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The joint venture between Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears lasted for 2 seasons (2000 and 2001), after which the Manly club held the licence solo. In 2003 the Manly club ceased using Northern Eagles and reverted to their original Sea Eagles name.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1947-1999, 2002-
Manly-Warringah Rugby League Club Limited
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The joint venture between North Sydney and Manly-Warringah lasted for 2 seasons, then the licence was held solely by Manly-Warringah. The use of the title Northern Eagles was dropped in 2003.
North Sydney Bears 1908-1999
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1947-1999
Northern Eagles 2000-2001 (joint venture)
Northern Eagles 2002
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3 Manly-Warringah quizzes and 30 Manly-Warringah trivia questions.
1.
  Manly Sea Eagles    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the Manly-Warringah before their merger with North Sydney to become the Northern Eagles.
Average, 10 Qns, timence, Jun 03 17
Average
timence gold member
836 plays
2.
  Manly-Warringah    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A general quiz on the NRL team, Mighty Sea Eagles.
Difficult, 10 Qns, good1girl, Jun 25 08
Difficult
good1girl
312 plays
3.
  Manly 2004    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in 2004.
Tough, 10 Qns, jarmie, Oct 27 06
Tough
jarmie
318 plays

Manly-Warringah Trivia Questions
1. What year did Manly first enter the competition?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: 1947

Manly finished the season in ninth position. One place ahead of wooden spooners Parramatta.

2. When did Manly-Warringah join the premiership?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: 1947

3. Who was Manly's captain for all but one game of the 1959 season?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: Ron Willey

Roy Bull was the captain for one game. Ken Arthurson was the coach. Rex Mossop didn't become captain until 1961.

4. When was Manly's last season before their merged with North Sydney?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: 1999

5. Who was the only Manly player to play in the 1993 State of Origin Series?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: Ian Roberts

Ian played in games 1 and 2 at Prop. NSW won the series 2-1 to claim their fifth origin title. Dale Shearer, Terry Hill, and David Gillespie did all play for Manly but not during the 1993 season. Shearer was playing for the Gold Coast, and Hill and Gillespie played for Wests.

6. How many premierships did Manly-Warringah win?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: 8

1972-1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008 and 2011.

7. Which three teams did Manly beat in the finals series of 1996 to claim the premiership?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: Sydney City, Cronulla, St George

Manly beat Sydney City 16-14 in the Qualifying finals. They beat Cronulla 24-0 in the Preliminary Final, and they beat St George 20-8 in the Grand Final.

8. What did the Grand Finals of 1995 and 1997 have in common for the Manly club?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: They lost both after going in as favourites

They lost 17-4 to the Bulldogs in 1995 and 22-16 in THAT thrilling finish to Newcastle in 1997.

9. Who was the Clive Churchill medalist in the 1987 Grand Final win over Canberra?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: Cliff Lyons

Cliffy scored a try and was very instrumental in Manly's win.

10. Manly's colours were white and ______?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: Maroon & Marone

These colours are maintained in the Northern Eagles outfit, along with some red and black from Norths.

11. Manly made their first Grand Final in the top grade in 1951, only to be beaten by South Sydney in the decider. Who did Manly beat to earn a place in the Grand Final?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: St George

Manly beat St. George 18-8.

12. Manly's first premiership win in the top grade was in 1972. What was the score?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: 19-14 vs Eastern Suburbs

Fred Jones and Ray Branighan scored tries, Graham Eadie kicked 6 goals, and Bob Fulton a field goal. 10-7 was the score of the 1973 Grand Final win over Cronulla.

13. The former Manly great who played 213 games for the club and 20 tests for Australia was Bob _____ ?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: Fulton & Fullton

Easy one that, perhaps the most famous Sea-eagle of all. He also coached the club 1983-88 and 1993-99.

14. Manly was beaten in consectutive Grand Finals in 1982 and 1983. Which team beat them both times?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: Parramatta

Parramatta won the 1982 Grand Final 21-8, and the 1983 Grand Final 18-6.

15. Who coached Manly in their last match before the merger?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: Peter Sharp

Bobby Fulton coached at the start of 1999, but Sharp took over after he left mid-season.

16. Who was Manly's leading try scorer of the 1976 season?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: Bob Fulton

Fulton scored 21 tries to be the highest try scorer for the season.

17. What position did Manly finish, out of 17 teams, in 1999?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: 13th

Yep they had a pretty bad year.

18. Which Manly player was the first to captain a State of Origin winning side?

From Quiz Manly-Warringah

Answer: Max Krilich

Krilich captained NSW on 5 occasions, and won his first game as captain in Game 1 of the 1982 series. The other 4 games that he was captain, they were won by Qld. (Game 2 and 3 in 1982 and Game 1 and 3 in 1983).

19. In their last game ever (before the merger), Manly-Warringah played St George-Illawarra at WIN Stdium. What was the result?

From Quiz Manly Sea Eagles

Answer: They lost 20-18

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