Gutherson nearly an Olympian, Giant and Raider

7th Tackle: How Gutherson's NRL career almost missed the mark7Sport on July 20, 2017, 7:00 amWe’re only just starting to understand the extraordinary talents of Eels fullback Clint Gutherson.PLAY VIDEO 10:047TH TACKLE: WHAT NOW FOR NSW?VIDEO 7th Tackle: What now for NSW? Source: Channel 7But there were others from outside rugby league with their eye on him from the very beginning.Gutherson was a late convert to league, playing union for most of his junior years.MORE 7th TACKLE:Blues and Daley wanted to continue, but now?Chooks take action after Ferguson dramasSurgery to sideline Sam KasianoWhy the Blues were dirty with QueenslandVal socks it to GalReece Lightning to strike again?But in 2012 he had the chance to try a third code – Aussie rules.Gutherson played a limited amount of aerial ping pong with his school team, and word filtered through to scouts at the upstart AFL club Greater Western Sydney Giants. They offered him the chance to join their junior academy.Your New Luxury Stroller!Steelcraft SponsoredBut by that stage the Sea Eagles junior was too besotted with league, also knocking back the chance to represent the Australian Sevens rugby team at last year’s Olympic Games in Rio.Clint Gutherson. Pic: GettyThe Raiders then made a big play in 2015, offering him $100,000-a-season more to leave the Northern Beaches. Canberra assistant coach Dean Pay was a big admirer, having coached him in junior NSWRL representative teams.But Gutherson stayed loyal to remain closer to his family – only for Manly to release him less than 12 months later.It remains one of the most bizarre recruitment decisions we’ve witnessed, not that anyone at Parramatta is complaining.https://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/a/36432874/7th-tackle-how-guthersons-nrl-career-almost-missed-the-mark/#page1

"Difference is that Talagi played centre the full SG ball season that eels won the comp in 2023. He even played centre in JF that year. He didn't play in the halves at all that year. Risati has only played 6 for us"

The Parramatta Eels are delighted to announce that star Josh Addo-Carr has agreed to a one-year contract extension, securing his place at the Club until the end of the 2027 NRL season.Since arriving at Parramatta, Addo-Carr has been a standout…

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2rt0xs6nbn9k0 July 20, 2017 at 5:41pm

go king gutho! the man is a future immortal. its hard to find parra blogs about parra these days.
2rt0xs6nbn9k0 July 20, 2017 at 6:02pm

absolutely slip and he is always getting better some inside the eels staff think he could be a billy slater because he just trains the house down and works on all skills.
CarloEEL2 July 20, 2017 at 6:23pm

The vanilla slice rulez
HKF July 20, 2017 at 6:43pm

I heard he also once beat up Chuck Norris.
- Dave > HKF July 20, 2017 at 6:46pm
  
  Chuck Norris has never visited Australia since Gutho was born
HKF July 20, 2017 at 6:48pm

Gutho is so good he did it over the phone.
- Dave > HKF July 20, 2017 at 6:50pm
  
  I was actually suggesting Chucky boy is so scared of the King he has avoided a meeting on Guthos home patch
  - HKF > Dave July 20, 2017 at 7:21pm
    
    Yes, because Gutho beat him up over the phone.

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