1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season
Appearance
1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season | ||||
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NSWRFL champions | ||||
NSWRFL Rank | 1st | |||
1976 record | Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 544; against: 300 | |||
Team information | ||||
Secretary | Ken Arthurson | |||
Coach | Frank Stanton | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Brookvale Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Bob Fulton (21) | |||
Goals | Graham Eadie (103) | |||
Points | Graham Eadie (233) | |||
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The 1976 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 30th in
New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947
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The 1976
New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1976 Premiership season and played its home games at the 27,000 capacity Brookvale Oval.[1]
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Manly-Warringah
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22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 499 | 252 | +247 | 32 |
2 | Parramatta | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 347 | 238 | +109 | 30 |
3 | St. George | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 328 | 298 | +30 | 28 |
4 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 399 | 250 | +149 | 27 |
5 | Canterbury-Bankstown
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22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 361 | 337 | +24 | 27 |
6 | Balmain | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 318 | 287 | +31 | 25 |
7 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 379 | 313 | +66 | 24 |
8 | Cronulla-Sutherland
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22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 378 | 393 | -15 | 19 |
9 | Penrith | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 352 | 333 | +19 | 17 |
10 | South Sydney | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 297 | 421 | -124 | 16 |
11 | North Sydney | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 272 | 526 | -254 | 13 |
12 | Newtown Jets | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 264 | 546 | -282 | 6 |
Regular season
Sunday 21 March | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 15 – 27 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Endeavour Field, Sydney | |
Tries: Dave Chamberlain, Greg Mullane, Glenn Stolzenheim Goals: Barry Andrews (3/6) |
[2] | Tries: Graham Eadie, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney, Terry Randall, Gary Thoroughgood Goals: Graham Eadie (6/8) |
Attendance: 7,629 Referee: Gary Cook |
Sunday 28 March | 17 – 13 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Graham Eadie, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (4/8) |
[3] | Tries: Ron Giteau, Graeme O'Grady, Peter Young Goals: Graeme O'Grady (2/5) |
Attendance: 12,059 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 4 April | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 21 – 31 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Belmore Oval, Sydney
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Tries: Mick Ryan (2), Don Moseley, Peter O'Neill, George Peponis Goals: Graeme Hughes (3/6) |
[4] | Tries: Ray Branighan, Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Rod Jackson, Max Krilich, Ian Martin, Col Parkes Goals: Graham Eadie (5/9) |
Attendance: 16,046 Referee: Richie Humphreys |
Sunday 11 April | 30 – 4 | St. George Dragons | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Rod Jackson (2), Col Parkes, Terry Randall Goals: Graham Eadie (6/9) |
[5] | Tries: Goals: Henry Tatana (2/5) |
Attendance: 18,077 Referee: Jack Danzey |
Sunday 18 April | Parramatta Eels | 8 – 5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Cumberland Oval, Sydney
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Tries: Ray Price (2) Goals: John Peard (1/4) |
[6] | Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (1/4) |
Attendance: 14,543 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 25 April | 38 – 13 | North Sydney Bears | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Phil Lowe (2), Max Krilich, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (10/10) |
[7] | Tries: John Gray (1/3) (1/1)
Mark Tonks |
Attendance: 13,057 Referee: Col Turnell |
Saturday 1 May | 19 – 18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | ||
Tries: Ron Coote, Russell Fairfax, Mark Harris Goals: John Brass (3/4) Royce Ayliffe (2/4) |
[8] | Tries: Graham Eadie, Russel Gartner, Rod Jackson, Mick Waller Goals: Graham Eadie (3/6) |
Attendance: 22,861 Referee: Kevin Roberts |
Saturday 8 May | 27 – 14 | Penrith Panthers | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Tom Mooney (4), Phil Lowe (2), Bob Fulton Goals: Graham Eadie (3/9) |
[9] | Tries: John King (2) Goals: Ken Wilson (4/5) |
Attendance: 9,314 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Sunday 16 May | Newtown Bluebags | 6 – 57 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Henson Park, Sydney | |
Tries: Goals: John Bradstock (3/5) |
[10] | Tries: Bob Fulton (3), Tom Mooney (3), Ian Martin (2), Ray Branighan, Graham Eadie, John Harvey, Max Krilich, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (9/13) |
Attendance: 2,825 Referee: Richie Humphreys |
Sunday 23 May | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 16 – 18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Redfern Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: (5/8) |
[11] | Tries: Bob Fulton (2) Goals: Graham Eadie (6/9) |
Attendance: 11,198 Referee: Col Turnell |
Sunday 30 May | 14 – 0 | Balmain Tigers | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Bob Fulton, Tom Mooney Goals: Ray Branighan (6/8) |
[12] | Tries: Goals: |
Attendance: 25,876 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 6 June | 17 – 12 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters
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Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Ray Branighan, Bob Fulton, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (4/4) |
[13] | Tries: Ron Coote, Russell Fairfax Goals: John Brass (3/5) |
Attendance: 23,005 Referee: Gary Cook |
Sunday 13 June | 20 – 9 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: (4/8) |
[14] | Tries: Martin Raftery Goals: Steve Rogers (3/4) |
Attendance: 16,026 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Sunday 20 June | Western Suburbs Magpies | 15 – 37 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Lidcombe Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: John Donnelly, James Murphy, John Purcell Goals: Ron Giteau (3) |
[15] | Tries: Johnny Gibbs (2), Terry Randall (2), Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Terry Hill, Tom Mooney, Steve Norton Goals: Graham Eadie (5) |
Attendance: Greg Hartley Referee: 12,713 |
Sunday 27 June | 9 – 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (3) |
[16] | Tries: Steve Hage Goals: Don Moseley (5) |
Attendance: 15,446 Referee: Kevin Roberts |
Saturday 3 July | St. George Dragons | 13 – 5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Kogarah Oval, Sydney
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Tries: Ted Goodwin Goals: Henry Tatana (5) |
[17] | Tries: Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (1) |
Attendance: 10,388 Referee: Gary Cook |
Sunday 11 July | 10 – 14 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Graham Eadie, Russel Gartner Goals: Graham Eadie (2) |
[18] | Tries: Neville Glover, Phil Mann Goals: John Peard (4) |
Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Saturday 17 July | North Sydney Bears | 28 – 5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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North Sydney Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: John Miller Goals: Barry Wood (1) |
[19] | Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Johnny Gibbs, Rod Jackson, Tom Mooney, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (5) |
Attendance: 6,475 Referee: Richie Humphreys |
Saturday 31 July | Penrith Panthers | 16 – 15 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Penrith Park, Sydney
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Tries: Glenn West (2), Terry Geary, Terry Quinn Goals: Ken Wilson (2) |
[20] | Tries: Russel Gartner, Johnny Gibbs, Rod Jackson Goals: Mick Waller (3) |
Attendance: 6,260 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Sunday 8 August | 20 – 12 | Newtown Bluebags | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Bob Fulton, Russel Gartner, Phil Lowe, Alan Thompson Goals: Bob Fulton (4) |
[21] | Tries: Chris Dawson, Brian Plummer Goals: Brian Robertson (3) |
Attendance: 8,643 Referee: Keith Page |
Saturday 15 August | 26 – 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | ||
Tries: Graham Eadie, Bob Fulton, Ian Martin, Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (7) |
[22] | Tries: John Berne Goals: |
Attendance: 10,532 Referee: Barry Bradstock |
Sunday 22 August | Balmain Tigers | 11 – 30 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | |
Tries: Greg Cox Goals: Greg Cox (4) |
[23] | Tries: Gary Stephens (2), Graham Eadie, Ian Martin, Tom Mooney, Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (6) |
Attendance: 17,360 Referee: Don Macdonald |
Finals
Major Semi-Final
Saturday 4 September | 17 – 23 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | ||
Tries: Bob Fulton (2), Alan Thompson Goals: Graham Eadie (4/6) |
[24] | Tries: Graeme Atkins, Neville Glover, John Peard Goals: John Peard (5/7) Mark Levy (2/2) |
Attendance: 30,999 Referee: Greg Hartley |
Preliminary final
Saturday 11 September | 15 – 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | ||
Tries: Bob Fulton, Russel Gartner Goals: Graham Eadie (4/6) Field Goals: Bob Fulton (1) |
[25] | Tries: Keith Harris, Bob McCarthy Goals: Don Moseley (3/4) |
Attendance: 31,381 Referee: Gary Cook |
Grand final
Saturday 18 September
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13 – 10 | Parramatta Eels | |
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Tries: Phil Lowe Goals: Graham Eadie (5/6) |
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Tries: Geoff Gerard Jim Porter Goals: John Peard (2/3) |
Manly-Warringah
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Parramatta
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Player statistics
Note: Games and (sub) show total games played, e.g. 1 (1) is 2 games played.
Player | Games (sub) | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
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Ian Baker | |||||
Ray Branighan | 3 | 4 | 17 | ||
Peter Byrne | |||||
Graham Eadie | 9 | 103 | 233 | ||
Laurie Freier | |||||
Bob Fulton (c) | 21 | 4 | 1 | 72 | |
Russel Gartner | 5 | 15 | |||
Johnny Gibbs | 4 | 12 | |||
John Harvey | 1 | 3 | |||
Terry Hill | 1 | 3 | |||
Rod Jackson | 8 | 24 | |||
Max Krilich | 3 | 9 | |||
Phil Lowe | 7 | 21 | |||
Ian Martin | 5 | 15 | |||
Tom Mooney | 18 | 54 | |||
Steve Norton | 1 | 3 | |||
Col Parkes | 2 | 6 | |||
Terry Randall | 5 | 15 | |||
Gary Stephens | 2 | 6 | |||
Alan Thompson | 6 | 18 | |||
Gary Thoroughgood | 2 | 6 | |||
Mick Waller | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
Mark Willoughby | |||||
Brian Wilson | |||||
TOTAL | 105 | 114 | 1 | 544 |
Representative Players
State
City vs Country
References
- ^ NSWRFL 1976 - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.1 - Cronulla-Sutherland vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.2 - Manly vs Western Suburbs
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.3 - Canterbury-Bankstown vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.4 - Manly vs St George
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.5 - Parramatta vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.6 - Manly vs North Sydney
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.7 - Eastern Suburbs vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.8 - Manly vs Penrith
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.9 - Newtown vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.10 - South Sydney vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.11 - Manly vs Balmain
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.12 - Manly vs Eastern Suburbs
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.13 - Manly vs Cronulla-Sutherland
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.14 - Western Suburbs vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.15 - Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.16 - St George vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.17 - Manly vs Parramatta
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.18 - North Sydney vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.19 - Penrith vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.20 - Manly vs Newtown
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.21 - South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Manly
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Rd.22 - Manly vs Balmain
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL major semi-final – Manly vs Parramatta
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Preliminary final – Manly vs Canterbury-Bankstown
- ^ 1976 NSWRFL Grand final – Manly-Warringah vs Parramatta