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Manly chairman and co-owner Scott Penn (centre) with present and past coaches Kieran Foran and Anthony Seibold.

From Silvertails to struggle street: Can Manly return to their powerhouse past?

The Sea Eagles are celebrating their 80th season and a breakthrough first win of 2026, but the former competition heavyweights have become also-rans off the field.

  • Chris Barrett

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Kieran Foran at 4 Pines Park on Monday.

Mercurial Manly need to find backbone to survive in 2026

Rugby league has shifted dramatically this season, and the Sea Eagles have been caught out. This is what interim coach Kieran Foran must do to turn things around.

  • Dan Walsh
Kieran Foran.

Kieran Foran once stepped away from league a broken man. Now he has to fix a broken club

Kieran Foran’s life was in a spiral. Gambling and addictions had taken hold and his private life unravelled. Ten years later, he’s been handed Manly’s top job.

  • Neil Breen
Manly have sacked coach Anthony Seibold.

Seibold was a dead man walking from the moment his bodyguard left Brookvale

The axed Manly coach was seen as an appointment by his mate, Tony Mestrov. When the former chief executive departed at the end of last year, Seibold’s support within the club dried up.

  • Danny Weidler
Manly chairman Scott Penn alongside new interim coach Keiran Foran.

Was Anthony Seibold really the problem at the Sea Eagles?

There has been plenty of churn and burn during Scott Penn’s stewardship of Manly. Will club legend Kieran Foran also become collateral damage?

  • Adrian Proszenko
Kieran Foran has been named as interim Sea Eagles head coach.

‘I believe in myself’: Foran appointed Manly interim head coach after Seibold sacking

Former playmaker Kieran Foran will take control of the Sea Eagles for the rest of the season after the sacking of Anthony Seibold on Friday night.

  • Billie Eder and Adrian Proszenko
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Anthony Seibold looks on during the round two match between Manly and the Knights at 4 Pines Park.

Why history suggests there is still hope for Seibold and Manly this season

Manly’s front office was tight-lipped on the future of Anthony Seibold on Friday, after the coach felt the heat from his own fans following their third straight home defeat.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Coach of the Manly Sea-Eagles, Anthony Seibold, addresses media at club headquarters at Brookvale on Thursday.

‘What’s going on in Israel and Ukraine, that’s pressure’: Seibold answers his critics

Manly coach Anthony Seibold channelled the great Australian cricketer Keith Miller when putting a three-game losing streak into proper context.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Titans coach Des Hasler is under pressure to keep his job.

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

Coaching in the NRL is brutal. You are what your record says you are, and these coaches are in trouble.

  • Neil Breen
NRL coaches Wayne Bennett, Jason Ryles, Craig Bellamy, Anthony Seibold and Shane Flanagan

Masters and commanders

Roy Masters interviews the NRL coaches and discovers what drives them and how they approach the modern game.