# 2015 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

The 2015 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season is the 66th in the club's history. Coached by Geoff Toovey and captained by Jamie Lyon, they compete in the National Rugby League's 2015 Telstra Premiership.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed from | Until end of |
| Willie Mason | Newcastle Knights | 2015 |
| Feleti Mateo | New Zealand Warriors | 2016 |
| Siosaia Vave | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2016 |
| Brayden Wiliame | Newcastle Knights | - |
| Blake Leary | North Queensland Cowboys | 2016 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until end of |
| Zane Tetevano | Sacked | N/A |
| Anthony Watmough | Parramatta Eels | - |
| Glenn Stewart | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2016 |
| Jason King | Retirement | - |
| Daniel Harrison | London Broncos | - |

## Ladder

2015 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
| 4 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
| 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
| 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
| 11 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Friday 6 March | 1 | Parramatta Eels | Pirtek Stadium | 12-42 | B. Stewart, C. Blair | J. Lyon (2/2) | 18,718 |
| Saturday 14 March | 2 | Melbourne Storm | Brookvale Oval | 24-22 | B. Stewart (2), S. Matai, B. Leary | J. Lyon (4/4) | 10,531 |
| Friday 20 March | 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Brookvale Oval | 12-16 | S. Matai, F. Mateo, P. Hiku | D. Cherry-Evans (0/2) S. Matai (0/1) | 10,498 |
| Saturday 28 March | 4 | St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 4-12 | B.Wiliame | D. Cherry-Evans (0/1) | 12,087 |
| Saturday 4 April | 5 | Canberra Raiders | Lavington Sports Ground | 16-29 | T. Trbojevic (2), C. Blair | P. Hiku (1/2) K. Foran (1/1) | 6,436 |
| Saturday 11 April | 6 | Penrith Panthers | Pepper Stadium | 12-22 | J. Horo, S. Matai | P. Hiku (2/3) | 11,170 |
| Friday 17 April | 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 16-28 | D. Cherry-Evans, P. Hiku, S. Matai | J. Lyon (2/4) | 13,568 |
| Saturday 25 April | 8 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 12-10 | T. Symonds, D. Williams | D. Williams (2/3) | 13,948 |
| Sunday 10 May | 9 | Newcastle Knights | Brookvale Oval | 30-10 | B. Stewart (2) J. Taufua, L. Sao, D. Cherry-Evans | J. Lyon (5/5) | 10,056 |
| Monday 18 May | 10 | Penrith Panthers | Brookvale Oval | 10-11 | B. Stewart (2) | J. Lyon (1/2) | 8,825 |
| | 11 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| Saturday 30 May | 12 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium | 14-18 | J. Taufua (2), T. Trbojevic | J. Lyon (1/3) | 14,196 |
| Friday 5 June | 13 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 10-44 | P. Hiku, B. Stewart | J. Lyon (1/2) | 28,691 |
| | 14 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| Friday 19 June | 15 | Wests Tigers | Brookvale Oval | 30-20 | B. Stewart (2), S. Matai, K. Foran, L. Sao | F. Mateo (5/5) | 8,093 |
| Friday 26 June | 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium | 20-8 | P. Hiku, S. Matai | P. Hiku (0/2) | 14,236 |
| Sunday 5 July | 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brookvale Oval | 28-16 | J. Taufua (3), S. Matai, D. Cherry-Evans | J. Lyon (4/5) | 14,881 |
| Monday 13 July | 18 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 38-6 | J. Taufua (2), T. Trbojevic (2), B. Stewart, K. Foran, W. Mason | J. Lyon (5/7) | 9,632 |
| Monday 20 July | 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | Brookvale Oval | 12-30 | D. Cherry-Evans, B. Stewart | J. Lyon (2/2) | 7,643 |
| Saturday 25 July | 20 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 32-12 | J. Taufua (2), B. Stewart (2), J. Trbojevic, M. Ballin | J. Lyon (5/7) | 15,812 |
| Saturday 1 August | 21 | Brisbane Broncos | Central Coast Stadium | 44-12 | K. Foran (2), T. Trbojevic (2), D. Cherry-Evans, J. Lyon, F. Mateo, J. Sene-Lefao | J. Lyon (6/8) | 16,280 |
| Friday 7 August | 22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brookvale Oval | 28-8 | P. Hiku (3), J. Trbojevic (2) | J. Lyon (4/6) | 15,083 |
| Sunday 16 August | 23 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 26-24 | J. Lyon (2), B. Stewart (2), S. Matai | J. Lyon (3/5) | 13,113 |
| Sunday 23 August | 24 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale Oval | 16-20 | J. Hasson, P. Hiku, S. Matai | J. Lyon (2/3) | 11,018 |
| Friday 28 August | 25 | Sydney Roosters | Brookvale Oval | 10-46 | J. Lyon, T. Symonds | J. Lyon (1/1) D. Cherry-Evans (0/1) | 12,911 |
| Saturday 6 September | 26 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Remondis Stadium | 14-12 | J. Sene-Lefao, T. Trbojevic | K. Foran (3/4) | 19,146 |

## Player statistics

Player statistics for the 2015 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
| Matt Ballin | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cheyse Blair | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamie Buhrer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Burgess | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Chee-Kam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 23 | 5 | 0/4 | 0 | 20 |
| Kieran Foran | 19 | 4 | 4/5 | 0 | 24 |
| Clint Gutherson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hasson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peta Hiku | 22 | 8 | 3/7 | 0 | 38 |
| Jayden Hodges | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Horo | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brenton Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Leary | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dunamis Lui | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Lyon | 17 | 4 | 47/65 | 0 | 110 |
| Willie Mason | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Matai | 19 | 9 | 0/1 | 0 | 36 |
| Feleti Mateo | 19 | 2 | 5/5 | 0 | 18 |
| Ligi Sao | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jesse Sene-Lefao | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Starling | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Stewart | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Tom Symonds | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jorge Taufua | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jake Trbojevic | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tom Trbojevic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Brayden Wiliame | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Williams | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTAL | | 84 | 61/89 | 0 | 458 |

## 2016 Season Awards

Manly Warringah 2016 Club Awards (NRL only):
* Roy Bull Best & Fairest: Jake Trbojevic;
* Gordon Willoughby Medal - Members’ Player of the Year: Brett Stewart;
* Doug Daley Memorial Award - Clubman of the Year: Josh Starling;
* Players’ Player Award: Brett Stewart;
* Ken Arthurson Award - Rookie of the Year: Tom Trbojevic;
* Leading point scorer: Jamie Lyon (110 - 4 tries, 47 goals);
* Leading try scorer: Brett Stewart (16).