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As 2008 NRL premiers, the '''[[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]' 2009 season''' started with their [[World Club Challenge]] match in England against Super League's 2008 premiers, the [[Leeds Rhinos]]. They defeated the Rhinos, 28 - 20 before preparing for the start of the [[2009 National Rugby League season]].
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The '''2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season''' was the 60th in [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|the club]]'s history. They competed in the [[National Rugby League]]'s [[2009 Telstra Premiership]] and finished the regular season the 5th (out of 16). The Sea Eagles were then knocked out in the first week of the play-offs by eventual premiers, the [[Melbourne Storm]].


==Season summary==
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Sea Eagles star player [[Brett Stewart]] was accused of a sexual assault with a 17-year-old girl, this coming the same day after Manly's infamous season launch on [[March 6]], where it was believed Stewart got drunk. The NRL has suspended Stewart until Round 5 of the competition. The club started their premiership defence poorly, with four conseutive losses. Upon Brett Stewart's retur he scored 3 tries in the Sea Eagles' first win of the season.
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As 2008 NRL premiers, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles started their new season with the [[2009 World Club Challenge]] match in England against [[Super League]]'s 2008 champions, the [[Leeds Rhinos]]. They defeated the Rhinos 28 - 20, putting an end to England club football's 5-year hold on the World Club Challenge trophy before preparing for the start of the [[2009 NRL season]].

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Sea Eagles star player [[Brett Stewart (rugby league)|Brett Stewart]] was accused of a sexual assault with a 17-year-old girl, this coming the same day after Manly's infamous season launch on 6 March, where it was believed Stewart got drunk. The NRL suspended Stewart until Round 5 of the competition, but he was still allowed to train with the club. As a result, the club started their premiership defence poorly, with four consecutive losses seeing them at last place after round four. They won their fifth round match so they were the last team to record their first win of the season, against the [[Wests Tigers]]. Upon Stewart's return he scored 3 tries in the Sea Eagles' first win of the season. Stewart was exonerated over his sexual assault charge in September 2010.

Stewart only played four further matches in the 2009 season; he suffered a knee injury in the Sea Eagles' round six victory over the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] and missed a great deal of football. He returned in round 25, just in time for Manly's charge to the finals; after the Sea eagles initially struggled without him on the field. Manly were eliminated in the first round of finals, going down 40-12 to the [[Melbourne Storm]] at [[Docklands Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] despite finishing fifth at the end of the regular season. Losses to two of the top three teams were the reasons for Manly's early exit, ending their premiership defence in disappointment.

== 2009 Squad ==
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{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=FE|name=[[Chris Bailey (rugby league)|Chris Bailey]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=HK|name=[[Matt Ballin]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=WG|name=[[Ben Farrar]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=[[Adam Cuthbertson]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=New Zealand|pos=FE|name=[[Kieran Foran]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=RE|name=[[Glenn Hall (rugby league)|Glenn Hall]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=HB|name=[[Trent Hodkinson]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Tonga|pos=FB|name=[[Will Hopoate]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=PR|name=[[Jason King (rugby league)|Jason King]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Brent Kite]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=RE|name=[[Heath L'Estrange]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=Jake Lingard}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=FE|name=[[Jamie Lyon]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=New Zealand|pos=CE|name=[[Steve Matai]]}}
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{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=[[Vic Mauro]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=[[Phil Morwood]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=CE|name=[[Shane Neumann]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=HB|name=[[Matt Orford]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=NZL|pos=CE|name=[[Junior Paulo (rugby league born 1983)|Junior Paulo]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=PR|name=[[Josh Perry]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=WG|name=[[Michael Robertson (rugby league)|Michael Robertson]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=[[Shane Rodney]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=PR|name=[[George Rose (rugby league)|George Rose]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=FB|name=[[Brett Stewart (rugby league)|Brett Stewart]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=[[Glenn Stewart]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=American Samoa|pos=WG|name=[[Andrew Suniula]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=New Zealand|pos=SR|name=[[Jared Waerea-Hargreaves]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=[[Anthony Watmough]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Australia|pos=WG|name=[[David Williams (rugby league)|David Williams]]}}
{{Rugby league squad player|no=|nat=Tonga|pos=WG|name=[[Tony Williams (rugby league)|Tony Williams]]}}
{{Rugby league squad end}}


==Table==
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Latest revision as of 23:09, 17 March 2020

The 2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 60th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season the 5th (out of 16). The Sea Eagles were then knocked out in the first week of the play-offs by eventual premiers, the Melbourne Storm.

Season summary

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As 2008 NRL premiers, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles started their new season with the 2009 World Club Challenge match in England against Super League's 2008 champions, the Leeds Rhinos. They defeated the Rhinos 28 - 20, putting an end to England club football's 5-year hold on the World Club Challenge trophy before preparing for the start of the 2009 NRL season.

Sea Eagles star player Brett Stewart was accused of a sexual assault with a 17-year-old girl, this coming the same day after Manly's infamous season launch on 6 March, where it was believed Stewart got drunk. The NRL suspended Stewart until Round 5 of the competition, but he was still allowed to train with the club. As a result, the club started their premiership defence poorly, with four consecutive losses seeing them at last place after round four. They won their fifth round match so they were the last team to record their first win of the season, against the Wests Tigers. Upon Stewart's return he scored 3 tries in the Sea Eagles' first win of the season. Stewart was exonerated over his sexual assault charge in September 2010.

Stewart only played four further matches in the 2009 season; he suffered a knee injury in the Sea Eagles' round six victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs and missed a great deal of football. He returned in round 25, just in time for Manly's charge to the finals; after the Sea eagles initially struggled without him on the field. Manly were eliminated in the first round of finals, going down 40-12 to the Melbourne Storm at Etihad Stadium despite finishing fifth at the end of the regular season. Losses to two of the top three teams were the reasons for Manly's early exit, ending their premiership defence in disappointment.

2009 Squad

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No. Position Player

Chris Bailey – FE Matt Ballin – HK Ben Farrar – WG Adam Cuthbertson – SR Kieran Foran – FE Glenn Hall – positions Trent Hodkinson – HB Will Hopoate – FB Jason King – PR Brent Kite – PR Heath L'Estrange – positions Jake Lingard – SR Jamie Lyon – FE Steve Matai – CE

No. Position Player

Vic Mauro – SR Phil Morwood – SR Shane Neumann – CE Matt Orford – HB Junior Paulo – CE Josh Perry – PR Michael Robertson – WG Shane Rodney – SR George Rose – PR Brett Stewart – FB Glenn Stewart – SR Andrew Suniula – WG Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – SR Anthony Watmough – SR David Williams – WG Tony Williams – WG

Table

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2009 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 17 0 7 2 548 329 +219 38
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 18 0 6 2 575 428 +147 381
3 Gold Coast Titans 24 16 0 8 2 514 467 +47 36
4 Melbourne Storm 24 14 1 9 2 505 348 +157 33
5 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 549 459 +90 32
6 Brisbane Broncos 24 14 0 10 2 511 566 −55 32
7 Newcastle Knights 24 13 0 11 2 508 491 +17 30
8 Parramatta Eels 24 12 1 11 2 476 473 +3 29
9 Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 2 558 483 +75 28
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 1 12 2 566 549 +17 27
11 Penrith Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 515 589 −74 27
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 11 0 13 2 558 474 +84 26
13 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 489 520 −31 22
14 New Zealand Warriors 24 7 2 15 2 377 565 −188 20
15 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 359 568 −209 14
16 Sydney Roosters 24 5 0 19 2 382 681 −299 14

1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.

References

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