The 2024 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 75th in the club's history since their entry to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1947. Anthony Seibold coached the club for the second consecutive year. Daly Cherry-Evans captained 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.
2024 Squad
Transfers GainsPlayerClubUntilSourceLuke Brooks Wests Tigers2027Aitasi James Wests Tigers2025Jaxson Paulo Sydney Roosters2026Aaron Schoupp Gold Coast Titans (mid-season)2025Jake Simpkin Wests Tigers (mid-season)2026Tommy Talau Wests Tigers2025Corey Waddell Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2024 LossesPlayerClubUntilSourceLatu Fainu Wests Tigers2027Samuela Fainu Wests Tigers2027Morgan Harper Parramatta Eels2024Sean Keppie South Sydney Rabbitohs2026Josh SchusterReleased (mid-season)Kelma Tuilagi Parramatta Eels2025Christian Tuipulotu St. George Illawarra Dragons2025
Results Pre-season Source: DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField goalsRefereeAttendanceSun 11 Feb 4:00pmN/ASouth Sydney RabbitohsCentral Coast Stadium68-6B. Trbojevic (3), J. Sykes (2) R. Vaega (2), J. Humphreys (2), J. Arthur, C. Faulalo, C. BrownJ. Humphreys (10/12)Chris Sutton5,107
Pre-Season Challenge Source: DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField goalsRefereeAttendanceSat 17 Feb 3:45pm1Sydney RoostersCentral Coast Stadium36-22T. Sipley, C. Faulalo, J. Arthur, J. PauloB. Wakeham (3/4)Peter Gough8,663Sat 24 Feb 5:55pm2Brisbane BroncosBrookvale Oval14-40M. Lehmann (2), B. ParkerJ. Humphreys (1/3)Grant Atkins
Regular season
Ladder
Results by round
Matches Source: DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField goalsRefereeAttendanceSun 3 March 1:30pm (Sat 2 March 6:30pm, Las Vegas Time)1South Sydney RabbitohsAllegiant Stadium36–24H. Olakau'atu, J. Saab, L. Croker, B. Trbojevic, R. Garrick, L. BrooksR. Garrick (6/6)Ashley Klein40,746Sun 17 Mach 4:05pm2Sydney RoostersBrookvale Oval21–14L. Croker, T. Koula, T. TalauR. Garrick (4/5)D. Cherry-EvansTodd Smith17,284Sun 24 March 4:05pm3Parramatta EelsCommbank Stadium28–24T. Trbojevic, J. Paulo, R. Garrick, C. WaddellR. Garrick (4/5)Peter Gough20,354Sun 30 March 5:30pm4St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium20–12T. Koula, H. Olakau'atuR. Garrick (2/2)Ashley Klein16,215Sat 6 April 5:30pm5Penrith PanthersBrookvale Oval32–12T. Trbojevic, T. Koula, D. Cherry-Evans, C. Waddell, J. PauloD. Cherry-Evans (6/6)Todd Smith17,381Sat 13 April 3:00pm (5:00pm Auckland)6New Zealand WarriorsGo Media Stadium22–22 D. Cherry-Evans (2), T. Talau, B. TrbojevicD. Cherry-Evans (3/4)Chris Butler23,076Sat 20 April 5:30pm7Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium34–30T. Trbojevic (2), J. Saab, H. Olakau'atu, T. Koula, E. BullemorR. Garrick (5/6)Liam Kennedy13,336Fri 26 April 8:00pm8Parramatta EelsBrookvale Oval32–18R. Garrick (2), T. Talau, T. Trbojevic, D. Cherry-EvansR. Garrick (6/6)Gerard Sutton17,385Fri 3 May 6:00pm9Canberra RaidersBrookvale Oval26–24R. Garrick (2), T. Trbojevic, T. Talau, D. Cherry-EvansR. Garrick (2/5)Grant Atkins10,215Thu 9 May 7:50pm10DolphinsSuncorp Stadium30–24T. Talau, C. Waddell, T. Koula, T. TrbojevicR. Garrick (4/5)Ashley Klein14,059Fri 17 May 8:05pm11Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium13–12R. Garrick, R. VaegaR. Garrick (2/2)Todd Smith50,971Fri 24 May 8:00pm12Melbourne StormBrookvale Oval26–20T. Talau (2), B. Trbojevic, J. TrbojevicR. Garrick (5/6)Ashley Klein17,21130 May - 2 June13ByeSun 9 June 4:05pm14Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium32–22T. Talau (4), J. SaabR. Garrick (1/5)Gerard Sutton20,101Sun 16 June 2:00pm15St. George Illawarra DragonsBrookvale Oval30–14L. Hopoate, H. Olakau'atu, L. Brooks, B. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic, J. SaabD. Cherry-Evans (3/6), R. Garrick (0/1)Peter Gough17,187Sat 22 June 7:35pm16South Sydney RabbitohsAccor Stadium14–0Chris Butler10,07628-30 June17ByeSat 6 July 7:35pm18North Queensland CowboysQueensland Country Bank Stadium21–20J. Saab (3)R. Garrick (4/4)D. Cherry-EvansTodd Smith18,787Sun 14 July 4:05pm19Newcastle KnightsBrookvale Oval44–6L. Hopoate (2), J. Humphreys, T. Trbojevic, J. Saab, T. Talau, R. Garrick, H. Olakau'atuR. Garrick (3/5), J. Humphreys (3/3)Grant Atkins17,298Sun 21 July 4:05pm20Gold Coast TitansBrookvale Oval38–8T. Trbojevic (2), L. Brooks, L. Hopoate, J. Saab, B. Trbojevic, T. TalauR. Garrick (5/7)Liam Kennedy16,050Sat 27 July 7:35pm21Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium34–30L. Brooks, T. Sipley, T. Talau, C. Faulalo, D. Cherry-EvansR. Garrick (1/1), D. Cherry-Evans (4/4)Ashley Klein25,1551-4 August22ByeSat 10 August 3:00pm23Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium46–24T. Trbojevic (2), T. Talau, E. Bullemor, D. Cherry-Evans, L. Hopoate, T, Paseka, L. BrooksR. Garrick (7/8)Grant Atkins16,690Fri 16 August 6:00pm24New Zealand WarriorsBrookvale Oval24–10J. Saab, T. Trbojevic, R. Garrick, L. HopoateR. Garrick (4/5)Chris Butler17,333Thu 22 August 7:50pm25Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval34–26T. Trbojevic (3), J. Saab, L. HopoateR. Garrick (3/5)Peter Gough11,520Fri 30 August 6:05pm26Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsAccor Stadium22–34L. Hopoate (2), J. Saab, T. Trbojevic, K. Lawton, R. GarrickR. Garrick (5/6)Ashley Klein35,502Sun 8 September 2:00pm27Cronulla-Sutherland SharksBrookvale Oval20–40T. Talau, C. Faulalo, H. Olakau'atu, T. KoulaR. Garrick (2/4)Adam Gee17,384
Finals Series DateFinalOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsField goalsRefereeAttendanceSun 15 September 4:05pmElimination FinalCanterbury-Bankstown BulldogsAccor Stadium22–24T. Talau, E. Bullemor, D. Cherry-Evans, T. KoulaR. Garrick (4/4)Grant Atkins50,704Sat 21 September 7:50pmSemi FinalSydney RoostersAllianz Stadium40-16H. Olakau'atu, T. Talau, B. TrbojevicR. Garrick (2/3)Grant Atkins40,818
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.
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