1996 Optus Cup
       Manly Sea Eagles

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• Round 1 - Mar 22-24
  Sun Mar 24: Sea Eagles 44 d. Souths 6
  Date: Sunday March 24, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,532
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 2 - Mar 29-31
  Sun Mar 31: Sea Eagles 36 d. Gold Coast 22
  Date: Sunday March 31, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,895
  Table Position: 2
  
  
  
• Round 3 - Apr 4-8
  Sun Apr 7: Norths 20 d. Sea Eagles 10
  Date: Sunday April 7, 1996
  Venue: North Sydney Oval, Miller Street, North Sydney, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 21,379
  Table Position: 4
  
  
  
• Round 4 - Apr 12-14
  Sun Apr 14: Gold Coast 6 l. Sea Eagles 10
  Date: Sunday April 14, 1996
  Venue: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
  Crowd: 10,643
  Table Position: 3
  
  
  
• Round 5 - Apr 19-21
  Fri Apr 19: Sea Eagles 22 d. Auckland 10
  Date: Friday April 19, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 18,588
  Table Position: 3
  
  
  
• Round 6 - Apr 25-28
  Sun Apr 28: South Queensland Crushers 6 l. Sea Eagles 14
  Date: Sunday April 28, 1996
  Venue: Suncorp Metway Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
  Crowd: 15,202
  Table Position: 4
  
  
  
• Round 7 - May 4-5
  Sun May 5: Sea Eagles 46 d. Cowboys 4
  Date: Sunday May 5, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,227
  Table Position: 4
  
  
  
• Round 8 - May 10-12
  Fri May 10: St George 2 l. Sea Eagles 6
  Date: Friday May 10, 1996
  Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 13,079
  Table Position: 4
  
  
  
• Round 9 - May 17-26
  Fri May 24: Sea Eagles 24 d. Canterbury 4
  Date: Friday May 24, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 14,591
  Table Position: 3
  
  
  
• Round 10 - May 31-Jun 9
  Sun Jun 9: Sea Eagles 28 d. Raiders 12
  Date: Sunday June 9, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 20,557
  Table Position: 2
  
  
  
• Round 11 - Jun 14-16
  Fri Jun 14: Broncos 4 l. Sea Eagles 18
  Date: Friday June 14, 1996
  Venue: ANZ Stadium, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane (QLD)
  Crowd: 19,837
  Table Position: 2
  
  
  
• Round 12 - Jun 21-23
  Fri Jun 21: Sea Eagles 29 d. Norths 6
  Date: Friday June 21, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 21,217
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 13 - Jun 28-30
  Sun Jun 30: Western Reds 11 d. Sea Eagles 8
  Date: Sunday June 30, 1996
  Venue: W.A. Cricket Association Ground, East Perth (WA)
  Crowd: 6,584
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 14 - Jul 5-8
  Sun Jul 7: Illawarra 8 l. Sea Eagles 16
  Date: Sunday July 7, 1996
  Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,638
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 15 - Jul 13-15
  Sun Jul 14: Sea Eagles 44 d. Eels 0
  Date: Sunday July 14, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 15,021
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 16 - Jul 19-22
  Mon Jul 22: Roosters 6 l. Sea Eagles 34
  Date: Monday July 22, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 37,981
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 17 - Jul 26-29
  Sat Jul 27: Sea Eagles 28 d. Knights 12
  Date: Saturday July 27, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,228
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 18 - Aug 2-5
  Mon Aug 5: Sharks 12 d. Sea Eagles 10
  Date: Monday August 5, 1996
  Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 18,270
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 19 - Aug 9-12
  Sun Aug 11: Sea Eagles 18 d. Balmain 0
  Date: Sunday August 11, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 8,270
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 20 - Aug 16-19
  Sun Aug 18: Panthers 18 d. Sea Eagles 14
  Date: Sunday August 18, 1996
  Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 7,426
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 21 - Aug 23-26
  Sun Aug 25: Sea Eagles 42 d. Wests 12
  Date: Sunday August 25, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 14,580
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Round 22 - Aug 30-Sep 1
  Sun Sep 1: Souths 10 l. Sea Eagles 48
  Date: Sunday September 1, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 4,317
  Table Position: 1
  
  
  
• Quarter Finals - Sep 6-8
  Sun Sep 8: Sea Eagles 16 d. Roosters 14
  Date: Sunday September 8, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 31,327
  
  
  
• Preliminary Finals - Sep 21-22
  Sun Sep 22: Sea Eagles 24 d. Sharks 0
  Date: Sunday September 22, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 40,525
  
  
  
• Grand Final - Sep 29
  Sun Sep 29: Sea Eagles 20 d. St George 8
  Date: Sunday September 29, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 40,985
  
  
  

Position: 1
Played: 22 (Home 11, Away 11)
Won: 18, Drawn: 0, Lost: 4, Byes: 0
For: 549
Against: 191
Points: 36, Difference: 358

Round 1 [24 Mar 96] W 44-6 v Souths (H)
Round 2 [31 Mar 96] W 36-22 v Gold Coast (H)
Round 3 [07 Apr 96] L 10-20 v Norths (A)
Round 4 [14 Apr 96] W 10-6 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 5 [19 Apr 96] W 22-10 v Auckland (H)
Round 6 [28 Apr 96] W 14-6 v South Queensland Crushers (A)
Round 7 [05 May 96] W 46-4 v Cowboys (H)
Round 8 [10 May 96] W 6-2 v St George (A)
Round 9 [24 May 96] W 24-4 v Canterbury (H)
Round 10 [09 Jun 96] W 28-12 v Raiders (H)
Round 11 [14 Jun 96] W 18-4 v Broncos (A)
Round 12 [21 Jun 96] W 29-6 v Norths (H)
Round 13 [30 Jun 96] L 8-11 v Western Reds (A)
Round 14 [07 Jul 96] W 16-8 v Illawarra (A)
Round 15 [14 Jul 96] W 44-0 v Eels (H)
Round 16 [22 Jul 96] W 34-6 v Roosters (A)
Round 17 [27 Jul 96] W 28-12 v Knights (H)
Round 18 [05 Aug 96] L 10-12 v Sharks (A)
Round 19 [11 Aug 96] W 18-0 v Balmain (H)
Round 20 [18 Aug 96] L 14-18 v Panthers (A)
Round 21 [25 Aug 96] W 42-12 v Wests (H)
Round 22 [01 Sep 96] W 48-10 v Souths (A)
Quarter Finals [08 Sep 96] W 16-14 v Roosters
Preliminary Finals [22 Sep 96] W 24-0 v Sharks
Grand Final [29 Sep 96] W 20-8 v St George