2010 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2010 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 61st in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by Jamie Lyon & Jason King, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 8th (out of 16), reaching the finals series. The Sea Eagles were then knocked out in their first finals match against eventual Premiers, St. George Illawarra Dragons.
The club had five of its players selected to play in the mid-season 2010 State of Origin series: Matt Ballin, Jamie Lyon, Jason King, Josh Perry and Anthony Watmough. Two of these players, Watmough and Perry, were selected to play internationally for Australia. Kieran Foran and Steve Matai were selected to play for New Zealand.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
| 3 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
| 4 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
| 5 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
| 6 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
| 10 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
| 11 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
| 13 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
| 14 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
| 15 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
| 16 |  Melbourne Storm |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 01 |
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[1] Awards:[2]
NRL:
- Roy Bull Best and Fairest: Jason King
- Players' Player: Jamie Lyon
- Leading point scorer: Jamie Lyon
- Leading try scorer: Tony Williams
- Rookie of the Year: Trent Hodkinson
- Gordon Willoughby Medal (Members' player of the year): Jamie Lyon
- (2nd place) Matt Ballin
- (3rd place) Steve Matai
- Steve Menzies Medal: "Barefoot" Bob Butcher
- Doug Daley Memorial Clubman of the Year: George Rose
Under 20s:
- Russ Bull Best and Fairest: Magnus Stromquist
- Players' Player: Gary Riccardi
References
- Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
- "Sea Eagles Awards Night winners". seaeagles.com.au. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.