Stefano Utoikamanu #241

[Telltails]

Building a squad - good signing. Was valued at the Eels but chose to come over - with some incentive$$ - but over three years minimal risk for possible good return.

 

[TJ21]

@Telltails exactly. We have taken their two best young forwards off their books and lost Matto. In terms of future I think we got the better end imho

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Normally a good sign when parra fans get upset about losing one of their young guns. They lose alot of them and don’t really care most part. This kid a few aren’t happy at all.

 

[balmain boy]

260k a season for a guy who will be 22 when he comes to us.

Yeah well over according to most of the regulars.

Seems like good money to me!.

He's still only 19...

 

[The_Patriot]

260k a season for a guy who will be 22 when he comes to us.

Yeah well over according to most of the regulars.

Seems like good money to me!.

He's still only 19...

He will turn 22 in the year he stars playing for us yeah?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

The Eels now are left in the position of an embarrassing release of a player they tried hard to keep. Seems like an intriguing payback for Matterson n. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds.

 

[Ponyo]

Been watching Canterbury Cup games on Kayo, this kid is a weapon, always making post contact metres & putting guys on their back in dominant tackles. The 1,2 punch with Mikaele is going to be a problem for teams when they start to gel. Thomas has put on a couple of kilos of muscle already and will return bigger than last year.

Good times boys

 

[balmain boy]

260k a season for a guy who will be 22 when he comes to us.

Yeah well over according to most of the regulars.

Seems like good money to me!.

He's still only 19...

He will turn 22 in the year he stars playing for us yeah?

No, he'll hopefully be 19 when he debuts for us, but at worst 20.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If he comes in 2020 will he be in the top 30? If he’s on 260 a year, I’m guessing he would be.

 

[earl]

If he comes in 2020 will he be in the top 30? If he’s on 260 a year, I’m guessing he would be.

I reckon he will go straight into the top 30 as soon as he comes over.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

@Earl he has to , if that contract is real. You can’t pay that much for a CC player . I’m pretty sure there’s a second tier salary cap .

 

[Harvey]

@Earl he has to , if that contract is real. You can’t pay that much for a CC player . I’m pretty sure there’s a second tier salary cap .

Chris McQueen says hi

 

[Chainlink]

Chris McQueen is in the top 30. As others have said, if the $ reported are true, I think he will HAVE to be in top 30.

 

[Geo]

@Earl he has to , if that contract is real. You can’t pay that much for a CC player . I’m pretty sure there’s a second tier salary cap .

2nd tier cap went out when squads were increased from 25 to 30..

You then have up to 6 development players on top of that ..

State Cup now has it's own Cap..

If true Utoikamane will be in the NRL top 30 from 2021..

I eagerly await the butchering of his name..

 

[yeti]

@Earl he has to , if that contract is real. You can’t pay that much for a CC player . I’m pretty sure there’s a second tier salary cap .

2nd tier cap went out when squads were increased from 25 to 30..

You then have up to 6 development players on top of that ..

State Cup now has it's own Cap..

If true Utoikamane will be in the NRL top 30 from 2021..

I eagerly await the butchering of his name..

I eagerly await him butchering the opposition!

 

[TheDaBoss]

@Earl he has to , if that contract is real. You can’t pay that much for a CC player . I’m pretty sure there’s a second tier salary cap .

2nd tier cap went out when squads were increased from 25 to 30..

You then have up to 6 development players on top of that ..

State Cup now has it's own Cap..

If true Utoikamane will be in the NRL top 30 from 2021..

I eagerly await the butchering of his name..

Joseph Ratuvakacereivalu says hi

 

[WT2K]

I'm sticking with Stefano... When he official joins us.

 

[Ponyo]

Phil Rothfield, The Daily Telegraph
Subscriber only

November 24, 2019 8:01pm

Rugby league has a new bitter rivalry that will light up the NRL next season.

It’s not quite the Roosters and the Rabbitohs but certainly up there with the best feuds in the game.

We’re talking the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers and recent issues between the two clubs. Parramatta are about to lodge a complaint with the NRL over the poaching of their outstanding young front-rower Stefano Utoikamanu.

The boom forward signed with the Wests Tigers last week on a three-year contract worth almost $1 million.

Utoikamanu is a local version of Payne Haas — he’s 192cm and 115kg — and played for the Blues under-20s last season. Good judges believe he is ready to play first grade.

Many see it as a payback signing for the Eels pinching Ryan Matterson, who broke his contract at the Wests Tigers to return to Parramatta.

The Eels are claiming to have evidence in an email of a potential breach of anti-tampering rules. This is denied by the Wests Tigers but we can confirm Utoikamanu’s manager was taken on an all-expenses paid trip to the US as a guest of the Tigers before his player signed.

That negotiations were well down the track before November 1.

This is denied by the Wests Tigers but we can confirm Utoikamanu’s manager was taken on an all-expenses paid trip to the US as a guest of the Tigers before his player signed.

 

[Harvey]

Phil Rothfield, The Daily Telegraph
Subscriber only

November 24, 2019 8:01pm

Rugby league has a new bitter rivalry that will light up the NRL next season.

It’s not quite the Roosters and the Rabbitohs but certainly up there with the best feuds in the game.

We’re talking the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers and recent issues between the two clubs. Parramatta are about to lodge a complaint with the NRL over the poaching of their outstanding young front-rower Stefano Utoikamanu.

The boom forward signed with the Wests Tigers last week on a three-year contract worth almost $1 million.

Utoikamanu is a local version of Payne Haas — he’s 192cm and 115kg — and played for the Blues under-20s last season. Good judges believe he is ready to play first grade.

Many see it as a payback signing for the Eels pinching Ryan Matterson, who broke his contract at the Wests Tigers to return to Parramatta.

The Eels are claiming to have evidence in an email of a potential breach of anti-tampering rules. This is denied by the Wests Tigers but we can confirm Utoikamanu’s manager was taken on an all-expenses paid trip to the US as a guest of the Tigers before his player signed.

That negotiations were well down the track before November 1.

This is denied by the Wests Tigers but we can confirm Utoikamanu’s manager was taken on an all-expenses paid trip to the US as a guest of the Tigers before his player signed.

Why do I get the feeling the Eels will get off scott free for Matterson, but we will get hammered for this.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Phil Rothfield, The Daily Telegraph
Subscriber only

November 24, 2019 8:01pm

Rugby league has a new bitter rivalry that will light up the NRL next season.

It’s not quite the Roosters and the Rabbitohs but certainly up there with the best feuds in the game.

We’re talking the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers and recent issues between the two clubs. Parramatta are about to lodge a complaint with the NRL over the poaching of their outstanding young front-rower Stefano Utoikamanu.

The boom forward signed with the Wests Tigers last week on a three-year contract worth almost $1 million.

Utoikamanu is a local version of Payne Haas — he’s 192cm and 115kg — and played for the Blues under-20s last season. Good judges believe he is ready to play first grade.

Many see it as a payback signing for the Eels pinching Ryan Matterson, who broke his contract at the Wests Tigers to return to Parramatta.

The Eels are claiming to have evidence in an email of a potential breach of anti-tampering rules. This is denied by the Wests Tigers but we can confirm Utoikamanu’s manager was taken on an all-expenses paid trip to the US as a guest of the Tigers before his player signed.

That negotiations were well down the track before November 1.

This is denied by the Wests Tigers but we can confirm Utoikamanu’s manager was taken on an all-expenses paid trip to the US as a guest of the Tigers before his player signed.

anything that comes out of a rothfields mouth is horse poo