2017 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season

2017 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
2017 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
NRL Rank	6th
Play-off result	Elimination Finals (Robbed By Peachy And the Bunker)
2017 record	Wins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scored	For: 396; against: 309
Team information
Coach	Trent Barrett
Assistant coach	John Cartwright
Captains	Daly Cherry-Evans; Jake Trbojevic (vice-captain);
Stadium	Lottoland
Avg. attendance	10000
Top scorers
Tries	Akila Uate 14
Goals	Mathew Wright 31 Goals
Points	Dylan Walker 104 points

The 2017 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season will be the 68th in the clubs history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947.

The 2017 Sea Eagles will be coached by former Australian international Trent Barrett. With the retirement of long time captain Jamie Lyon, the team captain will be Daly Cherry-Evans with Jake Trbojevic named as vice-captain. The club will compete in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership and plays its home games at the 23,000 capacity Brookvale Oval, which for the first time will be known as Lottoland due to a sponsorship agreement.

Squad list

**Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2025 squad**
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Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Josh Aloiai – PR Jake Arthur – FE, HB Luke Brooks – FE Nathan Brown – LK Ethan Bullemor – SR, PR Gordon Chan Kum Tong – HK Daly Cherry-Evans (c) – HB (gk) Ben Condon – SR Lachlan Croker – HK Reuben Garrick – CE (gk)		Jamie Humphreys – HB, FE, HK Tolutau Koula – CE, FB Matthew Lodge – PR Haumole Olakau'atu – SR Taniela Paseka – PR Jaxson Paulo – WG, CE, FB Jason Saab – WG Aaron Schoupp – CE, SR Jake Simpkin – CE Toafofoa Sipley – PR		Tommy Talau – WG, CE Ben Trbojevic – SR, CE Jake Trbojevic (vc) – LK Tom Trbojevic – FB, CE Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega – WG Corey Waddell – SR, PR		Aitasi James – PR Dean Matterson – LK, SR Extended squad Clayton Faulalo – CE, FB Lehi Hopoate – FB, WG, CE Caleb Navale – LK Brandon Wakeham – HB, FE		Manager John Bonasera (General Manager of Football) Head coach Anthony Seibold Assistant coaches Jim Dymock Steven Hales Michael Ennis (Positional Coach) Brett Stewart (Mentor Positional Coach) Guy Williams (Training Co-ordinator & Transition Coach) Jon Clarke (Head of Performance) Paul Devlin (High Performance Consultant) Mick Kulen (Football Analyst/Attack Co-ordinator) Managers Peter Gentle (Recruitment Manager) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 17 October 2017 Source(s): Sea Eagles Team Profiles, Sea Eagles 2024

2017 signings/transfers

Note: The "Out" column is from the players who were with the team as of the end of the 2016 NRL season. Players who left the club before the end of the season (e.g. Tom Symonds) are not included.

Gains

Cameron Cullen from Gold Coast Titans
Blake Green from Melbourne Storm
Jackson Hastings from Sydney Roosters
Brian Kelly from Gold Coast Titans
Jarrad Kennedy from Canberra Raiders
Shaun Lane from New Zealand Warriors
Lloyd Perrett from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Peter Schuster from rugby union
Curtis Sironen from Wests Tigers
Kelepi Tanginoa from Parramatta Eels
Akuila Uate from Newcastle Knights
Jonathan Wright from New Zealand Warriors

Out

* Seeking medical retirement as of 10 February 2017.^[1]
* Nate Myles released on 8 June

Kit

Startseite

Away

Ladder

2017 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm (P)	24	20	0	4	2	633	336	+297	44
2	Sydney Roosters	24	17	0	7	2	500	428	+72	38
3	Brisbane Broncos	24	16	0	8	2	597	433	+164	36
4	Parramatta Eels	24	16	0	8	2	496	457	+39	36
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	15	0	9	2	476	407	+69	34
6	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	14	0	10	2	552	512	+40	32
7	Penrith Panthers	24	13	0	11	2	504	459	+45	30
8	North Queensland Cowboys	24	13	0	11	2	467	443	+24	30
9	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	12	0	12	2	533	450	+83	28
10	Canberra Raiders	24	11	0	13	2	558	497	+61	26
11	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	10	0	14	2	360	455	−95	24
12	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	9	0	15	2	464	564	−100	22
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	7	0	17	2	444	575	−131	18
14	Wests Tigers	24	7	0	17	2	413	571	−158	18
15	Gold Coast Titans	24	7	0	17	2	448	638	−190	18
16	Newcastle Knights	24	5	0	19	2	428	648	−220	14

NRL Auckland Nines

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4 February 2017	New Zealand Warriors	11 – 15	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Auckland, New Zealand
15:15 AEDST	11		15	Stadium: Eden Park

4 February 2017	St. George Illawarra Dragons	20 – 23	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Auckland, New Zealand
14:45 AEDST	20		23	Stadium: Eden Park

5 February 2017	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	12 – 17	Parramatta Eels	Auckland, New Zealand
09:25 AEDST	12		17	Stadium: Eden Park

Quarter Final

5 February 2017	Penrith Panthers	16 – 12 (Golden Try)	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Auckland, New Zealand
11:55 AEDST	Bonus Point Tries: Waqa Blake, Sione Katoa Tries: Tyrone May Conversions: Corey Harawira-Naera (1/2)	Bericht	Bonus Point Tries: Brian Kelly, Dylan Walker Tries: Conversions: Cameron Cullen (1/2)	Stadium: Eden Park

Trial Games

Saturday 11 February	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	22 – 16	South Sydney	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
8:00pm (AEDT)	Tries: Jarrad Kennedy, Jonathan Wright, Dylan Walker, Peter Schuster Goals: Dylan Walker (3/5)	^[2]	Tries: Sitiveni Moceidreke, Siosifa Talakai, Ed Murphy Goals: Levido, Doueihi	Attendance: 2,465 Referee: NA Player of the Match: NA

Saturday 18 February	Sydney Roosters	22 – 24	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
6:30pm (AEST)	Tries: Daniel Tupou (2), Blake Ferguson, Latrell Mitchell Goals: Michael Gordon (3/4)	^[3]	Tries: Tom Trbojevic, Curtis Sironen, Frank Winterstein, Dylan Walker Goals: Dylan Walker (4/4)	Attendance: NA Referee: NA Player of the Match: NA

Fixtures

2017 NRL draw - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.^[4]

Regular season

Sunday 5 March	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12 – 20	Parramatta Eels	Lottoland, Sydney
4:00pm (AEDT)	Tries: Brian Kelly, Blake Green Goals: Dylan Walker (2/2)	^[5]	Tries: Corey Norman, Bevan French, Clinton Gutherson Goals: Clinton Gutherson (4/5)	Attendance: 11,318 Referee: Grant Atkins, Chris Butler Player of the Match: Corey Norman

Saturday 11 March	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	18 – 38	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Lottoland, Sydney
5:30pm (AEDT)	Tries: Akuila Uate, Brian Kelly, Tom Trbojevic, Daly Cherry-Evans Goals: Dylan Walker (1/4)	^[6]	Tries: Alex Johnston (2), Robert Jennings, Cody Walker, John Sutton, Robbie Farah Goals: Adam Reynolds (7/7)	Attendance: 10,183 Referee: Gavin Badger, Jon Stone Player of the Match: Cody Walker

Saturday 18 March	North Queensland Cowboys	8 – 30	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville
8:00pm (AEDT)	Tries: Jake Granville Goals: Johnathan Thurston (2/2)	^[7]	Tries: Jorge Taufua, Tom Trbojevic, Brenton Lawrence, Jackson Hastings Goals: Dylan Walker (7/7)	Attendance: 14,763 Referee: Henry Perenara, Peter Gough Player of the Match: Brenton Lawrence

Saturday 25 March	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	36 – 0	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Lottoland, Sydney
4:30pm (AEDT)	Tries: Brian Kelly (2), Dylan Walker, Curtis Sironen, Tom Trbojevic, Api Koroisau, Akuila Uate Goals: Dylan Walker (4/7)	^[8]	Tries: Goals:	Attendance: 9,610 Referee: Gavin Badger, Jon Stone Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans

Friday 31 March	Sydney Roosters	12 – 18	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
6:00pm (AEDT)	Tries: Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Pearce Goals: Michael Gordon (2/3)	^[9]	Tries: Dylan Walker (2), Jorge Taufua Goals: Dylan Walker (3/4)	Attendance: 12,376 Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris Butler Player of the Match: Dylan Walker

Saturday 8 April	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	10 – 35	St George Illawarra Dragons	Lottoland, Sydney
3:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Jorge Taufua (2) Goals: Dylan Walker (1/2)	^[10]	Tries: Euan Aitken (2) Gareth Widdop (2), Jack de Belin, Kurt Mann Goals: Gareth Widdop (5/7) Field Goals: Gareth Widdop	Attendance: 11,654 Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris James Player of the Match: Gareth Widdop

Saturday 15 April	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	26 – 30	Melbourne Storm	Lottoland, Sydney
3:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Frank Winterstein, Jorge Taufua, Brian Kelly, Jake Trbojevic, Brenton Lawrence Goals: Dylan Walker (3/5)	^[11]	Tries: Suliasi Vunivalu (2), Felise Kaufusi (2), Young Tonumaipea, Josh Addo-Carr Goals: Cameron Smith (3/6)	Attendance: 10,144 Referee: Ashley Klein, Chris Butler Player of the Match: Cameron Smith

Friday 21 April	Canberra Raiders	18 – 20 (gp)	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	GIO Stadium, Canberra
6:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Jarrod Croker, Josh Papalii, Jordan Rapana Goals: Jarrod Croker (3/4)	^[12]	Tries: Jake Trbojevic, Dylan Walker, Tom Trbojevic Goals: Dylan Walker (4/6)	Attendance: 15,976 Referee: Grant Atkins, Chris Sutton Player of the Match: Martin Taupau

Friday 28 April	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8 – 46	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
6:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Hymel Hunt Goals: Adam Reynolds (2/2)	^[13]	Tries: Akuila Uate (4), Brenton Lawrence, Curtis Sironen, Jorge Taufua, Jake Trbojevic, Blake Green Goals: Dylan Walker (3/6) Daly Cherry-Evans (0/1) Jackson Hastings (2/2)	Attendance: 10,594 Referee: Gavin Badger, Gavin Reynolds Player of the Match: Dylan Walker

Representative Round

Saturday 13 May	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	14 – 24	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
7:50pm (AEST)	Tries: Tom Trbojevic, Apisai Koroisau, Jorge Taufua Goals: Dylan Walker (0/1) Apisai Koroisau (1/2)	^[14]	Tries: Corey Oates (2), Anthony Milford, Kodi Nikorima Goals: Jordan Kahu (4/4)	Attendance: 44,127 Referee: Ashley Klein, Jon Stone Player of the Match: Anthony Milford

Saturday 20 May	Gold Coast Titans	10 – 30	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
5:30pm (AEST)	Tries: Ash Taylor, Anthony Don Goals: Ash Taylor (1/2)	^[15]	Tries: Dylan Walker (2), Akuila Uate, Apisai Koroisau, Jake Trbojevic Goals: Matthew Wright (5/5)	Attendance: 12,509 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Adam Gee Player of the Match: Jake Trbojevic

Bye

Sunday 4 June	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	21 – 20 (gp)	Canberra Raiders	Lottoland, Sydney
2:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Dylan Walker, Martin Taupau, Jorge Taufua, Daly Cherry-Evans Goals: Matthew Wright (2/4) Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (1)	^[16]	Tries: Jordan Rapana (2), Blake Austin Goals: Jarrod Croker (4/4)	Attendance: 11,318 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans

Friday 9 June	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	18 – 14	Newcastle Knights	Lottoland, Sydney
6:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Akuila Uate (2), Curtis Sironen Goals: Matthew Wright (3/3)	^[17]	Tries: Jaelen Feeney, Danny Levi Goals: Brock Lamb (3/3)	Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Ashley Klein, Jon Stone Player of the Match: Martin Taupau

Bye

Sunday 25 June	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	18 – 35	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
4:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Luke Lewis, Sosaia Feki, Wade Graham Goals: James Maloney (3/3)	^[18]	Tries: Curtis Sironen (2), Matthew Wright (2), Blake Green, Dylan Walker Goals: Matthew Wright (5/6) Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (1)	Attendance: 14,766 Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris Butler Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans

Saturday 1 July	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	26 – 22	New Zealand Warriors	nib Stadium, Perth
3:30pm (AWST)	Tries: Tom Trbojevic (2), Brian Kelly, Akuila Uate, Dylan Walker Goals: Matthew Wright (3/5)	^[19]	Tries: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (2), Bodene Thompson, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Shaun Johnson (3/4)	Attendance: 6,258 Referee: Gavin Badger, Tim Roby Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans

Saturday 8 July	Penrith Panthers	16 – 8	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Pepper Stadium, Sydney
5:30pm (AEST)	Tries: James Tamou, Dallin Watene Zelezniak Goals: Nathan Cleary (4/5)	^[20]	Tries: Dylan Walker, Tom Trbojevic Goals: Dylan Walker (0/2)	Attendance: 14,625 Referee: Henry Perenara, Chris James Player of the Match: Dallin Watene Zelezniak

Sunday 16 July	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	28 – 16	Wests Tigers	Lottoland, Sydney
2:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Matthew Wright (2), Shaun Lane, Akuila Uate, Jake Trbojevic Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (4/5) Matthew Wright (0/1)	^[21]	Tries: Joel Edwards, Esan Marsters, Luke Brooks Goals: Tuimoala Lolohea (2/3)	Attendance: 14,128 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Tim Roby Player of the Match: Tom Trbojevic

Sunday 23 July	St George Illawarra Dragons	v	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
2:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Sunday 30 July	Melbourne Storm	v	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	AAMI Park, Melbourne
2:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Sunday 8 August	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	v	Sydney Roosters	Lottoland, Sydney
2:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Sunday 13 August	Wests Tigers	v	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
4:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Sunday 20 August	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
4:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Sunday 27 August	New Zealand Warriors	v	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
4:00pm (NZST)	'Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Saturday 2 September	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	v	Penrith Panthers	Lottoland, Sydney
5:30pm (AEST)	Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

* 13 May - Manly home game despite playing Brisbane Broncos in Brisbane. Match played as part of an NRL double header at Suncorp Stadium.
* 1 July - Manly home game played in Perth.

Player statistics

Note: Games and (sub) show total games played, e.g. 1 (1) is 2 games played.

Player	Games (sub)	Tries	Goals	FG	Points
Billy Bainbridge	(2)
Lewis Brown	1 (14)
Daly Cherry-Evans (c)	17	2	4/6	2	18
Cameron Cullen	(3)
Addin Fonua-Blake	1 (16)
Blake Green	17	3			12
Pita Godinet
Jackson Hastings	(10)	1	2/2		8
Brian Kelly	17	6			24
Jarrad Kennedy	(1)
Apisai Koroisau	17	3	1/2		14
Shaun Lane	2 (1)	1			4
Brenton Lawrence	17	3			12
Darcy Lussick	1 (5)
Nate Myles	2 (8)
Brad Parker	(2)
Lloyd Perrett	(8)
Curtis Sironen	14	3			12
Jorge Taufua	13	8			32
Martin Taupau	15	1			4
Jake Trbojevic (vc)	16	5			20
Tom Trbojevic	15	8			32
Akuila Uate	16	11			44
Dylan Walker	17	9	28/46		92
Frank Winterstein	17	1			4
Matthew Wright	8	3	18/25		48
Jonathan Wright
TOTAL		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

On 8 June, Manly released Nate Myles from the remainder of his contract. 5 days later he announced that he had signed with the Melbourne Storm.^[22]

Representative Players

International

Australia – Jake Trbojevic

Fiji – Apisai Koroisau, Akuila Uate*

New Zealand – Martin Taupau

Samoa – Pita Godinet

Tonga – Addin Fonua-Blake

* Akuila Uate selected in Fiji squad for their game against Tonga, but did not play.

State of Origin

New South Wales – Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic*

Queensland – Nate Myles

* Tom Trbojevic named as 20th man for Games 2 and 3 of the State of Origin series.

City vs Country Origin

City – Curtis Sironen

Country – Brian Kelly

References

External links

[1] Sea Eagles seek medical retirement clearances

[2] Walker stars as Manly edge Souths in trial

[3] Manly sneak past Roosters in NRL trial

[4] 2017 NRL Draw - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

[5] Impressive Eels beat brave Sea Eagles

[6] Rabbitohs recover to thump Manly

[7] Sea Eagles shock Cowboys in Townsville

[8] Super Sea Eagles smash Bulldogs

[9] Walker heroics help Manly down the Roosters

[10] Potent Dragons thump Manly at Lottoland

[11] Storm hang on to beat Manly

[12] Manly beat Raiders in golden point epic

[13] Uate and Walker run riot in big Manly win

[14] Broncos fight back to beat Manly

[15] Sea Eagles stun Titans with dominant win

[16] Sea Eagles clinch golden point thriller

[17] Manly hold on as Uate double sinks Knights

[18] Origin on the cards as DCE inspires Manly win

[19] Manly fight back to beat Warriors

[20] Panthers beat Manly to end hoodoo

[21] Cherry on top as Manly survive Tigers scare

[22] Nate Myles announces shock mid-season switch

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v t e Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Est. 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales
The Club	History (Northern Eagles) Records Players Coaches
Culture	Rivalry with Melbourne Storm (Battle of Brookvale) Manly Seabirds
Home ground	Brookvale Oval
Important figures	Roy Bull Ken Arthurson Rex Mossop Frank Stanton Fred Jones Bob Fulton Ron Willey Mal Reilly Graham Eadie Max Krilich Terry Randall Paul Vautin Des Hasler Cliff Lyons Geoff Toovey Steve Menzies Stewart brothers Jamie Lyon Daly Cherry-Evans Trbojevic brothers
League	NSWRL ARL NRL
Titles	Premierships (8) 1972 1973 1976 1978 1987 1996 2008 2011 World Club Challenges (1) 2009
Seasons (71)	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other competitions	Current S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup New South Wales Cup NRL Nines Past National Youth Competition Amco Cup Jersey Flegg Cup World Sevens
Affiliations	Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah/North Sydney District Rugby League