2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season

Rugby league team season

2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season

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The 2005 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 59th in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by Michael Monaghan, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2005 Telstra Premiership, finishing 8th (out of 15), just reaching the finals series. The Sea Eagles were then knocked out in their first play-off match by minor premiers, the Parramatta Eels.

Manly-Warringah made an unexpected bright start to the 2005 season, at one stage leading the competition outright after round seven. However their season was marred early by the dismissal of John Hopoate who was given a 17-match ban for striking Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks forward Keith Galloway in the round two match. Steve Matai made his first grade debut in that match, a late replacement after John Hopoate was suspended, then sacked by the club. Furthermore, the season overall was dominated by the team's fear of playing matches at night, with most of their defeats occurring under lights. This was pointed out by the Channel Nine commentators prior to its round eight, Friday night match against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium (which was in fact Manly's first Friday night match in six years) which the Sea Eagles indeed lost by a scoreline of 38–12.

Controversial physiologist, Steve Dank was working with the Sea Eagles this season.[1] Manly's Ben Kennedy, Steve Menzies and Anthony Watmough were selected to play in the 2005 State of Origin series for New South Wales.

This season also marked the beginning of the Sea Eagles' rivalry with the Melbourne Storm. In round three, both teams had won their opening two matches leading into an early-season top-of-the-table match which Manly won 25–18. Although Manly's time at the top of the ladder was short-lived, it proved that Manly could compete with the best sides in the competition. In round five, Manly suffered an embarrassing 6-32 loss to the previously winless St. George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium, a week after the Dragons were thrashed by the Canberra Raiders in Canberra.[2] Manly were, however, able to beat the Raiders the following week, but failed to dislodge them from top spot on the ladder.[3]

The Sea Eagles suffered a late-season form slump with injuries plaguing the club, however wins over the Broncos in round 22 and the Raiders in the final round ensured their first finals appearance since 1998. They were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs following 46–22 loss to the minor premiers Parramatta.

The club's leading try scorer was Brett Stewart with 16. Their leading point scorer was Michael Witt with 140.

## Ladder

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2005 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 704 | 456 | +248 | 36
2 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 655 | 510 | +145 | 36
3 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 484 | +113 | 34
4 |  Wests Tigers (P) | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 676 | 575 | +101 | 32
5 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 639 | 563 | +76 | 32
6 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 640 | 462 | +178 | 30
7 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 550 | 564 | -14 | 28
8 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 554 | 632 | -78 | 28
9 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 488 | 487 | +1 | 26
10 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 554 | 0 | 26
11 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 515 | 528 | -13 | 24
12 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 472 | 670 | -198 | 23
13 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 482 | 700 | -218 | 23
14 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 465 | 606 | -141 | 22
15 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 467 | 667 | -200 | 20

## References

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1. ^ Marshallsea, Trevor (27 July 2005). "The saps Manly are pinning their hopes on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
2. ^ "Dragons post first win". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 9 April 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
3. ^ "Manly end Raiders' unbeaten run". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 17 April 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Est. 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales

The Club|

* History (Northern Eagles)
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* Players
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Culture|

* Rivalry with Melbourne Storm (Battle of Brookvale)
* Manly Seabirds

Home ground|

* Brookvale Oval

Important
figures|

* Roy Bull
* Ken Arthurson
* Rex Mossop
* Frank Stanton
* Fred Jones
* Bob Fulton
* Ron Willey
* Mal Reilly
* Graham Eadie
* Max Krilich
* Terry Randall
* Paul Vautin
* Des Hasler
* Cliff Lyons
* Geoff Toovey
* Steve Menzies
* Stewart brothers
* Jamie Lyon
* Daly Cherry-Evans
* Trbojevic brothers

League|

* NSWRL
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Titles|

Premierships (8)
1972
1973
1976
1978
1987
1996
2008
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World Club Challenges (1)
2009

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Current
S. G. Ball Cup
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Affiliations|

* Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
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2005 in rugby league

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International Rugby League|

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Related articles|

* Dally M Awards

Other domestic competitions|

* France
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*[PF]: Points for (total points scored)
*[PA]: Points against (total points conceded)
*[PD]: Points difference (points scored minus points conceded)
*[Pts]: Competition points