The Sea Eagles have had some success punting on players deemed unworthy of a start elsewhere. Addin Fonua-Blake, Curtis Sironen, Frank Winterstein and Aku Uate have played some of their best football since shifting to the Northern Beaches and it’s hoped Suli will also settle and become another success story.

It’s understood Suli is close to several young Manly players he had previously played with and this will hopefully create an environment that will bring out his best.

It was feared Suli’s promising career could be over just as it began, but the Sea Eagles interest raises hopes he will be able to fulfil his undoubted potential.

It was hoped a change of scene would help and he was quickly snapped up by Canterbury, where he reunited with recruitment boss Warren McDonnell. However, the Tongan three-quarter slipped into old habits and was released after receiving three warnings from the Bulldogs hierarchy.

The Sea Eagles still have money remaining in their salary cap, but have been hamstrung in the recruitment stakes due to the salary cap investigation hanging over the club. The Silvertails missed out on the signatures of Mitchell Pearce and Trent Hodkinson because they were unable to spend their funds until a determination is reached. It's understood another troubled star, Todd Carney, could also be on Manly's radar once they are in a position to go to market.

Sea Eagles officials met with NRL management during the week to state their case in the hope of a speedy resolution. However, it’s unlikely there will be a determination before their opening game against Newcastle, leaving a cloud over their premiership campaign.

“Our history tells you that we go through these things very thoroughly,” NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said during the week.

“We want to give people the opportunity to present all of their information. I’m not going to put a timeline on it.

“My only answer would be that I want to deal with it sooner because I want to be talking about the football, but it will take as long as it takes to get to the end of it because I want to do it properly and thoroughly.”