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Eels V Manly [Round 12, 2025]


MATCH DAY

Friday 23 May 2025.

Venue:.... CommBank Stadium, Parramatta, NSW

Gates Open:.... TBA.

NRL Kick Off Time:.... Parramatta Eels v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 8:00pm.


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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

01. Tom Trbojevic (C)
02. Jason Saab
03. Tolutau Koula
04. Reuben Garrick
05. Lehi Hopoate
06. Luke Brooks
07. Jake Arthur

08. Ethan Bullemor
09. Jake Simpkin
10. Siosiua Taukei'aho
11. Haumole Olakau'atu
15. Corey Waddell
13. Jazz Tevaga

14. Lachlan Croker
16. Nathan Brown
17. Matthew Lodge
22. Caleb Navale - Development Player


Replacement:

18. Clayton Faulalo.



Reserves:
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Out:

12. Ben Trbojevic
19. Brandon Wakeham
20. Tommy Talau
21. Michael Chee Kam.



Available But Not Selected:
  • Joey Walsh
  • Aaron Schoupp
  • Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega
  • Gordon Chan Kum Tong
  • Dean Matterson
  • Aitasi James
  • Chris Patolo
  • D’Jazirhae ‘Mia’ Pua'avase - Development Player
  • Simione Laiafi - Development Player
  • Zaidas Muagututia - Development Player.
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From the Manly Sea Eagles website, here is the ' Injury Update: Taniela Paseka' released on Tuesday, 25 March 2025:

Sea Eagles prop Taniela Paseka has undergone surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon.

The 27-year-old suffered the injury midway through the first half of Sunday night’s Round 3 victory over the Raiders.


Taniela is aiming to be available to play in Round 25 this season following a 16–20-week recovery period.



From the 'NRL 2025, Injuries, Suspension Return Dates, Casualty Ward and Key Information for the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership Season' web page, Here is the Latest NRL Injured or Unavailable Update:

* * * (Updated: Friday, 23 May 2025) * * *

Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold is adamant the club will give Jake Trbojevic all the time he needs to recover from his second concussion in the space of a month.

Speaking ahead of Friday's clash with the Eels, Seibold said
Trbojevic was following the concussion protocols and "his welfare is by far the most important thing".

"
Jake will meet an independent doctor, which is part of the protocols, and we'll give him as much time as he needs," Seibold said.

"We need to be conservative with
Jake , we don't want to put him out there too early. We'll be guided by how he feels but he is feeling a lot better today."

A boost for the club with hooker
Lachlan Croker named for his first game since last year's semi-finals.

Croker had arthroscopic surgery to his left knee before Christmas and was tipped to return by Round 4 but he required further cleanout surgery in April.

"
Crokes has been working really hard in the background," Seibold said. "He'll come back and we'll limit his time but he has been training with the group the last couple of weeks."

However,
Ben Trbojevic was withdrawn from the team on game day due to illness, with Michael Chee-Kam added to the reserves. Corey Waddell comes into the starting line-up forTrbojevic with Caleb Navale added to the bench.

Manly Sea Eagles
  • Lachlan Croker (Knee, Round 12)
  • Jake Trbojevic (Concussion, Round 13)
  • Ben Trbojevic (Illness, TBC)
  • Tommy Talau (Hamstring, TBC)
  • Josh Aloiai (Shoulder, Round 13)
  • Toafofoa Sipley (Suspension, Round 13)
  • Gordon Chan Kum Tong (Head Knock, TBC)
  • Taniela Paseka (Achilles, Round 25)


Also, from the Official NRL Casualty Ward & Injury Information, Manly hub page, there are slight variations to the information regarding the unavailable or injured players and their return periods:
  • Josh Aloiai (Shoulder, Round 13)
  • Toafofoa Sipley (Suspension, Round 13)
  • Taniela Paseka (Achilles, Round 25)
  • Gordon Chan Kum Tong (Head Knock, TBC)
  • Tommy Talau (Hamstring, TBC)
  • Ben Trbojevic (Illness, TBC)

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Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...
 
Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...

I've got Bully in my Qld team, even more so now Gilbert blew a pec out y'day.
 
Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...
Good hit out for lodge. 66mins a good stint. They are def working his fitness up quickly.
 
Lodge in NSW Cup:

66 minutes
22 runs, 19 hit ups
275 metres (!) 107 PCM
5 tackle breaks
1 offload
29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective

He'd be straight in for me. If Aloiai is fit, I'd have him on the bench too.

By all accounts, I'd like to see the following:

1. Turbo (C)
2. Saab
3. Koula
4. Garrick
5. Hopoate
6. Brooks
7. Walsh
8. Lodge
9. Simpkin
10. Taukeiaho
11. Olakau'atu
12. Burbo
13. Tevaga
14. Jake Arthur
15. Aloiai
16. Bullemor
17. Brown

Still an off-chance that Turbo, Olakau'atu, and maybe even Bullemor are put in Origin, although I doubt it. Best pack since we lost Paseka.

Someone will be injured though, you wait...
I’d be very surprised if Arthur wasn’t picked at 7
 
Great opportunity for Jake Arthur to shine this week against his old club, providing he's picked of course. I can't see us using Joey Walsh. I hope Siebs doesn't do anything stupid like moving Brooksie to half and bringing a forward like Burbo into 5/8. Leihi could play there but might be required @ fullback the way Tommy was hobbling about.
 
In other words I'll be surprised if we don't replace DCE with a specialist half.
(whether it's Arthur, Walsh or Wakeham that best fits the occasion, I've faith in the coaching staff to decide)
SER8 wash your mouth out with soap. Nothing personal against the kid but I don't ever want to see young wakeham in a manly first grade jersey. Nothing to do with what happened last year. He just isn't anywhere near NRL standard.

It will be interesting to see how the coach goes. Blooding Walsh or selecting a very motivated Jake Arthur who will want to prove a point against his old club.

The way the two teams play the eels without Moses is a bigger lose than us without Ch$rry
 
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