List of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles records

Records for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles club have been recorded since their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947.

Premierships and Titles

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
As of 20 September 2019
Premiership Titles	1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011 (8)
Premiership Runners-Up	1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2013 (11)
Minor Premiership Titles	1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997 (9)
Pre-Season Cup	1980
Sevens Tournaments	1990, 1994, 1995 (3)
NRL Nines Tournaments	Nil
Reserve Grade Titles	1954, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1988 (5)
Jersey Flegg Cup Titles	1961, 1974, 1987 (3)
Third Grade Titles	1952 (1)
Presidents Cup	1946, 1970 (2)
National Youth Competition Titles	2017 (1)
KB Cup	1982, 1983 (2)
S.G. Ball Cup	Nil
Harold Matthews Cup	Nil
Club Championships	1972, 1983, 1987, 1988 (4)
First Grade Wooden Spoons	Nil
National Youth Competition Wooden Spoons	2011, 2013, 2016
World Club Challenge	2009

Player Records

Players in Bold represent still active (as of 2019)

Most games for club

• 309, Cliff Lyons (1986–1999)
• 280, Steve Menzies (1993–1999, 2003–2008)
• 278, Anthony Watmough (2003–2014)
• 261, Alan Thompson (1976–1984)
• 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)
• 230, Steve Matai (2005–2016)
• 224, Jamie Lyon (2007–2016)

Most points for club

• 1,917 (71 tries, 847 goals, 3 field goals), Graham Eadie (1971–1983)
• 1,410 (86 tries, 533 goals), Jamie Lyon (2007–2016)
• 1,154 (40 tries, 501 goals, 18 field goals), Bob Batty (1959–1971)
• 1,093 (32 tries, 477 goals, 11 field goals), Matthew Ridge (1990–1996)
• 958 (20 tries, 447 goals, 2 field goals), Ron Willey (1956–1962)
• 842 (46 tries, 352 goals), Ron Rowles (1950–1954)
• 652 (163 tries), Brett Stewart (2003–2016)
• 602 (151 tries, 1 goal), Steve Menzies (1993–1999, 2003–2008)
• 578 (54 tries, 181 goals, 2 field goals), Michael O'Connor (1987–1992)
• 561 (17 tries, 242 goals, 9 field goals), Matt Orford (2006–2009)

Most tries for club

• 163, Brett Stewart (2003–2016)
• 151, Steve Menzies (1993–1999, 2003–2008)
• 129, Bob Fulton (1966–1976)
• 91, Steve Matai (2005–2016)
• 86, Jamie Lyon (2007–2016)
• 86, Jorge Taufua (2012-)
• 83, Tom Mooney (1975–1981)
• 80, Cliff Lyons (1986–1999)
• 72, Des Hasler (1984–1993, 1995–1996)
• 71, Graham Eadie (1971–1983)
• 71, Anthony Watmough (2003–2014)

Most goals for club

• 847, Graham Eadie (1971–1983)
• 533, Jamie Lyon (2007–2016)
• 501, Bob Batty (1959–1971)
• 477, Matthew Ridge (1990–1996)
• 449, Ron Willey (1956–1962)
• 352, Ron Rowles (1950–1954)
• 246, Matt Orford (2006–2009)
• 181, Michael O'Connor (1987–1992)
• 167, Mal Cochrane (1983–1990)
• 82, Mike Eden (1981–1982)

Most field goals for club

• 57, Bob Fulton (1966–1976)
• 30, Dennis Ward (1968–1972)
• 21, Daly Cherry-Evans (2011–)
• 18, Bob Batty, (1959–1971)
• 11, Matthew Ridge (1990–1996)
• 9, Matt Orford (2006–2009)
• 8, Phil Blake (1982–1986)
• 7, Rick Chisholm (1980–1982, 1984–1985)
• 7, Michael Monaghan (2004–2007)
• 6, Cliff Lyons (1986–1999)

Most points in a season

• 257 (11 tries, 106 goals, 1 field goal), Matthew Ridge in 1995
• 242 (14 tries, 100 goals), Graham Eadie in 1975
• 242 (16 tries, 89 goals), Jamie Lyon in 2013
• 234 (5 tries, 106 goals, 2 field goals), Matthew Ridge in 1994
• 233 (9 tries, 103 goals), Graham Eadie in 1976
• 226 (7 tries, 99 goals), Graham Eadie in 1983
• 221 (13 tries, 91 goals), Ron Rowles in 1954
• 220 (12 tries, 92 goals), Ron Rowles in 1951
• 216 (10 tries, 93 goals), Graham Eadie in 1974
• 198 (17 tries, 65 goals), Michael O'Connor in 1988

Most tries in a season

• 27, Phil Blake in 1983
• 23, Kevin Junee in 1974
• 22, Steve Menzies in 1995
• 22, Terry Hill in 1997
• 22, Brett Stewart in 2008
• 21, Bob Fulton in 1976
• 20, John Ribot in 1982
• 20, Steve Menzies in 1996
• 20, Steve Menzies in 1998
• 20, Jorge Taufua and David Williams in 2013

Most goals in a season

• 106, Matthew Ridge in 1994
• 106, Matthew Ridge in 1995
• 103, Graham Eadie in 1976
• 100, Graham Eadie in 1975
• 99, Graham Eadie in 1983
• 93, Graham Eadie in 1974
• 92, Ron Rowles in 1951
• 91, Ron Rowles in 1954
• 89, Jamie Lyon in 2013
• 86, Bob Batty in 1969

Most field goals in a season

• 19, Bob Fulton in 1970
• 14, Bob Fulton in 1968
• 14, Dennis Ward in 1968
• 11, Dennis Ward in 1970
• 10, Bob Fulton in 1967

Most points in a match

• 30 (4 tries, 9 goals), Ron Rowles vs. Canterbury-Bankstown on 24 July 1954 @ Brookvale Oval
• 30 (2 tries, 11 goals), Matthew Ridge vs. Western Suburbs on 25 August 1996 @ Brookvale Oval
• 28 (14 goals), Graham Eadie vs. Penrith Panthers on 29 July 1973 @ Penrith Park
• 28 (3 tries, 8 goals), Matthew Ridge vs. Western Reds on 25 June 1995 @ Brookvale Oval
• 28 (3 tries, 8 goals), Matt Orford vs. Sydney Roosters on 7 July 2007 @ Brookvale Oval

Most tries in a match

• 5, Les Hanigan vs. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on 14 May 1967 @ Brookvale Oval

Most goals in a match

• 14, Graham Eadie vs. Penrith Panthers on 29 July 1973 @ Penrith Park

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, Mal Reilly, John O'Neill, Fred Jones, Bill Hamilton, Tom Mooney, Russel 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 Cunningham, Neil Tierney, Craig Hancock, Steven Bell, David Williams, Matt Orford, Josh Perry, Glen Hall, Heath L'Estrange, Mark Bryant, Jason King, Will Hopoate*, Kieran Foran*, Daly Cherry-Evans, Joe Galuvao, Tony Williams, Shane Rodney, Jamie Buhrer, Vic Mauro, George Rose

* Still playing as of 2020 but no longer with Manly.

Most Grand Finals as a player

• 7 – Graham Eadie including 2 GF appearances in 1978
• 6 Ian Martin, Terry Randall both played 2 GFs in 1978
• 5 – Bob Fulton, Steve Menzies, Alan Thompson- Alan Thompson played in 2 GFs in 1978
• 4 – Fred Jones, Bill Hamilton, Cliff Lyons, Brett Stewart, Steve Matai, Jamie Lyon, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Glenn Stewart, Max Krilich (incl 2 x GFs in 1978)

Coaching Records

Most Games Coached

• 307, Bob Fulton (1983–1989, 1993–1999)
• 247, Des Hasler (2004–2011, 2019–)
• 139, Ron Willey (1962, 1970–1974)
• 123, Frank Stanton (1975–1979)
• 105, Geoff Toovey (2012–2015)
• 101, Wally O'Connell (1950–1952, 1966–1967)
• 98, Ken Arthurson (1957–1961)

Most Wins as a Coach

• 205, Bob Fulton (1983–1989, 1993–1999)
• 144, Des Hasler (2004–2011, 2019–)
• 97, Ron Willey (1962, 1970–1974)
• 77, Frank Stanton (1975–1979)
• 61, Geoff Toovey (2012–2015)
• 56, Ken Arthurson (1957–1961)

Most Losses as a Coach

• 103, Des Hasler (2004-2011, 2019-)
• 96, Bob Fulton (1983–1989, 1993–1999)
• 45, Ron Willey (1962, 1970–1974)
• 43, Frank Stanton (1975–1979)
• 43, Geoff Toovey (2012–2015)
• 40, Ken Arthurson (1957–1961)

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)

Club Records

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Effective 16 August 2020
Biggest Win	70–7 vs. Penrith Panthers (1973) @ Penrith Park
	61–0 vs. St. George Dragons (1994) @ Brookvale Oval
Biggest Loss	6–68 vs. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (2005) @ Toyota Park
	12–72 vs. Penrith Panthers (2004) @ Penrith Park
Consecutive Wins	15 – (1995)
	12 – (1997)
Consecutive Losses	8 – (1950 / 1998–1999)
Best Winning Percentage (10+ Games)	Gold Coast Chargers – Played 17 / Won 14 (82.36%)
	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks – Played 93 / Won 66 (70.97%)
Worst Winning Percentage (10+ Games)	St. George Illawarra Dragons - Played 30 / Won 10 (33.34%)
	Melbourne Storm – Played 37 / Won 15 (40.55%)
Clubs (Most Wins Against)	Sydney Roosters – 85
	Parramatta Eels – 85
Clubs (Most Losses To)	South Sydney Rabbitohs – 67
	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs – 58
Brookvale Oval Record Attendance	27,655 vs. Parramatta Eels (1986)
Record Attendance	104,583 vs. Newcastle Knights (1999) @ Stadium Australia*
Grand Final Record Attendance	81,988 vs. New Zealand Warriors (2011) @ ANZ Stadium
Brookvale Oval Record	Played 680 – (W) 465 / (L) 201 / (D) 14
Home Win Rate	68.39%
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Record	Played 1,626 – (W) 926 / (L) 664 / (D) 36
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals Record	Played 96 – (W) 45 / (L) 49 / (D) 2
Overall Win Rate	56.95%

* NRL double-header also featured Parramatta vs. St. George Illawarra

Biggest Wins

Margin	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
63	70–7	Penrith Panthers	Penrith Park	29 July 1973
61	61–0	St. George Dragons	Brookvale Oval	3 July 1994
58	66–8	Western Suburbs Magpies	Brookvale Oval	26 March 1994

Biggest Losses

Margin	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
62	6–68	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Park	21 August 2005
60	12–72	Penrith Panthers	Penrith Stadium	7 August 2004
50	11–61	St. George Dragons	Hurstville Oval	3 May 1947

Biggest Wins vs Current NRL Clubs

Margin	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
30	44–14	Brisbane Broncos	Central Coast Stadium	1 August 2015
41	61–20	Canberra Raiders	Brookvale Oval	11 July 1982
38	45–7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brookvale Oval	24 July 1954
36	50–14	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Brookvale Oval	15 April 1984
34	38–4	Gold Coast Titans	Brookvale Oval	5 September 2009
40	40–0	Melbourne Storm	ANZ Stadium	5 October 2008
38	48–10	Newcastle Knights	Brookvale Oval	15 August 2004
46	52–6	New Zealand Warriors	Brookvale Oval	31 March 2008
42	46–4	North Queensland Cowboys	Brookvale Oval	5 May 1996
54	54–0	Parramatta Eels	Lottoland	18 March 2018
63	70–7	Penrith Panthers	Penrith Park	29 July 1973
54	54–0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Brookvale Oval	24 August 1975
32	38–6	St George Illawarra Dragons	Brookvale Oval	13 September 2008
56	56–0	Sydney Roosters	Brookvale Oval	7 July 2007
32	48–16 40–8	Wests Tigers	ANZ Stadium Brookvale Oval	23 August 2008 11 July 2014

Biggest Losses vs Current NRL Clubs

Margin	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
34	10–44 10–44	Brisbane Broncos	Lang Park Suncorp Stadium	6 March 1988 5 June 2015
24	6–30	Canberra Raiders	Bruce Stadium	24 April 1994
32	24–56	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Brookvale Oval	17 August 2003
62	6–68	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Park	21 August 2005
20	30–10	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium	20 June 2016
30	10–40	Melbourne Storm	Olympic Park Stadium	6 September 2003
34	16–50	Newcastle Knights	Brookvale Oval	10 May 1998
26	10–36	New Zealand Warriors	Brookvale Oval	21 March 1999
16	18–34	North Queensland Cowboys	Brookvale Oval	30 April 2016
30	12–42	Parramatta Eels	Pirtek Stadium	6 March 2015
60	12–72	Penrith Panthers	Penrith Stadium	7 August 2004
38	6–44	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Aussie Stadium	11 June 2005
30	18–48	St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	12 July 2009
38	2–40	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Sports Ground	21 August 1982
26	12–38	Wests Tigers	Brookvale Oval	6 April 2003

Biggest Wins vs Former Clubs

Margin	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
22	32–10	Adelaide Rams	Hindmarsh Stadium	7 August 1998
39	42–3	Balmain Tigers	Brookvale Oval	19 August 1973
46	46–0	Gold Coast Seagulls	Brookvale Oval	15 August 1993
28	34–6	Illawarra Steelers	Brookvale Oval	12 June 1983
51	57–6	Newtown Bluebags	Henson Park	16 May 1976
52	56–4	North Sydney Bears	North Sydney Oval	22 July 1984
38	46–12	South Queensland Crushers	Brookvale Oval	6 July 1997
61	61–0	St. George Dragons	Brookvale Oval	3 July 1994
20	44–24	Western Reds	Brookvale Oval	25 June 1995
58	66–8	Western Suburbs Magpies	Brookvale Oval	26 March 1994

Biggest Losses vs Former Clubs

Margin	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
-	-	Adelaide Rams	-	-
17	0–17	Balmain Tigers	Leichhardt Oval	26 July 1947
23	6–29	Gold Coast Seagulls	Seagulls Stadium	2 July 1989
14	14–28	Illawarra Steelers	Steelers Stadium	2 June 1991
44	6–50	Newtown Bluebags	Sydney Cricket Ground	13 June 1955
33	8–41	North Sydney Bears	North Sydney Oval	29 June 1997
-	-	South Queensland Crushers	-	-
50	11–61	St. George Dragons	Hurstville Oval	3 May 1947
3	8–11	Western Reds	WACA Ground	30 June 1996
31	10–41	Western Suburbs Magpies	Pratten Park	26 April 1948

Win % vs Current Clubs

Prozentualer Anteil	Opposition	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws
70.97	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	93	66	25	2
68.58	New Zealand Warriors	35	24	11	0
63.44	Sydney Roosters	134	85	47	2
62.07	Canberra Raiders	58	36	21	1
61.12	Newcastle Knights	54	33	21	0
59.45	Parramatta Eels	143	85	54	4
58.07	North Queensland Cowboys	31	18	13	0
57.78	Penrith Panthers	90	52	37	1
55.18	Wests Tigers	29	16	13	0
55.00	Gold Coast Titans	20	11	9	0
53.48	South Sydney Rabbitohs	144	77	67	0
51.54	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	130	67	58	5
48.94	Brisbane Broncos	47	23	23	1
40.55	Melbourne Storm	37	15	21	1
33.34	St. George Illawarra Dragons	30	10	20	0

Win % vs Former Clubs

Prozentualer Anteil	Opposition	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws
100.00	South Queensland Crushers	4	4	0	0
100.00	Adelaide Rams	2	2	0	0
82.36	Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers	17	14	2	1
70.38	Illawarra Steelers	27	19	6	2
61.04	Newtown Jets	77	47	28	2
60.96	North Sydney Bears	105	64	38	3
58.10	Western Suburbs Magpies	105	61	43	1
50.00	Western Reds	2	1	1	0
49.08	Balmain Tigers	108	53	51	4
41.35	St. George Dragons	104	43	55	6

Most Consecutive Wins

• 15, 12 March – 9 July 1995

Most Consecutive Losses

• 8, 6 May – 29 July 1950
• 8, 28 August 1998 – 18 April 1999

Biggest Comeback

Recovered from a 20-point deficit.

• Trailed Penrith Panthers 26–6 after 53 minutes to win 36–26 at Brookvale Oval on 29 May 2005

Worst Collapse

Surrendered a 24-point lead.

• Led St George Illawarra Dragons 34–10 after 57 minutes to lose 36–34 at Oki Jubilee Stadium on 29 August 2004

Highest Attendances vs Current NRL Clubs

Attendance	Opposition	Venue	Date
52,347	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	14 May 2016
50,201*	Canberra Raiders	Sydney Cricket Ground	27 September 1987
41,127*	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney Football Stadium	24 September 1995
52,044*	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney Cricket Ground	15 September 1973
21,374	Gold Coast Titans	Skilled Park	4 July 2008
81,392*	Melbourne Storm	ANZ Stadium	30 September 2007
104,583	Newcastle Knights	Stadium Australia	6 March 1999
81,988*	New Zealand Warriors	ANZ Stadium	2 October 2011
32,611	North Queensland Cowboys	Sydney Football Stadium	22 September 2007
57,343*	Parramatta Eels	Sydney Cricket Ground	18 September 1976
30,609	Penrith Panthers	Sydney Sports Ground	23 March 1969
54,255*	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Cricket Ground	21 September 1968
19,227	St George Illawarra Dragons	Brookvale Oval	13 September 2008
81,491*	Sydney Roosters	ANZ Stadium	6 October 2013
27,564	Wests Tigers	ANZ Stadium	23 August 2008

* Grand Final

Highest Attendances vs Former Clubs

Attendance	Opposition	Venue	Date
7,459	Adelaide Rams	Hindmarsh Stadium	7 August 1998
41,410	Balmain Tigers	Sydney Cricket Ground	13 September 1969
15,872	Gold Coast Seagulls	Carrara Oval	23 August 1997
18,294	Illawarra Steelers	Brookvale Oval	21 August 1992
26,564	Newtown Bluebags	Sydney Cricket Ground	28 April 1956
32,878	North Sydney Bears	Sydney Football Stadium	1 September 1991
15,202	South Queensland Crushers	Suncorp-Metway Stadium	28 April 1996
54,399*	St. George Dragons	Sydney Cricket Ground	21 September 1957
12,655	Western Reds	Brookvale Oval	25 June 1995
40,050	Western Suburbs Magpies	Sydney Cricket Ground	8 September 1974

* Grand Final

Other Attendances

Attendance	Opposition	Venue	Date	Competition
36,895	Wigan	Central Park, Wigan	7 October 1987	1987 World Club Challenge
32,569	Leeds Rhinos	Elland Road, Leeds	1 March 2009	2009 World Club Challenge
21,131	Great Britain	Brookvale Oval	7 June 1988	1988 Great Britain Lions tour
21,062	Leeds Rhinos	Headingley, Leeds	17 February 2012	2012 World Club Challenge

See also

• List of NRL records