Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). The club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League season and currently host the majority of their home games from Brookvale Oval in Brookvale, while training at the New South Wales Academy of Sport in Narrabeen and their Centre of Excellence in Brookvale. The team colours are maroon and white, and are commonly known as Manly or the Sea Eagles.
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| Full name | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sea Eagles, Silvertails | ||
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| Founded | 4 November 1946 | ||
| Exited | 1999 (merged with North Sydney Bears as Northern Eagles) | ||
| Readmitted | 2003 | ||
| Website | seaeagles.com.au | ||
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| CEO | Tony Mestrov | ||
| Chairman | Scott Penn | ||
| Coach | Anthony Seibold | ||
| Manager | John Bonasera | ||
| Captain | Daly Cherry-Evans | ||
| Competition | National Rugby League | ||
| 2023 season | 12th | ||
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| Premierships | 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) | ||
| World Club Challenge | 1 (2009) | ||
| Wooden spoons | 0 | ||
| Most capped | 309 – Cliff Lyons | ||
| Highest try scorer | 163 – Brett Stewart | ||
| Highest points scorer | 1,917 – Graham Eadie | ||
The club has competed in either the NSWRL, ARL, or NRL competitions in all respective seasons from 1947 until 1999. At the end of 1999 they entered into a joint venture with the North Sydney Bears to form the Northern Eagles, which Rugby League statisticians regard as a separate club. The Northern Eagles competed in the 2000 and 2001 NRL seasons, after which the joint venture collapsed. The Manly Warringah club (who held the NRL licence) competed in the NRL as the Northern Eagles for a further season in 2002, before abandoning the name and identity to return to what they are known as today.
Since winning their first premiership in 1972, the club has won a further seven first grade titles, with their most recent being in 2011. The club's eight titles span five consecutive decades. Since their first Grand Final appearance in 1951, the club has appeared in 19 Grand Finals across seven consecutive decades.