# 2016 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

The 2016 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 67th in the club's history. The year also represented the 70th anniversary of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947.
The 2016 Sea Eagles will be coached by rookie coach, former Australian international Trent Barrett. The team captain is Jamie Lyon with Brett Stewart and Daly Cherry-Evans named as vice-captains. The club will compete in the National Rugby League's 2016 Telstra Premiership.

## Squad list
### Signings/transfers
#### Gains

* Rhys Armstrong from Wests Tigers
* Lewis Brown from Penrith Panthers
* Addin Fonua-Blake from St George Illawarra Dragons
* Pita Godinet from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
* Fabian Goodall from Parramatta Eels
* Nathan Green from St George Illawarra Dragons
* Isaac John from Penrith Panthers
* Dylan Kelly from Berkeley Vale Panthers
* Apisai Koroisau from Penrith Panthers
* Halauafu Lavaka from Parramatta Eels
* Darcy Lussick from Parramatta Eels
* Tim Moltzen from Wests Tigers
* Nate Myles from Gold Coast Titans
* Matt Parcell from Brisbane Broncos
* Martin Taupau from Wests Tigers
* Siosaia Vave from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Dylan Walker from South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Matthew Wright from North Queensland Cowboys
* Tom Wright from rugby union

#### Losses

* Matt Ballin to Wests Tigers
* Cheyse Blair to Melbourne Storm
* Michael Chee-Kam to Wests Tigers
* Kieran Foran to Parramatta Eels
* Clinton Gutherson to Parramatta Eels
* James Hasson to Parramatta Eels
* Peta Hiku to Penrith Panthers
* Justin Horo to Catalans Dragons
* Jack Littlejohn to Wests Tigers
* Dunamis Lui to St George Illawarra Dragons
* Willie Mason to Catalans Dragons
* Will Pearsall to Newcastle Knights
* Ligi Sao to New Zealand Warriors
* Jesse Sene-Lefao to Cronulla Sharks

## Ladder

2016 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
| 2 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
| 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
| 5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
| 6 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
| 10 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
| 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 18$^1$ |
| 15 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7 |
$^1$ Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

## Fixtures

2016 NRL draw - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

### Regular season

Bye
Bye
* 14 May - Manly home game despite playing Brisbane Broncos in Brisbane. Match played as part of an NRL double header at Suncorp Stadium. * 16 July - Manly home game played in Perth.

## 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 |
| Bill Bainbridge | (1) | | | | |
| Lewis Brown | 16 (8) | 2 | | | 8 |
| Jamie Buhrer | 15 | 3 | | | 12 |
| Luke Burgess | (2) | | | | |
| Daly Cherry-Evans (vc) | 19 | 4 | | 2 | 18 |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 4 (10) | 2 | | | 8 |
| Pita Godinet | 2 | 1 | | | 4 |
| Nathan Green | 7 (2) | 1 | | | 4 |
| Apisai Koroisau | 17 (1) | 3 | 1/2 | | 14 |
| Brenton Lawrence | 2 (8) | | | | |
| Blake Leary | 1 (12) | | | | |
| Darcy Lussick | 15 (3) | | | | |
| Jamie Lyon (c) | 17 | 4 | 50/65 | | 116 |
| Liam Knight | (1) | | | | |
| Steve Matai | 8 | 2 | | | 8 |
| Feleti Mateo | 2 (1) | | | | |
| Nate Myles | 14 (2) | | | | |
| Matt Parcell | 11 (4) | 2 | | | 8 |
| Brad Parker | 4 | 2 | | | 8 |
| Josh Starling | 4 (15) | 2 | | | 8 |
| Brett Stewart (vc) | 11 | 1 | | | 4 |
| Tom Symonds | 5 (1) | | | | |
| Jorge Taufua | 18 | 12 | | | 48 |
| Martin Taupau | 19 | 3 | | | 12 |
| Jake Trbojevic | 23 | 4 | | | 16 |
| Tom Trbojevic | 23 | 10 | | | 40 |
| Siosaia Vave | 1 (22) | 1 | | | 4 |
| Dylan Walker | 18 | 8 | 12/16 | | 52 |
| Brayden Wiliame | 18 | 6 | | | 24 |
| Frank Winterstein | 2 (1) | 1 | | | 4 |
| Matthew Wright | 14 (1) | 2 | 7/10 | | 22 |
| TOTAL | | 75 | 70/93 | 2 | 454 |
* On 27 April, Manly team captain Jamie Lyon announced that he would retire from playing at the end of the 2016 NRL season after 17 seasons of first grade and representative football in both the NRL and the Super League.
* Tim Moltzen retired from playing effective immediately on 6 May 2016 due to chronic knee injuries. He was replaced in the squad by Matthew Wright who was signed mid-season after being granted a release from the North Queensland Cowboys.
* On 15 June, Tom Symonds signed a 3½ year deal with the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League after being released from his contract by Manly.
* On 23 June the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles released Luke Burgess and Feleti Mateo from their contracts. Both players had signed with Super League team the Salford Red Devils the previous day.

## Awards

Manly Warringah 2016 Club Awards (NRL only).
* Roy Bull Best & Fairest: Tom Trbojevic
* Gordon Willoughby Medal - Members’ Player of the Year: Jake Trbojevic
* Doug Daley Memorial Award - Clubman of the Year: Brenton Lawrence
* Players’ Player Award: Jake Trbojevic
* Ken Arthurson Award - Rookie of the Year: Addin Fonua-Blake
* Leading point scorer: Jamie Lyon (116 - 4 tries, 50 goals)
* Leading try scorer: Jorge Taufua (12)