sports - 2026-06-26

Sea Eagles name Jersey Flegg side for Bulldogs curtain-raiser at 4 Pines Park

Source: www.seaeagles.com.au

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles coach Chris Crotty has named his side for Saturday’s Jersey Flegg Cup match against the Bulldogs, with the Round 17 game set to be played at 4 Pines Park before the club’s NRL meeting with Melbourne Storm. For Northern Beaches fans, it means a full afternoon of football at Brookvale and another chance to watch some of the club’s young local players on home turf.

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles coach Chris Crotty has named his side for Saturday’s Jersey Flegg Cup match against the Bulldogs, with the Round 17 game set to be played at 4 Pines Park before the club’s NRL meeting with Melbourne Storm. For Northern Beaches fans, it means a full afternoon of football at Brookvale and another chance to watch some of the club’s young local players on home turf. The match is scheduled for Saturday 27 June and has been billed as the curtain-raiser to the later first-grade fixture. That gives the Jersey Flegg side a bigger stage than usual, with a larger home crowd likely to be in place well before the NRL kick-off. The key local angle is the make-up of the Manly side. The club has described the team as being full of young local talent, underlining the importance of the Jersey Flegg competition in the Sea Eagles pathway system. For supporters, these games are often the first close look at players pushing to become the club’s next senior prospects. While the team announcement confirms who will take the field, it also highlights how heavily the club continues to lean on its junior development pipeline. In a competition designed for emerging players, a home...