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

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 22TOTAL 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).Tom Trbojevic wins Manly's top award 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)

References

External links Manly Warringah Sea Eagles official website National Rugby League official website