There's no real scoop here. Parramatta's head of strength and conditioning said he was running last week which means he is very close to playing. BA said he has a fitness test tomorrow to determine if he will be available on the weekend. BA mentioned that they won't risk him though if he is 50/50.
"I will say that is a pretty poor 2027 squad and with only 9 spots available with more to re-sign, dear lord.
But i would lean on the departing team. Mainly due to the spine."
"I saw that this moring (UK time), yes. But we'll never know if he cost us 50k more than he would have a few weeks ago. Same for Apa, I think he would have signed a 1y NRL contract for next year."
"The 2026-2031 stuff was player options. His contract ended at the end of 2025, meaning he was free to talk to rivals in November 2024. The options only came into play if he activated them, and he didn't. Matterson's contract also ended in 2025 but…"
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There's no real scoop here. Parramatta's head of strength and conditioning said he was running last week which means he is very close to playing. BA said he has a fitness test tomorrow to determine if he will be available on the weekend. BA mentioned that they won't risk him though if he is 50/50.
Surely there's someone at 1eyed who's in the bubble!
Yer there is but I'm not aloud to say who
So you are saying next time Shawn has a leak you will hold his pencil?
He'll be named on the reserves bench with Smith at 6. I'm tipping Brown may just get in at the last minute
I'm with you on this one Chiefly. BA has been coy about it since last week. I think he will play
How bout a surviving of Niukora aswell?
Reviving ? I hope so
Tip. It's in