2020 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2020 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 71st in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. After twenty rounds, the team finished 13th on the NRL Ladder.
2020 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 13 | |||
2020 record | Wins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 13 | |||
Points scored | For: 375; against: 509 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | ![]() | |||
Coach | ![]() | |||
Assistant coach | ![]() | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Brookvale Oval (Lottoland); Central Coast Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 3,414 (Not including home matches away from Brookvale) | |||
High attendance | 10,315 (vs MEL, round 1, Not including home matches away from Brookvale) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | ![]() | |||
Goals | ![]() | |||
Points | ![]() | |||
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COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NRL matches were halted after the second round. The Sea Eagles were originally meant to play the New Zealand Warriors and Canberra Raiders in Rounds Three and Four, but the NRL announced an updated draw for those rounds on 15 May that gave the Sea Eagles fixtures against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels in those rounds.[1]
The Sea Eagles played home games at Central Coast Stadium until the end of round seven where they then returned back to Brookvale.[2]
2020 Squad
Top 30 Squad | Development Players | Coaching Staff | |||||||
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Extended squad
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Head coach Assistant coach
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Signings/Transfers
Gains
Player | 2019 Club | 2020 Club | Ref |
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Danny Levi | ![]() |
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[5] |
Morgan Harper | ![]() |
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[6] |
Losses
Player | 2019 Club | 2020 Club | Ref |
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Kane Elgey | ![]() |
Retirement | [7] |
Trent Hodkinson | ![]() |
Retirement | [8] |
Apisai Koroisau | ![]() |
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[9] |
Lloyd Perrett | ![]() |
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls (Intrust Super Cup) | [10] |
Kelepi Tanginoa | ![]() |
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[11] |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37 |
2 | ![]() |
20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 534 | 276 | +258 | 32 |
3 | ![]() |
20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 288 | +104 | 30 |
4 | ![]() |
20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 552 | 322 | +230 | 28 |
5 | ![]() |
20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 317 | +128 | 28 |
6 | ![]() |
20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 521 | 352 | +169 | 24 |
7 | ![]() |
20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 421 | 374 | +47 | 23 |
8 | ![]() |
20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 20 |
9 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 463 | −117 | 18 |
10 | ![]() |
20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 458 | −115 | 16 |
11 | ![]() |
20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 440 | 505 | −65 | 14 |
12 | ![]() |
20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 452 | −74 | 14 |
13 | ![]() |
20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 375 | 509 | −134 | 14 |
14 | ![]() |
20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | −152 | 10 |
15 | ![]() |
20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 504 | −222 | 6 |
16 | ![]() |
20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6 |
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Fixtures
Regular season
Sunday 15 March | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
4 – 18 | ![]() |
Lottoland, Brookvale | |
4:05pm (AEST) |
Tries: Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/2) |
[12] | Tries: Suliasi Vunivalu (2), Tom Eisenhuth Goals: Cameron Smith (3/4) |
Attendance: 10,315 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Jon Stone |
Saturday 21 March | Sydney Roosters ![]() |
8 – 9 | ![]() |
Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt | |
5:30pm (AEST) |
Tries: Daniel Tupou Goals: Kyle Flanagan (2/3) (FG) (0/1) |
[13] | Tries: Tom Trbojevic Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/3), Daly Cherry-Evans (FG) (1/1) |
Attendance: 0 (Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic) Referee: Ben Cummins, Belinda Sharpe |
Sunday 31 May | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
32 – 6 | ![]() |
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | |
6:30pm (AEST) |
Tries: Tom Trbojevic (2), Brad Parker (2), Jorge Taufua, Curtis Sironen, Reuben Garrick Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/7) |
[14] | Tries: Jake Averillobr/> Goals: Nick Meaney (1/1) |
Attendance: 0 (Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic) Referee: Matt Cecchin |
Saturday 6 June | Parramatta Eels ![]() |
19 – 16 | ![]() |
Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta | |
5:30pm (AEST) |
Tries: Michael Jennings, Dylan Brown, Kane Evans Goals: Mitchell Moses (3/4), Mitchell Moses (FG) (1/1) |
[15] | Tries: Jorge Taufua (2), Dylan Walker Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/4) |
Attendance: 0 (Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic) Referee: Ben Cummins |
Sunday 11 June | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
20 – 18 | ![]() |
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | |
7:50pm (AEST) |
Tries: Tevita Funa, Daly Cherry-Evans, Moses Suli Goals: Reuben Garrick (4/5) |
[16] | Tries: Kotoni Staggs, Xavier Coates, Darius Boyd Goals: Jamayne Isaako (3/3) |
Attendance: 166 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Sunday 21 June | Canberra Raiders ![]() |
6 – 14 | ![]() |
Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown | |
4:05pm (AEST) |
Tries: Elliott Whitehead Goals: Jarrod Croker (1/1) |
[17] | Tries: Tom Trbojevic, Tevita Funa Goals: Reuben Garrick (3/3) |
Attendance: 0 (Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic) Referee: Grant Atkins |
Sunday 28 June | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
40 – 22 | ![]() |
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | |
4:05pm (AEST) |
Tries: Tevita Funa, Addin Fonua-Blake (2), Tevita Funa Goals: Reuben Garrick (3/5) |
[18] | Tries: Braden Hamlin-Uele, Sione Katoa (2), Jesse Ramien, Josh Dugan, Bryson Goodwin, Blayke Brailey Goals: Shaun Johnson (6/7) |
Attendance: 178 Referee: Adam Gee |
Sunday 5 July | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
12 – 14 | ![]() |
Lottoland, Brookvale | |
4:05pm (AEST) |
Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Cade Cust Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/2) |
[19] | Tries: Kurt Mann, Andrew McCullough Goals: Kalyn Ponga (3/3) |
Attendance: 2,271 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Sunday, July 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons ![]() |
34 – 4 | ![]() |
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah | |
6:30pm (AEST) |
Tries: Euan Aitken, Matthew Dufty, Josh Kerr, Zac Lomax, Corey Norman, Mikaele Ravalawa Goals: Zac Lomax (5/7) |
[20] | Tries: Joel Thompson Goals: Reuben Garrick (0/1) |
Attendance: 1,571 Referee: Matt Cecchin |
Saturday, 18 July | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ![]() |
12 – 14 | ![]() |
Lottoland, Brookvale | |
7:35pm (AEST) |
Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Danny Levi, Martin Taupau, Joel Thompson Goals: Reuben Garrick (3/4) |
[21] | Tries: Michael Jennings (2), Waqa Blake, George Jennings Goals: Clinton Gutherson (1/3) |
Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Ashley Klein |
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 |
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![]() | 2 (5) | ||||
![]() | 20 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 49 |
![]() | 4 (16) | 1 | 4 | ||
![]() | 8 (2) | 3 | 12 | ||
![]() | 14 (1) | 3 | 12 | ||
![]() | 14 (1) | 3 | 12 | ||
![]() | 12 | 5 | 20 | ||
![]() | 17 | 4 | 41 | 98 | |
![]() | 3 (10) | 6 | 24 | ||
![]() | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||
![]() | 4 (1) | ||||
![]() | 2 (17) | ||||
![]() | 20 | 2 | 8 | ||
![]() | 2 (1) | 2 | 8 | ||
![]() | 1 (4) | 1 | 4 | ||
![]() | 19 | 4 | 16 | ||
![]() | 5 (13) | 3 | 12 | ||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 18 | 3 | 12 | ||
![]() | 13 | 2 | 8 | ||
![]() | 14 | 7 | 28 | ||
![]() | 16 (2) | 2 | 8 | ||
![]() | 14 | 2 | 8 | ||
![]() | 20 | 2 | 8 | ||
![]() | 7 | 4 | 16 | ||
![]() | 5 (8) | 1 | 8 | ||
![]() | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||
TOTAL | 20 | 67 | 53 | 1 | 375 |
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