Parramatta have launched discussions with the Gold Coast to sign strike centre Brian Kelly for the 2026 season.
In the wake of star winger Zac Lomax’s sudden exit from the NRL club’s roster after just 12-months at the club, the Eels are aiming to restock their stretched backline and it’s Kelly who has emerged as a genuine target.
The Eels, Titans and Kelly’s management are in the process of thrashing out the financial aspect of any potential release of the 29-year-old, who is contracted in 2026 to the Gold Coast.
Kelly and his management have been informed by the Titans that the Indigenous All Stars representative won’t be re-signed beyond 2026, prompting serious thought to prolonging his career for 2026 and 2027 at the Eels.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/eels-in-talks-with-gold-coast-titans-over-zac-lomax-replacement/news-story/2abfa2e37971b2db2b9db8d58b3e47b7?using_ew=false&using_ew_noesi=false&fbclid=IwY2xjawOfF7VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKc3RUTUFPeEpEZUxjN1A5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgPwojjIGnzFPQQ99dpzxbCykc8wzAGNZxn2mAH5aVZ2m68OCVWrn02zTSDX_aem_dfGMxwaigU4dJ8dLNjWkAg
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First choice is easy BE your looking for a alpha to lead your pack and out of those names it's Tino A Keon B.
What I suspect and I'm hoping for is Tuivaiti and Moretti make big strides and we don't need to make such a move.Then we can supplement with guys like Jnr JDB types.It's a more efficient spend of cap and gives us an opportunity to really have a go at whatever opportunity presents itself.
Regardless whoever we recruit must have urgent athleticism.
Umm I've always said it's primarily the recruiting teams job , even when Arthur had the reigns. Yeah you have the examples where coach will pursue players , but ultimately the coach advises , maybe through existing relationships or in our case the coach losing confidence in the recruitment team , but the coach will advise the position , style and attribute of a player needed and the recruitment teams job is to find someone they think fits the bill with the money they wish to ( or in our case seemingly afford to ) chase .
otherwise why have a recruiting team ? Seems odd to have a mechanic and the driver builds the engine ....
He's no star signing but I would still choose Kelly over Russell and Simonsson
To be fair Kelly is decent and you won't be breaking the bank, well you hope not. But I see where you are coming from.
Let's be honest, we are buckleys chance of snaring a star at the moment, we are going to have to build to that.
What worries me is the left over millions we have on the cap. We will end up paying huge overs for dogshit blokes that belong in reserve grade at decent clubs. This is when blokes like Moses come sniffing for more upgrades. I.e Dylan Brown. If we were full of stars , he'd never have even made it public knowledge he wanted more coin from us . When managers know we have heaps sitting idle they want some of it. Or we we end up paying decent money to entice 29 year olds from The Titans .
Not a bad back up.
I don't think he would be a backup. He is a good attacking centre that can create space for players around him, he has good footwork and speed.
He is not a marquee signing but a very handy player.
Yeah, he's not as bad some some make out.
He will be a starter, his not moving states to play Reggie's or back up, fair dinkum
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