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MANLY-WARRINGAH (Warringah)
Current Affiliation: SFA/SFL 1st Division since 1970
Home Ground: Weldon Oval
Formed: 1969 at under twenty level; seniors commenced 1970
Colours: Maroon and white
Emblem: Wolves
Senior Premierships: 1985, 1990, 1995-6, 2007 (5 total)
Snow Medallists: Laurie Lyttleton 1975 & 1976; Noel Chin-Chen 1977; Ted Dolkens 1982; Clauvis Zaarour 1986; Tim Anderson 1992; Peter Robertson 1997; Alex Lee 2005 (7 Medallists/8 Medals)
The Wolves are currently on a high, having won the 2007 Sydney AFL 1st Division flag with a nail-biting extra time grand final defeat of Southern Sharks. For much of the match, the Sharks had appeared the more probable victors as they led for all but thirty seconds of normal time, but during the two additional five minute periods it was the Wolves were faster, fitter and more focused. Final scores were Manly-Warringah 10.14 (74) defeated Southern Sharks 9.9 (63). The day might have been even more memorable for the Wolves but both their reserves and under eighteen sides went under in their respective grand finals.
Manly-Warringah's senior team had come close to success in both 2005 and 2006 when it bowed out of premiership contention at the preliminary final stage. Overall, the seniors can boast an impressive record, with a total of five senior premierships to date. The side's first flag was achieved in 1985 on the strength of a 16.17 (113) to 5.11 (41) grand final trouncing of St Ives. The side then went on to qualify for every grand final until 1990, but only the last of these was won. The Wolves were perennial contenders during the 1990s, and claimed further premiership success in both 1995 and 1996 at the expense of University of New South Wales. Their supremacy in both of these years was clearly evidenced by their margins of victory in the grand finals: 98 points in 1995, and 80 points a season later.
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