2019 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season explained

Year:	2019
Assistant Coach:	John Cartwright
Next Season:	2020
Prev Season:	2018
Top Points:	Reuben Garrick (194)
Top Goals:	Reuben Garrick (65)
Top Tries:	Reuben Garrick (16)
High Attendance:	41,388 (vs Brisbane Broncos, round 9)
Avg Attendance:	13,777
Stadium:	Brookvale Oval (Lottoland)
Captain:	Daly Cherry-Evans
Coach:	Des Hasler
League:	NRL
Ceo:	Lyall Gorman
Ceo Title:	CEO
Points Against:	446
Points For:	496
League Losses:	10
League Draws:	0
League Wins:	14
League Rank:	6

The 2019 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 70th in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. The team came sixth in the regular season and qualified for the finals where they beat the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in an elimination final then lost to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the semi-finals round.

Signings/Transfers

Gains

Player	2018 Club	2019 Club	Ref
Trent Hodkinson	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	^[1]
Brendan Elliot	Gold Coast Titans	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	^[2]
Kane Elgey	Gold Coast Titans	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	^[3]
Reuben Garrick	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	^[4]

Losses

Player	2018 Club	2019 Club	Ref
Lewis Brown	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Retired	^[5]
Jackson Hastings	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Super League: Salford Red Devils	^[6]
Brian Kelly	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Gold Coast Titans	^[7]
Shaun Lane	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Parramatta Eels	^[8]
Akuila Uate	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Super League: Huddersfield Giants	^[9]
Frank Winterstein	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Penrith Panthers	^[10]
Jonathan Wright	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Retired	^[11]
Matthew Wright	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Central Queensland Capras (Intrust Super Cup)	^[12]

Ladder

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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.
• Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Fixtures

Finals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manly sign half Trent Hodkinson. 2018-05-15. National Rugby League. en. 2019-12-20.
2. Web site: Brendan Elliot keen to re-establish career at Manly. 2018-11-13. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. en. 2020-01-08.
3. Web site: Kane Elgey signs with Sea Eagles. 2018-08-13. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. en. 2019-12-20.
4. Web site: Garrick hopes change of scenery will help spread his wings. Ward. Courtney. 2018-11-13. South Coast Register. en. 2019-12-20.
5. Web site: NRL 2019: Lewis Brown retirement, Kiwi International, Manly Sea Eagles. 2019-01-15. Fox Sports. en-AU. 2019-12-20.
6. Web site: Jackson Hastings signs for Salford Red Devils. www.rugby-league.com. 2019-12-20.
7. Web site: Kelly released by Manly, signs with Titans. Zemek. Steve. 2018-11-08. Illawarra Mercury. en. 2019-12-20.
8. Web site: Manly Sea Eagles forward Shaun Lane signs with Parramatta Eels. www.sportingnews.com. en-au. 2019-12-20.
9. News: Akuila Uate: Huddersfield Giants sign Manly Sea Eagles winger. 2018-11-01. 2019-12-20. en-GB.
10. Web site: Panthers signs Frank Winterstein. 2019-03-13. Penrith Panthers. en. 2019-12-20.
11. Web site: Wright announces retirement. Marson. Stephen. 2018-08-06. Zero Tackle. en-US. 2019-12-20.
12. Web site: MAJOR 2019 SIGNING - Matthew Wright -. en-US. 2019-12-20. 2019-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20191220093410/http://www.capras.com.au/2018/11/major-2019-signing-matthew-wright/. dead.
13. Web site: 2019 NRL Ladder. National Rugby League. en. 2019-12-21.