Jon Mannah
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jon Mannah
|fullname = Jonathan Mannah
|image = Johnny Mannah.jpg
|caption = Mannah in 2011
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1989|09|13|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|01|18|1989|09|13|df=yes}}
|death_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|107|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Cronulla Sharks
|year1start = 2009
|year1end = 11
|appearances1 = 24
|tries1 = 2
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 8
|club2 = Parramatta Eels
|year2start = 2012
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 0
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 0
|retired = yes
|source =[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-mannah/summary.html Rugby League Project][http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=70078 NRL Stats] {{Dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
|updated = 21 March 2021
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| relatives = Tim Mannah (brother)
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Jonathan Mannah (13 September 1989 – 18 January 2013) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He played as a {{rlp|pr}} for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (2009–2011) and the Parramatta Eels (2012) in the National Rugby League (NRL).[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/cancer-scare-for-mannah/story-e6frexnr-1225765116553 Daily Telegraph][http://www.sharksblog.com.au/2009/04/11/cronulla-sharks-nrl-team-round-five-2009/ Sharks blogg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024173834/http://www.sharksblog.com.au/2009/04/11/cronulla-sharks-nrl-team-round-five-2009/ |date=24 October 2009}} Since 2013, the Johnny Mannah Cup, which is named in his honour, is annually competed for by both clubs he played for.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/it-s-cancer-but-it-s-all-good-the-enduring-legacy-of-johnny-mannah-20220317-p5a5c3.html|title='It's cancer — but it's all good': The enduring legacy of Johnny Mannah|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|author=Webster, Andrew|date=18 March 2022|access-date=23 March 2022}}
Early life
Mannah was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to a Lebanese Australian family. He was the younger brother of former Parramatta Eels captain Tim Mannah.[http://www.sharks.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=195&team=Sharks Sharks web site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604202320/http://www.sharks.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=195&team=Sharks |date= 4 June 2011}}
Like his brother Tim, he also attended Christian Community High School and served as vice-captain in his last year of high school during 2007.
Professional playing career
The brothers both played for the Parramatta Eels through the junior ranks before Jon joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks just prior to the commencement of the 2009 NRL season from Parramatta. In 2011, he scored his first try in first grade for Cronulla in round 3 against the Penrith Panthers. In November 2011, after amassing 24 appearances in three seasons with the Sharks he signed with Parramatta, returning to his junior club and to play with his brother, Tim.{{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Proszenko|title=Mannah pair link up at Eels|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/mannah-pair-link-up-at-eels-20111112-1ncte.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=13 November 2011|access-date=20 January 2013}}
Mannah qualified for Lebanon through heritage and was named in the Lebanon squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying tournament.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}
Illness and death
Mannah was first diagnosed in 2009 with Hodgkin's lymphoma.{{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Proszenko|title=Brother's gift will be Mannah from heaven|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/brothers-gift-will-be-mannah-from-heaven-20120721-22guj.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=22 July 2012|access-date=18 January 2013}} His illness may have been accelerated by purportedly performance-enhancing peptide which was administered to him by Stephen Dank.{{cite news| url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/stephen-dank-sports-scientist-gave-banned-peptides-to-cronulla-sharks-players-that-may-have-accelerated-jon-mannahs-death-from-cancer/news-story/86e0746cde104b53933dcd9593fa2418 |title=Stephen Dank: 'Sports scientist' gave banned peptides to Cronulla Sharks players that may have accelerated Jon Mannah's death from cancer |access-date=6 June 2019}} Mannah died of the disease on 18 January 2013 at age 23.{{cite news| title=Tributes flow for NRL tough-man Jon Mannah| url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1727946/Tributes-flow-for-NRL-tough-man-Jon-Mannah| access-date=19 January 2013| publisher=Special Broadcasting Service| work=World News Australia| date=19 January 2013| agency=Australian Associated Press (AAP)}}{{cite news|first=Josh|last=Massoud|title=Parramatta player Jon Mannah has passed away after battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-player-jon-mannah-has-passed-away-after-battle-with-hodgkins-lymphoma/story-e6frexnr-1226556331338|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=News Limited|date=18 January 2013|access-date=18 January 2013}}{{cite news|title=Jon Mannah's Lymphoma Journey|url=http://www.lymphoma.org.au/jonathan-mannah|publisher=Lymphoma Australia|date=18 January 2013|access-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409160645/http://lymphoma.org.au/jonathan-mannah|archive-date=9 April 2013}} His funeral was held at Faith Baptist ChurchF [http://www.faithbaptist.org.au/johnny-mannah uneral at Faith Baptist Church Sydney] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920030130/http://www.faithbaptist.org.au/johnny-mannah |date=20 September 2013 }} in Regents Park, Sydney, on 21 January 2013.{{cite news| url= http://www.3news.co.nz/Eels-rally-from-NRL-support/tabid/415/articleID/295884/Default.aspx| work= 3 News NZ| title= Eels rally from NRL support| date= 29 April 2013| access-date= 29 April 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221153557/http://www.3news.co.nz/Eels-rally-from-NRL-support/tabid/415/articleID/295884/Default.aspx| archive-date= 21 February 2014| url-status= dead}}
Johnny Mannah Cup
{{main|Johnny Mannah Cup}}
In his short career, Mannah played for both the Parramatta Eels and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks clubs. The two clubs together introduced the Johnny Mannah Cup in his memory, to be competed for annually the first time those two clubs meet in a season.
References
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External links
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{{commons category|Jon Mannah}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629171541/http://www.sharks.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=195&team=Sharks Cronulla Sharks profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130402070110/http://www.lymphoma.org.au/young-patients Channel 10 Australia – Jon's work with young Lymphoma patients]
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Category:Australian people of Lebanese descent
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Category:Deaths from cancer in New South Wales
Category:Deaths from Hodgkin lymphoma
Category:Deaths from lymphoma in Australia
Category:Doping cases in Australian rugby league
Category:Doping cases in rugby league
Category:Lebanon national rugby league team players