 The 1000th win finally came in the annual ANZAC Day clash against St George Illawarra Dragons downing the Dragons 18–4.Victories were few and far between and the lowlight of the season came in round 17 when the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles defeated the Roosters 56–0.The defeat would end Chris Anderson's coaching career thus far, deciding to step down from the head coaching role and allowing Brad Fittler to step into the top job.