sports - 2026-05-16

Sea Eagles and Wests Tigers reach 40-game mark ahead of Magic Round clash in Brisbane

Source: www.seaeagles.com.au

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Wests Tigers will bring a long-running rivalry to Brisbane on Saturday, with their Magic Round match set to be the 40th meeting between the clubs since 2003.

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Wests Tigers will bring a long-running rivalry to Brisbane on Saturday, with their Magic Round match set to be the 40th meeting between the clubs since 2003. The Sea Eagles have held the upper hand across the series, winning 23 of the 39 games played to date. One of the standout results in recent years came on a Friday night in 2023, when Manly scored 54 points in a 54-12 win at 4 Pines Park. The match featured 10 tries from the Sea Eagles, with Jason Saab and Tolu Koula each scoring two tries. That 54-point haul remains the record for the most points scored in a match between the two clubs, while the 10-try tally also stands as the record for the most tries in a Sea Eagles–Tigers contest. Individual kicking records across the rivalry include a benchmark set by Brett Hodgson, who kicked eight goals in 2005 — the Tigers’ premiership-winning year. For Manly, Ben Walker (2003) and Jamie Lyon (2010) share the Sea Eagles record with seven goals each in a match against the Tigers. Lyon’s 2010 performance at Gosford is among the most prolific individual outings noted in the head-to-head history. In a 38-20 Manly win, Lyon scored two tries and kicked a...