2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

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The 2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 60th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season the 5th (out of 16). The Sea Eagles were then knocked out in the first week of the play-offs by eventual premiers, the Melbourne Storm.

## Season summary

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As 2008 NRL premiers, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles started their new season with the 2009 World Club Challenge match in England against Super League's 2008 champions, the Leeds Rhinos. They defeated the Rhinos 28 - 20, putting an end to England club football's 5-year hold on the World Club Challenge trophy before preparing for the start of the 2009 NRL season.

Sea Eagles star player Brett Stewart was accused of a sexual assault with a 17-year-old girl, this coming the same day after Manly's infamous season launch on 6 March, where it was believed Stewart got drunk. The NRL suspended Stewart until Round 5 of the competition, but he was still allowed to train with the club. As a result, the club started their premiership defence poorly, with four consecutive losses seeing them at last place after round four. They won their fifth round match so they were the last team to record their first win of the season, against the Wests Tigers. Upon Stewart's return he scored 3 tries in the Sea Eagles' first win of the season. Stewart was exonerated over his sexual assault charge in September 2010.

Stewart only played four further matches in the 2009 season; he suffered a knee injury in the Sea Eagles' round six victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs and missed a great deal of football. He returned in round 25, just in time for Manly's charge to the finals; after the Sea eagles initially struggled without him on the field. Manly were eliminated in the first round of finals, going down 40-12 to the Melbourne Storm at Etihad Stadium despite finishing fifth at the end of the regular season. Losses to two of the top three teams were the reasons for Manly's early exit, ending their premiership defence in disappointment.

## 2009 Squad

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Chris Bailey – FE Matt Ballin – HK Ben Farrar – WG Adam Cuthbertson – SR Kieran Foran – FE Glenn Hall – positions Trent Hodkinson – HB Will Hopoate – FB Jason King – PR Brent Kite – PR Heath L'Estrange – positions Jake Lingard  – SR Jamie Lyon – FE Steve Matai – CE

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Vic Mauro – SR Phil Morwood – SR Shane Neumann – CE Matt Orford – HB Junior Paulo – CE Josh Perry – PR Michael Robertson – WG Shane Rodney – SR George Rose – PR Brett Stewart – FB Glenn Stewart – SR Andrew Suniula – WG Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – SR Anthony Watmough – SR David Williams – WG Tony Williams – WG

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## Table

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2009 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38
2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 381
3 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36
4 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33
5 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32
6 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32
7 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30
8 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29
9 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28
10 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27
11 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27
12 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26
13 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22
14 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20
15 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14
16 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14

1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.

## References

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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Est. 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales

The Club|

* History (Northern Eagles)
* Records
* Players
* Coaches

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
* ARL
* NRL

Titles|

Premierships (8)
1972
1973
1976
1978
1987
1996
2008
2011

World Club Challenges (1)
2009

Seasons (71)|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
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* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
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* 1968
* 1969

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* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

* 1990
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* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
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* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Other
competitions|

Current
S. G. Ball Cup
Harold Matthews Cup
New South Wales Cup
NRL Nines

Past
National Youth Competition
Amco Cup
Jersey Flegg Cup
World Sevens

Affiliations|

* Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
* Manly-Warringah/North Sydney District Rugby League

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2009 in rugby league

« 2008

2010 »

International Rugby League|

* World Club Challenge
* Four Nations
* Anzac Test
* Pacific Cup
* European Cup
* European Shield
* European Bowl
* Atlantic Cup
* Pacific Mini Games (7s)

British Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Results
* Grand Final
* Championship
* Championship 1
* Challenge Cup
* Final

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SL Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Catalans Dragons
* Crusaders
* Harlequins
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Hull KR
* Leeds Rhinos
* Salford City Reds
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Other clubs|

* Barrow Raiders
* Featherstone Rovers
* Toulouse Olympique
* Whitehaven
* Widnes Vikings

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* NRL season
* Results
* Grand Final
* Toyota Cup
* Results
* Queensland Cup
* New South Wales Cup

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By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Gold Coast Titans
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Related articles|

* Dally M Awards
* Darwin Rugby League
* Mackay Cutters
* Northern Pride

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* 2008–2009
* 2009–2010
* New Zealand
* Auckland
* United States

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*[Pld]: Games played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[B]: Bye
*[PF]: Points for (total points scored)
*[PA]: Points against (total points conceded)
*[PD]: Points difference (points scored minus points conceded)
*[Pts]: Competition points