Johnny Mannah Cup

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
Johnny Mannah Cup, 2020
LocationSydney
Teams Parramatta Eels
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
First meetingRound 5, 2013
Eels 13–6 Sharks
Latest meetingRound 2, 2022
Sharks 18–16 Eels
Next meetingRound TBC, 2023
StadiumsVarious Sydney venues
Statistics
Meetings total10
All-time seriesParramatta Eels: 5
Cronulla Sharks: 5
Drawn: 0
Largest victoryEels 28–4 Sharks (2021)

Background

The 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
Team Played Games won Games lost Draws PF PA PD
Parramatta Eels 10 5 5 0 213 179 +34
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 5 5 0 179 213 –34

Statistics current as of the conclusion of the 2022 cup game.

All-time results
RoundFinal scoreWinnerVenueAttendance
Round 5, 201313–6 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium11,063
Round 9, 201442–24 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium12,541
Round 25, 201528–35 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksPirtek Stadium11,778
Round 17, 201634–24 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium19,124
Round 4, 20176–20 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksANZ Stadium17,003
Round 3, 201814–4 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksANZ Stadium25,106
Round 4, 201924–12 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium11,185
Round 13, 202014–12 Parramatta EelsJubilee Oval1,714
Round 3, 202128–4 Parramatta EelsWestern Sydney Stadium19,236
Round 2, 202218–16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksEndeavour Field11,459

Sources for results above: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

See also
  • 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
  1. "Johnny Mannah remembered". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. "NRL 2017 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project".
  3. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018-Round 3-Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. "Draw, Scores & Results - 2019 NRL Premiership Season". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. "Draw". National Rugby League. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. "Sharks v Eels". National Rugby League. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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