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The Sea Eagles are confident Daly Cherry-Evans will be fit for their sudden-death semi-final against the Rabbitohs after the captain was quarantined from the rest of the squad with a virus.

Cherry-Evans was sent home from Manly's Narrabeen headquarters early on Monday, less than 48 hours after helping turn the NRL finals on its head with a surprise win over the Sharks at Lottoland.

The club insists Cherry-Evans will be fine for the elimination match against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium on Friday night.

Manly are already reeling from injuries to big guns Tom Trbojevic, Joel Thompson and Curtis Sironen, but will welcome back Martin Taupau from suspension against South Sydney.