Manly Sea Eagles get massive boost with Brett Stewart fit to play preliminary final against Souths IT was the training run on a deserted Brookvale Oval that could propel the Sea Eagles into the NRL grand final. Star fullback Brett Stewart got through Thursday's captain's run and had no issues with his hamstring. Stewart had to prove he had overcome the nagging injury this week in order to play in the sudden-death clash with the Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium. "He came through the session well, he is looking good and we expect him to play," said coach Geoff Toovey. Stewart's presence in the Sea Eagles side cannot be underestimated. "He is a confident person, he brings confidence to our side," said halfback Daly Cherry-Evans. Brett Stewart runs well at Manly's Thursday training session. He adds points to us and he also stops them scoring points. He will be a great inclusion. Cherry-Evans will be another key man for the Sea Eagles on Friday night after his outstanding form in recent weeks but is not burdened by carrying a weight of expectation on his shoulders. "No not all, I'm just trying to do my job as best I can so this team can get the results we are after," Cherry-Evans said. So I need to make sure I am on my game just like every other player in this side. And he is not thinking about his match-up with Souths halfback Adam Reynolds. "This whole year has never been a focus on individual battles so it will be no different this Friday night," he said. Toovey said in the side's two previous encounters Souths got the rub of the green a couple of times. "Hopefully we can turn that around," he said.