2018 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

The 2018 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 69th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The team came second last in the regular season and did not qualify for the finals.^[1]

2018 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
NRL Rank	15
2018 record	Wins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 17
Points scored	For: 500; against: 622
Team information
Coach	Trent Barrett
Assistant coach	John Cartwright
Stadium	Lottoland
Avg. attendance	11,232
High attendance	31,118 (vs Brisbane Broncos, round 10)
Top scorers
Tries	Shaun Lane, Tom Trbojevic (9)
Goals	Daly Cherry-Evans (65)
Points	Daly Cherry-Evans (164)
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Signings/Transfers

Gains

Player	2017 Club	2018 Club	Ref
Joel Thompson	St George Illawarra Dragons	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	[2][3]

Losses

Player	2017 Club	2018 Club	Ref
Brenton Lawrence	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Gold Coast Titans	[4]
Nate Myles	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Melbourne Storm	[5]
Blake Green	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	New Zealand Warriors	[6]

Ladder

2018 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters	24	16	0	8	1	542	361	+181	34
2	Melbourne Storm	24	16	0	8	1	536	363	+173	34
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	16	0	8	1	582	437	+145	34
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	16	0	8	1	519	423	+96	34
5	Penrith Panthers	24	15	0	9	1	517	461	+56	32
6	Brisbane Broncos	24	15	0	9	1	556	500	+56	32
7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	15	0	9	1	519	472	+47	32
8	New Zealand Warriors	24	15	0	9	1	472	447	+25	32
9	Wests Tigers	24	12	0	12	1	377	460	−83	26
10	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	1	563	540	+23	22
11	Newcastle Knights	24	9	0	15	1	414	607	−193	20
12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	8	0	16	1	428	474	−46	18
13	North Queensland Cowboys	24	8	0	16	1	449	521	−72	18
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	8	0	16	1	472	582	−110	18
15	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	7	0	17	1	500	622	−122	16
16	Parramatta Eels	24	6	0	18	1	374	550	−176	14

Fixtures

Regular season

Friday 9 March	Newcastle Knights	19 – 18	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
5:00pm (AEDT)	Tries: Kalyn Ponga, Slade Griffin, Lachlan Fitzgibbon Goals: Kalyn Ponga (3/3)	[7]	Tries Jorge Taufua, Shaun Lane, Brian Kelly Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (2/3), Daly Cherry-Evans (FG)	Attendance: 23,516 Referee: Adam Gee, Gavin Reynolds

Sunday 18 March	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	54 – 0	Parramatta Eels	Lottoland, Brookvale
3:10pm (AEDT)	Tries: Curtis Sironen (2), Daly Cherry-Evans, Apisai Koroisau, Addin Fonua-Blake, Lachlan Croker, Jake Trbojevic, Lloyd Perrett, Jorge Taufua Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (9/10)	[8]		Attendance: 10,502[9] Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall

Saturday 24 March	South Sydney Rabbitohs	34 – 6	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
4:30pm (AEDT)	Tries Robert Jennings (3), Richard Kennar (2), Hymel Hunt, Alex Johnston Goals Adam Doueihi (3/7)	[10]	Tries Jackson Hastings Goals Daly Cherry-Evans (1/1)	Attendance: 12,553[11] Referee: Gavin Badger, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Saturday 31 March	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	32 – 16	Canberra Raiders	Lottoland, Brookvale
6:30pm (AEDT)	Tries: Matthew Wright, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans	[12]	Tries: Jarrod Croker, Iosia Soliola, Jack Wighton Goals: Jarrod Croker	Attendance: 9,392 Referee: Adam Gee, Tim Roby

Sunday 8 April	Gold Coast Titans	32 – 20	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Marley Brown Oval
2:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Jai Arrow (2), Morgan Boyle, Anthony Don, Jarrod Wallace Goals: Michael Gordon (5/6), Kevin Proctor (1/1)	[13]	Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Brian Kelly, Jonathan Wright Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans	Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Ashley Klein, Tim Roby

Sunday 15 April	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12 – 38	Wests Tigers	Lottoland, Brookvale
4:10pm (AEST)	Tries: Brad Parker, Joel Thompson Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (2/2)	[14]	Tries: Benji Marshall (2), Luke Brooks, Chris Lawrence, Jacob Liddle, Malakai Watene-Zelezniak Goals: Esan Marsters (7/7)

Sunday 22 April	Parramatta Eels	44 – 10	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
2:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Michael Jennings, Kenny Edwards, Clinton Gutherson, George Jennings Corey Norman, Manu Ma'u, Kaysa Pritchard Goals: Mitchell Moses (8/10)	[15]	Tries: Brad Parker, Akuila Uate Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (1/2)	Attendance: 11,069 Referee: Chris Sutton, Jon Stone

Friday 27 April	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12 – 18	Newcastle Knights	Lottoland, Brookvale
6:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Dylan Walker, Shaun Lane Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (2/3)	[16]	Tries Slade Griffin, Nathan Ross, Connor Watson Goals: Ken Sio (3/4)	Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Sunday 6 May	Sydney Roosters	22 – 20	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
4:10pm (AEST)	Tries: Blake Ferguson, Isaac Liu, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Goals: Latrell Mitchell (5/5)	[17]	Tries: Akuila Uate (2), Addin Fonua-Blake Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (4/5)	Attendance: 10,129 Referee: Henry Perenara, Jon Stone

Saturday 12 May	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	38 – 24	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
6:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Joel Thompson (2), Jake Trbojevic (2), Apisai Koroisau, Akuila Uate Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (7/9)	[18]	Tries Jamayne Isaako, Andrew McCullough, Anthony Milford, Sam Thaiday Goals: Jamayne Isaako (4/5)	Attendance: 31,118 Referee: Grant Atkins, Chris Butler

Saturday 19 May	Melbourne Storm	4 – 24	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	AAMI Park, Melbourne
7:30pm (AEST)	Goals: Cameron Munster (2/2)	[19]	Tries: Moses Suli, Tom Trbojevic, Akuila Uate, Matthew Wright Goals: Trent Hodkinson (3/6), Daly Cherry-Evans (1/1)	Attendance: 13,172 Referee: Henry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Friday 25 May	Canberra Raiders	21 – 20	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	GIO Stadium, Canberra
6:00pm (AEST)	Tries: Nick Cotric (2), Jack Wighton Goal: Jarrod Croker (3/6), Aidan Sezer (1 FG)	[20]	Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Brian Kelly, Joel Thompson Goals: Trent Hodkinson (4/5)	Attendance: 11,105 Referee: Chris Butler, Alan Shortall

Thursday 31 May	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12 – 26	North Queensland Cowboys	Lottoland, Brookvale
7:50pm (AEST)	Tries: Brian Kelly, Shaun Lane Goals: Trent Hodkinson (2/3)	[21]	Tries: Antonio Winterstein (2), Jason Taumalolo, Enari Tuala Goals: Johnathan Thurston (5/6)	Attendance: 6,172 Referee: Ben Cummins, Peter Gough

Saturday 9 June	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	34 – 14	New Zealand Warriors	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
3:00pm (NZST)	Tries: Brian Kelly, Apisai Koroisau Goals: Trent Hodkinson (3/3)	[22]	Tries: David Fusitu'a (3), Tohu Harris, Shaun Johnson, Isaiah Papali'i Goals: Shaun Johnson (5/6)	Attendance: 17,357 Referee: Chris Sutton, Gavin Reynolds

Saturday 16 June	St George Illawarra Dragons	32 – 8	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
5:30pm (AEST)

Saturday 30 June	Penrith Panthers	10 – 18	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Panthers Stadium, Penrith
3:00pm (AEST)

Saturday 14 July	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	12 – 13	Melbourne Storm	Lottoland, Brookvale
5:30pm (AEST)

Sunday 22 July	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24 – 56	Sydney Roosters	Lottoland, Brookvale
4:10pm (AEST)	Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Shaun Lane, Tom Trbojevic, Frank Winterstein Goals: Trent Hodkinson (4/4)	[23]	Tries: Blake Ferguson (2), Latrell Mitchell (2), Lindsay Collins, Boyd Cordner, Joseph Manu, Victor Radley, Sio Siua Taukeiaho, James Tedesco Goals: Latrell Mitchell (8/10)	Attendance: 9,427 Referee: Grant Atkins, Matt Noyen

Saturday, 28 July	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24 – 28	Penrith Panthers	Lottoland, Brookvale
3:00pm (AEST)				Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger

Sunday 5 August	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	32 – 33	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
2:00pm (AEST)				Attendance: 13,273 Referee: Henry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Saturday 11 August	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	18 – 6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Lottoland, Brookvale
5:30pm (AEST)	Tries: Tom Trbojevic (2), Addin Fonua-Blake Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (3/5)	[24]	Tries: Reimis Smith Goals: Rhyse Martin (1/1)	Attendance: 11,283 Referee: Chris Sutton, Tim Roby

Friday 17 August	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	34 – 42	Gold Coast Titans	Lottoland, Brookvale
6:00pm (AEST)	Tries Tom Trbojevic (3), Jake Trbojevic (2), Joel Thompson Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (5/6)	[25]	Tries: Alexander Brimson (2), Anthony Don, Mitch Rein, Phillip Sami, Jack Stockwell, Ashley Taylor Goals: Ashley Taylor (7/8)	Attendance: 6,382 Referee: Chris Butler, Gavin Reynolds

Thursday 23 August	Wests Tigers	22–20	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
7:50pm (AEST)

Sunday 2 September	Brisbane Broncos	48–16	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Suncorp Stadium, Sydney
4:10pm (AEST)