The name of the NRL rugby league club Manly is completed by what animal-related name?
Manly–Melbourne NRL rivalry Manly–Melbourne NRL rivalry The Manly–Melbourne NRL rivalry is between two National Rugby League clubs, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm, who are engaged in a modern-day rivalry. They have met 30 times since 1998, with Melbourne leading the head-to-head 16–13; there has also been a drawn match between the two sides. Additionally, they have finished three regular seasons as the top two placed sides on the premiership ladder (2007, 2008 and 2011), although in the cases of 2007 and 2008, the Storm had those minor premierships stripped from them due to the discovery of salary cap breaches in
History of the National Rugby League their club name to simply become known as the Bulldogs. In August 1999 the NRL's CEO Neil Whittaker announced that he would resign at the end of the season. The 1999 NRL Grand Final brought about a new official world record attendance for a game of rugby league. 107,999 spectators saw the Melbourne Storm play the newly merged St. George Illawarra Dragons in the decider at Stadium Australia. Balmain and Western Suburbs formed the joint venture club, the Wests Tigers at the end of 1999, while North Sydney and Manly-Warringah merged to form the ill-fated Northern Eagles. The 2000 National