2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

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 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Season
NRL Rank	5th
2024 record	Wins: 4; draws: 1; losses: 2
Team information
CEO	Tony Mestrov
Coach	Anthony Seibold
Captain	Daly Cherry-Evans
Stadium	Brookvale Oval (4 Pines Park) (18,000)
Avg. attendance	17,333 (not including home games away from Brookvale)
High attendance	17,381 (Round 5 vs PEN)
Low attendance	17,284 (Round 2 vs SYD)
Top scorers
Tries	Toluta'u Koula Tom Trbojevic (4)
Points	Reuben Garrick (50)
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2024 Squad

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2024 squad

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Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Josh Aloiai – PR Jake Arthur – HB Luke Brooks – FE Nathan Brown – LK Ethan Bullemor – PR Gordon Chan Kum Tong – HK Daly Cherry-Evans (c) – HB (gk) Ben Condon – SR Lachlan Croker – HK Reuben Garrick – CE (gk)		Jamie Humphreys – HK Tolutau Koula – CE Karl Lawton – HK Matthew Lodge – PR Haumole Olakau'atu – SR Brad Parker – SR Taniela Paseka – PR Jaxson Paulo – WG Jason Saab – WG Toafofoa Sipley – PR		Tommy Talau – WG Ben Trbojevic – SR, CE Jake Trbojevic (vc) – LK Tom Trbojevic – FB Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega – WG Corey Waddell – SR		Bailey Hodgson – FB Aitasi James – PR Dean Matterson – LK Aaron Woods – PR		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: 18 February 2024 Source(s): Sea Eagles Team Profiles, Sea Eagles 2024

Transfers

Gains
Player	Club	Until	Source
Luke Brooks	Wests Tigers	2027	^[2]
Aitasi James	Wests Tigers	2025	^[3]
Jaxson Paulo	Sydney Roosters	2026	^[4]
Tommy Talau	Wests Tigers	2025	^[4]
Corey Waddell	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2024	^[5]

Losses
Player	Club	Until	Source
Latu Fainu	Wests Tigers	2027	^[6]
Samuela Fainu	Wests Tigers	2027	^[6]
Morgan Harper	Parramatta Eels	2024	^[7]
Sean Keppie	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2026	^[8]
Josh Schuster	Released (mid-season)		^[9]
Kelma Tuilagi	Parramatta Eels	2025	^[10]
Christian Tuipulotu	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2025	^[11]

Results

Pre-Season

Source: ^[12]

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

Source: ^[13]

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

Main article: 2024 NRL season

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	8	7	0	1	1	219	110	+109	16	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm	8	7	0	1	1	194	138	+56	16
3	Penrith Panthers	8	6	0	2	1	190	124	+66	14
4	Dolphins	8	5	0	3	1	212	161	+51	12
5	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	9	5	1	3	0	237	200	+37	11
6	Sydney Roosters	9	5	0	4	0	258	163	+95	10
7	Brisbane Broncos	9	5	0	4	0	234	192	+42	10
8	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	8	4	0	4	1	164	139	+25	10
9	Canberra Raiders	9	5	0	4	0	190	204	−14	10
10	North Queensland Cowboys	9	4	0	5	0	229	245	−16	8
11	Newcastle Knights	9	4	0	5	0	152	171	−19	8
12	Parramatta Eels	8	3	0	5	1	157	212	−55	8
13	St. George Illawarra Dragons	9	4	0	5	0	164	234	−70	8
14	New Zealand Warriors	9	3	1	5	0	176	165	+11	7
15	Wests Tigers	8	2	0	6	1	119	182	−63	6
16	Gold Coast Titans	8	1	0	7	1	137	226	−89	4
17	South Sydney Rabbitohs	8	1	0	7	1	126	292	−166	4

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: Official NRL Ladder for 2024 Premiership Season

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	–	A	H	A	–	A	H	H	A	–	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W					B				B					B
Position	5	4	5	11	7	8	5	4
Points	2	4	4	4	6	7	9	11

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

Matches

Source: ^[14]

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 (1/1)	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	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					Gerard Sutton
Fri 3 May 6:00pm	9	Canberra Raiders	Brookvale Oval
Thu 9 May 7:50pm	10	Dolphins	Suncorp Stadium
Fri 17 May 8:05pm	11	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium
Fri 24 May 8:00pm	12	Melbourne Storm	Brookvale Oval
30 May - 2 June	13	Bye
Sun 9 June 4:05pm	14	Penrith Panthers	Penrith Stadium
Sun 16 June 2:00pm	15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Brookvale Oval
Sat 22 June 7:35pm	16	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Accor Stadium
28-30 June	17	Bye
Sat 6 July 7:35pm	18	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Sun 14 July 4:05pm	19	Newcastle Knights	Brookvale Oval
Sun 21 July 4:05pm	20	Gold Coast Titans	Brookvale Oval
Sat 27 July 7:35pm	21	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium
1-4 August	22	Bye
Sat 10 August 3:00pm	23	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium
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

• Zac Fulton (  Indigenous All Stars)

Milestones

In the Round 4 game against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Reuben Garrick reached 1000 points for club matches after converting Koula's try. ^[15]

In the upcoming Round 5 game against the Penrith Panthers, Daly Cherry-Evans will become the most capped player at the Sea Eagles, passing Cliff Lyons record of 309 matches. ^[16]

References

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13. "Draw". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
14. "Draw". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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