The Johnny Mannah Cup is a trophy contested annually in a game between the National Rugby League's Parramatta Eels and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks clubs.
 Johnny Mannah Cup, 2020 | |
| Location | Sydney |
|---|---|
| Teams |  Parramatta Eels Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| First meeting | Round 5, 2013 Eels 13–6 Sharks |
| Latest meeting | Round 2, 2023 Sharks 30 –26 Eels |
| Next meeting | Round TBC, 2024 |
| Stadiums | Various Sydney venues |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 11 |
| All-time series | Parramatta Eels: 5 Cronulla Sharks: 6 Drawn: 0 |
| Largest victory | Eels 28–4 Sharks (2021) |
Background
editThe trophy was introduced in the 2013 NRL season to commemorate Johnny Mannah following his death in January 2013 from Hodgkin's lymphoma, as Mannah had played for both clubs during his short career.[1]
Head-to-head
edit- As of March 2022
| Team | Played | Games won | Games lost | Draws | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta Eels
|
11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 239 | 209 | +30 |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 209 | 239 | –30 |
Results
edit| Season | Score | Winner | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13–6 | Parramatta Eels |
Parramatta Stadium | 11,063 | |
| 2014 | 42–24 | Parramatta Eels |
Parramatta Stadium | 12,541 | |
| 2015 | 28–35 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Parramatta Stadium | 11,778 | |
| 2016 | 34–24 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Endeavour Field | 19,124 | |
| 2017 | 6–20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Stadium Australia | 17,003 | [2] |
| 2018 | 14–4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Stadium Australia | 25,106 | [3] |
| 2019 | 24–12 | Parramatta Eels |
Stadium Australia | 11,185 | [4] |
| 2020 | 14–12 | Parramatta Eels |
Jubilee Oval | 1,714 | [5][1] |
| 2021 | 28–4 | Parramatta Eels |
Western Sydney Stadium | 19,236 | |
| 2022 | 18–16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Endeavour Field | 11,459 | [6] |
| 2023 | 30–26 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Western Sydney Stadium | 16,663 |
See also
edit- Jon Mannah – The player after whom this Cup is named.
- Tim Mannah – The older brother of Johnny, who also played for the Parramatta Eels for 11 years: 2009–2019. During this time the Eels team he was a part of successfully won this Cup three times: 2013, 2014, & 2019.
References
edit- ^ a b "Johnny Mannah remembered". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "NRL 2017 – Round 4 – Rugby League Project".
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018-Round 3-Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Draw, Scores & Results – 2019 NRL Premiership Season". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Draw". National Rugby League. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Sharks v Eels". National Rugby League. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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