Get into the Wynnum Manly Seagulls spirit this weekend when we take on Ipswich Jets on Saturday at Ipswich. All three grades will be playing at North Ipswich Reserve with the Intrust Super Cup game at 3pm!

We hope to see all of our fans make the trip to support the boys.

It has been thirty years since Wynnum Manly finally won their maiden premiership in 1982and last weekend the club celebrated that victory. We kicked off those celebrations with a Gala dinner on Saturday night followed by the game against Souths on Sunday. To have the team at the game on Sunday was a huge honour for our current day players.

There were some great names in that team including former origin players Gene Miles, Colin Scott and Greg Dowling. The captain from that side, Rod Morris, was on hand before the match to present the Seagulls with their specially made 1982 replica jersies and our players really appreciated it.

Premiers Overcome Spirited Magpies ~ Story courtesy of the QRL Website

WYNNUM Manly Seagulls prevailed over a spirited Souths Logan Magpies 36-20, overcoming a first half deficit to cement their position atop the table.

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1982 grand final victory, the retro-jerseyed Seagulls ran in seven tries to four in an exciting Sunday afternoon game.

The first half was an end to end affair, as both teams attempted to assert their dominance.

Wynnum broke through first, when captain Luke Dalziel-Don managed to fight his way through three defenders, before unloading to a flying Dan Wallace, running 50m before planting the ball between the sticks.

Matt Seamark converted the try, giving Wynnum a 6-0 lead after 19 minutes.

It didn’t take long for the Magpies to hit back, when awarded a scrum only 10 metres out following a Wynnum mistake.

From the ensuing set, lock Rez Phillips showed enormous strength as he carried four defenders to the line in the 25th minute. Ben Cronin slotted the extras, locking the score at 6-all.

Five minutes later, Souths winger Nick Doyle capitalised on a poor misread from Seagulls debutant Kurt Capewell, pouncing on a wobbly grubber just before it crossed the dead ball line.

The home crowd was stunned into silence in the 35th minute, after a huge 40/20 delivered Souths Logan possession just 15m out from the try line.

They wasted no opportunity, as second rower Darcy Wright beat two Seagulls to score in front of the Chook Pen, before hurling the ball to the parochial supporters.

Cronin’s conversion gave them an unlikely 10 point lead, which they carried into the closing moments of the half.

Wynnum would have the last laugh in the stanza, as fullback Nathaneal Barnes sliced through to score for the home side seconds before the half time hooter. Seamark’s conversion attempt went wide, with the Magpies holding a slender 16-10 lead as they went to the sheds.

The second half was a completely different story, as Wynnum began to show the class that has seen them lose only one game this season.

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow night is the Wynnum Manly Seagulls Gala night....we hope to see you there!!

If you didn't get your tickets to the gala night, be sure not to miss our clash at BMD Kougari v Souths on Sunday... What a great weekend ahead!!!