Johnny Mannah Cup

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, 2023
Sharks 30 –26 Eels
Next meetingRound TBC, 2024
StadiumsVarious Sydney venues
Statistics
Meetings total11
All-time seriesParramatta Eels: 5
Cronulla Sharks: 6
Drawn: 0
Largest victoryEels 28–4 Sharks (2021)

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.

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

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

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

  • 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. ^ a b "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". 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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