Oops! Jorge Taufua 6. Updated September 5, 2016 — 7.16am first published at 7.14am. But in response, Manly’s roster has changed to a ridiculous degree. The players reportedly like him, but that means sweet bugger all really. This side has a pretty decent prop rotation, some of the best outside backs in the game, a very talented halfback and a varied second row. View the latest NRL news and rumours for the Manly Sea Eagles and their players. He is the first of the Trbojevic brothers and boy does he look the goods. 1 (1) is 2 games played. Knight, regarded as one of the game’s most promising young props but also a loose cannon off the field, will link with the Roosters next year, while Vave is off to the Eels until the end of 2018. He is a perfect example of the new type of dummy-half, he will make quite a few tackles, but provides a kicking option and some potent attack. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Injuries cruelled Manly Sea Eagles in 2016: Trent Barrett. 2015 was a very disappointing season for the Sea Eagles, they missed the eight for the first time since 2004 and for the first time in their history they were favourites for the spoon for a large portion of 2015. However, the spotlight is on the bench dummy half and his partner in crime, Matt Parcell. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. Manly Warringah 2016 Club Awards (NRL only). Strengths Some Manly fans are saying that he was good for us and might return to that form, which he might. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. He improved more and more each game and looks set to continue that trend next year. It looks like he always wants to fight someone and he has issues with his defence. 16. I could be proven wrong but don’t think I will be. Feleti Mateo is a player with some ridiculous inconsistency issues, but he has the playmaking skills equal to that of some of the better halves in the game. 2016 NRL draw - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[4]. This is under the assumption that Barrett’s coaching ability is exactly average for the coaching ability of any first-grade coach. We have seen it happen time and time again to players like Anthony Watmough, Brett Stewart, Will Hopoate and Matt Orford but will it happen to the likes of Hiku, Foran and Gutherson? All up Matai (16 games), prop Brenton Lawrence (13), Stewart (13), second-rower Jamie Buhrer (10) Parcell (10), Koroisau (7) Jamie Lyon (7), Walker (6) and Cherry-Evans (5) missed 87 games between them in 2016. [33], New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, "NRL Market Watch: Bulldogs' massive coup, Titans eye wrecking ball, Manly sign halfback", "2016 NRL Draw - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles", Boyd, Milford fire as Broncos beat Sea Eagles, Penrith ice stunning comeback at Brookvale, Vunivalu scores four as Storm down Sea Eagles, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles official website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_Manly_Warringah_Sea_Eagles_season&oldid=975526145, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, On 23 June the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles released, This page was last edited on 29 August 2020, at 01:08. A brimming casualty ward for much of the year didn’t help their cause, and priority for the club now is confirming the futures of club greats Brett Stewart (knee) and Steve Matai (neck) as they battle debilitating injuries to keep their careers alive. He was one of the best players in this year’s Auckland Nines and I wouldn’t be surprised if he forces Api Koroisau out of the hooking role by the end of the year.