12 Graham Eadie v South Sydney, Brookvale Oval, August 24, 1975
11 Mike Eden v Canberra, Brookvale Oval, July 11, 1982
11 Matthew Ridge v Wests, Brookvale Oval, March 26, 1994
11 Matthew Ridge v Wests, Brookvale Oval, August 25, 1996
11 Reuben Garrick v Canterbury, Bankwest Stadium, July 3, 2021
Biggest Wins
66 66-0 v Canterbury, Bankwest Stadium, July 3, 2021
63 70-7 v Penrith, Penrith Park, July 29, 1973 (+Highest Score)
61 61-0 v St George, Brookvale Oval, July 3, 1994
58 66-8 v Western Suburbs Magpies, Brookvale Oval, March 26 1994
56 56-0 v Sydney Roosters, Brookvale Oval, July 7, 2007
54 54-0 v South Sydney, Brookvale Oval, August 24, 1975
54 54-0 v Parramatta, Lottoland, March 18, 2018
Biggest Losing Margins
62 6-68 v Cronulla at Toyota Park, August 21, 2005 (Rd 24)
60 12-72 v Penrith at Penrith FS, August 7, 2004 (Rd 22)
50 11-61 v St George at Hurstville Oval, May 3, 1947 (Rd 4)
46 0-46 v Sydney Roosters at SFS, March 14, 1999 (Rd 2)
44 12-56 v Newcastle at Ausgrid Stadium, June 27, 2004 (Rd 16); 6-50 v Newtown at SCG, June 13, 1955 (Rd 9)
Most Consecutive Wins
15 (Round 1-15, March 12,1995 to July 9, 1995)
Biggest Comeback
Trailed Penrith 26-6 after 51 minutes to win 36-26, Brookvale Oval, May 29, 2005.
Longest Home Winning Streaks
Brookvale Oval: 16 Matches 13/8/95 – 20/4/97
Most Consecutive Losses
8 May 6 1950 to July 29, 1950; August 28, 1988, to April 18, 1999
Golden Point Record (as of Rd 18, 2024)
Played 19, won 9, drawn 3, loss 7
Records - All Grades
Most games: 370, Steve Menzies, 1993-2008 (349 first, 5 reserve grade, 16 third grade)
Most Points: 2070, Graham Eadie, 1971-83
Most Tries: 189, Steve Menzies, 1993-2008 (180 first grade, 4 reserve grade, 5 third grade)
Most Goals: 913, Graham Eadie, 1971-83
Highest Try Scorer in a season: 30, Phil Blake, 1982 (9 first grade, 14 reserve grade, 7 third grade)
Most Goals in a season: 121, Reuben Garrick (2021)
First Grade Captains (69)
Matt Ballin (2015), Bob Batty (1971), John Bliss (1948), Les Boyd (1983), Ray Branighan (1976-77), Luke Brooks (2024), Fred Brown (1948-49, 1952-53), Nathan Brown (2024), Jamie Buhrer (2016), Roy Bull (1950-51, 1953-56, 1958-59), Mackie Campbell (1947), Daly Cherry-Evans
(2017-23), Noel Cleal (1986-89), Mal Cochrane (1987, 1989), Lachlan Croker (2023), Owen Cunningham (1999), Ken Day (1965-67), Rees Duncan (1954-56), Graham Eadie (1978, 1980), Kieran Foran (2021), Bob Fulton (1968-69, 1974-76)
Geoff Gerard (1984), Merv Gillmer (1948-49), Bill Hamilton (1973), Des Hasler (1986, 1993), George Hunter (1949, 1957-58), Fred Jones (1966-67, 1969-74), Ben Kennedy (2006), Jason King (2010-13), Brent Kite (2007), Max Krilich (1974, 1977-83), Jamie Lyon (2008, 2010-16), Cliff Lyons (1990-92), Ian Martin (1977), John McDonald (1970-71), C "Kelly" McMahon (1947-48), Tony Melrose (1985), Steve Menzies (2003-04), Michael Monaghan (2004-05, 2007), Tom Mooney (1980), Rex Mossop (1961, 1963), Nate Myles (2016), Barry O'Connell (1963-64), Ron O'Connell (1948), Wally O'Connell (1951-52), Michael O'Connor (1989-92), Matt Orford (2006-09), Tony Paskins (1963-640, Fred Pickup (1964-65), Perc Pritchard (1950), Terry Randall (1976-78, 1981), Malcolm Reilly (1972, 1974-75), Matthew Ridge (1994-96), Glenn Ryan (1985), Ian Schubert (1983), Kevin Schubert (1950-54), George Smith (1964), Frank Stanton (1965-66, 1968), Brett Stewart (2011, 2014-15), Glenn Stewart (2010), Alan Thompson (1979, 1982-84), Joel Thompson (2019), Geoff Toovey (1991, 1993-99), Jake Trbojevic (2016, 2019, 2022), Tom Trbojevic (2024), Paul Vautin (1985-89), Andrew Walker (2004), Max Whitehead (1947), Ron Willey (1957-60, 1962).
NB: Multiple captains used in some years - player with most appearances as captain in a given year is listed above.
Most Premierships as Captain
2 Fred Jones 1972, 1973; 1 Bob Fulton 1976, 1 Max Krilich 1978, 1 Paul Vautin 1987, 1 Geoff Toovey 1996, 1 Matt Orford 2008, 1 Jamie Lyon 2011.
Premiership wins as a player
4 Graham Eadie, Ian Martin, Terry Randall
3 Bob Fulton, Ray Branighan
2 Ken Irvine, Max Brown, Malcolm Reilly, John O'Neill, Fred Jones, Bill Hamilton, Tom Mooney, Russell Gartner, Alan Thompson, John Harvey, Max Krilich, Cliff Lyons, Des Hasler, Steve Menzies, Brett Stewart, Michael Robertson, Steve Matai, Jamie Lyon, Brent Kite, Matt Ballin, Anthony Watmough, Glenn Stewart.
1 Dennis Ward, Allan Thomson, John Mayes, Peter Peters, John Bucknall, Rod Jackson, Gary Stephens, Phil Lowe, Steve Norton, Gary Thoroughgood, Mark Willoughby, Stephen Knight, Simon Booth, Steve Martin, Bruce Walker, Ian Thomson, Wayne Springall, Dale Shearer, David Ronson, Darrell Williams, Michael O'Connor, Stuart Davis, Paul Vautin, Noel Cleal, Ron Gibbs, Kevin Ward, Mal Cochrane, Phil Daley, Paul Shaw, Mark Pocock, Matthew Ridge, Danny Moore, Craig Innes, Terry Hill, John Hopoate, Nik Kosef, Geoff Toovey, David Gillespie, Jim Serdaris, Mark Carroll, Daniel Gartner, Owen Cunnngham, Neil Tierney, Craig Hancock, Steven Bell, David Williams, Matt Orford, Josh Perry, Glen Hall, Heath L'Estrange, Mark Bryant, Jason King, William Hopoate, Kieran Foran, Daly Cherry-Evans, Joe Galuvao, Tony Williams, Shane Rodney, Jamie Buhrer, Vic Mauro, George Rose.
Most Grand Finals as a player
6 Graham Eadie
5 Bob Fulton, Terry Randall, Steve Menzies
4 Fred Jones, Bill Hamilton, Ian Martin, Alan Thompson, Cliff Lyons, Brett Stewart, Steve Matai, Jamie Lyon, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Glenn Stewart.
Club Internationals (while playing for Manly, *local juniors)
Australia (71): Martin Bella, Johnny Bliss*, Kerry Boustead, Les Boyd, Bill Bradstreet*, Ray Branighan, Dave Brown, Ray Brown, Roy Bull*, Peter Burke*, Mark Carroll, Daly Cherry-Evans, Noel Cleal, Chris Close, Phil Daley*, Bill Delamere*, Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Daniel Gartner*, Russel Gartner*, Geoff Gerard, Johnny Gibbs*, David Gillespie, Bill Hamilton, Les Hanigan, Des Hasler, Terry Hill, John Hopoate*, Fred Jones*, Ben Kennedy, Brent Kite, Nik Kosef*, Max Krilich*, Jack Lumsden, Jamie Lyon, Cliff Lyons, Steve Martin, Paul McCabe, John McDonald, Steve Menzies*, Danny Moore, John Morgan*, Rex Mossop*, Wally O’Connell, Michael O’Connor, John O’Neill, Josh Perry, Terry Randall*, John Ribot, Ray Ritchie*, Ian Roberts, Kevin Schubert, Dale Shearer, Jack Sinclair, Frank Stanton*, Brett Stewart, Glenn Stewart, Alan Thompson*, Ian Thomson, Geoff Toovey*, Jake Trbojevic*, Tom Trbojevic*, Paul Vautin, Mick Veivers, Bruce Walker, Dennis Ward, Anthony Watmough*, David Williams, Tony Williams, Gordon Willoughby*, Nick Yakich*
Australian Test Captains: Max Krilich (1982-83), Geoff Toovey (1996)
Record Test representation: 6 players v New Zealand, June 11, 1983 (Kerry Boustead, Paul Vautin, Paul McCabe, Geoff Gerard, Max Krilich, Dave Brown). 6 players v New Zealand, June 23, 1995 (Terry Hill, Geoff Toovey, David Gillespie, Mark Carroll, Steve Menzies, Danny Moore). 6 players v England, October 7, 1995 (Terry Hill, John Hopoate, Geoff Toovey, David Gillespie, Mark Carroll, Steve Menzies).
New Zealand (14): Mark Broadhurst, Lewis Brown, Addin Fonua-Blake, Kieran Foran, Peta Hiku, Kevin Iro, Tony Iro, Steve Matai, Gene Ngamu, Matthew Ridge, Martin Taupau, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Dean Whare, Darrell Williams
PM XIII
2006: Brett Stewart, Matt Orford
2009: Michael Robertson, David Williams, Glenn Stewart, George Rose
2010: Tony Williams, Chris Bailey
2014: Brenton Lawrence
2015: Jake Trbojevic, Tom Symonds
2016: Jake Trbojevic
2017: Tom Trbojevic, Api Koroisau, Jake Trbojevic, Dylan Walker
2018: Brian Kelly, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Trbojevic
2019: Brad Parker, Jake Trbojevic, Reuben Garrick
2022: Daly Cherry-Evans
2023: Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Trbojevic
Manly Indigenous Players
Ashley Alberts 8 games, 2005
Tyson Andrews 4 games, 2014
Michael Bani 20 games, 2007-09
Mick Bryant 12 games, 1967-68
Cade Cust 27 games, 2019-2021
Aaron Cannings 22 games, 2003
Mal Cochrane 117 games, 1983-90
Alf Duncan 20 games, 1998-99
Ron Gibbs 47 games, 1986-87
Jayden Hodges 11 games, 2014-15
Brian Kelly 47 games, 2017-18
David Liddiard 34 games, 1990-92
Cliff Lyons 309 games, 1986-99
Kevin McGuinness 16 games, 2003
George Rose 127 games, 2006-13
Jason Saab 62 games, 2021-*
Paul Shaw 34 games, 1986-94
Dale Shearer 86 games, 1985-89
Frank Stokes 51 games, 1990-94
Joel Thompson 34 games, 2018-19
Esikeli Tonga 1 game, 2013
Albert Torrens 87 games, 1998-2004
Andrew Walker 24 games, 2004
Jonathan Wright 1 game, 2018
Doug Daley Memorial Clubperson of the Year Award
1994: Owen Cunningham, 1995: Cliff Lyons, 1996: Des Hasler, 1997: Geoff Toovey, 1998: Craig Hancock, 1999: Steve Menzies, 2000: Warwick Bulmer, 2001: not awarded, 2002: Steve Menzies, 2003: Chad Randall, 2004: Albert Torrens, 2005: Luke Williamson, 2006: Chris Hicks, 2007: Michael Monaghan, 2008: Mark Bryant, 2009: Greg Alexander, 2010: George Rose, 2011: Michael Robertson, 2012: Joe Galuvao, 2013: Brett Stewart, 2014: Brenton Lawrence, 2015: Josh Starling, 2016: Brenton Lawrence, 2017: Jake Trbojevic, 2018: Joel Thompson, 2019: Glenn Moore, 2020: Rod Valdes, 2021: Toafofoa Sipley, 2022: Shelley O'Malley, 2023: John Bonasera
Lifetime Achievement Award:
2008: Hon Kerry Sibraa AO
Individual Records
Rothmans Medal: Graham Eadie (1974), Mal Cochrane (1986)
Dally M Medal: Cliff Lyons (1990, 1994), Matt Orford (2008), Tom Trbojevic (2021)
Clive Churchill Medal: Dennis Ward (1972), Bob Fulton (1973), Graham Eadie (1976, 1978), Cliff Lyons (1987), Geoff Toovey (1996), Brent Kite (2008), Glenn Stewart (2011), Daly Cherry-Evans (2013)
Dally M Rookie of the Year: Phil Blake (1982), Jack Elsegood (1993), Steve Menzies (1994), Daly Cherry-Evans (2011).
Wally Lewis Medal (Best Player Origin series): Tom Trbojevic 2021
Brad Fittler Medal (Best NSW Player): Tom Trbojevic (2021)
Ken Stephen Memorial Award: Ian Roberts (1994), Michael Monaghan (2006)
Oldest Player: Cliff Lyons, 37 and 313 days in 1999
Youngest Player: Graham Eadie, 17 and 186 days in 1971
First Grade Coaches: Des Hasler (2004-11, 2019-*), Trent Barrett (2016-18), Geoff Toovey (2012-15), Peter Sharp (1999, 2003), Bob Fulton (1983‑88, 1993‑99), Graham Lowe (1990‑92), Alan Thompson (1989), Ray Ritchie (1981‑82), Allan Thomson (1980), Frank Stanton (1975‑79), Ron Willey (1962, 1970‑74), George Hunter (1968‑69), Wally O’Connell (1950-52, 1966‑67), Russ Pepperell (1964‑65), Tony Paskins (1963), Ken Arthurson (1957‑61), Pat Devery (1955‑56), Ray Norman (1954), Roy Bull (1953), George Mullins (1949), Ray Stehr (1947‑48), Harold Johnson (1947).
Most Wins as a Coach
205 Bob Fulton; 170 Des Hasler; 97 Ron Willey, 77 Frank Stanton; 61 Geoff Toovey; 56 Ken Arthurson.
Most Grand Finals Coached
5 Bob Fulton (1983, 1987, 1995 1996, 1997)
3 Ron Willey (1970, 1972, 1973)
3 Des Hasler (2007, 2008, 2011)
2 Ken Arthurson (1957, 1959)
2 Frank Stanton (1976, 1978)
Most Premierships as a Coach
2 Ron Willey (1972, 1973)
2 Frank Stanton (1976, 1978)
2 Bob Fulton (1987, 1996)
2 Des Hasler (2008, 2011)
Finishing Positions
1947: 9th
1948: 9th
1949: 8th
1950: 8th
1951: Runners-Up
1952: 5th
1953: 9th
1954: 5th
1955: Semi-Finalists
1956: 6th
1957: Runners Up
1958: Semi-Finalists
1959: Runners Up
1960: 6th
1961: Semi-Finalists
1962: 7th
1963: 7th
1964: 8th
1965: 7th
1966: Preliminary Finalists
1967: 5th
1968: Runners-Up
1969: Preliminary Finalists
1970: Runners Up
1971: Preliminary Finalists
1972: Premiers
1973: Premiers
1974: Semi-Finalists
1975: Preliminary Finalists
1976: Premiers
1977: Preliminary Semi-Finalists
1978: Premiers
1979: 7th
1980: 7th
1981: Semi-Finalists
1982: Runners Up
1983: Runners Up
1984: Preliminary Semi-Finalists
1985: 6th
1986: Preliminary Semi-Finalists
1987: Premiers
1988: Preliminary Semi-Finalists
1989: 12th
1990: Semi-Finalists
1991: Semi-Finalists
1992: 8th
1993: Preliminary Semi-Finalists
1994: Preliminary Semi-Finalists
1995: Runners Up
1996: Premiers
1997: Runners Up
1998: Quarter Finalists
1999: 13th
2003: 14th
2004: 13th
2005: Quarter Finalists
2006: Semi-Finalists
2007: Runners Up
2008: Premiers
2009: Qualifying Finalists
2010: Qualifying Finalists
2011: Premiers
2012: Preliminary Finalists
2013: Runners Up
2014: Semi-Finalists
2015: 9th
2016: 13th
2017: Elimination Finalists
2018: 15th
2019: Semi-Finalists
2020: 13th
2021: Preliminary Finalists
2022: 11th
2023: 12th
2024: Semi-Finalists
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.