That's only because of the soft draw that they had in comparison to ours. Our draw was mainly against this year's Top 8 sides where theirs was more against the bottom 8 sides. We beat just about all of the final 8 bar the game against the Chooks and Broncos.
Here is a list of games that the Eels won this regular season against (at the time) Top 8 sides:
Round 4 - Saturday 6th April 2019
[Ladder Position 6] - Eels 24
[Ladder Position 3] - Sharks 12
Round 6 - Monday 22nd April 2019
[Ladder Position 8] - Eels 51
[Ladder Position 5] - Wests Tigers 6
Round 8 - Sunday 5th May 2019
[Ladder Position 5] - Eels 32
[Ladder Position 8] - Dragons 18
Round 12 - Friday 31st May 2019
[Ladder Position 8] - Eels 26
[Ladder Position 1] - Rabbitohs 14
Round 15 - Saturday 29th June 2019
[Ladder Position 8] - Eels 22
[Ladder Position 4] - Raiders 16
Round 25 - Friday 6th September 2019
[Ladder Position 6] - Eels 32
[Ladder Position 5] - Manly 16
P.S. Note that all of their wins above were all 'Home' games. They did not win against a Top 8 Side at an 'Away' game this year.
Other teams they have defeated this regular season against (at the time) Bottom 8 sides:
Round 1 Penrith 12, Eels 20
Round 2 Bulldogs 16, Eels 36
Round 8 Eels 32, Dragons 18
Round 14 Eels 38, Broncos 10
Round 17 Tigers 18, Eels 30
Round 19 Eels 24, Warriors 22
Round 20 Dragons 4, Eels 12
Round 21 Eels 20, Knights 14
Round 22 Titans 12, Eels 36
Round 16 Bye
Their regular season losses were:
Round 3 Eels 18, Roosters 32
Round 5 Raiders 19, Eels 0
Round 7 Knights 28, Eels 14
Round 9 Storm 64, Eels 10
Round 10 Cowboys 17, Eels 10
Round 11 Eels 10, Panthers 16
Round 13 Sharks 42, Eels 22
Round 18 Manly 36, Eels 24
Round 23 Eels 6, Bulldogs 12
Round 24 Broncos 17, Eels 16
Here is a list of games that Manly have won this regular season against (at the time) Top 8 sides:
Round 3 - Saturday 30th March 2019
[Ladder Position 13] - Manly 46
[Ladder Position 8] - Warriors 12
Round 4 - Saturday 6th April 2019
[Ladder Position 8] - Manly 13
[Ladder Position 2] - Souths 12
Round 7 - Sunday 28th April 2019
[Ladder Position 7] - Manly 24
[Ladder Position 3] - Raiders 20
Round 10 - Sunday 19th May 2019
[Ladder Position 7] - Sharks 14
[Ladder Position 5] - Manly 24
Round 18 - Sunday 21st July 2019
[Ladder Position 5] - Manly 36
[Ladder Position 6] - Eels 24
Round 19 - Saturday 27th July 2019
[Ladder Position 1] - Storm 10
[Ladder Position 5] - Manly 11
[Round 23 - Sunday 19th May 2019
[Ladder Position 3] - Raiders 14
[Ladder Position 4] - Manly 18
Other teams Manly have defeated this regular season against (at the time) Bottom 8 sides:
Round 5 Knights 18, Manly 26
Round 8 Bulldogs 10, Manly 18
Round 13 Cowboys 20, Manly 22
Round 14 Manly 34, Dragons 14
Round 15 Titans 12, Manly 30
Round 20 Manly 30, Knights 6
Round 22 Manly 32, Tigers 12
Round 16 Bye
Our regular season losses were:
Round 1 Tigers 20, Manly 6
Round 2 Manly 18, Roosters 26
Round 6 Dragons 12, Manly 10
Round 9 Manly 10, Broncos 26
Round 11 Manly 18, Titans 36
Round 12 Penrith 15, Manly 12
Round 17 Souths 21, Manly 20
Round 21 Warriors 24, Manly 16
Round 24 Manly 6, Storm 36
Round 25 Eels 32, Manly 16
