'What do you want me to do?': Anthony Seibold's defiant response to fans chanting for his Manly exit

Anthony Seibold said he's not "wasting energy" on the uncertainty around his position and took a subtle jab at fans who called for him to be sacked in the 33-16 loss to the Roosters.

Sea Eagles fans endured wild weather and a Roosters comeback in the second half as they booed Daly Cherry-Evans and chanted "Seibold out" in the last five minutes of the clash..

Manly let a 10-8 lead at half time slip but gave up three tries in six minutes early in the second half which put the match beyond doubt, before the Roosters added another through Robert Toia, following a late sin bin.

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Manly sits winless, anchored to the bottom of the table as a result with home fans yet to experience a win in 2026.

And a defiant Seibold said he was not aware of the chants from supporters when asked about it post-match.

"Well, it's a great question for Gotcha For Life Round isn't it?" he said.

"I didn't hear the fans, but what do you do? What do you want me to do? I turn up, work hard for the group.

"I feel like we've got a group there that can win games of footy and they fight hard. Look, if we didn't have any fight in us, we would have got towelled up by 60 points with those stats.

"Not getting a penalty. I actually haven't seen a team have 53 sets of footy in a game that I've coached in anyway.

"We can't control that narrative, so no point in wasting my time on it mate."

As reporters kept pressing on the issue of his job security, Seibold reminded all about the extension he recently signed with Manly.

"I can't control that decision, I mean, only Scott (Penn) and the ownership group can control that, so there's no point in wasting any energy or time on that," he added.

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"I think I've invested a lot of time in the club over the last three or four years and made a lot of sacrifice with my time, but if I'm not the right person, I'm sure Scott will tell me.

"I still believe that we can do something together as a group, so I haven't really put any thought into it.

"I'm three games into a two-year extension, so it hasn't been a focus for me."

He added: "Probably didn't have too much more possession in the second half and we fought really hard, but we hardly had any field position and any possession.

"And we had to defend 53 sets of six, which is pretty remarkable. I thought we showed a lot more resolve.

"If we compare that to our game against the Knights it's chalk and cheese, we showed a ton of effort, but ultimately the scoreboard is what we'll be judged on. We lost, so everyone will make comment around that."

Captain Tom Trbojevic was asked about the frosty reception for Cherry-Evans and defended the fans' right to do so.

"It's obviously different but we're just playing footy," Trbojevic said.

"We've moved on as the club and he has as well, so it's always going to be the narrative, but that didn't really impact us at all.

"You understand it. He's gone to a different club and you're entitled to do what they want. I'm a little surprised, but if they want to boo him they can boo him."

The Sea Eagles had three home games to begin the season and with an 0-3 start, could find themselves in a perilous spot.

Manly travels to Redcliffe next week to play the Dolphins, before facing the Dragons at WIN Stadium and the Cowboys in North Queensland.