2025 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season

2025 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
2025 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
NRL rank	10th
Play-off result	DNQ
2025 record	Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 12
Team information
CEO	Tony Mestrov
Coach	Anthony Seibold
Captain	Daly Cherry-Evans;
Stadium	Brookvale Oval (4 Pines Park) (18,000)
Avg. attendance	16,393
High attendance	17,375 (Round 13 v BRI)
Low attendance	12,478 (Round 22 v SYD)
Top scorers
Tries	Tolu Koula (17)
Points	Reuben Garrick (176)

The 2025 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 76th in the club's history since their entry to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1947. Anthony Seibold coahed the club for the third consecutive year. Daly Cherry-Evans captained the club for the ninth consecutive and final year. Tolu Koula won the clubs Roy Bull Best and Fairest award for the season.

2025 squad

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2026 squad
Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Luke Brooks – FE Nathan Brown – PR Ethan Bullemor – PR Zach Dockar-Clay – HK Clayton Faulalo – WG, CE Jamal Fogarty – HB (gk) Reuben Garrick – CE, WG (gk) Kobe Hetherington – LK Lehi Hopoate – WG, FB Tolutau Koula – CE, FB		Simione Laiafi – PR Onitoni Large – FE Zaidas Muagututia – HK Caleb Navale – LK Haumole Olakau'atu (vc) – SR Taniela Paseka – PR Jason Saab – WG Aaron Schoupp – CE, SR Jake Simpkin – HK Ben Trbojevic – SR		Jake Trbojevic (vc) – LK, PR Tom Trbojevic (c) – FB, CE Corey Waddell – SR Joey Walsh – HB Navren Willett – WG Blake Wilson – WG		Paul Bryan – PR Josh Feledy – CE Mia Pua'avase – PR Jackson Shereb – SR Brandon Wakeham – FE, HB Extended squad Will Cannavo – SR Andes Johannsen – CE Viliami Fifita – PR Hugo Hart – SR Ashton Large – HK Khyanu Mahon – SR Tyler Melrose – FE		Manager Peter Gentle (Head of Football & Recruitment) Head coach Anthony Seibold Assistant coaches Jim Dymock (Defence Coach) Kieran Foran (Attack Coach) Brett Kimmorley (NSW Cup Coach) Jon Clarke (Head of Performance) Aaron Greaves (Coaching Development & Leadership Manager) Paul Devlin (High Performance Consultant) Albert Chang (Strength & Power Coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 16 October 2025 Source(s): Sea Eagles Team Profiles, Sea Eagles 2024

Transfers

Gains
Player	Club	Until	Source
Paul Bryan (Gained mid-season)	Newcastle Knights	2026	^[1]
Sio Siua Taukeiaho	Catalans Dragons (Super League)	2025	^[2]
Jazz Tevaga	New Zealand Warriors	2025	^[3]

Losses
Player	Club	Until	Source
Jake Arthur (Left mid-season)	Newcastle Knights	2025	^[1]
Bailey Hodgson (Left mid 2024)	Leigh Leopards (Super League)	2026	^[4]
Jamie Humphreys	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2026	^[5]
Karl Lawton	North Queensland Cowboys	2026	^[6]
Brad Parker	Retired		^[7]
Jaxson Paulo	North Queensland Cowboys	2026	^[8]
Josh Schuster (Left mid 2024)	South Sydney Rabbitohs (Initially released from the club mid-season)	2025	^[9]
Aaron Woods	Retired	2025	^[10]

Results

Pre-season challenge

Source:^[11]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Referee	Attendance
7 - 8 Feb	1	Bye
Sat 15 Feb 3:30pm	2	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Central Coast Stadium	24 - 34	N. Willett (2), R. Vaega (2), A. Schoupp, J. Simpkin, C. Faulalo	C. Faulalo (3/7)	Peter Gough	5,679
Fri 21 Feb 6:00pm	2	Penrith Panthers	Leichhardt Oval	22 - 38	R. Vaega (2), N. Willett, E. Bullemor	A. Schoupp (3/3), R. Garrick (0/1)	Grant Atkins

Regular season

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra Raiders	24	19	0	5	3	654	506	+148	44	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm	24	17	0	7	3	671	459	+212	40
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	16	0	8	3	534	414	+120	38
4	Brisbane Broncos (P)	24	15	0	9	3	680	508	+172	36
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	15	0	9	3	599	490	+109	36
6	New Zealand Warriors	24	14	0	10	3	517	496	+21	34
7	Penrith Panthers	24	13	1	10	3	576	469	+107	33
8	Sydney Roosters	24	13	0	11	3	653	521	+132	32
9	Dolphins	24	12	0	12	3	721	596	+125	30
10	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	12	0	12	3	555	534	+21	30
11	Parramatta Eels	24	10	0	14	3	502	578	−76	26
12	North Queensland Cowboys	24	9	1	14	3	538	684	−146	25
13	Wests Tigers	24	9	0	15	3	477	612	−135	24
14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	9	0	15	3	427	608	−181	24
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	3	498	628	−130	22
16	Gold Coast Titans	24	6	0	18	3	520	719	−199	18
17	Newcastle Knights	24	6	0	18	3	338	638	−300	18

Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

Matches

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Referee	Attendance
Sat 8 March 7:35pm	1	North Queensland Cowboys	Brookvale Oval	42 - 12	H. Olakau'atu, J. Saab, B. Trbojevic, E. Bullemor, T. Sipley, R. Garrick, D. Cherry-Evans	R. Garrick (7/8)	Peter Gough	17,335
Fri 14 March 6:00pm (8:00pm NZDT)	2	New Zealand Warriors	Go Media Stadium	36 - 16	T. Trbojevic, J. Saab, D. Cherry-Evans	R. Garrick (2/4)	Adam Gee	21,212
Sun 23 March 6:15pm	3	Canberra Raiders	Brookvale Oval	40 - 12	R. Garrick (4), E. Bullemor (2), J. Simpkin	R. Garrick (6/7)	Grant Atkins	16,125
Sun 30 March 4:05pm	4	Parramatta Eels	Brookvale Oval	26 - 12	J. Saab, L. Hopoate, C. Waddell, T. Koula	R. Garrick (5/6)	Todd Smith	17,286
Sun 6 April 4:05pm	5	Melbourne Storm	Brookvale Oval	24 - 48	T. Koula (2), J. Saab, C. Faulalo	R. Garrick (4/6)	Grant Atkins	17,346
Sat 16 April 3:00pm (1:00pm AWST)	6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Optus Stadium	24 - 18	C. Faulalo, L. Brooks, D. Cherry-Evans	R. Garrick (3/3)	Adam Gee	26,497
Thu 17 April 7:50pm	7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Brookvale Oval	18 - 20	T. Koula, B. Trbojevic, J. Saab	R. Garrick (3/4)	Peter Gough	17,254
Sat 26 April 7:35pm	8	Penrith Panthers	Commbank Stadium	10 - 26	R. Garrick, T. Talau, H. Olakau'atu, T. Koula	R. Garrick (5/6)	Belinda Sharpe	14,534
2-4 May	9	Bye
Sun 11 May 4:05pm	10	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Brookvale Oval	14 - 30	T. Koula (2)	R. Garrick (3/3)	Gerard Sutton	15,823
Sat 17 May 5:30pm	11	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	6 - 24	J. Saab (2), L. Hopoate, B. Trbojevic	R. Garrick (4/5)	Grant Atkins	18,965
Fri 23 May 8:00pm	12	Parramatta Eels	Commbank Stadium	30 - 10	L. Hopoate (2)	R. Garrick (1/2)	Liam Kennedy	13,425
Sat 31 May 7:35pm	13	Brisbane Broncos	Brookvale Oval	34 - 6	C. Faulalo (2), H. Olakau'atu (2), N. Brown, T. Koula	R. Garrick (5/6)	Adam Gee	17,375
Thu 5 June 7:50pm	14	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium	26 - 22	T. Koula, T. Sipley, H. Olakau'atu, T. Talau	R. Garrick (3/4)	Wyatt Raymond	16,027
Fri 13 June 8:00pm	15	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium	28 - 8	R. Garrick (2)		Peter Gough	13,708
20-22 June	16	Bye
Fri 27 June 6:00pm	17	Wests Tigers	Brookvale Oval	28 - 10	J. Saab, R. Garrick, T. Koula, C. Waddell, B. Trbojevic	R. Garrick (4/5)	Gerard Sutton	17,055
Sun 6 July 4:05pm	18	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Brookvale Oval	30 - 12	R. Garrick (2), T. Trbojevic (2), D. Cherry-Evans, T. Koula	R. Garrick (3/6)	Wyatt Raymond	17,298
11-13 July	19	Bye
Sat 19 July 7:35pm	20	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park	16 - 18	J. Saab, T. Koula, R. Garrick	R. Garrick (3/5)	Wyatt Raymond	19,011
Sun 27 July 4:05pm	21	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Allianz Stadium	42 - 4	J. Saab		Ashley Klein	25,801
Sat 2 August 7:35pm	22	Sydney Roosters	Brookvale Oval	4 - 20	T. Koula		Grant Atkins	12,478
Fri 8 August 8:00pm	23	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium	28 - 12	T. Trbojevic, T. Koula	R. Garrick (2/2)	Peter Gough	14,527
Sun 17 August 2:00pm	24	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Allianz Stadium	26 - 12	T. Koula, M. Lodge	R. Garrick (1/1), D. Cherry-Evans (1/1)	Adam Gee	13,105
Sat 23 August 3:00pm	25	Dolphins	Brookvale Oval	58 - 30	M. Lodge, L. Brooks (2), L. Hopoate (2), B. Trbojevic, T. Trbojevic (2), T. Koula	D. Cherry-Evans (9/10)	Ashley Klein	14,172
Sat 30 August 5:30pm	26	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	40 - 24	C. Waddell (2), T. Koula, D. Cherry-Evans, A. Schoupp, T. Talau, C. Navale	D. Cherry-Evans (6/7)	Adam Gee	9,769
Fri 5 September 6:00pm	27	Warriors	Brookvale Oval	27 - 26	L. Hopoate (2), J. Simpkin, L. Brooks, E. Bullemor	C. Cherry-Evans (3/5)	Todd Smith	17,172

Representative players

Daly Cherry-Evans ( Queensland - Captain game 1)
Lehi Hopoate ( Tonga)
Tolu Koula ( Tonga)
Caleb Navale ( Fiji)
Jason Saab ( Prime Minister's XIII)
Jacob Sykes ( Indigenous All Stars)
Jazz Tevaga ( Māori All Stars, Samoa)
Brandon Wakeham ( Fiji)

References

^ ^a ^b Pryde, Scott (2025-06-30). "Sea Eagles, Knights confirm player swap as another blocked from leaving". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
^ "Manly roll the dice on veteran despite injury queries". Nine. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
^ "Jazz Tevaga brings experience and grit to Sea Eagles". Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
^ "Bailey Hodgson is a Leopard – Leigh Leopards". Retrieved 2025-02-08.
^ "Rabbitohs sign Jamie Humphreys until the end of Season 2026 – South Sydney Rabbitohs". Site Name, i.e. Moz. 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
^ "Cowboys sign Lawton". North Queensland Cowboys. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
^ Gee, Xander (2024-09-07). "Parker officially announces retirement". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
^ "Cowboys sign Paulo". North Queensland Cowboys. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
^ "Rabbitohs confident former Sea Eagles prodigy will get 'back on track' under Wayne Bennett". ABC News. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
^ "Emotional great bids farewell after 'rollercoaster' career". Nine. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
^ "Draw". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[:0-1] Pryde, Scott (2025-06-30). "Sea Eagles, Knights confirm player swap as another blocked from leaving". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2025-06-30.

[2] "Manly roll the dice on veteran despite injury queries". Nine. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-02-07.

[3] "Jazz Tevaga brings experience and grit to Sea Eagles". Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2025-02-07.

[4] "Bailey Hodgson is a Leopard – Leigh Leopards". Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[5] "Rabbitohs sign Jamie Humphreys until the end of Season 2026 – South Sydney Rabbitohs". Site Name, i.e. Moz. 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[6] "Cowboys sign Lawton". North Queensland Cowboys. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[7] Gee, Xander (2024-09-07). "Parker officially announces retirement". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[8] "Cowboys sign Paulo". North Queensland Cowboys. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[9] "Rabbitohs confident former Sea Eagles prodigy will get 'back on track' under Wayne Bennett". ABC News. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[10] "Emotional great bids farewell after 'rollercoaster' career". Nine. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

[11] "Draw". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2025-02-08.

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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 (76)	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 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 2025 2026
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
Manly Warringah did not compete in the 2000–2002 National Rugby League seasons when they were part of the Northern Eagles joint venture.