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  • Manly ready for Suncorp

    MANLY will adopt a ``hit and run'' trip to Brisbane this weekend in a bid to end another hoodoo in 2007. The Sea Eagles have only won two games from nine attempts at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium. They have not won at the ground since ro...
  • Bani bides time

    PATIENT Manly back Michael Bani knows his time will come. The 23-year-old has comfortably settled into life in Sydney, living with Noel Cleal at Frenchs Forest, following his move down south from Bundaberg. The Queenslander, who is on a two-year deal w...
  • How Hasler dissected the Guru

    THE surgical dismantling of Parramatta's Eric Grothe last Sunday showcased the footballing genius of Manly coach Des Hasler. Hasler terrorised Grothe down the Eels right-hand defensive flank in a brilliant tactical ploy, which resulted in four Sea...
  • Choc exposed

    You can't pretend to know Anthony Watmough any better than you know a bar of soap. More's the pity, because you get the impression he'd be rock-solid with his mates. What you do know about Watmough after sitting with him on milk crates for ...
  • Hasler challenges Sea Eagles

    MANLY coach Des Hasler has challenged his team to take history by the horns and create some of their own at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow. The Sea Eagles have shown this season they care little for ceremony or sentiment and Hasler said they were hell bent o...
  • Choc's Origin shot

    Jason Avedissian 05Jun07 MANLY forward Anthony Watmough believes he has done all he can to be picked in the NSW State of Origin team this morning. The 23-year-old, who is expected to re-sign with the Sea Eagles this week despite strong interes...
  • Burns out of hospital

    By Todd Balym June 04, 2007 TRAVIS Burns has been released from hospital after a bout of pneumonia, but Manly doubts the young five-eighth is any closer to deciding his playing future. Burns, who is mulling a contract offer from the Sea Eagles as we...
  • Eagles out to secure Kite

    Glenn Jackson and Brad Walter | June 5, 2007 MANLY are almost certain to re-sign prized prop Brent Kite for next season - but are already readying themselves for a battle to keep the Test and Origin representative beyond that. Canberra chief execut...
  • Kite's career high

    Jason Avedissian 05Apr07 Brent Kite likes the Sea Eagles and wants to stay long-term. MANLY prop Brent Kite has pledged himself a Sea Eagle for life and is convinced the club has the ingredients to go all the way this year. Kite is contracted...
  • Blues look to Lyon, Anasta

    By Dean Ritchie March 05, 2007 A MANLY Sea Eagle who has never played five-eighth in the NRL and a Sydney Roosters forward appear to be early candidates for the New South Wales No.6 with Mark Gasnier unavailable for State of Origin. Gasnier is the...
  • Manly victory comes at a cost

    By Dean Ritchie March 05, 2007 12:00 FOUR Manly players sustained injuries during their 14-12 trial match win over North Queensland - the most serious a groin injury to former NSW forward Anthony Watmough. Watmough came off early in the match and w...
  • Lyon impresses at five-eighth

    Star recruit Jamie Lyon put his hand up for the five-eighth job at Manly with an encouraging hit-out in the Sea Eagles' 14-12 NRL trial win over North Queensland. Manly are yet to make a final decision on whether Lyon or Travis Burns will wear the...
  • Matai picked for Tri-nations

    05Oct06 MANLY centre Steve Matai was last night named in a 24-man New Zealand squad for this month's Tri-Nation series. The hard-running Sea Eagles back is a strong chance of making his Test debut in the series with Kiwi coach Brian McClenn...
  • The real deal

    Jason Avedissian 05Sep06 MANLY captain Ben Kennedy and his Newcastle counterpart Andrew Johns are convinced the Sea Eagles are capable of mounting a serious threat for the premiership a year after an embarrassing exit from the finals. Manly ...
  • Joey's nod for Stewart

    Jason Avedissian 05Sep06 CHAMPION Newcastle half Andrew Johns believes Australian selectors should take the punt and pick Manly fullback Brett Stewart for next month's Tri-Nations series. Johns made the bold call to The Manly Daily at yeste...
  • Story of this great club a family affair

    05Aug06 NOT all the legends at the Sea Eagles' celebration dinner to mark the club's 60th anniversary tonight in the auditorium of the Manly Rugby League Club will be in tuxedos and black ties. Among the group of more than 450 will be a ta...
  • Selection grates

    Adam Lucius 05Aug06 Manly's first captain Max Whitehead (left) pictured on his 84th birthday with Peter Zorba Peters. Picture: MARTIN LANGE Manly's first captain Max Whitehead (left) pictured on his 84th birthday with Peter Zorba Peters. ...
  • Lyon finally an Eagle

    [b]The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Manly are expected to announce today the signing of former Parramatta centre Jamie Lyon for four years in a $2 million deal.[/b] It has been a long wait for the Eagle Army, Lyon has been expected to play i...
  • Beaver ponders

    ADAM LUCIUS 05jul06 [b]MANLY veteran Steve Menzies will consult teammate Ben Kennedy before deciding whether tonight's State of Origin decider in Melbourne will be his final game for NSW. [/b] Menzies is considering following Kennedy's ...
  • Manly side v Roosters

    [b]Manly coach Des Hasler will have surprised many fans by naming the same squad that lost to the Knights, with the exception of Steve Menzies who returns from Origin duty.[/b] With a team camp on the Central Coast this week it is hoped the players wil...