two clubs met in the 2007 and 2008 Grand Finals. The 2008 Grand Final saw the Sea Eagles defeat Melbourne Storm 40-0 at ANZ Stadium in front of a crowd of 80,388. In the game Manly ran in eight tries to record the highest rugby league Grand Final margin in Australian history. It was Manly's seventh premiership title. After Manly had gone out to win the 2011 premiership, both teams fought out the 2012 preliminary final in Melbourne. Melbourne defeated Manly 40–12, ending their chances of winning back to back titles. Melbourne would then go on to win their second legitimate premiership after being stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premierships after the NRL discovered systematic salary cap rorting by the club. After nine years without playing each other in the finals, Manly and Melbourne met in week one of the 2021 NRL finals series where Melbourne won the match 40-12 at the Sunshine Coast Stadium. Newcastle Knights The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Newcastle Knights rivalry stretches back to 1997 when the Newcastle Knights came back to win the match 22-16 when Manly had the lead of 16-8. The last finals match between the two teams was in the 2006 Qualifying Final where Newcastle beat Manly 25-18. Western Suburbs Manly-Warringah had a fierce rivalry with foundation club Western Suburbs which started in the 1970s and continued through to the early 1980s. The rivalry was dubbed as the "Fibros vs Silvertails". Former Wests coach and now respected league writer Roy Masters was the brain behind the now famous catch-cry. The rivalry was also fierce due to the two club's competing for the premiership with Western Suburbs winning the Minor Premiership in 1978 but it was Manly who claimed the 1978 premiership defeating Wests in the semi-finals. Coaches Records and statistics Biggest win: 66–0 vs Canterbury (2021 NRL season) Biggest loss: 6–68 vs Cronulla (2005 NRL season) Most consecutive wins: 15 (1995 ARL season) Most consecutive losses: 8 (1950 & 1998–99) Wooden Spoons: 0 Biggest Grand Final win: 40-0 vs Melbourne Storm (2008) Honours New South Wales Rugby League, Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League: 8 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2011 New South Wales Rugby League, Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League runners-up: 11 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2013 New South Wales Rugby League, Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League