Rd 7 NRL News Stats Breakdown: Eels v Manly

Parramatta Eels v Manly Sea Eagles Stats

Here we are, another stats breakdown. This one pits fierece rivals Parramatta Eels and the Manly Sea Eagles against each other.

The Parramatta Eels and Manly Sea Eagles have played 150 games against each other; the Eels have won just 55, Manly have won 90 and there have been five draws. This is the fourth most draws for the Eels against one side in their history.

The Manly Sea Eagles need three points to score 3000 pts against the Parramatta Eels. They will be the first team to score 3000 pts against the Eels.

The first clash between the two sides was in round eight, 1947, a game Manly won 15-7.

The Eels have won six of the last seven clashes between the two sides, although Manly won the clash between the two sides earlier this season.

Biggest Wins

The Parramatta Eels biggest win over the Manly Sea Eagles was in round 14, 2004, in a 52-12 thumping.

The Manly Sea Eagles biggest win over the Parramatta Eels was in round round 2, 2018, in a 54-0 demolition.

Players sent-off/sin-binned in this clash

1. John Gray (MAN) (sent-off) & Ray Price (PAR) (sent-off) in 1978 Minor Semi Repeat Final.
2. Ray Price (PAR) (sin-binned) in the 1982 NSWFRL Major Semi Final.
3. Matt Petersen (PAR) (sin-binned) in round 17, 2003.
4. John Hopoate (MAN) (sin-binned) & Craig Stapleton (PAR) (sin-binned) in round 14, 2004.
5. Fuifui Moimoi (PAR) (sent-off) in round 26, 2001.

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

1. Ray Ritchie (MAN) scored four tries in round 3, 1958.
2. David Williams (MAN scored four tries in round 18, 2012.
3. John McDonald (MAN) scored four tries in round 4, 1970.
4. Rees Duncan (MAN) scored three tries in round 3, 1956.
5. Peter Burke (MAN) scored three tries in round 12, 1956.
6. Ray Ritchie (MAN) scored three tries in round 13, 1957.
7. Len Wadling (MAN) scored three tries in round 15, 1959.
8. Bob Batty (MAN) scored three tries in round 16, 1961.
9. Ron Murray (MAN) scored three tries in round 7, 1967.
10. Ken Irvine (MAN) scored three tries in round 1, 1971.
11. Ken Irvine (MAN) scored three tries in round 17, 1973.
12. Kevin Junee (MAN) scored three tries in round 2, 1974.
13. Cliff Lyons (MAN) & Dale Shearer (MAN) both scored three tries in round 3, 1988.
14. Michael O’Connor (MAN) scored three tries in round 18, 1988.
15. Frank Stokes (MAN) scored three tries in round 22, 1991.

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Ron Willey (MAN: 1956-1962 & PAR: 1963-1964).
2. Len Wadling (PAR: 1957 & MAN: 1959, 1962-1963).
3. Paul Gibson (MAN: 1966 & PAR: 1967-1968).
4. Fred Pickup (MAN: 1964-1965 & PAR: 1966-1968).
5. Alec Tennant (MAN: 1964-1970 & PAR: 1972).
6. Peter Peters (PAR: 1968 & MAN: 1969, 1971-1974).
7. Geoff Gerard (PAR: 1974-1980 & MAN: 1981-1984).
8. Ray Higgs (PAR: 1975-1977 & MAN: 1978).
9. Tony Melrose (PAR: 1980-1981 & MAN: 1984-1985).
10. Mike Eden (MAN: 1981-1982 & PAR: 1985-1987).
11. David Liddiard (PAR: 1983-1985, 1988-1989 & MAN: 1990-1992).
12. Brett Atkins (MAN: 1983-1984 & PAR: 1988-1989).
13. Jeremy Ticehurst (MAN: 1987-1988 & PAR: 1989).
14. Darrell Williams (MAN: 1987-1993 & PAR: 1994).
15. Ian Gateley (MAN:1987-1989 & PAR: 1990-1991).
16. Andrew Frew (PAR: 1997-1998 & MAN: 1999).
17. Steve Crouch (PAR: 1996, 2003 & MAN: 1999).
18. Scott Donald (PAR: 2001-2002 & MAN: 2003-2005).
19. Anthony Watmough (MAN: 2003-2014 & PAR: 2015).
20. Aaron Cannings (MAN: 2003 & PAR: 2004-2007).
21. Jamie Lyon (PAR: 2000-2004 & MAN: 2007-2016).
22. Michael Witt (PAR: 2003-2004 & MAN: 2005-2006).
23. Shayne Dunley (PAR: 2003 & MAN: 2004-2007).
24. David Vaealiki (PAR: 1999-2004 & MAN: 2008).
25. Daniel Heckenberg (PAR: 2002-2003 & MAN: 2004-2005).
26. Chris Hicks (MAN: 2004-2007 & PAR: 2011)
27. Kylie Leuluai (PAR: 2003 & MAN: 2004-2006).
28. Jack Afamasaga (PAR: 2004-2005 & MAN: 2007-2008).
29. Nathan Hollingsworth (PAR: 2002 & MAN: 2004)
30. Feleti Mateo (PAR: 2004, 2007-2010 & MAN: 2015-2016).
31. Kieran Foran (MAN: 2009-2015 & PAR: 2016).
32. Tony Williams (PAR: 2008, 2018 & MAN: 2009-2012).
33. Joe Galuvao (PAR: 2008-2009 & MAN: 2009-2013).
34. Justin Horo (PAR: 2010-2012 & MAN: 2013-2015).
35. Darcy Lussick (MAN: 2011-2012, 2016-2017 & PAR: 2013-2015).
36. William Hopoate (MAN: 2010-2011 & PAR: 2014-2015).
37. Daniel Harrison (MAN: 2011-2012, 2014 & PAR: 2013).
38. Cheyse Blair (PAR: 2012-2013 & MAN: 2014-2015).
39. Clint Gutherson (MAN: 2013-2015 & PAR: 2016-2018).
40. Blake Green (PAR: 2007 & MAN: 2017)

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

1. Graham Eadie (MAN) – 8 tries & 90 goals (212 pts)*
2. Michael Cronin (PAR) – 5 tries, 69 goals & 1 field goal (151 pts)*
3. Ron Willey (MAN/PAR) – 2 tries & 71 goals (148 pts)*
4. Jamie Lyon (PAR/MAN) – 9 tries & 51 goals (138 pts)
5. Luke Burt (PAR) – 8 tries, 51 goals & 1 field goal (135 pts)
6. Bob Batty (MAN) – 4 tries, 51 goals & 2 field goals (118 pts)*
7. Ron Rowles (MAN) – 7 tries & 38 goals (97 pts)*
8. Michael O’Connor (MAN) – 7 tries & 29 goals (86 pts)
9. Matthew Ridge (MAN) – 2 tries & 33 goals (74 pts)
10. Arch Brown (PAR) – 3 tries & 24 goals (55 pts)*
11. Brett Kenny (PAR) – 13 tries (48 pts)*
12. Cliff Lyons (PAR) – 12 tries (48 pts)
13. David Williams (MAN) – 11 tries & 2 goals (48 pts)
14. Brett Stewart (MAN) – 11 tries (44 pts)
15. Bob Fulton (MAN) – 10 tries & 6 field goals (41 pts)*

Disclaimer: Just another reminder, the top 15 players here are those that are the most prolific point-scorers across all clashes between the two sides. 

Also note; any player with an asterisk near their points total played during an era whereby tries were three points and field goals two points (these rules were changed in 1971 and 1983 respectively).

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