Admittedly, my sample size was small and strongly skewed towards people of my generation — i. Historically, Manly were seen as a wealthy and at times arrogant organisation that plundered poorer clubs, offering their best players lucrative salaries to move to the northern beaches.
It appears that sentiment lives on in the noughties with memes. As a supporter of another Sydney club, a successful season was not only measured by a finals berth but whether you could get one over the consistently powerful Sea Eagles team. Apart from a reputation for buying premierships, Manly have offered up plenty of reasons to incur the wrath of other fans over the years. The Northern Eagles debacle that eventually saw the North Sydney Bears out of the competition and Manly return as a standalone club in was another black mark against the club.
Admittedly, the passionate dislike for Manly never really crossed the border into Queensland. A tumultuous season in left them placed second last on the ladder and coach Trent Barrett standing down. Barrett had plenty to say about training facilities, or lack thereof and the relatively small amount of money spent on the football department out at Brookvale. They also had bought up a storm in the s when they raided the North Sydney Bears and took their best players.
Sorry, how do you count again? Greg Hartley. Ask your father, grandfather, rugby league historian or any old player and they can tell you who this man is. This controversial referee was appointed to officiate the Manly-Parramatta Eels semi-final replay in Hartley messed up his tackle counts seven times — with six of these tackle counts going the way of Manly. Putting the Bears down Not only did they raid the Bears of some of their best players; they also managed to kill the club off.
Fans blamed the Eagles for the death of the club when the doomed two-year merger ended and not only did the competition lose a team, many fans lost their second favourite team. He would eventually be acquitted but there was never reconciliation with Gallop or the Eagles. While Hasler will still have ultimate responsibility for the football department in his Brookvale return, there will be an expectation for him to work more collaboratively with his colleagues, particularly given the club was recently found to have cheated the salary cap.
We have recruitment and retention committees now and all clubs are run under the same principles. Manly went perilously close to landing the first wooden spoon in the club's year history last season, but Penn believes a dramatic turnaround is achievable. We certainly had some moments of bad luck in terms of injuries at key times. We want to be hated, not pitied: Manly bring back siege mentality. Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald. By Adrian Proszenko October 20, — 6.
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