 Another former NRL, Super League and Kiwi test representative who spent time at Manurewa was Richard Blackmore, who acted as a player/coach before moving to Otahuhu, where he coached the Premier team from 2006–2010.The Marlins played four season in the Bartercard cup, making the playoffs just once.They did however win in their first finals appearance, beating the Otahuhu Leopards, before going down against eventual runners up, the Eastern Tornadoes.