Manly Warringah Sea Eagles squad has been locked in for Sunday's Round 18 match against the Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium.
Match: Eels v Sea Eagles
Round 18 -
home Team
Eels
13th Position
away Team
Sea Eagles
7th Position
Venue: CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Simione Laiafi will start the match at prop with Kobe Hetherington to come off the interchange.
Hugo Hart drops out of the squad.
Twenty-year-old hooker Zaidas Muagututia (pronounced: Zay-dus moo-ong-goo-too-tee-ah) is 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 1000th win in the Club’s 80th 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 |  |
| 17. | Simione Laiafi |  |
| 11. | Corey Waddell |  |
| 12. | Ben Trbojevic |  |
| 13. | Jake Trbojevic (c) |  |
| Interchange | ||
| 14. | Josh Feledy |  |
| 15. | Nathan Brown | |
| 16. | Ethan Bullemor | |
| 10. | Kobe Hetherington | |
| 18. | Aaron Schoupp | |
| 19. | Zaidas Muagututia | |
| Reserves |
