Team Update: NRL Round 18 vs Eels

Dropping out of the squad in the 24-hour update are Blake Wilson and Fletcher Baker.

The team will be reduced to 19 players 90 minutes before kick-off.

Clayton Faulalo (hamstring) and Reuben Garrick (concussion protocol) both return to the side and will line up in the centres, relacing Tolu Koula, and Josh Feledy, respectively.

Kobe Hetherington is also back on deck after suffering a head knock against the Bulldogs in Round 16.

Corey Waddell (ruptured pec) returns to the side after recovering from a pec injury which he suffered against the Eels at 4 Pines Park in ANZAC Round.  He replaces Haumole Olakau'atu in the second row.

Joey Walsh slots into five-eighth for Luke Brooks (ACL) for what will be his fourth appearance this season.

Twenty-year-old hooker Zaidas Muagututia (pronounced: Zay-dus moo-ong-goo-too-tee-ah) on the extended bench and could make his NRL debut.

A talented dummy half, Muagututia joined the Sea Eagles top 30 in 2026 and has made 27 appearances for Manly in the NSW Cup over the past two seasons.

He joined Manly on a two-year deal from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs after playing a couple of seasons in the lower grades for Parramatta Eels.

The Sea Eagles are aiming for their 1000^th win in the Club’s 80^th anniversary season.

Team List: Round 18 vs Eels

		Brought to you by
1.	Tom Trbojevic (c)
2.	Jason Saab
3.	Clayton Faulalo
4.	Reuben Garrick
5.	Lehi Hopoate
6.	Joey Walsh
7.	Jamal Fogarty
8.	Taniela Paseka
9.	Jake Simpkin
10.	Kobe Hetherington
11.	Corey Waddell
12.	Ben Trbojevic
13.	Jake Trbojevic (c)
	Interchange
14.	Josh Feledy
15.	Nathan Brown
16.	Ethan Bullemor
17.	Simione Laiafi
18.	Aaron Schoupp
19.	Zaidas Muagututia
	Reserves
20.	Hugo Hart