Matt Orford returns as Sea Eagles Development Coach
One of Manly's favourite sons, Matt Orford, has returned to the Club to take up the position of Sea Eagles U16s Development Coach for 2023.
Orford played 109 first grade games for Manly and was captain of the club's 2008 premiership winning team that beat Melbourne Storm 40-0 in the Grand Final.
As coach of the U16 development team, Orford will work with a squad full of talented young rugby league players from clubs across the Manly Warringah District Junior Rugby League.
The Manly U16 development team will play matches against fellow development sides from four Sydney clubs, starting with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at HE Laybutt Field, Blacktown, on Saturday, March 4, at 12pm.
The Sea Eagles will then tackle the St George Dragons, Parramatta Eels, and South South Sydney Rabbitohs.
| Manly U16 Development Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 4 vs Bulldogs | HE Laybutt Field, Blacktown | 12pm |
| Saturday, March 11 vs Dragons | Mascot Oval | 9am |
| Saturday, March 18 vs Eels | Brookvale Oval | 10.30am |
| Friday, March 24 vs Rabbitohs | Mascot Oval | 5.45pm |
| Manly U16 Development Squad | |
|---|---|
| Beau Alexander | Narraweena Hawks |
| Beau McKee | Harbord Devils |
| Bede Lill | Narraweena Hawks |
| Blaise Farkas | Harbord Devils |
| Brodie Rota | North Curl Curl Knights |
| Charlie Ghattas | Narrabeen Sharks |
| Charlie Woolf | Forestville Ferrets |
| Chayse Geros | Harbord Devils |
| Cooper Elkins | Harbord Devils |
| Dane Woollett | Forestville Ferrets |
| Dylan Simmonds | Harbord Devils |
| Finau Tuionatoa | Narraweena Hawks |
| Freddie Benson Spark | Harbord Devils |
| Jack Kalms | Narraweena Hawks |
| Jett Chan | Belrose Eagles |
| Lennox Mafoa | Narraweena Hawks |
| Mahonri Wolfgram | Narraweena Hawks |
| Max Davies | Narrabeen Sharks |
| Nick Ozerov | North Curl Curl Knights |
| Noah Rylands | Narraweena Hawks |
| Ofa Latu | Narraweena Hawks |
| Ryan Holmes | Narrabeen Sharks |
| Sifa Oldfield | Narraweena Hawks |
| Taj Thompson | Narrabeen Sharks |
| Tyson Price | Harbord Devils |
