Tim Mannah (born 15 February 1988) is a former

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international

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footballer who played as a for the

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in the

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. He played for City NSW, New South Wales in the

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and the

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. Mannah played his entire NRL career with Parramatta, attaining the club's captaincy in the process and scoring a hatrick once.

Background

Mannah was born in Sydney, Australia. He is of Lebanese descent.

Playing career

In round 1 of the

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, Mannah made his NRL premiership debut for Parramatta Eels against the

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. His brother,

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, played for the Sharks between 2009 and 2011. Mannah came to be regarded by many as a potential future leader of the Parramatta side Mannah played in The 2009 NRL grand final loss against Melbourne coming off the interchange bench. In 2010, Mannah played for both the

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team and the

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State of Origin team as a substitute. In 2011, Mannah played again for City and all three State of Origin games for

. In the final two games of the series Mannah started both and was actually one of only 2 prop forwards playing for

after coach, Ricky Stuart opted for a faster, more mobile pack and played second-rowers in the prop forward position. At the end of the 2011 season, Mannah was selected by

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to join the

for their annual clash with the PNG Kumuls. For the 2013 and 2014 NRL seasons, Mannah co-captained the NRL side along with fullback Jarryd Hayne. After Hayne defected to the NFL, he became the stand-alone captain in 2015. At the end of the 2016 season, Mannah re-signed with the Parramatta Eels, keeping him at the club until the end of 2019. On 11 August 2017, Mannah made his 200th NRL appearance against Newcastle. In The 2018 season, Mannah was moved to the interchange bench by coach Brad Arthur after a horror start where Parramatta lost their opening six games. In Round 9 against Cronulla, Mannah suffered a fractured eye socket and was ruled out for 3–4 weeks. Mannah returned to the Parramatta side for their Round 14 victory over North Queensland. At the end of the 2018 season, Mannah made 18 appearances for Parramatta and scored 1 try as the club endured a horrid season on and off the field claiming its 14th wooden spoon and Mannah's third wooden spoon since beginning his first grade career with The Eels in 2009. For the start of the

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, Mannah was selected to play from the bench by coach

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. In Round 6 2019, Mannah played from the bench as Parramatta defeated

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51–6 in the opening NRL game to be played at the new

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. In Round 9 2019, Mannah played from the bench as Parramatta suffered their third worst loss since coming into the competition in 1947, losing to Melbourne 64–10 at

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. On 28 May 2019, Mannah was demoted to reserve grade by coach

after the club had suffered 3 disappointing losses in a row, culminating in a 16–10 loss against last placed Penrith. In June 2019, it was revealed that Mannah was on the verge of signing with the

for the remainder of the

but the deal never materialised. On 2 September 2019, it was revealed that Mannah would be leaving Parramatta after 11 years at the club. For the remainder of the 2019 season, Mannah played for Parramatta's feeder club the

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in the

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. Mannah played in Wentworthville's amazing run to the grand final as they reached the decider after finishing 8th on the table. Mannah's final game as a player came in the final against Newtown which Wentworthville lost 20–15 after extra-time at the

. On 29 September 2019, Mannah was named in the

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team of the season.

Post playing

After retiring from the NRL, Mannah stayed with the Eels in a behind the scenes role in the clubs media section. On 8 August 2023, Mannah received a life membership from the club. On 14 January 2025, the Eels announced that Mannah was named as one of the clubs Foundation Ambassadors.

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