Parramatta have tabled Keaon Koloamatangi a monster four-year offer in a bid to prise the representative forward out of South Sydney.
The Roosters are also monitoring the situation, given forward Angus Crichton is off contract and considering a switch to rugby at the end of next season. Perth also inquired about 27-year-old Koloamatangi’s plans, but were told he wants to remain in Sydney.
However, the Eels are shaping as a genuine threat to South Sydney’s bid to retain the former NSW and Tonga star. Sources not authorised to speak publicly told this masthead the Eels have weighed in with a four-year offer worth seven figures a season.
Parramatta officials, including coach Jason Ryles, have met with Koloamatangi and his manager.
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I agree, Ryles would be a key attraction, because it's his strategies, like Cleary, driving the footy programme. But are the Panthers in the KK hunt despite losing more talent up front?
I'd be disappointed if the optics of "winning at the recruitment stakes" is a central theme, regardless of that Black List Of Misses we tattoo on our bosoms or how crap some think we are. Only if KK is the right fit and we think we're getting value out of the deal. I'm not sure about the value, but he's a good buy as long as he puts in and is committed to the cause.
I'm still not confident, because I don't know what KK really wants. If it's money, that is a red flag. Saints can have him or Souths' Sugar Daddies can keep digging in their pockets on their side projects outside the cap for all I care. The Titans haven't done all that well recruiting big names. How did Tino, Fifita, Brimson, Campbell, Fermour, Foran et all and all their pace working out? 13th, 14th, 14th, 16th last four years. Few big names have worked out for us in recent history. The Sandows. Poores. Normans. Foran. Watmoughs. Lomax. Scott was an outlier, but he's a committed tough nut. Yet we think that is the key. Mmmm. A head scratcher.
When your big game hunting like we did earlier for Galvin and now KK and we can't get them across the line there's something missing there.Ill be interested to see how this plays out.
Not sure, we are judging him just on price? if we had KK in 2022, we may not have had the "squeemish" response we had to Fish and Co. Also KK seems to be a modern style that can play Middle and Edge, all forward packs are heading that way and look out if your side is "light on" with those types.
I was laughingly thinking where Paas would have played in Rugby if he went in that direction, half jokingly I said he could have played in the centres......just thought he would be wasted pushing around the rucks.
The interesting part is do we have enough money to pay him up front and get him across for this year? i.e. what will Souths do to retain him, we could gift them Matto, he would be an interesting challenge for Bennett at 400k if we could have KK now?
Hopefully he signs, Bennett chucks a tantrum and drops him to reserve grade or releases him early like he did with Hodges.
No one's doing us a favour taking Matto just write it down as a black 650 odd k hole.
as iv said all along I think we land him. Wouldn't surprise me if he stayed at south's but I think parra sign soon.
Some on other sites saying its a done deal.
wouldn't jinx it but yeah Parra is a great spot for him, team on the rise and he's the focal point of the pack.
I'll keep my dick firmly in my pants until its official Cheif.
Keep something left for the Mrs tonight 😂😂
LOL
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