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2012 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Season
The 2012 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 63rd in the club's history. Coached by Geoff Toovey and co-captained by Jamie Lyon and Jason King, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 4th (out of 16). Having made their eighth consecutive finals series, the Sea Eagles then came to within one match of the 2012 NRL Grand Final but lost to eventual premiers the Melbourne Storm. Shortly after their 2011 NRL Grand Final victory, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' head coach, Des Hasler left for cross-town rivals the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, leaving his assistant Geoff Toovey to take up the head coach role. The Sea Eagles started their season, and Toovey his coaching career, by travelling to England for the 2012 World Club Challenge. Awards: *NRL Roy Bull Best & Fairest: Matt Ballin *NRL Rookie of the Year: Jorge Taufua *NRL Doug Daley Clubman of the Year: Joe Galuvao *NRL Players' Player: Jamie Lyon *NRL Leading Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Toovey
Geoffrey Toovey (born 17 June 1969), also known by the nickname of "Toovs" or "Tooves", is the former head coach of the Bradford Bulls and former professional rugby league footballer. Toovey played halfback for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, then played as a later in his career at the Northern Eagles. He played 286 first-grade matches in all, and captained Manly to the 1996 ARL premiership and the 1995 and 1997 grand finals. He played in 13 international matches for Australia between 1991 and 1998. Toovey is the former head coach of Manly-Warringah. Early life Toovey was educated at Davidson High School and played his junior rugby league for the Belrose Eagles, who participate in the Manly-Warringah/North Sydney District Rugby League district competition. Representative and playing career Toovey made his first grade debut for Manly-Warringah in round 10 1988 against Cronulla-Sutherland at Brookvale Oval. Toovey played for Manly in subsequent finals campaigns in 1990, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by the New South Wales Rugby League, including the Canterbury Cup NSW, the Jersey Flegg Cup, Harvey Norman Women's Premiership, Tarsha Gale Cup, S. G. Ball Cup and the Harold Matthews Cup. The club was admitted to the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, predecessor of the current NRL competition, in 1935. They won their first premiership in their fourth year of competition with another soon after, and after spending the 1950s and most of the 1960s on the lower rungs went through a very strong period in the 1980s, winning four premierships in that decade. Known briefly in the 1990s as the Sydney Bulldogs, as a result of the Super League war the club competed in that competition in 1997 before changing their name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Drinkwater
Joshua Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers in the NRL. He has also played for the London Broncos, Leigh Centurions, Catalans Dragons and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Drinkwater won the 2018 Challenge Cup with Catalans. Background Drinkwater was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of German descent. He is the brother of fellow rugby league footballer, Scott Drinkwater who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Drinkwater played his junior football for the Terrigal Sharks, before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. National Youth Competition From 2010 to 2012, Drinkwater played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' National Youth Competition (NYC) team. He was Manly's NYC top point-scorer in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Cooper (rugby League)
Nathan Cooper may refer to: * Nathan Cooper (Canadian politician) Nathan Matthew Cooper (born 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills in the 29th and 30th Alberta Legislatures. Cooper was a ... (born 1980), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta * Nathan Cooper (Missouri politician), member of the Missouri House of Representatives * Nathan A. Cooper (1802–1879), U.S. Army general from New Jersey {{hndis, Cooper, Nathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Higgins (rugby League)
Liam Higgins (born ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for Hull FC, Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 864), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Sheffield Eagles. His usual position is . International career Higgins qualifies for Serbia through his Serbian Grandfather. He was called up to the Serbia squad for the first time to compete in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying Of the fourteen teams that would participate in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, only two were not automatic inclusions, so must win qualifying matches to enter the tournament, which was held in Wales and England. Originally around twenty teams w ... tournament. References 1983 births Living people Castleford Tigers players English people of Serbian descent English rugby league players Hull F.C. players Rugby league props Serbia national rugby league team players Sheffield Eagles players Rugby league players from Doncaster Wakefield Trinity playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Robinson (rugby League)
Tim Robinson (born 10 March 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who has previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays and . Robinson currently plays for The Hills District Bulls in The Ron Massey Cup competition. Background Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Robinson played his junior football for the Winston Hills Hawks before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Playing career In 2006, Robinson played for the Australian Schoolboys. In 2008, Robinson played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team. In June 2008, Robinson re-signed with Parramatta. In 2009, Robinson moved on to Parramatta's New South Wales Cup feeder team, Wentworthville. In November 2010, Robinson signed a contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2011. In round 2 of the 2011 NRL season, Robinson made his NRL debut for Manly against the Sydney Roosters. In 2013, Robinson joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Rahme
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional characters * Sam (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname ** Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese ** Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages Religious or legendary figures * Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi * Sām, a Persian mythical folk hero * Sam Ziwa, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism Animals * Sam (army dog) (died 2000) * Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred * Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia * Sam (orangutan), in the movie ''Dunston Checks In'' * Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Stewart (rugby League)
Brett Stewart (born 27 February 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative , he played his entire NRL career for the Sea Eagles, with whom he won the 2008 and 2011 Premierships. Background Stewart was born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Playing career Brett and his older brother Glenn Stewart played their junior football for the Western Suburbs Red Devils, the same Illawarra Rugby League club that produced Manly-Warringah legend and rugby league Immortal Bob Fulton. 2000s Brett Stewart made his NRL debut for Manly on 6 July 2003 in round 17 of the 2003 NRL season as a replacement for injured fullback Brendon Reeves. In his only first grade game of the season, Manly were defeated 24-16 by the Parramatta Eels at Brookvale Oval. After playing from the bench in a 30–22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Galuvao
Joe Galuvao (born 8 July 1978) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s in the NRL. A Samoa and New Zealand international second row forward, he played for the Auckland Warriors, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers (with whom he won the 2003 NRL Premiership) and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (with whom he won the 2011 NRL Premiership). Background Galuvao was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Playing career After starting his playing career in the late 1990s with the Auckland Warriors, Galuvao was a member of the 2003 NRL premiership-winning Panthers team which defeated the Sydney Roosters in the 2003 NRL grand final. With fellow second-rower Tony Puletua, Galuvao was known as one of the "Hair Bears" and was rated one of the best second-rowers in the world in 2003. As 2003 NRL premiers, the Panthers travelled to England to face Super League VIII champions, the Bradford Bulls in the 2004 World Club Challenge. Galuv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Taufua
Jorge Taufua () (born 23 October 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League. He has played for both Tonga and Samoa at international level. Taufua has previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL and for the New South Wales City side. Background Taufua was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia to a Tongan father and a New Zealand mother of Samoan descent. Jorge has 12 siblings including his "half" siblings from his father's side, most of them were born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Taufua played his junior football for the Toongabbie Tigers and Wentworthville Magpies whilst attending The Hills Sports High School before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Playing career Early career Taufua played for the Eels' Toyota Cup (Under-20s) team in 2010. In 2011, Taufua signed with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. He played for the Sea Eagles' Toyota Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Ballin
Matthew Ballin (born 5 January 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and also the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Ballin is the current head coach for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles which is the feeder team playing in the NSW Cup Competition, prior to that he was the Under 20s Head Coach. He has played one game for Queensland in State of Origin. He played at and previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, with whom he won the 2008 and 2011 Premierships. Early years Although he was born in Nanango, Queensland, Australia, Ballin grew up in Kingaroy and attended Kingaroy State High School where his father was the school principal. Ballin played his junior football with the Kingaroy Red Ants, and although he played in the lower grades with the Brisbane Broncos, he did not play first grade for the club. Playing career 2005-2014 Ballin signed with Sydney based club Manly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Club Challenge
The 2012 World Club Challenge (also known due to sponsorship as the Heinz Big Soup World Club Challenge) was the thirteenth consecutive World Club Challenge and was contested by Super League XVI champions, Leeds Rhinos and 2011 NRL Premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Background Leeds Rhinos Leeds had finished the 2011 Super League season in 5th place before making their way to the Grand Final with wins over Hull F.C. (42-10), Huddersfield (34-28) and Warrington (26-24). In the Super League Grand Final, Leeds defeated St. Helens 32–16. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles finished the 2011 NRL season in 2nd place and went on to defeat the 6th placed New Zealand Warriors 24–10 in the Grand Final. To get to their 3rd Grand Final appearance since 2007, Manly defeated North Queensland 42–8, and the Brisbane Broncos 24–14. Following the off-season, they lost one trial match against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-36 before flying to England fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
