2024 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Season
NRL Rank7th (Rd 19)
2024 recordWins: 9; draws: 1; losses: 7
Team information
CEOAustralia Tony Mestrov
CoachAustralia Anthony Seibold
Captain
StadiumBrookvale Oval (4 Pines Park) (18,000)
Avg. attendance16,251 (not including home games away from Brookvale)
High attendance17,385 (Round 8 vs PAR)
Low attendance10,215 (Round 9 vs CAN)
Top scorers
TriesSamoa Tommy Talau (14)
PointsAustralia Reuben Garrick (138)
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The 2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season is the 75th in the club's history since their entry to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1947. Anthony Seibold coaches the club for the second consecutive year. Daly Cherry-Evans captains the club for the eighth consecutive year. The Sea Eagles participated in the first season openers in the United States at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. [1]



2024 Squad

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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2024 squad
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Extended squad

Manager
  • John Bonasera (General Manager of Football)

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Managers


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 18 February 2024
Source(s): Sea Eagles Team Profiles, Sea Eagles 2024


Transfers

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Gains
Player Club Until Source
Luke Brooks Wests Tigers 2027 [2]
Aitasi James Wests Tigers 2025 [3]
Jaxson Paulo Sydney Roosters 2026 [4]
Aaron Schoupp Gold Coast Titans (mid-season) 2025 [5]
Jake Simpkin Wests Tigers (mid-season) 2026 [6]
Tommy Talau Wests Tigers 2025 [4]
Corey Waddell Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2024 [7]
Losses
Player Club Until Source
Latu Fainu Wests Tigers 2027 [8]
Samuela Fainu Wests Tigers 2027 [8]
Morgan Harper Parramatta Eels 2024 [9]
Sean Keppie South Sydney Rabbitohs 2026 [10]
Josh Schuster Released (mid-season) [11]
Kelma Tuilagi Parramatta Eels 2025 [12]
Christian Tuipulotu St. George Illawarra Dragons 2025 [13]

Results

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Pre-Season

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Source: [14]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Field Goals Referee Attendance
Sun 11 Feb 4:00pm N/A South Sydney Rabbitohs Central Coast Stadium 68-6 B. Trbojevic (3), J. Sykes (2) R. Vaega (2), J. Humphreys (2), J. Arthur, C. Faulalo, C. Brown J. Humphreys (10/12) Chris Sutton 5,107

Pre-Season Challenge

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Source: [15]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Field Goals Referee Attendance
Sat 17 Feb 3:45pm 1 Sydney Roosters Central Coast Stadium 36-22 T. Sipley, C. Faulalo, J. Arthur, J. Paulo B. Wakeham (3/4) Peter Gough 8,663
Sat 24 Feb 5:55pm 2 Brisbane Broncos Brookvale Oval 14-40 M. Lehmann (2), B. Parker J. Humphreys (1/3) Grant Atkins

Regular Season

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Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Storm (Q) 20 16 0 4 3 540 371 +169 38 Advance to finals series
2 Penrith Panthers (Q) 20 15 0 5 3 488 324 +164 36
3 Sydney Roosters (Q) 20 13 0 7 3 604 385 +219 32
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Q) 20 13 0 7 3 528 353 +175 32
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20 12 0 8 3 437 327 +110 30
6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 20 11 1 8 3 530 415 +115 29
7 North Queensland Cowboys 21 12 0 9 2 533 528 +5 28
8 Dolphins 20 10 0 10 3 515 480 +35 26
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20 10 0 10 3 402 510 −108 26
10 Newcastle Knights 20 9 0 11 3 366 455 −89 24
11 Canberra Raiders 20 9 0 11 3 408 505 −97 24
12 Brisbane Broncos 21 9 0 12 2 489 493 −4 22
13 Gold Coast Titans 20 8 0 12 3 424 522 −98 22
14 New Zealand Warriors 21 8 1 12 2 454 488 −34 21
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs (X) 20 7 0 13 3 422 558 −136 20
16 Parramatta Eels (X) 20 5 0 15 3 419 582 −163 16
17 Wests Tigers (X) 21 4 0 17 2 385 648 −263 12
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: National Rugby League
(Q) Qualified for finals series; (X) Cannot qualify for finals

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAAHHANHAHAAHHAAHAAH
ResultWWLLWDWWLLLWBLWLBWWWLBW
Position545117854581097118119775776
Points244467911111111131515171719212325252729
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Source: [16]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Field Goals Referee Attendance
Sun 3 Mar 1:30pm (Sat 2 Mar 6:30pm, Las Vegas Time) 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Allegiant Stadium 36–24 H. Olakau'atu, J. Saab, L. Croker, B. Trbojevic, R. Garrick, L. Brooks R. Garrick (6/6) Ashley Klein 40,746
Sun 17 Mar 4:05pm 2 Sydney Roosters Brookvale Oval 21–14 L. Croker, T. Koula, T. Talau R. Garrick (4/5) D. Cherry-Evans Todd Smith 17,284
Sun 24 Mar 4:05pm 3 Parramatta Eels Commbank Stadium 28–24 T. Trbojevic, J. Paulo, R. Garrick, C. Waddell R. Garrick (4/5) Peter Gough 20,354
Sun 30 Mar 5:30pm 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 20–12 T. Koula, H. Olakau'atu R. Garrick (2/2) Ashley Klein 16,215
Sat 6 Apr 5:30pm 5 Penrith Panthers Brookvale Oval 32–12 T. Trbojevic, T. Koula, D. Cherry-Evans, C. Waddell, J. Paulo D. Cherry-Evans (6/6) Todd Smith 17,381
Sat 13 Apr 3:00pm (5:00pm Auckland) 6 New Zealand Warriors Go Media Stadium 22–22 (g.p.) D. Cherry-Evans (2), T. Talau, B. Trbojevic D. Cherry-Evans (3/4) Chris Butler 23,076
Sat 20 Apr 5:30pm 7 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 34–30 T. Trbojevic (2), J. Saab, H. Olakau'atu, T. Koula, E. Bullemor R. Garrick (5/6) Liam Kennedy 13,336
Fri 26 Apr 8:00pm 8 Parramatta Eels Brookvale Oval 32–18 R. Garrick (2), T. Talau, T. Trbojevic, D. Cherry-Evans R. Garrick (6/6) Gerard Sutton 17,385
Fri 3 May 6:00pm 9 Canberra Raiders Brookvale Oval 26–24 R. Garrick (2), T. Trbojevic, T. Talau,D. Cherry-Evans R. Garrick (2/5) Grant Atkins 10,215
Thu 9 May 7:50pm 10 Dolphins Suncorp Stadium 30–24 T. Talau, C. Waddell, T. Koula, T. Trbojevic R. Garrick (4/5) Ashley Klein 14,059
Fri 17 May 8:05pm 11 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 13–12 R. Garrick, R. Vaega R. Garrick (2/2) Todd Smith 50,971
Fri 24 May 8:00pm 12 Melbourne Storm Brookvale Oval 26–20 T. Talau (2), B. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic R. Garrick (5/6) Ashley Klein 17,211
30 May - 2 June 13 Bye
Sun 9 June 4:05pm 14 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 32–22 T. Talau (4), J. Saab R. Garrick (1/5) Gerard Sutton 20,101
Sun 16 June 2:00pm 15 St. George Illawarra Dragons Brookvale Oval 30–14 L. Hopoate, H. Olakau'atu, L. Brooks, B. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic, J. Saab D. Cherry-Evans (3/6), R. Garrick (0/1) Peter Gough 17,187
Sat 22 June 7:35pm 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 14–0 Chris Butler 10,076
28-30 June 17 Bye
Sat 6 July 7:35pm 18 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 21–20 J. Saab (3) R. Garrick (4/4) D. Cherry-Evans Todd Smith 18,787
Sun 14 July 4:05pm 19 Newcastle Knights Brookvale Oval 44–6 L. Hopoate (2), J. Humphreys, T. Trbojevic, J. Saab, T. Talau, R. Garrick, H. Olakau'atu R. Garrick (3/5), J. Humphreys (3/3) Grant Atkins 17,298
Sun 21 July 4:05pm 20 Gold Coast Titans Brookvale Oval 38–8 T. Trbojevic (2), L. Brooks, L. Hopoate, J. Saab, B. Trbojevic, T. Talau R. Garrick (5/7) Liam Kennedy 16,050
Sat 27 July 7:35pm 21 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 34–30 L. Brooks, T. Sipley, T. Talau, C. Faulalo, D. Cherry-Evans R. Garrick (1/1), D. Cherry-Evans (4/4) Ashley Klein 25,155
1-4 August 22 Bye
Sat 10 August 3:00pm 23 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium Grant Atkins
Fri 16 August 6:00pm 24 New Zealand Warriors Brookvale Oval
Thu 22 August 7:50pm 25 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval
Fri 30 August 6:05pm 26 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Accor Stadium
Sun 8 September 2:00pm 27 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Brookvale Oval

Representative Players

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Milestones

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In the Round 4 game against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Reuben Garrick reached 1000 points for club matches after converting Koula's try. [17]

In the Round 5 game against the Penrith Panthers, Daly Cherry-Evans became the most capped player at the Sea Eagles, passing Cliff Lyons record of 309 matches. [18]

In the Round 5 game against the Penrith Panthers, Corey Waddell played his 100th NRL game. This was his 41st game for the club after playing with Manly in the 2019 and 2020 seasons, with the 59 other games being with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. [19]

References

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