Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tbones10]

Couldn't give two hoots about Matterson or Moses for that matter, there should be a rule that they are never mentioned on this forum, the outrage takes over and detracts our attention off the West Tigers. I was however interested in Hipgrave, we should definitely have a crack at this bloke decent size, mobile, strong, aggressive and not the kind to take a backward step or give up without a fight.

 

[Holden]

Woa I didn’t realise Brooks was on $850?? I thought it was around the 600 mark hence the slight belief in eventual returns for value, but 850 is ridiculous

https://youtu.be/uFMBQ5kGBmg

 

[weststigerman]

Woa I didn’t realise Brooks was on $850?? I thought it was around the 600 mark hence the slight belief in eventual returns for value, but 850 is ridiculous

https://youtu.be/uFMBQ5kGBmg

He did sign his contract off the back of being halfback of the year, much like what happened with Nofa this year.

Agree, he's overpaid on what he's delivered.

 

[isaaktigers]

**Surprise surprise**
Slimey Eels facing another contract fight.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-secondrower-ryan-matterson-has-been-offered-to-rival-clubs/news-story/e2c6b561ed3cfafe083cf171f6bb2f0a

Parramatta secondrower Ryan Matterson has been offered to rival clubs

Rival clubs have expressed interests in Ryan
Matterson as Parramatta brace for a fight for the secondrower.

Tbh, I’d sign him again.

I went there!

 

[Tigercrb]

Jordan Riki is who we should be chasing hard.
Throw Packers money at him for next year and beyond.

Perfect edge back rower and will be a breakout star by years end. Need to get in early before he explodes, like titans did with Tino.

 

[DJG]

Jordan Riki is who we should be chasing hard.
Throw Packers money at him for next year and beyond.

Perfect edge back rower and will be a breakout star by years end. Need to get in early before he explodes, like titans did with Tino.

He had such sloppy defence last week, but with it being week 1, I will wait till tomorrow to judge again.

 

[diedpretty]


Forget Shuscter, Manly will never let him go.

This kid is stuck behind Lachlan Lam and Sam Walker at one of the best clubs in the business.

Throw everything at him. Packers money, Mybes money etc.

That's about $1'650'000
Alot of money for a young bloke with next to no experience in the Nrl
?

That's a very literal post. Of course you wouldn't offer that much.

Any comments on his talent or you just looking to pick holes?

How old is he? And what hold on him do the Roosters have?

Think he just finished highschool at Shore or one of those posh rugby schools last year. All the talk was on Suaalii but this kid was highly rated too. Roosters rate him highly but they there's no room for all of Walker, Keary, Suaalii, Lam and him in the same squad.

He'd probably be under contract for a couple of years but unlikley on an NRL contract, just one of those brown paper bag contracts. A number of league and union clubs were sniffing around him but Roosters don't want to lose him.

He went to Waverley. Hardly posh mate.

Trust me, I went there.

Fair enough, thought it was Kings or Shore...

You are right - he went to Kings.

 

[jrtiger]

Jordan Riki is who we should be chasing hard.
Throw Packers money at him for next year and beyond.

Perfect edge back rower and will be a breakout star by years end. Need to get in early before he explodes, like titans did with Tino.

I honestly think Blore is a better prospect than Riki. throw in Tuilagi, O'Kane, Tumeth, Kautoga and Sukuru and we're pretty sweet for young backrowers, we just need depth players in the position. Riki would only be leaving Brisbane if he was guaranteed an edge spot somewhere, he won't get it here.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Throw Packers money at him for next year and beyond.

Could not agree more, but you put yourself on the hate list of a significant Packers devotees on this forum!🤭

 

[Roar_Power]

Jordan Riki is who we should be chasing hard.
Throw Packers money at him for next year and beyond.

Perfect edge back rower and will be a breakout star by years end. Need to get in early before he explodes, like titans did with Tino.

He had such sloppy defence last week, but with it being week 1, I will wait till tomorrow to judge again.

10 missed tackles. That aside, he looks to be a great young player.

 

[yeti]

Throw Packers money at him for next year and beyond.

Could not agree more, but you put yourself on the hate list of a significant Packers devotees on this forum!?

"Packers devotees"? Are you kidding? I don't think there are any. Some mentioned that his 45 metres in his limited time on the field last week was reasonable - and that's a reasonable comment. But devotees? I don't think so.

 

[Sully]

**Surprise surprise**
Slimey Eels facing another contract fight.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-secondrower-ryan-matterson-has-been-offered-to-rival-clubs/news-story/e2c6b561ed3cfafe083cf171f6bb2f0a

Parramatta secondrower Ryan Matterson has been offered to rival clubs

Rival clubs have expressed interests in Ryan
Matterson as Parramatta brace for a fight for the secondrower.

Parramatta secondrower Ryan Matterson has been offered to rival clubs
Ryan Matterson has already played at three clubs and is being offered around the NRL
Ryan Matterson has already played at three clubs and is being offered around the NRL
BRENT READ
RUGBY LEAGUE
@brentread_7

3:12PM MARCH 16, 2021
Parramatta are facing another contract fight as they prepare for their blockbuster against Melbourne on Thursday night after it emerged that representatives of Ryan Matterson had contacted rival clubs asking for expressions of interest in the boom backrower.

Matterson has an option in his contract for next season and The Australian has been told by several clubs that his management circulated an email last week requesting interested clubs to come forward.

Matterson is only in his second year at the Eels, having departed the Wests Tigers in acrimonious circumstances at the end of the 2019 season. He is one of several big-name players at the Eels who are off contract at the end of the season, the group headlined by halfback Mitchell Moses and NSW backrower Nathan Brown.

Like Matterson, Moses has an option in his contract for next season with the Eels and has been offered an additional year by the club as they attempt to convince him to stay. Brown has been linked with Manly, although he has also been offered an extension by the Eels.

Aside from Moses, Brown and Matterson, Maika Sivo and Blake Ferguson remain off contract and open to offers from rivals. Sivo, who shares the same management company as Matterson, has been actively offered to rivals, but it appears there have been few takers given the salary demands.

Ferguson wants to show Parramatta that he deserves another deal and he made a solid start in the win over Brisbane, scoring one try, running for more than 150m and busting seven tackles.

Matterson is only 26 but already at his third club, having started his first-grade career at the Sydney Roosters before shifting to the Wests Tigers and then Parramatta.

His departure from the Tigers was one of the stories of the 2019 season, Matterson effectively forcing his way out for reasons that he never fully explained. At the start of least season he spoke about the change of clubs and insisted he wanted to stay at Parramatta for the long-term.

His management would appear to be on a different page as they scour the NRL for offers for the two-time City Origin representative. Matterson has been earmarked as a future NSW representative and Parramatta would be loath to lose him given the uncertainty that surrounds a number of their high-profile players.

The ongoing negotiations with nearly half their starting side have cast a shadow over the club’s start to the year and prompted some experts to suggest that things could rapidly go pear-shaped if the Eels hit a rocky patch.

Backrower Keegan Hipgrave is another player with an uncertain future — the Eels have an option in their favour for next season with the former Gold Coast backrower. He made an impact off the interchange bench in his first game for the Eels against Brisbane last weekend and is relishing his move to Sydney.

“I did a bit of time in Brissie with the Broncos in under-20s and then came home to the Gold Coast for a couple of years,” Hipgrave said.

“I feel like if I want to play my best footy I have to be at a successful club like Parramatta. Parramatta were a top-three team last year and I think they are going to have a good shot at winning a premiership this year.

“No way am I having a dig at the Titans — it is about focusing and getting out of my comfort zone.”

Hipgrave was convinced to move to Parramatta after talks with coach Brad Arthur. While he has settled in Sydney’s northwest, he has been getting his fix of surfing at least once a week by travelling to the eastern suburbs.

“I had a really good conversation with Brad towards the end of last season and everything he said to me was on line with what I wanted to do,” Hipgrave said.

“He is a really tough and honest coach and I think that will get the best out of me.”

Brent Read - bides his time; then Boom!

Glad to see that Journalists don't read their stories before publishing them.

They get paid to write stories for a living and proof reading should be done before publishing them.


"His departure from the Tigers was one of the stories of the 2019 season, Matterson effectively forcing his way out for reasons that he never fully explained. At the start of **least** season he spoke about the change of clubs and insisted he wanted to stay at Parramatta for the long-term."

Hope this impacts their season as Matterson is a grub along with Moses

 

[compensate]


 

[nrlsurvivor]

Woa I didn’t realise Brooks was on $850?? I thought it was around the 600 mark hence the slight belief in eventual returns for value, but 850 is ridiculous

https://youtu.be/uFMBQ5kGBmg

That was a typo. He’s on something like 650-675.

 

[nrlsurvivor]


I’m hoping he’s the guy at the back, not the guy taking the photo

 

[cktiger]

Woa I didn’t realise Brooks was on $850?? I thought it was around the 600 mark hence the slight belief in eventual returns for value, but 850 is ridiculous

https://youtu.be/uFMBQ5kGBmg

That was a typo. He’s on something like 650-675.

No typo- they said Moses was on less than him.

 

[fibrodreaming]

Woa I didn’t realise Brooks was on $850?? I thought it was around the 600 mark hence the slight belief in eventual returns for value, but 850 is ridiculous

https://youtu.be/uFMBQ5kGBmg

That was a typo. He’s on something like 650-675.

No typo- they said Moses was on less than him.

I wouldn't believe anything they say about player salaries.

 

[Elderslie_Tiger]

Parramatta fan favourite Maika Sivo is being lined up as the first off-contract Eels domino to fall with the flying Fijian close to re-signing on a two-year deal.

HOW SWEET IT IS😂😂😂😂😂😂

While back-row star Ryan Matterson has made headlines for being shopped to rival clubs, NRL.com understands negotiations around Sivo staying in blue and gold are close to completion.

 

[jirskyr]

Woa I didn’t realise Brooks was on $850?? I thought it was around the 600 mark hence the slight belief in eventual returns for value, but 850 is ridiculous

Geo don't you know better than to confuse News Ltd speculation with facts?

 

[Geo]

Woa I didn’t realise Brooks was on $850?? I thought it was around the 600 mark hence the slight belief in eventual returns for value, but 850 is ridiculous


Geo don't you know better than to confuse News Ltd speculation with facts?

and a washing machine...