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Wynnum-Manly Seagulls Football Club

Full name	Wynnum Manly Seagulls 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 5,000
CEO	Mark Rockley
Captain	Darren Bain
Coach	Shane McNally
2009	10th out of 12
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 150-2 runaway bay) 2004
Worst defeat	66-6 v Toowoomba Clydesdales, 2002

The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, which is in the Eastern Brisbane suburb of Manly West. 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 and former ABC radio personality Troy Robbins.

[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. The Seagulls made the finals in 2008 but in the first semi were unsuccessful, losing 50-16 against Redcliffe Dolphins.

[edit] Representative Honours

[edit] Australia

• Lionel Morgan: 1960
• Johnny Gleeson: 1963, 1964
• John Wittenberg: 1963
• Johnny Rhodes: 1975
• Lew Platz: 1975
• Greg Platz: 1978
• Rod Morris: 1982
• Greg Dowling: 1984
• Wally Lewis: 1986
• Gene Miles: 1986
• Colin Scott: 1986
• Bob Lindner: 1986

[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
• 2008 - 4th Semi-Finalists
• 2009 - 10th

[edit] Sources

• Wynnum Seagulls Statistics retrieved February 7, 2006
• Wynnum Seagulls Club Profile retrieved February 7, 2006

[edit] External links

• Official website