NRL Rd 1: 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 135 occasions; the Roosters have won 47 games, Manly have won 86 games and there have been two draws.

Of the 25 games played between the Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Roosters have won 13, lost 11 and there has been one draw.
The last time the sides played at the venue was back in 1987, a 10-6 win to Manly.

The Sydney Roosters have won three of the last four games between the two sides, but Manly has won the most recent game between the two sides.

The first game between the Sydney Roosters and the Manly Sea Eagles was a 26-8 success for the Roosters in round 5, 1947.

Biggest Wins

The Sydney Roosters’ biggest win over the Manly Sea Eagles was a 46-0 demolition in round 2, 1999.

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

Top try-scorer in this clash

Shaun Kenny-Dowall (SYD) – 13
Bob Fulton (MAN/SYD) – 11
Alec Tennant (MAN) – 10
Mark Harris (SYD) – 10
Steve Matai (MAN) – 10
Brett Stewart (MAN) – 10

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Ron Rowles (MAN) – 6 tries & 58 goals (134 pts)*
Bob Batty (MAN) – 5 tries, 55 goals & 1 field goal (127 pts)*
Graham Eadie (MAN) – 7 tries, 48 goals & 1 field goal (118 pts)*
Jamie Lyon (MAN) – 8 tries & 40 goals (112 pts)
Ron Willey (MAN) – 3 tries & 45 goals (99 pts)*
Matt Orford (MAN) – 7 tries, 35 goals & 1 field goal (99 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Wally O’Connell – 1942-1948 (SYD) & 1951-1952 (MAN)
2. Brian Horne – 1948 & 1950 (MAN) & 1951-1952 (SYD)
3. Jack Perrin – 1951 (SYD) & 1953 (MAN)
4. Reg Curran – 1953-1954 (MAN) & 1955-1956 (SYD)
5. Brian Allsop – 1955-1959 (SYD) & 1960-1964 (MAN)
6. Tony Paskins – 1955-1958 (MAN) & 1963-1964 (MAN)
7. Barry O’Connell – 1956-1959 (SYD) & 1960-1964 (MAN)
8. Peter Gallagher – 1960-1965 (SYD) & 1966-1968 (MAN)
9. Kevin Junee – 1964-1973 & 1976 (SYD) & 1974-1975 (MAN)
10. Johnny Mayes – 1968-1972 & 1974-1977 (SYD) & 1973 (MAN)
11. Bob Fulton – 1966-1976 (MAN) & 1977-1979 (SYD)
12. Laurie Freier – 1970-1974 (SYD) & 1975-1976 (MAN)
13. Ian Baker – 1970-1974 (SYD) & 1976 (MAN)
14. Elwyn Walters – 1974-1976 (SYD) & 1977 (MAN)
15. Ian Schubert – 1975-1980 & 1982 (SYD) & 1983-1984 (MAN)
16. John Harvey – 1975-1978 & 1984 (MAN) & 1979-1982 (SYD)
17. Russell Gartner – 1975-1981 (MAN) & 1982-1983 (SYD)
18. Kerry Boustead – 1979-1982 (SYD) & 1983-1986 (MAN)
19. Paul Vautin – 1979-1989 (MAN) & 1990-1991 (SYD)
20. Marty Gurr – 1979-1983 (SYD) & 1985-1988 (MAN)
21. Noel Cleal – 1980-1982 (SYD) & 1983-1989 (MAN)
22. Paul McCabe – 1980-1981 (SYD) & 1982-1985 (MAN)
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 (MAN)
26. Matt Burke – 1988-1989 (MAN) & 1990-1991 (SYD)
27. Jack Elsegood – 1993-1996 (MAN) & 1997-2000 (SYD)
28. Peter Clarke – 1993 (MAN) & 1995-1997 (SYD)
29. Andrew Walker – 1995-1999 (SYD) & 2004 (MAN)
30. Tony Iro – 1990-1993 (MAN) & 1994-1996 (SYD)
31. Ivan Cleary – 1992-1993 (MAN) & 1996-1999 (SYD)
32. Terry Hill – 1991 (SYD) & 1994-1999 & 2005 (MAN)
33. Adam Hayden – 1997-1998 (SYD) & 1999 (MAN)
34. Luke Phillips – 1998 (MAN) & 2000-2002 (SYD)
35. Adam Peters – 1995 (SYD) & 1999 (MAN)
36. Steven Crouch – 1999 (MAN) & 2004 (SYD)
37. Danny Lima – 1995-1996 (SYD) & 2003 (MAN)
38. Luke Dorn – 2003 (MAN) & 2004 (SYD)
39. Kylie Leuluai – 2002 (SYD) & 2004-2006 (MAN)
40. Richie Fa’aoso – 2005 (SYD) & 2013 (MAN)
41. Heath L’Estrange – 2004-2007 & 2014 (SYD) & 2008-2009 (MAN)
42. George Rose – 2004-2005 (SYD) & 2006-2007 & 2009-2013 (MAN)
43. Nate Myles – 2007-2011 (SYD) & 2016-2017 (MAN)
44. Glenn Hall – 2006 (SYD) & 2007-2009 (MAN)
45. Willie Mason – 2008-2009 (SYD) & 2015 (MAN)
46. Tom Symonds – 2009-2012 (SYD) & 2013-2016 (MAN)
47. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – 2009 (MAN) & 2010-2021 (SYD)
48. Michael Oldfield – 2010-2012 (MAN) & SYD (2013)
49. Brendan Elliot – 2014-2016 (SYD) & 2019-2020 (MAN)

Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from 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. Neil Tierney (MAN) & Tony Iro (SYD) both sin-binned in the 1996 ARL qualifying final.
7. Terry Hermansson (SYD) & Mark Carroll (MAN) both sent-off in round 16, 1997.
8. Luke Ricketson (SYD) sin-binned in round 2, 2004.
9. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (SYD) sent-off in round 9, 2013.

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 NSWRL 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 9, 1983.
13. Brett Finch (SYD) scored three tries in round 24, 2003.
14. Matt Orford (MAN) scored three tries in round 17, 2007.
15. Michael Robertson (MAN) scored three tries in round 17, 2007.
16. Shaun Kenny-Dowall (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2010.
17. Brendan Elliot (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2015.
18. Daniel Tupou (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2015.

Head Coaching Records

Graham Lowe (MAN) – 3/3 (100%)
Percy Williams (SYD) – 2/2 (100%)
George Mullins (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Hugh Norman (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Tony Paskins (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Allan Thompson (MAN) – 1/1 (100%)
Wally O’Connell (MAN) – 8/10 (80%)
Ken Arthurson (MAN) – 8/10 (80%)
George Hunter (MAN) – 3/4 (75%)
Des Hasler (MAN) – 11/15 (73.3%)
Jack Gibson (SYD) – 8/11 (72.7%)
Ron Willey (MAN) – 10/14 (71.4%)
Bob Fulton (MAN) – 15/23 (65.2%)
Trent Barrett (MAN) – 3/5 (60%)
Trent Robinson (SYD) – 8/14 (57.1%)
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%)
Arthur Halloway (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Matthew Donohoe (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Nat Silcock (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Tony Paskins (SYD) – 1/2 (50%)
Roy Bull (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Allan Thomson (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Geoff Toovey (MAN) – 4/9 (44.4%)
Arthur Beetson (SYD) – 5/13 (38.5%)
Frank Stanton (MAN) – 4/11 (36.4%) (1 draw)
Phil Gould (SYD) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Ray Stehr (MAN) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Peter Sharp (MAN) – 1/3 (33.3%)
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%)
Ray Ritchie (MAN) – 1/4 (25%)
Brian Smith (SYD) – 1/5 (20%)
Dave Brown (SYD) – 1/6 (16.7%)
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%)
Ray Stehr (SYD) – 0/2 (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%)