2018 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

The 2018 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 69th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The team came second last in the regular season and did not qualify for the finals.[1]

2018 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
NRL Rank15
2018 recordWins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 500; against: 622
Team information
CoachAustralia Trent Barrett
Assistant coachAustralia John Cartwright
StadiumLottoland
Avg. attendance11,232
High attendance31,118 (vs Brisbane Broncos, round 10)
Top scorers
TriesShaun Lane, Tom Trbojevic (9)
GoalsDaly Cherry-Evans (65)
PointsDaly Cherry-Evans (164)
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Signings/Transfers

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Gains

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Player 2017 Club 2018 Club Ref
Joel Thompson  St George Illawarra Dragons   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles [2][3]

Losses

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Player 2017 Club 2018 Club Ref
Brenton Lawrence   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Gold Coast Titans [4]
Nate Myles   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   Melbourne Storm [5]
Blake Green   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   New Zealand Warriors [6]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 542 361 +181 34
2   Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 1 536 363 +173 34
3   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 582 437 +145 34
4   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 1 519 423 +96 34
5   Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 1 517 461 +56 32
6   Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 1 556 500 +56 32
7   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 1 519 472 +47 32
8   New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 1 472 447 +25 32
9   Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 1 377 460 −83 26
10   Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 563 540 +23 22
11   Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 414 607 −193 20
12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 8 0 16 1 428 474 −46 18
13   North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 1 449 521 −72 18
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 1 472 582 −110 18
15   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 1 500 622 −122 16
16   Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 1 374 550 −176 14

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Friday 9 March Newcastle Knights   19 – 18   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
5:00pm (AEDT)
Tries:
Kalyn Ponga, Slade Griffin, Lachlan Fitzgibbon
Goals:
Kalyn Ponga (3/3)
[7]
Tries
Jorge Taufua, Shaun Lane, Brian Kelly
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (2/3), Daly Cherry-Evans (FG)

Attendance: 23,516
Referee: Adam Gee, Gavin Reynolds
Sunday 18 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   54 – 0   Parramatta Eels Lottoland, Brookvale
3:10pm (AEDT)
Tries:
Curtis Sironen (2), Daly Cherry-Evans, Apisai Koroisau, Addin Fonua-Blake, Lachlan Croker, Jake Trbojevic, Lloyd Perrett, Jorge Taufua
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (9/10)
[8]

Attendance: 10,502[9]
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall
Saturday 24 March South Sydney Rabbitohs   34 – 6   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium, Sydney
4:30pm (AEDT)
Tries
Robert Jennings (3), Richard Kennar (2), Hymel Hunt, Alex Johnston
Goals
Adam Doueihi (3/7)
[10]
Tries
Jackson Hastings
Goals
Daly Cherry-Evans (1/1)

Attendance: 12,553[11]
Referee: Gavin Badger, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Saturday 31 March Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   32 – 16   Canberra Raiders Lottoland, Brookvale
6:30pm (AEDT)
Tries:
Matthew Wright, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans
[12]
Tries:
Jarrod Croker, Iosia Soliola, Jack Wighton
Goals:
Jarrod Croker

Attendance: 9,392
Referee: Adam Gee, Tim Roby
Sunday 8 April Gold Coast Titans   32 – 20   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Marley Brown Oval
2:00pm (AEST)
Tries:
Jai Arrow (2), Morgan Boyle, Anthony Don, Jarrod Wallace
Goals:
Michael Gordon (5/6), Kevin Proctor (1/1)
[13]
Tries:
Daly Cherry-Evans, Brian Kelly, Jonathan Wright
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans

Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Ashley Klein, Tim Roby
Sunday 15 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   12 – 38   Wests Tigers Lottoland, Brookvale
4:10pm (AEST)
Tries:
Brad Parker, Joel Thompson
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (2/2)
[14]
Tries:
Benji Marshall (2), Luke Brooks, Chris Lawrence, Jacob Liddle, Malakai Watene-Zelezniak
Goals:
Esan Marsters (7/7)
Sunday 22 April Parramatta Eels   44 – 10   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium, Sydney
2:00pm (AEST)
Tries:
Michael Jennings, Kenny Edwards, Clinton Gutherson, George Jennings Corey Norman, Manu Ma'u, Kaysa Pritchard
Goals:
Mitchell Moses (8/10)
[15]
Tries:
Brad Parker, Akuila Uate
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (1/2)

Attendance: 11,069
Referee: Chris Sutton, Jon Stone
Friday 27 April Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   12 – 18   Newcastle Knights Lottoland, Brookvale
6:00pm (AEST)
Tries:
Dylan Walker, Shaun Lane
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (2/3)
[16]
Tries
Slade Griffin, Nathan Ross, Connor Watson
Goals:
Ken Sio (3/4)

Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Sunday 6 May Sydney Roosters   22 – 20   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Allianz Stadium, Sydney
4:10pm (AEST)
Tries:
Blake Ferguson, Isaac Liu, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Goals:
Latrell Mitchell (5/5)
[17]
Tries:
Akuila Uate (2), Addin Fonua-Blake
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (4/5)

Attendance: 10,129
Referee: Henry Perenara, Jon Stone
Saturday 12 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   38 – 24   Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
6:00pm (AEST)
Tries:
Joel Thompson (2), Jake Trbojevic (2), Apisai Koroisau, Akuila Uate
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (7/9)
[18]
Tries
Jamayne Isaako, Andrew McCullough, Anthony Milford, Sam Thaiday
Goals:
Jamayne Isaako (4/5)

Attendance: 31,118
Referee: Grant Atkins, Chris Butler
Saturday 19 May Melbourne Storm   4 – 24   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles AAMI Park, Melbourne
7:30pm (AEST)
Goals:
Cameron Munster (2/2)
[19]
Tries:
Moses Suli, Tom Trbojevic, Akuila Uate, Matthew Wright
Goals:
Trent Hodkinson (3/6), Daly Cherry-Evans (1/1)

Attendance: 13,172
Referee: Henry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Friday 25 May Canberra Raiders   21 – 20   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GIO Stadium, Canberra
6:00pm (AEST)
Tries:
Nick Cotric (2), Jack Wighton
Goal:
Jarrod Croker (3/6), Aidan Sezer (1 FG)
[20]
Tries:
Daly Cherry-Evans, Brian Kelly, Joel Thompson
Goals:
Trent Hodkinson (4/5)

Attendance: 11,105
Referee: Chris Butler, Alan Shortall
Thursday 31 May Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   12 – 26   North Queensland Cowboys Lottoland, Brookvale
7:50pm (AEST)
Tries:
Brian Kelly, Shaun Lane
Goals:
Trent Hodkinson (2/3)
[21]
Tries:
Antonio Winterstein (2), Jason Taumalolo, Enari Tuala
Goals:
Johnathan Thurston (5/6)

Attendance: 6,172
Referee: Ben Cummins, Peter Gough
Saturday 9 June Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   34 – 14   New Zealand Warriors AMI Stadium, Christchurch
3:00pm (NZST)
Tries:
Brian Kelly, Apisai Koroisau
Goals:
Trent Hodkinson (3/3)
[22]
Tries:
David Fusitu'a (3), Tohu Harris, Shaun Johnson, Isaiah Papali'i
Goals:
Shaun Johnson (5/6)

Attendance: 17,357
Referee: Chris Sutton, Gavin Reynolds
Saturday 16 June St George Illawarra Dragons   32 – 8   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles WIN Stadium, Wollongong
5:30pm (AEST)
Saturday 30 June Penrith Panthers   10 – 18   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Panthers Stadium, Penrith
3:00pm (AEST)
Saturday 14 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   12 – 13   Melbourne Storm Lottoland, Brookvale
5:30pm (AEST)
Sunday 22 July Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   24 – 56   Sydney Roosters Lottoland, Brookvale
4:10pm (AEST)
Tries:
Daly Cherry-Evans, Shaun Lane, Tom Trbojevic, Frank Winterstein
Goals:
Trent Hodkinson (4/4)
[23]
Tries:
Blake Ferguson (2), Latrell Mitchell (2), Lindsay Collins, Boyd Cordner, Joseph Manu, Victor Radley, Sio Siua Taukeiaho, James Tedesco
Goals:
Latrell Mitchell (8/10)

Attendance: 9,427
Referee: Grant Atkins, Matt Noyen
Saturday, 28 July   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 – 28   Penrith Panthers Lottoland, Brookvale
3:00pm (AEST)

Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger
Sunday 5 August Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   32 – 33   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
2:00pm (AEST)

Attendance: 13,273
Referee: Henry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Saturday 11 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   18 – 6   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Lottoland, Brookvale
5:30pm (AEST)
Tries:
Tom Trbojevic (2), Addin Fonua-Blake
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (3/5)
[24]
Tries:
Reimis Smith
Goals:
Rhyse Martin (1/1)

Attendance: 11,283
Referee: Chris Sutton, Tim Roby
Friday 17 August Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   34 – 42   Gold Coast Titans Lottoland, Brookvale
6:00pm (AEST)
Tries
Tom Trbojevic (3), Jake Trbojevic (2), Joel Thompson
Goals:
Daly Cherry-Evans (5/6)
[25]
Tries:
Alexander Brimson (2), Anthony Don, Mitch Rein, Phillip Sami, Jack Stockwell, Ashley Taylor
Goals:
Ashley Taylor (7/8)

Attendance: 6,382
Referee: Chris Butler, Gavin Reynolds
Thursday 23 August Wests Tigers   22–20   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
7:50pm (AEST)
Sunday 2 September Brisbane Broncos   48–16   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Suncorp Stadium, Sydney
4:10pm (AEST)

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