Rookie Manly coach Trent Barrett has blamed a wretched run of injuries as the reason why the Sea Eagles have missed the NRL finals for the second straight season.Manly were put out of their misery on Sunday after being thumped 36-6 by Penrith in the final game of the regular season at the foot of the mountains.They finished seven points out of the finals race in 12th spot - a major disappointment for a club widely tipped to be top-eight contenders with a revamped roster.However, Barrett couldnt even bring himself to take solace in a six-all second half against a white-hot Panthers outfit at Pepper Stadium.You cant take too much out of anything in the game to be honest. Well have a rest now. Weve got a lot of work to do next year, Barrett said.The Sea Eagles appeared ready to fight for finals honours after clawing their way to eighth spot with a 4-4 record after round eight, including a shock win over Cronulla in round three.However a four-game winning streak in July was sandwiched by seven-game and five-game losing streaks that put to bed any fairytale finals shot for the first-year coach.Barrett said he wasnt helped by an injury toll that limited key men Daly Cherry-Evans, Jamie Lyon, Brett Stewart, Steve Matai, Dylan Walker, Jamie Buhrer, and Matt Parcell at various points in the year.It sounds like an excuse, but thats the reality of it. Its affected us big time, he said.He insists his squad can make up the four games required to make the finals next season.Hopefully the injury gods smile on us a little bit, he said.Ill never question the boys effort. Theyre trying. It couldve been an horrific scoreline if we werent having a crack. Ill never doubt that. Were just down on troops and experience.Priority number one in the off-season will be sorting out the futures of injured veterans Brett Stewart (knee) and Steve Matai (neck), both of whom are being backed to recover for next year.Already gone from the 2016 roster are Jamie Lyon (retirement), Luke Burgess, Feleti Mateo (released) and Siosaia Vave (Parramatta), with only Shaun Lane (Warriors) and mid-season recruit Matthew Wright (North Queensland) coming in.Melbourne playmaker Blake Green is believed to have agreed to sign on.At least four players, including Dylan Walker, Daly Cherry-Evans and brothers Tom and Jake Trbojevic, will have off-season surgery to address niggling injuries.WOUNDED EAGLES (games missed)Steve Matai - 16Brenton Lawrence - 13Brett Stewart - 13Jamie Buhrer - 10Matt Parcell - 10Apisai Koroisau - 7Jamie Lyon - 7Dylan Walker - 6Daly Cherry-Evans - 5Swell Bottles On Sale . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. Swell Bottles Wholesale . Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. http://www.swellbottlesale.com/ .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Swell Water Bottle Sale . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Swell Water Bottle Wholesale . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half.RENTON, Wash. -- It didnt take long for the Seattle Seahawks to face a potential injury problem. This one involving their most expensive off-season acquisition, Percy Harvin. The Seahawks new offensive toy has suffered an unknown hip injury that landed him on the physically unable to perform list when training camp opened Thursday. The injury is in the area of Harvins labrum, which has immediately drawn concern that it could be a problem that would cause Harvin to miss significant time before ever seeing the field with his new team. "Percy has a hip issue that hes dealing with that came up over the summer. Were trying to figure it out. Were going to do everything we can to help him out, to make the right decision and take care of him in every way," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "He was working out just a week or so ago going full speed, but it was bothering him enough we took some looks at it." Carroll did not rule out surgery as the solution, but he felt the team has time to get Harvin ready. "Were going to go ahead and do it step by step right now," Carroll said. "I know he was working full speed just a few days ago but we need to take care of him." The Seahawks made an aggressive move to bolster an already potent offence when they traded three draft picks, including their 2013 first-round selection, to Minnesota in exchange for Harvin. Then Seattle locked up Harvin long-term, signing him to a six-year extension. Adding Harvin to an offence already featuring Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and Sidney Rice immediately raised the Seahawks already lofty status as contenders in the NFC. Now the plans for seeing Harvin on the field could be delayed, significantly. If surgery is needed, the Seahawks could be looking at an extended period without their splashy off-season acquisition. Rice had surgery to repair the labrum in his hip before the start of the 2010 season while with Minnesota and missed more than half the season. Coming off a Pro Bowl season in 2009, Rice didnt see the field until Week 11 of 2010. Harvin had hip issues early in the 2010 season and he missed a practice during Seattles Junes minicamp with what Carroll called a hip flexor issue. "Rigght now we need to get more information.dddddddddddd We dont know enough right now," Carroll said. Despite debilitating migraines that limited his practice time early in his career with the Vikings, Harvin has been surprisingly durable, even with a rugged style of running through tacklers. Before last season, Harvin had missed only three games in his first three seasons. Last season, Harvin suffered a severely sprained left ankle against the Seahawks on Nov. 4. He was placed on injured reserve a month later, abruptly ending a season that began so strongly. He led the NFL in total yards, including rushing, receiving and returning, at the time of his injury. Wilson didnt seem concerned about Harvin possibly missing practice time. "Percy has played in the league for several years now. He knows football, he understands the game and we talk all the time about certain routes and things," Wilson said. "You dont have to always get the reps to perfect them. As long as youre on the same page in terms of the communication level, on the same page in terms of mentally when youre out there and what youre seeing. Along with Harvin, Seattle also started camp with defensive end Chris Clemons (knee) and tight end Zach Miller (foot) on the PUP list. Neither move was unexpected as Clemons is continuing his recovery from knee surgery following an injury he suffered in the NFC playoffs against Washington. Carroll had no update on a timeline, other than noting Clemons push to make it back for the season opener. "Well know more in the next couple of days when we have him with us. Hes in pretty good shape. He feels great about it. He doesnt feel any pain at all. Were trying to keep him off full speed running on the ground yet," Carroll said. "I said this way back when, were really going to take our time with him." Miller continues to deal with a sore left foot that forced him to miss some of the June minicamp. Its the same foot that Miller suffered a torn fascia in during the Seahawks playoff loss to Atlanta, but the injury is not related. Also starting the season on PUP is running back Robert Turbin (foot), defensive end Greg Scruggs (knee) and cornerback Tharold Simon. ' ' '