Manly chairman Scott Penn has demanded police clear his NRL club of match-fixing allegations that were levelled against them last year.

During his stint in reggies, Curtis Sironen lost not only his love of the game but the belief in himself.

Jackson Hastings is hoping to end his family's feud with the Roosters after making the transition from Bondi to Brookvale.

It is not just history that is flogged off when a sponsor buys naming rights to a ground; it is the present, too, because in sport, where so many of us live in the past, there is no difference.

Dylan Walker, a centre again after Manly aborted the playmaker experiment, has heard the comparisons with Michael Jennings.

Unable to officially farewell two of the club's biggest legends at their first NRL home game, Manly players are vowing to continue the legacy of Brett Stewart and Steve Matai throughout the 2017 season.

Nate Myles concedes he performed "well below par" in his first season at Manly and has put his representative ambitions on the backburner in a quest to regain his best form.

New captain Daly Cherry-Evans admits Manly used the excuses afforded to them for their poor season last year, but won't be doing so under his watch.

Centre Dylan Walker has scored a late converted try to give Manly a 24-22 win over the Sydney Roosters in their Community Cup trial match at Central Coast Stadium.

An independent mediator will be called in to resolve the disagreement between the NRL and Manly over Brett Stewart's medical retirement clearance if the Sea Eagles' appeal is rejected.

With 17 days remaining until the start of the 2017 NRL season, Michael Chammas looks at pre-season form and the big questions confronting your club.

The Manly Sea Eagles will appeal the NRL's decision to reject the club's medical retirement clearance for Brett Stewart. 

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Manly centre Dylan Walker has ruined Robbie Farah's first outing in South Sydney colours with a starring performance in a 22-16 NRL trial win at Campbelltown Stadium.

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The NRL has rejected Manly's submission to seek a medical insurance pay-out for Brett Stewart that would have seen the now retired fullback exempt from the club's salary cap this season.

Brett Stewart and Steve Matai are on the cusp of retirement, with the club confirming they are seeking medical retirement clearances from the NRL.

The playing futures of veteran Manly stars Brett Stewart and Steve Matai appear even bleaker, with the duo not named by their club for the NRL's season guide.

Manly have enjoyed a double financial win after settling their sponsorship dispute with Coco Joy and landing a naming rights stadium deal that secures the club's future on the northern beaches.

It may just be a matter of time before there is a third Trbojevic in the same Manly, and perhaps even NSW, side.

Trouble-prone forward Willis Meehan has been released from his NRL contract with Manly to pursue a career in boxing.