I’ll be spraying them’: Norman relishes contest against old Parramatta Eels teammates
St George Illawarra playmaker Corey Norman has never been one to bite his tongue.
One of the straightest shooters in the NRL, the 28-year-old had already let his mind wander to next Sunday against his old Parramatta teammates within an hour of full-time on Anzac Day.
“Yeah, I’ll be spraying them,” Norman laughed.
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“I will be throwing a bit of lip on the field but I’ll be getting some back too.
“No doubt I will be seeing a bit of traffic and I’m looking forward to the competition.”
Norman spent all of the past two seasons hearing about what the redeveloped Western Sydney Stadium would be like.
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3:44But come next weekend he’ll run out there a fortnight after the rest of his ex- Eels teammates have, and wearing the Dragons’ Red V.
The Queenslander’s exit from the Eels wasn’t clean cut after a five-season stay there.
He had a year to run on his contract and it came after rumours of him being shopped around by Parramatta for the majority of 2018.
Norman also spent the back half of last season moving between fullback and five- eighth, as his halves partnership with Mitchell Moses never gelled.
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2:07But in his first game up against his old team, Norman insists he won’t be going out there to make a statement.
“There’s no point to prove, it is what it is. I have left there … it’s rugby league and people get moved on,” he said.
“I’m happy now, they’re happy now. It’s just going to be a great game at a new stadium.” Norman watched the Eels’ stadium-opening flogging of the Wests Tigers as closely as anyone.
He recognised the emotion surrounding the club’s return to their Parramatta base, and the excitement But while he knows the ground will continue to provide some kind of advantage for his old club, he doesn’t expect the Eels to maintain the same type of rage.
“That was always going to happen with the new ground there, but I’d be very surprised if they do that again,” Norman said.
“No doubt they will start well again, but the way they started last week was pretty crazy.
“We’ve probably got to step our first half up because they will be coming out firing.”Hey
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I reckon Norman will have a good game, and he knows our strengths and weaknesses. We'll need to be on song to beat St George. First up though we need to beat Newcastle.
Slurp ,
keep doing what you are good at Corey , and leave the rest to the professionals
ps thank god you are gone
Slurp....?
Too what are you referring ?
To what am I referring ??
i think we all know ...lol let’s just say Corey doesn’t drink w a cup
He was our weakness. He's not playing against himself is he? More like playing with himself.
Gold gold gold
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Give em a spray? From him that sounds a bit suss...
It's classic Corey, he doesn't take things too seriously. He's just having a laugh. No harm done.
His laughing attitude was a contributor to his apathetic attitude
he can take his stand up elsewhere
see you Corey not missed
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