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Key Information

Club Records 1947-2020

Colours: Maroon and white

Emblem: Sea Eagle

Year entered premiership: 1947

Note: Manly did not participate in the premiership between 2000 and 2002, initially forming a joint venture with the North Sydney club to play as the Northern Eagles. The joint venture arrangement was officially dissolved in August 2001 however the club continued to play as the Northern Eagles until the end of the 2002 season.

First match: April 12, 1947, lost 13-15 v Wests, Brookvale Oval

First team: Albert ‘Bert’ Collins; Jim Walsh, Cyril ‘Kelly’ McMahon, Mackie Campbell, Johnny Bliss; Merv Gillmer, Gary Maddrell; Jim Hall, Keith Kirkwood, Max Whitehead (c), Pat Hines, Ern Cannon, Harry Grew. Coach: Harold Johnson.

First try: Keith Kirkwood (v Wests, Brookvale Oval, April 12, 1947)

Full premiership record: Played 1,632, won 927, lost 669, drew 36, byes 41, for 31,864 (5,640 tries, 5,682 goals, 212 field goals), against 26,658 (4,588 tries, 5,004 goals, 162 field goals), points 1,886. Winning percentage: 56.8%.

Home ground: Lottoland (1947-99, 2003-20). Lottoland known as Brookvale Oval until 2017

Home ground attendance record: 27,655, Manly v Parramatta, Brookvale Oval, August 31, 1986

Average home crowds 2020: n/a (due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators were prevented from attending matches until Round 7, when limits were imposed on attendances which remained until the end of the season)

Record average home crowds: 15,841 in 1976

Major sponsors: Pioneer Stereo (1977-82), Wormald (1983-88), American Data Telecommunications (ADT) (1989), P & O (1990-92), Pepsi-Cola Bottlers (1993-97), FAI (1998-99), Delmege Commercial (2003-08), Quantum Eco Hot Water (2009-10), Kaspersky (2011-15), Coco Joy (2016), United Resources Management (2017-20)

Team Records

First grade (8): 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011

Runners up (11): 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2013

Minor premierships (9): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997

Pre season Cup (1): 1980

KB Cup (2): 1982, 1983

Sevens (3): 1990, 1994, 1995

Reserve grade (5): 1954, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1988

Third grade (1): 1952

Holden Cup (1): 2017

Club championship (4): 1972, 1983, 1987, 1988

Biggest wins

• 70 7 v Penrith, Penrith Park, July 29, 1973 (highest score)
• 61-0 v St George, Brookvale Oval, July 3, 1994
• 66-8 v Wests, Brookvale Oval, March 26, 1994
• 56-0 v Sydney Roosters, Brookvale Oval, July 7, 2007
• 54-0 v South Sydney, Brookvale Oval, August 24, 1975
• 54-0 v Parramatta, Lottoland, March 18, 2018

Most consecutive wins: 15, March 12, 1995 to July 9, 1995

Biggest comeback: Recovered from 20-point deficit to win. Trailed Penrith 26-6 after 51 minutes at Brookvale Oval on May 29, 2005 and won 36-26

Worst defeats

• 68-6 v Cronulla, Toyota Park, August 21, 2005
• 72-12 v Penrith, Penrith, August 7, 2004 (highest score conceded)
• 61 11 v St George, Hurstville Oval, May 3, 1947
• 46-0 v Sydney City, SFS, March 14, 1999
• 50-6 v Newtown, SCG, June 13, 1955
• 56-12 v Newcastle, EnergyAustralia, June 27, 2004

Most consecutive losses: 8, May 6, 1950 to July 29, 1950. 8, August 28, 1998 to April 18, 1999.

Worst collapse: Surrendered 24-point lead. Led St George Illawarra 34-10 at Oki Jubilee Stadium on August 29, 2004 and lost 36-34

First grade coaches: Des Hasler (2004-11, 2019-20), Trent Barrett (2016-18), Geoff Toovey (2012-15), Peter Sharp (1999, 2003), Bob Fulton (1983‑88, 1993‑99), Graham Lowe (1990‑92), Alan Thompson (1989), Ray Ritchie (1981‑82), Allan Thomson (1980), Frank Stanton (1975‑79), Ron Willey (1962, 1970‑74), George Hunter (1968‑69), Wally O’Connell (1950-52, 1966‑67), Russ Pepperell (1964‑65), Tony Paskins (1963), Ken Arthurson (1957‑61), Pat Devery (1955‑56), Ray Norman (1954), Roy Bull (1953), George Mullins (1949), Ray Stehr (1947‑48), Harold Johnson (1947).

Canterbury Cup NSW 2020 (Blacktown): Coach Steven Hales. Competition abandoned after one round due to COVID-19.

Representative

Club Internationals

Australia (71): Martin Bella, Johnny Bliss, Kerry Boustead, Les Boyd, Bill Bradstreet, Ray Branighan, Dave Brown, Ray Brown, Roy Bull, Peter Burke, Mark Carroll, Daly Cherry-Evans, Noel Cleal, Chris Close, Phil Daley, Bill Delamere, Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Daniel Gartner, Russel Gartner, Geoff Gerard, Johnny Gibbs, David Gillespie, Bill Hamilton, Les Hanigan, Des Hasler, Terry Hill, John Hopoate, Fred Jones, Ben Kennedy, Brent Kite, Nik Kosef, Max Krilich, Jack Lumsden, Jamie Lyon, Cliff Lyons, Steve Martin, Paul McCabe, John McDonald, Steve Menzies, Danny Moore, John Morgan, Rex Mossop, Wally O’Connell, Michael O’Connor, John O’Neill, Josh Perry, Terry Randall, John Ribot, Ray Ritchie, Ian Roberts, Kevin Schubert, Dale Shearer, Jack Sinclair, Frank Stanton, Brett Stewart, Glenn Stewart, Alan Thompson, Ian Thomson, Geoff Toovey, Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic, Paul Vautin, Mick Veivers, Bruce Walker, Dennis Ward, Anthony Watmough, David Williams, Tony Williams, Gordon Willoughby, Nick Yakich

Test captains (2): Max Krilich (1982-83), Geoff Toovey (1996)

Record Test representation: 6 players v New Zealand, June 11, 1983 (Kerry Boustead, Paul Vautin, Paul McCabe, Geoff Gerard, Max Krilich, Dave Brown). 6 players v New Zealand, June 23, 1995 (Terry Hill, Geoff Toovey, David Gillespie, Mark Carroll, Steve Menzies, Danny Moore). 6 players v England, October 7, 1995 (Terry Hill, John Hopoate, Geoff Toovey, David Gillespie, Mark Carroll, Steve Menzies).

New Zealand (14): Mark Broadhurst, Lewis Brown, Addin Fonua-Blake, Kieran Foran, Peta Hiku, Kevin Iro, Tony Iro, Steve Matai, Gene Ngamu, Matthew Ridge, Martin Taupau, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Dean Whare, Darrell Williams

State of Origin

Representatives (54)

New South Wales (38): Les Boyd, Ray Brown, Jamie Buhrer, Mark Carroll, Noel Cleal, Phil Daley, Graham Eadie, Geoff Gerard, David Gillespie, Craig Hancock, Des Hasler, Terry Hill, John Hopoate, William Hopoate, Ben Kennedy, Jason King, Brent Kite, Nik Kosef, Max Krilich, Jamie Lyon, Cliff Lyons, Steve Martin, Steve Menzies, Michael O’Connor, Josh Perry, Ian Roberts, Jim Serdaris, Phil Sigsworth, Brett Stewart, Glenn Stewart, Alan Thompson, Geoff Toovey, Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic, Dylan Walker, Anthony Watmough, David Williams, Tony Williams

Queensland (16): Matt Ballin, Steve Bell, Martin Bella, Kerry Boustead, Dave Brown, Daly Cherry-Evans, Chris Close, Owen Cunningham, Paul McCabe, Danny Moore, Nate Myles, John Ribot, Dale Shearer, Neil Tierney, Paul Vautin, Bruce Walker

Record State of Origin representation: 9 players, 1983 (Game 1): Sigsworth, Thompson, Boyd, Krilich, Gerard, R Brown (New South Wales), Ribot, Vautin, D Brown (Queensland).

Finishing Positions

Individual Records

Rothmans Medal winners (2): Graham Eadie (1974), Mal Cochrane (1986)

Dally M winners (2): Cliff Lyons (1990, 1994), Matt Orford (2008)

Clive Churchill Medal winners (5): Cliff Lyons (1987), Geoff Toovey (1996), Brent Kite (2008), Glenn Stewart (2011), Daly Cherry-Evans (2013)

Oldest Player: Cliff Lyons, 37 and 313 days in 1999

Youngest Player: Graham Eadie, 17 and 186 days in 1971