Parramatta can draft players who featured in reserve grade last week after the NRL confirmed Sydney clubs will exit the bubble for Magic Round.
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The Eels had been left with the prospect of playing short-handed against the Warriors on Sunday, with both Dylan Brown and Marata Niukore suspended.
Hooker Reed Mahoney is also battling concussions.
Clubs were last week warned any players who turned out in the NSW Cup would not be allowed to return to the bubble while level-three COVID-19 restrictions were in place.
That prompted several teams to pull all their fringe players out of reserve grade but the Eels rolled the dice.
And they were granted some kind of relief by the NRL on Tuesday.
Under new protocols, players will remain in the bubble until they arrive in Brisbane for the weekend's games.
It means any reserve grade players will not be able to train with the Parramatta squad.
However when they land in Brisbane, the Eels fringe players will be able to join the NRL side once the competition reverts to level-one restrictions.
The only caveat is that they must isolate from Tuesday onwards and will need to pass a COVID-19 test before joining the squad.
"All NRL clubs seeking to have additional players added to the squad in Brisbane for matches will need to comply with stringent biosecurity measures," the NRL said in a statement.
"(Those) include immediately commencing observing level-three protocols in isolation from the NRL squad and returning a negative COVID-19 test on the day of departure.
"Players seeking to join the NRL squad in Brisbane are not permitted to attend training prior to departure to Brisbane."
While the news will come as a relief for the Eels, it will present a challenge with either Jakob Arthur or Jordan Rankin a chance of playing in the halves on minimal preparation.
Arthur, the son of Eels coach Brad, is yet to play in the NRL while Rankin has never played for the Eels.
The NRL will make a call on whether players return to a bubble when they come back to Sydney.
Australian Associated Press