Sea Eagles farewell 20 players in end of season clean out

FORWARDS Blake Leary and Nathan Green are among the 20 players confirmed departures from the Sea Eagles for next season.

Blake Leary in his final game for the Sea Eagles against Penrith. Picture: Getty Images)

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FORWARDS Blake Leary and Nathan Green are among the 20 players confirmed departures from the Sea Eagles for next season.

Leary along with props Siosaia Vave and Josh Starling played their final NRL games for the club in Sunday evening’s 36-6 loss to Penrith at Pepper Stadium.

The hardworking Leary joined Manly last season and played made 14 NRL appearances this season and 13 last year.while Green, who moved to the Sea Eagles this year from St George Illawarra, played nine games

Prop Siosaia Vave is heading to Parramattaa. Picture : Gregg Porteous

Hooker Jayden Hodges is also moving on after being sidelined for the entire premiership season with a knee injury.

There could be more players moving on with doubts about the playing futures of club stalwarts Brett Stewart and Steve Matai.

Sunday’s game was a disappointing end to what has been a tough season for Manly.

Coach Trent Barrett said conceding 30 points in the first half was not good enough.

“The second half, they came out and they did well — it could have got really ugly,” he said.

The Sea Eagles departure lounge: Jamie Lyon (retired), Josh Starling (off contract), Siosaia Vave (Parramatta), Liam Knight (Roosters), Nathan Green (off contract), Blake Leary (off contract), Isaac John (off contract), Jayden Hodges (off contract), Tim Moltzen (retired), Rhys Armstrong (off contract), Fabian Goodall (rugby union), Halaufa Lavaka (off contract), Tony Satini (off contract), Dylan Kelly (off contract), Hugh Pratt (off contract), Nicho Hynes (off contract), Darcy Cox (off contract). Left during the season: Tom Symonds, Feleti Mateo, Luke Burgess (all Super League)