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The Manly Sea Eagles today lost five players through injury for Sunday's NRL clash with the New Zealand Warriors at Mt.Smart Stadium in Auckland.
The following players failed to satisfy the club's medical team and coach Des Hasler of their fitness today and won't travel with the team which departs for Auckland tomorrow:
* Brett Stewart (knee)
* Steve Bell (rib cartilage)
* Glenn Stewart (sternum)
* Brent Kite (back)
* Luke Williamson (shoulder)
The Sea Eagles squad to travel to Auckland is: Jack Afamasaga, Matt Ballin, Michael Bani, Travis Burns, Mark Bryant, Adam Cuthbertson, Glenn Hall, Clint Halden, Chris Hicks, Jason King, Jamie Lyon, Steve Matai, Vic Mauro, Steve Menzies, Michael Monaghan, Matt Orford (c), Michael Robertson, Anthony Watmough, Jason Wells.
Manly trained at the Sydney Academy of Sport at Narrabeen today for only the second time since Monday night's match against South Sydney at Telstra Stadium. "The short week turnaround has affected us with four players injured in the game against Souths and Luke Williamson failing to satisfy us that the shoulder injury which kept him out of the Rabbitohs game had improved sufficiently to play,"Hasler said.
Travis Burns (back injury) and Jason King (knee) will return after long periods on the sideline while captain Matt Orford has recovered from a thigh problem.
