NRL Rd 2: Sydney Roosters v Manly Sea Eagles Stats Breakdown

Sydney Roosters v Manly Sea Eagles Stats

The Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles have played each other on 133 occasions; the Roosters have won 47 games, Manly have won 84 games and there have been two draws.

This is the first time the Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles have played each other at Central Coast Stadium.

The Sydney Roosters have played 15 games at Central Coast Stadium and only won four of them, including the first three played at the venue.

The Sydney Roosters have won the last three games played between the two sides.

The first ever clash between the two sides was a 26-8 win for the Roosters in round 5, 1947.

Biggest Wins

The Manly Sea Eagles biggest win over the Sydney Roosters was a comprehensive 56-0 thrashing in round 17, 2007.

The Sydney Roosters biggest win over the Manly Sea Eagles was an easy 46-0 rout in round 2, 1999.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Shaun Kenny-Dowall (SYD) – 13
Bob Fulton (MAN) – 10
Mark Harris (SYD) – 10
Gordon Willoughby (MAN) – 9
Nick Yakich (MAN) – 9
Alec Tennant (MAN) – 9
Steve Menzies (MAN) – 9
Brett Stewart (MAN) – 9

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Ron Rowles (MAN) – 6 tries & 57 goals (132 pts)*
Bob Batty (MAN) – 5 tries, 56 goals & 1 field goal (129 pts)*
Graham Eadie (MAN) – 7 tries, 49 goals & 1 field goal (120 pts)*
Ron Willey (MAN) – 3 tries & 44 goals (99 pts)*
Matt Orford (MAN) – 7 tries, 35 goals & 1 field goal (99 pts)
Jamie Lyon (MAN) – 8 tries & 34 goals (86 pts)
John Brass (SYD) – 1 try, 32 goals & 2 field goals (68 pts)*
Allan McKean (SYD) – 2 tries & 28 goals (60 pts)*
Matthew Ridge (MAN) – 2 tries & 26 goals (60 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Wally O’Connell – 1942-1948 (SYD) & 1951-1952 (MAN)
2. Jack Perrin – 1951 (SYD) & 1953 (MAN)
3. Reg Curran – 1953-1954 (MAN) & 1955-1956 (SYD)
4. Brian Allsop – 1955-1959 (SYD) & 1960-1964 (MAN)
5. Tony Paskins – 1955-1958 (SYD) & 1963-1964 (MAN)
6. Barry O’Connell – 1956-1959 (SYD) & 1960-1964 (MAN)
7. Peter Gallagher – 1960-1965 (SYD & 1966-1968 (MAN)
8. Johnny Mayes – 1968-1972 & 1974-1977 (SYD) & 1973 (MAN)
9. Bob Fulton – 1966-1976 (MAN) & 1977-1979 (SYD)
10. Laurie Freier – 1970-1974 (SYD) & 1975-1976 (MAN)
11. Elwyn Walters – 1974-1976 (SYD) & 1977 (MAN)
12. Ian Baker – 1970-1974 (SYD) & 1976 (SYD)
13. Kevin Junee – 1964-1973 (SYD) & 1974-1975 (MAN)
14. Ian Schubert – 1975-1980 & 1982 (SYD) & 1983-1984 (MAN)
15. John Harvey – 1975-1978 & 1984 (MAN) & 1979-1982 (SYD)
16. Paul Vautin – 1979-1989 (MAN) & 1990-1991 (SYD)
17. Marty Gurr – 1979-1983 (SYD) & 1985-1988 (MAN)
18. Kerry Boustead – 1979-1982 (SYD) & 1983-1986 (MAN)
19. Noel Cleal – 1980-1982 (SYD) & 1983-1989 (MAN)
20. Paul McCabe – 1980-1981 (SYD) & 1982-1985 (MAN)
21. Ian Barkley – 1981-1983 (SYD) & 1984-1985 & 1987-1988 (MAN)
22. Mike Eden – 1981-1982 (MAN) & 1983-1984 (SYD)
23. Stuart Davis – 1981-1982 & 1984-1989 (MAN) & 1983 (SYD)
24. Tony Melrose – 1984-1985 (MAN) & 1986-1989 (SYD)
25. Col Dreier – 1983-1984 (MAN) & 1985 (SYD)
26. Tony Iro – 1990-1993 (MAN) & 1994-1996 (SYD)
27. Terry Hill – 1991 (SYD) & 1994-1999 & 2005 (MAN)
28. David O’Connell – 1989-1994 (MAN) & 1995 (SYD)
29. Jack Elsegood – 1993-1996 (MAN) & 1997-2000 (SYD)
30. Ivan Cleary – 1992-1993 (MAN) & 1996-1999 (SYD)
31. Peter Clarke – 1993 (MAN) & 1995-1997 (SYD)
32. Andrew Walker – 1995-1999 (SYD) & 2004 (MAN)
33. Adam Hayden – 1997-1998 (SYD) & 1999 (MAN)
34. Luke Phillips – 1998 (MAN) & 2000-2002 (SYD)
35. Luke Dorn – 2003 (MAN) & 2004 (SYD)
36. Richie Fa’aoso – 2005 (SYD) & 2013 (MAN)
37. Heath L’Estrange – 2004-2007 & 2014 (SYD) & 2008-2009 (MAN)
38. George Rose – 2004-2005 (SYD) & 2006-2013 (MAN)
39. Nate Myles – 2007-2011 (SYD) & 2016-2017 (MAN)
40. Glenn Hall – 2006 (SYD) & 2007-2009 (MAN)
41. Willie Mason – 2008-2009 (SYD) & 2015 (MAN)
42. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – 2009 (MAN) & 2010-2019 (SYD)
43. Tom Symonds – 2009-2012 (SYD) & 2013-2016 (MAN)

Players to have sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Jeff Masterman (SYD) & Max Krilich (MAN) both sin-binned in round 14, 1981.
2. Royce Ayliffe (SYD) sin-binned & John Harvey (SYD) sent-off in round 12, 1982.
3. Wayne Portlock (SYD) sin-binned in round 5, 1985.
4. Trevor Gillmeister (SYD) sent-off in round 9, 1986.
5. Cliff Lyons (MAN) sent-off in round 9, 1987.
6. Paul Vautin (MAN/SYD) sin-binned in round 12, 1991.
7. Neil Tierney (MAN) & Tony Iro (SYD) both sin-binned in the 1996 ARL qualifying final.
8. Terry Hermansson (SYD) & Mark Carroll (MAN) both sent-off in round 16, 1997.
9. Luke Ricketson (SYD) sin-binned in round 2, 2004.
10. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (SYD) sent-off in round 9, 2013.

Head Coaching Records

Graham Lowe (MAN) – 3/3 (100%)
George Mullins (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Hugh Norman (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Tony Paskins (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Percy Williams (SYD) – 2/2 (100%)
Alan Thompson (MAN) – 1/1 (100%)
Wally O’Connell (MAN) – 8/10 (80%)
Ken Arthurson (MAN) – 8/10 (80%)
George Hunter (MAN) – 3/4 (75%)
John Gibson (SYD) –
Ronald Willey (MAN) – 10/14 (71.4%)
Des Hasler (MAN) – 10/14 (71.4%)
Bob Fulton (MAN) – 15/23 (65.2%)
Trent Robinson (SYD) – 8/13 (61.5%)
Trent Barrett (MAN) – 3/5 (60%)
Bob Fulton (SYD) – 4/8 (50%) (1 draw)
Ricky Stuart (SYD) – 3/6 (50%)
Patrick Devery (MAN) – 2/4 (50%) (1 draw)
Russ Pepperell (MAN) – 2/4 (50%)
Roy Bull (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Allan Thomson (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Arthur Halloway (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Matthew Donohue (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Nat Silcock (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Tony Paskins (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Geoff Toovey (MAN) – 4/9 (44.4%)
Arthur Beetson (SYD) – 5/13 (38.5%)
Frank Stanton (MAN) – 4/11 (36.4%)
Phil Gould (SYD) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Ray Stehr (MAN) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Peter Sharp (MAN) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Ray Ritchie (MAN) – 1/4 (25%)
Francis O’Connor (SYD) – 1/4 (25%) (1 draw)
Bert Holcroft (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Laurie Freier (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Mark Murray (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Brad Fittler (SYD) – 1/4 (25%)
Brian Smith (SYD) – 1/5 (20%)
Ernest Norman (SYD) – 1/6 (16.7%)
Dick Dunn (SYD) – 1/8 (12.5%)
Don Furner (SYD) – 1/8 (12.5%)
Harold Johnston (MAN) – 0/1 (0%)
Ferris Ashton (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)
Louis Neumann (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)
Russell Fairfax (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)
Chris Anderson (SYD) – 0/2 (0%)

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Arthur Sullivan (MAN) scored four tries in round 15, 1953.
2. Gordon Willoughby (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1949.
3. John Hobbs (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1954.
4. Ron Rowles (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1954.
5. Ray Quinnell (MAN) scored three tries in round 12, 1959.
6. Nick Yakich (MAN) scored three tries in round 1, 1965.
7. Alec Tennant (MAN) scored three tries in round 14, 1966.
8. Max Brown (MAN) scored three tries in round 5, 1973.
9. Kevin Stevens (SYD) scored three tries in the 1975 preliminary final.
10. Tom Mooney (MAN) scored three tries in round 3, 1980.
11. Bruce Walker (MAN) scored three tries in round 3, 1980.
12. John Ribot de Bresac (MAN) scored three tries in round 19, 1983.
13. Steve Menzies (MAN) scored three tries in round 15, 1994.
14. Brett Finch (SYD) scored three tries in round 24, 2003.
15. Matt Orford (MAN) scored three tries in round 17, 2007.
16. Michael Robertson (MAN) scored three tries in round 17, 2007.
17. Shaun Kenny-Dowall (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2010.
18. Brendan Elliott (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2015.
19. Daniel Tupou (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2015.