NRL Rd 1: Manly Sea Eagles v Canterbury Bulldogs Stats Breakdown

Manly Sea Eagles v Canterbury Bulldogs Stats Breakdown

The Canterbury Bulldogs and Manly Sea Eagles have played each other on 135 occasions; the Bulldogs have won 59 games, the Sea Eagles have won 71 games and there have been five draws.

The Manly Sea Eagles have won seven of the last eight games played between the two sides, though the Canterbury Bulldogs have won the most recent clash between them.

The first game played between the two sides was a 24-23 win for the Manly Sea Eagles in round 9, 1947.

Games played between the two sides by venue

Belmore Sports Ground – 39 games; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won 21 games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won 17 games and there has been one draw.
4 Pines Park, Brookvale – 65 games; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won 21 games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won 41 games and there have been three draws.
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park – 5 games; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won two games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won two games and there has been one draw.
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park – 7 games; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won three games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won four games and there have been no draws.
Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park – 2 games; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won two games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won zero games and there have been no draws.
Sydney Showground, Olympic Park – 1 game; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won one game, the Manly Sea Eagles have won zero games and there have been no draws.
Accor Stadium, Olympic Park – 16 games; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won nine games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won seven games and there have been no draws.
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford – 1 game; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won zero games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won one game and there have been no draws.
Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe – 1 game; the Canterbury Bulldogs have won zero games, the Manly Sea Eagles have won one game and there have been no draws.

Biggest Wins

The Canterbury Bulldogs biggest win over the Manly Sea Eagles was a comfortable 56-24 success in round 23, 2003.

The Manly Sea Eagles biggest win over the Canterbury Bulldogs was a 66-0 shellacking in round 16, 2021.

Top try-scorer in clashes between the two sides

Bob Fulton (MAN) – 13
Tom Trbojevic (MAN) – 12
Nick Yakich (MAN) – 11
Ron Rowles (MAN) – 10

Most prolific point-scorer in clashes between the two sides

Graham Eadie (MAN) – 4 tries & 67 goals (146 pts)*
Bob Batty (MAN) – 3 tries, 55 goals & 1 field goal (121 pts)*
Hazem El Masri (CBY) – 3 tries & 63 goals (120 pts)
Jamie Lyon (MAN) – 7 tries & 44 goals (120 pts)
Ron Rowles (MAN) – 10 tries & 44 goals (118 pts)*

Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from this clash

1. Dennis Manteit (CBY) sin-binned in round 1, 1973.
2. Malcolm Reilly (MAN) sent-off in round 14, 1975.
3. Terry Randall (MAN) & Steve Hage/George Peponis (both CBY) all sent-off in round 15, 1978.
4. John Coveney (CBY) & Max Krilich (MAN) both sin-binned in round 6, 1981.
5. Les Boyd (MAN) sent-off & Rick Chisholm (MAN) & Chris Mortimer (CBY) both sin-binned in round 3, 1982.
6. Dave Brown (MAN) & John Coveney (CBY) both sin-binned in round 3, 1983.
7. Billy Johnstone (CBY) sin-binned in round 18, 1984.
8. Noel Cleal (MAN) & Steve Folkes (CBY) both sin-binned in round 3, 1985.
9. Ron Gibbs (MAN) sin-binned in round 11, 1986.
10. Steve Mortimer (CBY) sin-binned and Paul Langmack (CBY) sent-off both in round 24, 1986.
11. Chris Close (MAN) & Mark Bugden (CBY) both sin-binned in round 19, 1987.
12. Terry Lamb (CBY) sin-binned in the 1995 ARL grand final.
13. Terry Lamb (CBY) sin-binned in round 9, 1996.
14. Tony Grimaldi (CBY) sin-binned in round 5, 2004.
15. Matt Ballin (MAN) sin-binned in round 1, 2009.
16. Kieran Foran (MAN) sin-binned in round 24, 2011.
17. Josh Jackson (CBY) sin-binned in round 4, 2017.
18. Danny Levi (MAN) sin-binned in round 3, 2020.

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

1. Ron Rowles (MAN) scored four tries in round 14, 1954.
2. Tom Mooney (MAN) scored four tries in round 22, 1979.
3. Phil Blake (MAN) scored four tries in round 3, 1983.
4. Gordon Willoughby (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1950.
5. John Chapple (MAN) scored three tries in round 14, 1954.
6. Nick Yakich (MAN) scored three tries in round 16, 1963.
7. Nick Yakich (MAN) scored three tries in round 4, 1964.
8. Nick Yakich (MAN) scored three tries in round 13, 1965.
9. Barry Reynolds (CBY) scored three tries in round 13, 1965.
10. Bob Fulton (MAN) scored three tries in round 8, 1972.
11. Terry Lamb (CBY) scored three tries in round 9, 1993.
12. Matt Utai (CBY) scored three tries in round 23, 2003.
13. Andrew Ryan (CBY) scored three tries in round 17, 2004.
14. Jason Saab (MAN) scored three tries in round 16, 2021.
15. Tom Trbojevic (MAN) scored three tries in round 16, 2021.
16. Tom Trbojevic (MAN scored three tries in round 21.x

Players to have played for both sides in this clash

1. Ron Smith – 1947-1949 (MAN) & 1951-1953 (CBY)
2. Ron Willey – 1948-1953 (CBY) & 1956-1962 (MAN)
3. John McDonnell – 1965-1967 (MAN) & 1973-1974 (CBY)
4. Steve Gearin – 1976-1982 & 1985 (CBY) & 1986 (MAN)
5. Mark Brokenshire – 1987-1988 (MAN) & 1990-1994 (CBY)
6. David Gillespie – 1984-1985 & 1988 (CBY) & 1994-1997 (MAN)
7. Martin Bella – 1990-1992 (MAN) & 1993-1994 (CBY)
8. Jim Serdaris – 1993 (CBY) & 1996-1999 (MAN)
9. Solomon Haumono – 1994-1996 & 2003-2004 (MAN) & 1997-1998 (CBY)
10. Willie Mason – 2000-2007 (CBY) & 2015 (MAN)
11. Glenn Hall – 2002-2003 (CBY) & 2007-2009 (MAN)
12. Kane Cleal – 2004-2005 (MAN) & 2007-2008 (CBY)
13. Nate Myles – 2005-2006 (CBY) & 2016-2017 (MAN)
14. Tony Williams – 2009-2012 (MAN) & 2013-2016 (CBY)
15. Kieran Foran – 2009-2015 & 2021-2022 (MAN) & 2018-2020 (CBY)
16. Trent Hodkinson – 2010 & 2018-2019 (MAN) & 2011-2015 (CBY)
17. Blake Green – 2010 (CBY) & 2017 (MAN)
18. Jonathan Wright – 2011-2012 (CBY) & 2018 (MAN)
19. Frank Winterstein – 2008 (CBY) & 2016-2018 (MAN)
20. Martin Taupau – 2010-2013 (CBY) & 2016-2022 (MAN)
21. William Hopoate – 2010-2011 (MAN) & 2016-2021 (CBY)
22. Shaun Lane – 2015 (CBY) & 2017-2018 (MAN)
23. Corey Waddell – 2019-2020 (MAN) & 2021-2023 (CBY)
24. Morgan Harper – 2019-2020 (CBY) & 2021-2023 (MAN)

Best undefeated streaks

The Canterbury Bulldogs best undefeated streak against the Manly Sea Eagles is six games on two occasions; round 12, 1998 to round 17, 2004 and round 17, 2014 to round 23, 2016.

The Manly Sea Eagles best undefeated run against the Canterbury Bulldogs is seven games from round 22, 2018 to round 3, 2022.

Worst losing streaks

The Manly Sea Eagles worst losing streak against the Canterbury Bulldogs is six games on two occasions; round 12, 1998 to round 17, 2004 and round 17, 2014 to round 23, 2016.

The Canterbury Bulldogs worst losing streak against the Manly Sea Eagles is seven games from round 22, 2018 to round 3, 2022.

Head Coaching Records

Arthur Halloway (CBY) – 2/2 (100%)
Ray Norman (MAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Vic Bulgin (CBY) – 1/1 (100%)
Mick Potter (CBY) – 1/1 (100%)
Alan Thompson (MAN) – 1/1 (100%)
Russ Pepperell (MAN) – 3/4 (75%)
George Hunter (MAN) – 3/4 (75%)
Ray Ritchie (MAN) – 3/4 (75%)
Des Hasler (CBY) – 10/14 (71.4%)
Des Hasler (MAN) – 14/21 (66.7%)
Eddie Burns (CBY) – 5/8 (62.5%)
Ron Willey (MAN) – 8/13 (61.5%) (1 draw)
Steve Folkes (CBY) – 8/13 (61.5%)
Bob Fulton (MAN) – 9/18 (50%)
Wally O’Connell (MAN) – 6/10 (60%) (1 draw)
Chris Anderson (CBY) – 5/9 (55.6%) (1 draw)
Malcolm Clift (CBY) – 6/12 (50%) (1 draw)
Ken Arthurson (MAN) – 5/10 (50%) (1 draw)
Warren Ryan (CBY) – 4/8 (50%)
Henry Porter (CBY) – 2/4 (50%)
Kevin Moore (CBY) – 2/4 (50%)
Pat Devery (MAN) – 2/4 (50%)
Ross McKinnon (CBY) – 1/2 (50%)
Harold Johnston (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
George Mullins (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Roy Bull (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Tony Paskins (MAN) – 1/2 (50%)
Frank Stanton (MAN) – 5/11 (45.5%)
Ted Glossop (CBY) – 5/12 (41.7%)
Trent Barrett (MAN) – 2/5 (40%)
Kevin Ryan (CBY) – 3/8 (37.5%) (1 draw)
Graham Lowe (MAN) – 1/3 (33.3%) (1 draw)
Geoff Toovey (MAN) – 3/10 (30%)
Cec Cooper (CBY) – 1/4 (25%) (1 draw)
Jack Hampstead (CBY) – 1/4 (25%)
Vic Hey (CBY) – 1/4 (25%)
Clive Churchill (CBY) – 1/4 (25%)
Ray Stehr (MAN) – 1/4 (25%)
Alby Why (CBY) – 1/5 (20%)
Jim Dymock (CBY) – 0/1 (0%)
Steve Georgallis (CBY) – 0/1 (0%)
Col Geelan (CBY) – 0/2 (0%) (1 draw)
Roger Pearman (CBY) – 0/2 (0%)
Phil Gould (CBY) – 0/2 (0%)
Allan Thomson (MAN) – 0/2 (0%)
Dean Pay (CBY) – 0/3 (0%)
Trent Barrett (CBY) – 0/3 (0%)
Peter Sharp (MAN) – 0/3 (0%)
Bob Hagan (CBY) – 0/4 (0%)