Manly Warringah Touch Association

‼️REMINDER: NO SENIOR COMP MONDAY 8TH JUNE‼️

Due to the King’s Birthday Weekend there will be no games this Monday 8th June. Round 8 will take place Monday 15th June.

👏CONGRATULATIONS PETER CASEY!👏

The  NSW Community Sports Awards, recognise outstanding achievements and contributions to community sport in NSW – largely carried out by a volunteer workforce. In 2026, Manly Touch’s own Peter Casey, has been awarded the Distinguished Long Service Honour.

Peter Casey’s contribution to MWTA spans more than five decades of selfless and distinguished service. As a founding member of MWTA, Peter participated in our inaugural competition in 1974 and has played ever since - his dedication has never wavered. Over that time, he has held virtually every position on both the Executive and Management Committees, bringing experience and institutional knowledge to the association through every stage of its growth. For decades, Peter served as Competition Manager, ensuring our local Seniors competition ran with the organisation and integrity that players, coaches, and officials could rely on week after week. His contribution as a participant has been equally remarkable — representing Manly at State and Regional level as both a player and coach.

Beyond his own performance, Peter has invested deeply in the people around him, mentoring coaches and referees across generations and helping to build the culture of knowledge-sharing that defines our association today. Even now, Peter continues to show up — managing grounds and stepping in as a referee across our junior and senior competitions.

Manly Warringah Touch Association would not be what it is today without Peter Casey. Congratulations on this prestigous and well deserved honour!🦅

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Congratulations Brandon Sanderson!

🦅 2026 VAWDON CUP COACH & MANAGER EOI RE-OPENED - POSITIONS VACANT 🏆

We have re-opened our Expression of Interest for Manly Touch Vawdon Cup 2026 vacant Coaching roles + Team Management positions.

👉 See link here - https://forms.gle/4Twm3BbcCbtzZkoV7

👉 EOI closes 5pm Sunday 14th June 2026.

🏉 NOLAN RESERVE IS OPEN! 📣

Nolan Reserve has been opened for all sports as of this afternoon, so WE ARE ON FOR TONIGHT, Monday 1st June.

Look forward to seeing everyone at the fields!

🦅 MANLY TOUCH VAWDON CUP ASSISTANT COACHING APPOINTMENTS

Manly Touch is pleased to announce the appointment of Brandon McDonald and Steve Chiddy as Assistant Coaches for our 2026 Men’s Premier League and Mixed Opens teams ahead of Vawdon Cup. Both bring significant experience to the role and we look forward to seeing their contribution on and off the field.

🌟 Assistant Coach Men’s Premier League - Brandon McDonald
🌟 Assistant Coach Women’s Premier League - TBA
🌟 Assistant Coach Mixed Open - Steve Chiddy

🦅 Thank You, Matt Scranage 👏

After almost 30 years with Manly Touch — and a coaching career that has taken him from our Under 8s all the way to State of Origin — we’re saying a huge thank you to Matt Scranage.

Matt started playing with us in 1997 and began coaching in 2010. Since then, he’s led our junior teams to three Junior State Cup Grand Finals, built our Men’s Opens program over nine years culminating in their first Vawdon Cup Grand Final since 1985, claimed three State of Origin series as NSW Women’s 20s Head Coach, and added another Origin Series win as Assistant Coach of the NSW Women’s Opens in 2025.

But what has always set Matt apart is his commitment to culture — ensuring every player can develop and succeed on their merits. That’s the Manly Touch way, and Matt has embodied it.
We’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved here, Matt, and we wish you all the best in the next chapter of your coaching journey.

Thank you, Matt! 🙌

‼️ SENIOR COMP IS OFF TONIGHT‼️

Unfortinately the fields have been closed by council due to the weather, so we have cancelled tonight’s round of Senior Competition. We will look to reschedule the round and will advise of draw changes to accommodate this.

Stay dry!☔️

🦅 MANLY TOUCH VAWDON CUP HEAD COACHING APPOINTMENTS

Manly Touch is excited to announce our 2026 Men’s Premier League, Women’s Premier League and Mixed Opens coaching appointments for Vawdon Cup. Manly has attracted some new talent to our coaching ranks in Matt Richards, whilst Craig Lowe and Daniel Chiddy are no strangers to the Manly Family.

We wish the coaches every success in this year’s Vawdon Cup competition!

🌟 Head Coach Men’s Premier League - Craig Lowe
🌟 Head Coach Women’s Premier League - Matt Richards
🌟 Head Coach Mixed Open - Daniel Chiddy

Hear from our Director of Coaching, Bernie Morrison, on these exciting appointments for the upcoming senior representative season. 👉

Congratulations to our Manly representatives who have been named in the Australian Senior Squads for selection to the Asia Pacific Seniors Touch Cup teams that will compete in Japan later this year.👏

👉 Women’s 27s
Emma Williams

👉 Women’s 40s
Chloe Butcher

👉 Men’s 40s
Jimmy Hyett
Jonathan Bailey
Richard Foote

👉 Men’s 45s
Adam Fahim
Adrian Vallelonga
Andrew Lees
Daniel Hamilton
Drew Davies
Michael Irvine
Shane Warman

👉 Men’s 50s
Mark Leonard
Paul MacPherson

👉 Men’s 55s
Edward Fong
James Marks