Kaufusi agrees to a new two year contract.

The Parramatta Eels signing spree is set to continue with young gun prop Oregon Kaufusi to sign a two-year contract extension until the end of 2022.

In another major boost for the Eels football department, Kaufusi will put pen to paper a tick over 24 hours after boom rookie Dylan Brown agreed to a three-year extension until the end of 2023.

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The Eels will now shift their attention to re-signing another outstanding young gun in hooker Reed Mahoney.

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While Mahoney is signed for next season, the Eels see him as a genuine long-term no. 9 and are hopeful of coming to terms on a contract extension.

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Kaufusi is an emerging front-rower who played 10 NRL matches for the Eels last season and has long been regarded as one of Parramatta’s best emerging talents.

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The retention of the 20-year-old front-rower offsets the loss of Parramatta rookies Stefano Utoikamanu to the Wests Tigers and Trey Mooney to the Canberra Raiders over the course of the last month.

While the Eels football department has come under fire for its penchant for dragging out contract negotiations, the retention of Brown and Kaufusi shows the retention and recruitment committee is making some strong decisions.

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jcmusic December 4, 2019 at 3:24pm

Good to see Kaufusi locked in.
Wile E. Coyote December 4, 2019 at 3:48pm

great news
Mr 'BringBackFitzy' Analyst December 4, 2019 at 3:50pm

Lurker will be in the foetal position, you beat him to the blog.
Alan Hunt December 4, 2019 at 3:50pm

Awesome news, Oregon was a must re-sign after the lost of Stefano.

i can see him getting a regular bench spot this season.
- Outrunna > Alan Hunt December 4, 2019 at 4:09pm
  
  Al, despite the loss of Stefano i am pretty happy with the Eels management. Especially Oneil. With the recruitment of Blake, Matterson,RCG and now the retention of Kaufusi and Brown they seem to be on the right track. Now with Johns as halves coach and hopefully Mahoney resigning i am expexting big things
  - Alan Hunt > Outrunna December 4, 2019 at 4:17pm
    
    And that's fine, we chose Kaufusi who seems like the more mature kid and easier to deal with. I would of been scratching my head if we had of lost both.
    - Outrunna > Alan Hunt December 4, 2019 at 7:40pm
      
      I think Kaufusi has let his footy do the talking and deserves his spot in first grade for next year.Even if Stefano plays a couple of good games, i think we made the right choice overall
- Frank The Tank > Alan Hunt December 4, 2019 at 10:25pm
  
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Earl Grey December 4, 2019 at 3:54pm

Let's see if we can get Michael Ennis over from Canberra to work with Mahoney as an incentive to re-sign.
- John Eel > Earl Grey December 4, 2019 at 5:27pm
  
  Joey Johns will be working with Mahoney. There would be nothing wrong with Ennis

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