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![1973 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Grand Final team: 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.](/siteassets/2019/archive-photos/1973-manly-gf-team.png?center=0.23%2C0.49&preset=hero-article-fill)
Today, September 15, 2020, marks 47 years since Manly Warringah Sea Eagles won the 1973 NSWRL first grade premiership.
The Sea Eagles recorded a 10-7 victory over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at the Sydney Cricket Ground on September 15, 1973.
We hope you enjoy this back down memory lane as we celebrate our second premiership title.
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
1 Graham Eadie 2 Ken Irvine 3 Ray Branighan 4 Bob Fulton 5 Max Brown 6 Ian Martin 7 Johnny Mayes 8 Malcolm Reilly, 9 Terry Randall, 10 Peter Peters 11 John O’Neill, 12 Fred Jones (c), 13 Bill Hamilton, bench 14 John Bucknall, Coach: Ron Willey
The 1973 champion team has been acclaimed by its supporters as the greatest lineup the club had produced
Robert Smith, author - The Sea Eagle Has Landed
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
1 Warren Fisher 2 Ray Corcoran 3 Steve Rogers 4 Eric Archer 5 Bob Wear, 6 Chris Wellman, 7 Tommy Bishop (c), 8 Greg Pierce, 9 John Maguire, 10 Ken Maddison, 11 Grahame Bowen 12 Ron Turner, 13 Cliff Watson, bench 19 Rick Bourke, Coach: Tommy Bishop
![Our 1973 Premiers enjoy their victory lap after 10-7 win over Cronulla. Manly team: Eadie, Irvine, Branighan, Fulton, Brown, Martin, Mayes, Reilly, Randall, Peters, O'Neill, Jones (C), Hamilton, Bench: Bucknall. Coach Ron Willey](/siteassets/2019/archive-photos/1973-victory-lap.jpg?center=0.445%2C0.502&preset=photo-inline)
Match Details
Sea Eagles 10 (Fulton 2 tries; Eadie 2/6 goals) d Sharks 7 (Bourke try, Rogers 2/5) at Sydney Cricket Ground, Saturday, September 15, Crowd 52,044. Half-time: Manly 5-0. Referee: Keith Page