# 2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

The 2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season is the 75th in the club's history since their entry to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1947. Anthony Seibold coaches the club for the second consecutive year. Daly Cherry-Evans captains the club for the eighth consecutive year. The Sea Eagles participated in the first season opener in the United States at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Sea Eagles finished the year by making the second week of the finals, it was the first time the team had made the finals since 2021.

## Transfers

Gains :
| Player | Club | Until |
| Luke Brooks | Wests Tigers | 2027 |
| Aitasi James | Wests Tigers | 2025 |
| Jaxson Paulo | Sydney Roosters | 2026 |
| Aaron Schoupp | Gold Coast Titans (mid-season) | 2025 |
| Jake Simpkin | Wests Tigers (mid-season) | 2026 |
| Tommy Talau | Wests Tigers | 2025 |
| Corey Waddell | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2024 |
Losses :
| Player | Club | Until |
| Latu Fainu | Wests Tigers | 2027 |
| Samuela Fainu | Wests Tigers | 2027 |
| Morgan Harper | Parramatta Eels | 2024 |
| Sean Keppie | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2026 |
| Josh Schuster | Released (mid-season) | |
| Kelma Tuilagi | Parramatta Eels | 2025 |
| Christian Tuipulotu | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2025 |

## Results
### Pre-Season

Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Referee | Attendance |
| Sun 11 Feb 4:00pm | N/A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Central Coast Stadium | 68-6 | B. Trbojevic (3), J. Sykes (2) R. Vaega (2), J. Humphreys (2), J. Arthur, C. Faulalo, C. Brown | J. Humphreys (10/12) | | Chris Sutton | 5,107 |

### Pre-Season Challenge

Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Referee | Attendance |
| Sat 17 Feb 3:45pm | 1 | Sydney Roosters | Central Coast Stadium | 36-22 | T. Sipley, C. Faulalo, J. Arthur, J. Paulo | B. Wakeham (3/4) | | Peter Gough | 8,663 |
| Sat 24 Feb 5:55pm | 2 | Brisbane Broncos | Brookvale Oval | 14-40 | M. Lehmann (2), B. Parker | J. Humphreys (1/3) | | Grant Atkins | |

### Regular Season
#### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 692 | 449 | +243 | 44 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 580 | 394 | +186 | 40 | Advance to finals series |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 738 | 463 | +275 | 38 | Advance to finals series |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 653 | 431 | +222 | 38 | Advance to finals series |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 657 | 568 | +89 | 36 | Advance to finals series |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 529 | 433 | +96 | 34 | Advance to finals series |
| 7 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 634 | 521 | +113 | 33 | Advance to finals series |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 470 | 510 | −40 | 30 | Advance to finals series |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 474 | 601 | −127 | 30 | |
| 10 | Dolphins | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 577 | 578 | −1 | 28 | |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 508 | 634 | −126 | 28 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 537 | 607 | −70 | 26 | |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 512 | 574 | −62 | 25 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 488 | 656 | −168 | 22 | |
| 15 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 561 | 716 | −155 | 20 | |
| 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 494 | 682 | −188 | 20 | |
| 17 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 463 | 750 | −287 | 18 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | N | H | – | A | H | A | – | A | H | H | A | – | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | B | L | W | L | B | W | W | W | L | B | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Points | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 |

#### Matches

Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Referee | Attendance |
| Sun 3 March 1:30pm (Sat 2 March 6:30pm, Las Vegas Time) | 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Allegiant Stadium | 36–24 | H. Olakau'atu, J. Saab, L. Croker, B. Trbojevic, R. Garrick, L. Brooks | R. Garrick (6/6) | | Ashley Klein | 40,746 |
| Sun 17 Mach 4:05pm | 2 | Sydney Roosters | Brookvale Oval | 21–14 | L. Croker, T. Koula, T. Talau | R. Garrick (4/5) | D. Cherry-Evans | Todd Smith | 17,284 |
| Sun 24 March 4:05pm | 3 | Parramatta Eels | Commbank Stadium | 28–24 | T. Trbojevic, J. Paulo, R. Garrick, C. Waddell | R. Garrick (4/5) | | Peter Gough | 20,354 |
| Sun 30 March 5:30pm | 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 20–12 | T. Koula, H. Olakau'atu | R. Garrick (2/2) | | Ashley Klein | 16,215 |
| Sat 6 April 5:30pm | 5 | Penrith Panthers | Brookvale Oval | 32–12 | T. Trbojevic, T. Koula, D. Cherry-Evans, C. Waddell, J. Paulo | D. Cherry-Evans (6/6) | | Todd Smith | 17,381 |
| Sat 13 April 3:00pm (5:00pm Auckland) | 6 | New Zealand Warriors | Go Media Stadium | 22–22 (g.p.) | D. Cherry-Evans (2), T. Talau, B. Trbojevic | D. Cherry-Evans (3/4) | | Chris Butler | 23,076 |
| Sat 20 April 5:30pm | 7 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 34–30 | T. Trbojevic (2), J. Saab, H. Olakau'atu, T. Koula, E. Bullemor | R. Garrick (5/6) | | Liam Kennedy | 13,336 |
| Fri 26 April 8:00pm | 8 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale Oval | 32–18 | R. Garrick (2), T. Talau, T. Trbojevic, D. Cherry-Evans | R. Garrick (6/6) | | Gerard Sutton | 17,385 |
| Fri 3 May 6:00pm | 9 | Canberra Raiders | Brookvale Oval | 26–24 | R. Garrick (2), T. Trbojevic, T. Talau,D. Cherry-Evans | R. Garrick (2/5) | | Grant Atkins | 10,215 |
| Thu 9 May 7:50pm | 10 | Dolphins | Suncorp Stadium | 30–24 | T. Talau, C. Waddell, T. Koula, T. Trbojevic | R. Garrick (4/5) | | Ashley Klein | 14,059 |
| Fri 17 May 8:05pm | 11 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 13–12 | R. Garrick, R. Vaega | R. Garrick (2/2) | | Todd Smith | 50,971 |
| Fri 24 May 8:00pm | 12 | Melbourne Storm | Brookvale Oval | 26–20 | T. Talau (2), B. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic | R. Garrick (5/6) | | Ashley Klein | 17,211 |
| 30 May - 2 June | 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Sun 9 June 4:05pm | 14 | Penrith Panthers | Penrith Stadium | 32–22 | T. Talau (4), J. Saab | R. Garrick (1/5) | | Gerard Sutton | 20,101 |
| Sun 16 June 2:00pm | 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Brookvale Oval | 30–14 | L. Hopoate, H. Olakau'atu, L. Brooks, B. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic, J. Saab | D. Cherry-Evans (3/6), R. Garrick (0/1) | | Peter Gough | 17,187 |
| Sat 22 June 7:35pm | 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Accor Stadium | 14–0 | | | | Chris Butler | 10,076 |
| 28-30 June | 17 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Sat 6 July 7:35pm | 18 | North Queensland Cowboys | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 21–20 | J. Saab (3) | R. Garrick (4/4) | D. Cherry-Evans | Todd Smith | 18,787 |
| Sun 14 July 4:05pm | 19 | Newcastle Knights | Brookvale Oval | 44–6 | L. Hopoate (2), J. Humphreys, T. Trbojevic, J. Saab, T. Talau, R. Garrick, H. Olakau'atu | R. Garrick (3/5), J. Humphreys (3/3) | | Grant Atkins | 17,298 |
| Sun 21 July 4:05pm | 20 | Gold Coast Titans | Brookvale Oval | 38–8 | T. Trbojevic (2), L. Brooks, L. Hopoate, J. Saab, B. Trbojevic, T. Talau | R. Garrick (5/7) | | Liam Kennedy | 16,050 |
| Sat 27 July 7:35pm | 21 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 34–30 | L. Brooks, T. Sipley, T. Talau, C. Faulalo, D. Cherry-Evans | R. Garrick (1/1), D. Cherry-Evans (4/4) | | Ashley Klein | 25,155 |
| 1-4 August | 22 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Sat 10 August 3:00pm | 23 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 46–24 | T. Trbojevic (2), T. Talau, E. Bullemor, D. Cherry-Evans, L. Hopoate, T, Paseka, L. Brooks | R. Garrick (7/8) | | Grant Atkins | 16,690 |
| Fri 16 August 6:00pm | 24 | New Zealand Warriors | Brookvale Oval | 24–10 | J. Saab, T. Trbojevic, R. Garrick, L. Hopoate | R. Garrick (4/5) | | Chris Butler | 17,333 |
| Thu 22 August 7:50pm | 25 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | 34–26 | T. Trbojevic (3), J. Saab, L. Hopoate | R. Garrick (3/5) | | Peter Gough | 11,520 |
| Fri 30 August 6:05pm | 26 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Accor Stadium | 22–34 | L. Hopoate (2), J. Saab, T. Trbojevic, K. Lawton, R. Garrick | R. Garrick (5/6) | | Ashley Klein | 35,502 |
| Sun 8 September 2:00pm | 27 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brookvale Oval | 20–40 | T. Talau, C. Faulalo, H. Olakau'atu, T. Koula | R. Garrick (2/4) | | Adam Gee | 17,384 |

### Finals Series

| Date | Final | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Referee | Attendance |
| Sun 15 September 4:05pm | Elimination Final | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Accor Stadium | 22–24 | T. Talau, E. Bullemor, D. Cherry-Evans, T. Koula | R. Garrick (4/4) | | Grant Atkins | 50,704 |
| Sat 21 September 7:50pm | Semi Final | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 40-16 | H. Olakau'atu, T. Talau, B. Trbojevic | R. Garrick (2/3) | | Grant Atkins | 40,818 |

## Representative Players

* Luke Brooks ( Prime Minister's XIII)
* Ethan Bullemor ( Prime Minister's XIII)
* Gordon Chan Kum Tong ( Samoa)
* Daly Cherry-Evans ( Queensland - Captain)
* Zac Fulton ( Indigenous All Stars)
* Reuben Garrick ( Prime Minister's XIII)
* Lehi Hopoate ( Tonga)
* Toluta'u Koula ( Tonga)
* Caleb Navale ( Fiji)
* Haumole Olakau'atu ( New South Wales, Tonga)
* Taniela Paseka ( Tonga)
* Jake Trbojevic ( New South Wales - Captain)
* Tom Trbojevic ( Australia)

## Milestones

In the Round 4 game against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Reuben Garrick reached 1000 points for club matches after converting Koula's try.
In the Round 5 game against the Penrith Panthers, Daly Cherry-Evans became the most capped player at the Sea Eagles, passing Cliff Lyons record of 309 matches.
In the Round 5 game against the Penrith Panthers, Corey Waddell played his 100th NRL game. This was his 41st game for the club after playing with Manly in the 2019 and 2020 seasons, with the 59 other games being with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
In the Round 20 game against the Gold Coast Titans, with his second goal of the night Reuben Garrick moved past Matthew Ridge's total of 1,093 points scored for the club to move into 4th outright on the clubs all time point scoring list. Garrick would finish the minor round with 190 points scored in 2024 (10 tries, 75 goals) and needing just 3 points to move into 3rd outright past Bob Batty who scored 1,154 points for Manly from 1959-1971.