BY A.J NASH Former Newcastle Knights and Great Britain winger Brian Carney who now works for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom believes the constant speculation on NRL coaches is good for the game. Carney says it keeps rugby league in the spotlight – something the English game lacks up against football, cricket and even […]
Read More Manly Sea Eagles legend and former coach Geoff Toovey has made the startling claim Jackson Hastings is being pushed out of the club to ease salary cap pressure. Current coach Trent Barrett recently held a press conference stating an altercation between Hastings and captain Daly Cherry-Evans was the reason behind Hastings’ tenure at the Blacktown […]
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BY A.J NASH AND SCOTT DILLON The NRL has handed down heavy sanctions on the Manly Sea Eagles for major salary cap breaches. Manly has been fined $750,000 and two club officials – COO Neil Bare and former CEO and current Roosters boss Joe Kelly have been banned from the game for 12 months. The […]
Read More BY CURTIS WOODWARD The latest whisper around Brookvale is that Trent Barrett and Manly-Warringah aren’t done with their recruitment drive for 2017. Manly this week announced the signing of discarded Wests Tigers forward Curtis Sironen with the club copping a good old hammering on social media. Fan favourites Jamie Buhrer, Siosaia Vave and Tom Symonds […]
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SONNY BILL BACK TO ROOSTERS (AS WE REPORTED) As we reported months ago, Sonny Bill Williams is heading back to the NRL in 2017 with speculation now running rife on both sides of the Tasman. As we reported in September, Williams was spotted at Allianz Stadium with Roosters officials. With Michael Jennings now at Parramatta […]
Read More Manly official and club legend Peter Peters says while the Sea Eagles’ recruitment for 2016 has been supremely impressive, the new-look coaching staff headed by Trent Barrett, could make Manly an immediate premiership threat next season. Writing for The Manly Daily, Peters went through a long line of new recruits and familiar Manly faces now […]
Read More Manly have finally made it official that Geoff Toovey will not see out his contract on the northern beaches. Trent Barrett will take the head coaching role from 2016. In the statement, the Sea Eagles thanked Toovey for his efforts but said they had to move on. “Geoff is a Life Member of the Sea […]
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