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  • Dragons produce shock win over Manly

    Cellar dwellers St George Illawarra produced the upset of the season on Sunday afternoon, defeating second-placed Manly 26-22 in their round 16 NRL match at Oki Jubilee Stadium. The Dragons sat in 16th position on the competition ladder coming into the...
  • Manly jitters at crunch, says Hasler

    Manly's mid-season jitters have continued with a nail-biting 26-22 NRL loss to an inexperienced St George Illawarra side at Oki Jubilee Stadium. Following last week's storming of fortress Brookvale by a resurgent Bulldogs, the second-placed S...
  • I'm a million to one to play: BK

    BEN Kennedy has laughed off suggestions he's desperate to play again and rated himself a "million to one" chance of returning for Manly this season. The Sea Eagles signed Kennedy on a $3 contract during the week as an insurance poli...
  • Monas still undecided

    Despite claiming last week that he would annouce his intentions for next season on Monday, Michael Monaghan was no closer to making a decision on his futuew Monaghan's manager Jim Banaghan confirmed yesterday his client was no closer to resolving ...
  • Hicks bounces back with winning Eagles

    02May07 JOE BARTON IN-FORM Manly winger Chris Hicks will use his surprise omission from the Country Origin squad to focus on duties at the Sea Eagles. NRL rookie Josh Morris and the Roosters Amos Roberts were picked ahead of Hicks on the flanks. ...
  • NRL coaches agree on obstruction tweaks

    May 1, 2007 - 3:29PM NRL coaches and referees have agreed to relax this season's controversial stricter interpretation of the obstruction rule. A teleconference between refereeing officials and all 16 head coaches recommended referees should no...
  • No sign of injured players

    Manly coach Des Hasler has resisted the temptation to tinker with his team after the loss to the Cowboys last weekend. Hasler has retained the same playing squad that went down by 4 points to the Queenslanders. Still missing are internationals Menzi...
  • Shepherd ruling to be eased

    John Greco 02May07 MANLY players last night expressed relief at the NRL's decision to relax the obstruction rule amid fears the current interpretations could cost them in the big end of season matches. NRL coaches, including Sea Eagles bo...
  • There is more than one way to pluck a Rooster

    Phil Gould | April 2, 2007 AS A spectacle, yesterday's 30-8 win by the Manly Sea Eagles over the Sydney Roosters was nothing to get enthused about. The standard of football could be best described as grinding. The mistake rate from both team...
  • Roosters accused of giving up

    By Steve Mascord April 02, 2007 DISGUSTED Sydney Roosters coach Chris Anderson has accused his side of a "diabolical capitulation" after the loss to Manly yesterday consigned the tricolours to their worst start to a season for 13 years. Af...
  • Dessie dizzy as self-belief helps Eagles soar

    Andrew Webster | April 2, 2007 DES Hasler needed reminding yesterday that his side is off to a flyer. The perfect start. "I think we've had three starts for three wins," the understated Manly coach said at the press conference, shoot...
  • Manly keeps Roosters winless

    MANLY Sea Eagles have continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 30-8 win over Sydney Roosters at Aussie Stadium. Fullback Brett Stewart marked his return to the Sea Eagles' tryscorers list with a double as Manly ran in four tries in the ...
  • Eagles cook the chooks

    Glenn Jackson | April 2, 2007 The irony is this - if the Roosters players had put up a fight like Chris Anderson did for as long as he did, he might not have needed to say what he did. But following a performance the coach described as "diabol...
  • Late Changes to starting line up

    Manly coach has made a late change to the side to take on the Cowboys in Saturday nights trial in Cairns. Glenn Stewart has won a starting spot ahead of verteran Luke Williamson while young guns Michael Bani and Matt Ballin will get their chance to imp...
  • Lyon in Australian Tri Nations team

    October 2, 2006 - 1:04PM Centre Jamie Lyon is the surprise inclusion in the Australian squad which was named for this month's rugby league Tri-Nations tournament. Lyon, who will return to the NRL next season to play with Manly, has been plying ...
  • Jye is back!

    JASON AVEDISSIAN 02aug06 FORMER Manly rugby league half Jye Mullane will arrive at Pittwater Park on Saturday confident his Southern Districts Rebels can end Warringah's run towards the Tooheys New Cup finals. Mullane left the Sea Eagles last...
  • Hard daze ahead

    JASON AVEDISSIAN 02aug06 WHEN Brent Kite eventually moved his arms and legs after three long minutes on the deck at Parramatta Stadium last Saturday night, there was few more relieved teammates than Luke Williamson. Three years ago the unassumin...
  • Sydney grand final to 2012

    June 2, 2006 [b]THE grand final will remain in Sydney until at least 2012, under a six-year, $3 million agreement between the New South Wales Government and the NRL.[/b] The deal was announced today by premier Morris Iemma and NRL chief execu...
  • Menzies almost joined Eels

    By Dean Ritchie June 2, 2006 [b]MANLY legend Steve Menzies - ready to play his 300th first grade game this weekend - last night revealed the moment he almost quit the Brookvale club he worships to join rival Parramatta.[/b] It was in 2000 and Men...
  • Heart's at Manly

    ADAM LUCIUS 02jun06 [b]VETERAN Manly forward Steve Menzies has revealed he put loyalty ahead of a massive pay increase in turning down an offer from English club Hull to play out his career at Brookvale. [/b] Menzies admitted former Manly coach...