Wynnum Manly Seagulls

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Wynnum-Manly Seagulls RLFC
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Full name Wynnum Manly Seagulls Rugby League Football Club
Emblem Seagull
Colours Green, red, white, light blue
Founded 1931
Sport Rugby league
League Queensland Cup
Ground BMD Kougari Oval, Manly West
Capacity Approximately 4,500
CEO Mark Rockley
Captain {{{captain}}}
Coach Shane McNally
2007 9th out of 11
Premierships 1982, 1984, 1986, 1995

Captain= Darren Bain
Runners-Up 1985
Minor Premierships 1985,1997
Wooden Spoons Nil
Biggest win 78-0 v Logan Scorpians, 1997 (Fogs cup largest win 150-0 runaway bay) 2004
Worst defeat 66-6 v Toowoomba Clydesdales, 2002

The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are a rugby league club based at Kougari Oval, which is in the suburb of Manly West in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1951 to 1997. Since 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is red, green and white. From 1995 to 2005 they were known as the Wynnum Seagulls. In 2006 Wynnum Manly started the 100.3 Bay FM live Rugby League for the Wynnum Manly QLD Cup games. The commentators are Mike Higgison, Troy Robbins and Fraser Little.

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[edit] History

Wynnum-Manly first played in the Brisbane premiership in 1931, but withdrew from the competition at the outbreak of World War II. After the war, the Seagulls re-entered the premiership in 1951 as the Wynnum Manly District Rugby League Football Club.

Before moving to their current home ground of BMD Kougari Oval in 1967, the club played at Kitchener park. (Kitchener Park is now the home of the Wynnum Manly Junior Rugby League Club.)

The Seagulls won the Brisbane premiership in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1995. They were runners up in 1985. Wynnum Manly Seagulls have a very successful coach, Shane Mcnally. In 2007 they haven't played as well as they would have liked but are aiming for the finals next year. Famous former Seagulls include Wally Lewis (the king) and Gene Miles.

[edit] Representative Honours

[edit] Australia

[edit] Results

  • 1996 - 8th
  • 1997 - Semi-Finalists
  • 1998 - Preliminary Semi-Finalists
  • 1999 - 9th
  • 2000 - 11th
  • 2001 - 6th
  • 2002 - 8th
  • 2003 - Preliminary Semi-Finalists
  • 2004 - Preliminary Semi-Finalists
  • 2005 - 6th
  • 2006 - 9th
  • 2007 - 9th

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