Hoops: Eels up the ante in desperate 1.5m bid to keep Mahoney as Bulldogs circle

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Tino the Titan extends his contract | 01:08

James Hooper from Fox Sports

November 25th, 2021 11:03 am

The Parramatta Eels have upped the ante in a last ditch bid to retain gun hooker Reed Mahoney but there is a view Canterbury-Bankstown have blown them out of the water.

The Eels initially low-balled Mahoney with a two-year extension worth around $900,000 while the Bulldogs went straight into serious negotiations with a four-year $2.4 million deal.

Parramatta’s under-pressure Roster Management Committee has since sharpened their pencil with a three-year offer close to $1.5 million but arch rivals Canterbury-Bankstown remain steadfast Mahoney is the long-term no.9 the Bulldogs want.

"It's hard to argue that our squad's strength has not diminished. As you say we've lost 2 x rep players and signed no one. I guess we have to strap ourselves in, hoping the next crop of juniors can transform into rep players and we can retain them. I…"

"It's not a surprise really. Parramatta has put a huge amount of effort and money to supporting their players off the field. Whether that's culturally, in family support, hiring a nutritionist, supporting and providing education pathways."

"It more than got off the ground. We had multiple coterie meetings and endorsement from the club. We had a draft constitution. Then the morons running the club got caught taking notes of a criminal fucking conspiracy and the coterie had to be shelved…"

Replies

LB November 25, 2021 at 11:25am

So go from 2 years 450K to up it to 3 years 1.5mil
Basically 50K more a year? right well done guys
if they go with 1.8 mil 600K i think that is fair and enough.
Parraboy November 25, 2021 at 11:34am

His gone
AppEEL November 25, 2021 at 11:38am

Getting tired of the sports media journalists. What a boring life they must live looking for more Eels stories.
Alan Hunt November 25, 2021 at 11:42am

But surely Mahoney would be happy to take unders to play for SuperCoach BA?? Because the boys love playing by for him.............
- Bourbon Man > Alan Hunt November 25, 2021 at 11:59am
  
  God you're fucking boring!
  - Alan Hunt > Bourbon Man November 25, 2021 at 12:04pm
    
    Yes Ii get told this all the time, thanks for the confirmation.
- Muttman > Alan Hunt November 25, 2021 at 12:00pm
  
  Give it a rest mate. Honestly. If they didn't like playing under BA he'd already be gone.
  - TolEllts > Muttman November 25, 2021 at 5:51pm
    
    BA is leaving rent free in his mind and still he does not know it😂
- Blue Eel > Alan Hunt November 25, 2021 at 12:08pm
The Badger November 25, 2021 at 11:43am

Yawn ...more rubbish from the bald headed bum of a Foxsports contributor