1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
Appearance
1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season | ||||
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NSWRFL champions | ||||
NSWRFL Rank | 1st | |||
1976 record | Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 544; against: 300 | |||
Team information | ||||
Secretary | ![]() | |||
Coach | ![]() | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Brookvale Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | ![]() | |||
Goals | ![]() | |||
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The 1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 30th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947.
The 1976 Sea Eagles were coached by 1963–64 Kangaroo tourist Frank Stanton. Captaining the side was brilliant centre Bob Fulton. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1976 Premiership season and played its home games at the 27,000 capacity Brookvale Oval.[1]
Ladder
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 499 | 252 | +247 | 32 |
2 | ![]() |
22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 347 | 238 | +109 | 30 |
3 | ![]() |
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 328 | 298 | +30 | 28 |
4 | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 399 | 250 | +149 | 27 |
5 | ![]() |
22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 361 | 337 | +24 | 27 |
6 | ![]() |
22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 318 | 287 | +31 | 25 |
7 | ![]() |
22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 379 | 313 | +66 | 24 |
8 | ![]() |
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 378 | 393 | -15 | 19 |
9 | ![]() |
22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 352 | 333 | +19 | 17 |
10 | ![]() |
22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 297 | 421 | -124 | 16 |
11 | ![]() |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 272 | 526 | -254 | 13 |
12 | ![]() |
22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 264 | 546 | -282 | 6 |
Regular season
[edit]Sunday 21 March | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ![]() |
15 – 27 | ![]() |
Endeavour Field, Sydney | |
Tries: Dave Chamberlain, Greg Mullane, Glenn Stolzenheim Goals: Barry Andrews (3/6) |
[2] |
Tries: Graham Eadie, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney, Terry Randall, Gary Thoroughgood Goals: Graham Eadie (6/8) |
Attendance: 7,629 Referee: Gary Cook |
Sunday 28 March | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
17 – 13 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Graham Eadie, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (4/8) |
[3] |
Tries: Ron Giteau, Graeme O'Grady, Peter Young Goals: Graeme O'Grady (2/5) |
Attendance: 12,059 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 4 April | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ![]() |
21 – 31 | ![]() |
Belmore Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Mick Ryan (2), Don Moseley, Peter O'Neill, George Peponis Goals: Graeme Hughes (3/6) |
[4] |
Tries: Ray Branighan, Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Rod Jackson, Max Krilich, Ian Martin, Col Parkes Goals: Graham Eadie (5/9) |
Attendance: 16,046 Referee: Richie Humphreys |
Sunday 11 April | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
30 – 4 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Rod Jackson (2), Col Parkes, Terry Randall Goals: Graham Eadie (6/9) |
[5] |
Tries: Goals: Henry Tatana (2/5) |
Attendance: 18,077 Referee: Jack Danzey |
Sunday 18 April | Parramatta Eels ![]() |
8 – 5 | ![]() |
Cumberland Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Ray Price (2) Goals: John Peard (1/4) |
[6] |
Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (1/4) |
Attendance: 14,543 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 25 April | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
38 – 13 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Phil Lowe (2), Max Krilich, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (10/10) |
[7] |
Tries: Bruce Walker, Rex Murphy Goals: John Gray (1/3) Mark Tonks (1/1) |
Attendance: 13,057 Referee: Col Turnell |
Saturday 1 May | Eastern Suburbs Roosters ![]() |
19 – 18 | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
Tries: Ron Coote, Russell Fairfax, Mark Harris Goals: John Brass (3/4) Royce Ayliffe (2/4) |
[8] |
Tries: Graham Eadie, Russel Gartner, Rod Jackson, Mick Waller Goals: Graham Eadie (3/6) |
Attendance: 22,861 Referee: Kevin Roberts |
Saturday 8 May | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
27 – 14 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Tom Mooney (4), Phil Lowe (2), Bob Fulton Goals: Graham Eadie (3/9) |
[9] |
Tries: John King (2) Goals: Ken Wilson (4/5) |
Attendance: 9,314 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Sunday 16 May | Newtown Bluebags ![]() |
6 – 57 | ![]() |
Henson Park, Sydney | |
Tries: Goals: John Bradstock (3/5) |
[10] |
Tries: Bob Fulton (3), Tom Mooney (3), Ian Martin (2), Ray Branighan, Graham Eadie, John Harvey, Max Krilich, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (9/13) |
Attendance: 2,825 Referee: Richie Humphreys |
Sunday 23 May | South Sydney Rabbitohs ![]() |
16 – 18 | ![]() |
Redfern Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Bernard Lowther, John Marsh Goals: Greg Purcell (5/8) |
[11] |
Tries: Bob Fulton (2) Goals: Graham Eadie (6/9) |
Attendance: 11,198 Referee: Col Turnell |
Sunday 30 May | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
14 – 0 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Bob Fulton, Tom Mooney Goals: Ray Branighan (6/8) |
[12] |
Tries: Goals: |
Attendance: 25,876 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 6 June | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
17 – 12 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Ray Branighan, Bob Fulton, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (4/4) |
[13] |
Tries: Ron Coote, Russell Fairfax Goals: John Brass (3/5) |
Attendance: 23,005 Referee: Gary Cook |
Sunday 13 June | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
20 – 9 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Mick Waller (2), Phil Lowe, Terry Randall Goals: Graham Eadie (4/8) |
[14] |
Tries: Martin Raftery Goals: Steve Rogers (3/4) |
Attendance: 16,026 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Sunday 20 June | Western Suburbs Magpies ![]() |
15 – 37 | ![]() |
Lidcombe Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: John Donnelly, James Murphy, John Purcell Goals: Ron Giteau (3) |
[15] |
Tries: Johnny Gibbs (2), Terry Randall (2), Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Terry Hill, Tom Mooney, Steve Norton Goals: Graham Eadie (5) |
Attendance: Greg Hartley Referee: 12,713 |
Sunday 27 June | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
9 – 13 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (3) |
[16] |
Tries: Steve Hage Goals: Don Moseley (5) |
Attendance: 15,446 Referee: Kevin Roberts |
Saturday 3 July | St. George Dragons ![]() |
13 – 5 | ![]() |
Kogarah Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Ted Goodwin Goals: Henry Tatana (5) |
[17] |
Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (1) |
Attendance: 10,388 Referee: Gary Cook |
Sunday 11 July | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
10 – 14 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Graham Eadie, Russel Gartner Goals: Graham Eadie (2) |
[18] |
Tries: Neville Glover, Phil Mann Goals: John Peard (4) |
Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Saturday 17 July | North Sydney Bears ![]() |
28 – 5 | ![]() |
North Sydney Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: John Miller Goals: Barry Wood (1) |
[19] |
Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Johnny Gibbs, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (5) |
Attendance: 6,475 Referee: Richie Humphreys |
Saturday 31 July | Penrith Panthers ![]() |
16 – 15 | ![]() |
Penrith Park, Sydney | |
Tries: Glenn West (2), Terry Geary, Terry Quinn Goals: Ken Wilson (2) |
[20] |
Tries: Russel Gartner, Johnny Gibbs, Rod Jackson Goals: Mick Waller (3) |
Attendance: 6,260 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 8 August | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
20 – 12 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Bob Fulton, Russel Gartner, Phil Lowe, Alan Thompson Goals: Bob Fulton (4) |
[21] |
Tries: Chris Dawson, Brian Plummer Goals: Brian Robertson (3) |
Attendance: 8,643 Referee: Keith Page |
Saturday 15 August | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
26 – 3 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Ian Martin, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (7) |
[22] |
Tries: John Berne Goals: |
Attendance: 10,532 Referee: Barry Bradstock |
Sunday 22 August | Balmain Tigers ![]() |
11 – 30 | ![]() |
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Greg Cox Goals: Greg Cox (4) |
[23] |
Tries: Gary Stephens (2), Graham Eadie, Ian Martin, Tom Mooney, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (6) |
Attendance: 17,360 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Finals
[edit]Major Semi-Final
[edit]Saturday 4 September | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
17 – 23 | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (4/6) |
[24] |
Tries: Graeme Atkins, Neville Glover, John Peard Goals: John Peard (5/7) Mark Levy (2/2) |
Attendance: 30,999 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Preliminary final
[edit]Saturday 11 September | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
15 – 12 | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
Tries: Bob Fulton, Russel Gartner Goals: Graham Eadie (4/6) Field Goals: Bob Fulton (1) |
[25] |
Tries: Keith Harris, Bob McCarthy Goals: Don Moseley (3/4) |
Attendance: 31,381 Referee: Gary Cook |
Grand final
[edit]Saturday 18 September
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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
13 – 10 | ![]() |
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Tries: Phil Lowe Goals: Graham Eadie (5/6) |
[26] |
Tries: Geoff Gerard Jim Porter Goals: John Peard (2/3) |
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Player statistics
[edit]Note: Games and (sub) show total games played, e.g. 1 (1) is 2 games played.
Player | Games (sub) | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
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3 | 4 | 17 | ||
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9 | 103 | 233 | ||
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21 | 4 | 1 | 72 | |
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5 | 15 | |||
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4 | 12 | |||
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1 | 3 | |||
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1 | 3 | |||
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8 | 24 | |||
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3 | 9 | |||
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7 | 21 | |||
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5 | 15 | |||
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18 | 54 | |||
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1 | 3 | |||
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2 | 6 | |||
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5 | 15 | |||
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2 | 6 | |||
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6 | 18 | |||
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2 | 6 | |||
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3 | 3 | 15 | ||
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TOTAL | 105 | 114 | 1 | 544 |
Representative Players
[edit]State
[edit]City vs Country
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NSWRFL 1976 - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.1 - Cronulla-Sutherland vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.2 - Manly vs Western Suburbs
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.3 - Canterbury-Bankstown vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.4 - Manly vs St George
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.5 - Parramatta vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.6 - Manly vs North Sydney
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.7 - Eastern Suburbs vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.8 - Manly vs Penrith
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.9 - Newtown vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.10 - South Sydney vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.11 - Manly vs Balmain
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.12 - Manly vs Eastern Suburbs
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.13 - Manly vs Cronulla-Sutherland
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.14 - Western Suburbs vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.15 - Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.16 - St George vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.17 - Manly vs Parramatta
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.18 - North Sydney vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.19 - Penrith vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.20 - Manly vs Newtown
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.21 - South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.22 - Manly vs Balmain
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL major semi-final – Manly vs Parramatta
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Preliminary final – Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Grand final – Manly-Warringah vs Parramatta