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Parramatta Eels vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview & Tips - Eels to struggle without Moses and Lomax in NRL

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Last updated: 21 May 2025

Ryan Tucker 21 May 2025

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Parramatta Eels vs Manly Sea Eagles expert predictions for Friday’s Round 12 NRL game
Manly missing Daly Cherry-Evans, Eels without Mitch Moses and Zac Lomax
Expectations suggest Manly will win by 13+ margin and Tom Trbojevic to score

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Tom Trbojevic (Getty Images)

Parramatta Eels vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview

Manly are missing Daly Cherry-Evans in the side due to Origin, but a bigger loss for the Eels is them being without Mitch Moses and Zac Lomax. Take the Sea Eagles to win 13+ and for the Eels Team Total to stay under.

Parramatta Eels vs Manly Sea Eagles Preview
Head to Head
Parramatta Eels Form
Parramatta Eels Team News
Parramatta Eels Team List
Manly Sea Eagles Form
Manly Sea Eagles Team News
Manly Sea Eagles Team List

All 5 of Manly’s wins this season have been 13+ Margins.
Parramatta are ranked 15th in scoring, averaging 17.9 pts per game.
Manly are 5th in Linebreaks and Run Metres, Parramatta are 13th in those defensive measures.
Tom Trbojevic has scored 4 tries in his last 3 games against Parramatta.

Head to Head

These two teams have met 13 times since the start of the 2019 season with Manly just edging in front with a 7-6 record.

The Sea Eagles have won the last two games straight including a 26-12 victory earlier this season at 4 Pines Park.

The Game Total has gone Over in nine of 13 games including six of the last eight. The last two games have finished with 14 point win margins with the slight majority of the 13 matchups all being 13+ margins.

Parramatta have won three straight against Manly at Commbank Stadium.

Parramatta Eels Form

Parramatta secured their third win of the season last weekend with a 28-6 victory over the Newcastle Knights which pulled them off the bottom of the ladder, by just one point of differential over the Titans.

Despite everything that has happened so far through the first third of the season, the Eels are just 3 competition points (and a hefty for and against) behind the Cowboys in 8th spot. The league this year is on another level of parity.

Parramatta almost held the Knights to nil, allowing a try in the 76th minute of the game. The Linebreaks were 6-3, Run Metres 1637-1341 and Tackles Inside 20 34-27, everything in favour of the Eels.

Parramatta Eels Team News

With Mitch Moses and Zac Lomax on Origin duties Dean Hawkins has been named at halfback while Jordan Samrani comes into the centre position with Sean Russell moving to the wing.

Luca Moretti has been named on the bench after being a late inclusion last weekend, he is joined by Matt Doorey & Ryan Matterson along with Dylan Walker.

Parramatta Eels Team List

1. Isaiah Iongi

2. Sean Russell

3. Will Penisini

4. Jordan Samrani

5. Josh Addo-Carr

6. Dylan Brown

7. Dean Hawkins

8. Jack Williams

9. Ryley Smith

10. Junior Paulo

11. Kelma Tuilagi

12. Kitione Kautoga

13. J'maine Hopgood

Interchange

14. Dylan Walker

15. Luca Moretti

16. Ryan Matterson

17. Matt Doorey

Reserves

18. Joash Papalii

19. Joey Lussick

20. Toni Mataele

21. Ronald Volkman

22. Samuel Loizou

Manly Sea Eagles Form

Manly steadied their season with a convincing 24-6 win over the North QLD Cowboys in Townsville last weekend. They have now won two of their last three after a three game losing streak threatened to derail their 2025 campaign.

Since we crowed about Manly having the best home record in the NRL over the past five years they have lost three in a row at 4 Pines Park with the two wins coming on the road.

The Sea Eagles had just 36% of territory in the first half of their game against the Cowboys but did well to defend their line against 29 tackles, allowing just 1 try in the first 40 minutes.

Manly are ranked 5th in the NRL in Linebreaks and Run Metres.

Manly Sea Eagles Team News

Daly Cherry-Evans is the only player for Manly to be included in the Origin teams with Tom Trbojevic being overlooked and Haumole Olakau’atu in the extended squad.

Jake Arthur comes in as the replacement halfback while Jazz Tevaga moves from hooker to lock following the concussion of Jake Trbojevic last weekend. Jake Simpkin is the new number 9.

Matt Lodge comes onto the bench after an impressive showing in reserve grade last weekend.