NRL bad boy's mooted return divides club

Talented former bad boy Kenny Edwards wants to rejoin the Eels in 2023 - but the potential move has split the club.

After losing the nucleus of their forward pack to rival clubs for next year, the coaching and playing group want the 32-year-old back-rower back on board.

But Eels management are baulking at the suggestion due to Edwards' long rap sheet in his six seasons at the club.

Edwards was in strife for off-field incidents more than once in his time at the Eels and eventually released from his contract in 2018.

But the ball-playing back-rower is now 32, and those close to him say he has changed his ways, and he is among the best forwards in the Super League.

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He has been offered a new deal by his current club Castleford but is keen to return and help the Eels.

The club has lost forwards Isaiah Papali'i to the Tigers, Marata Niukore to the Warriors, Reed Mahoney to the Bulldogs and Ray Stone to the Dolphins, while Wide World of Sports revealed that Blues Origin forward Ryan Matterson is also on the verge of signing with the Dolphins.

"I watched one nswcup game he played earlier in the year and he looked good on that right wing. Finally moving freely and seemed to have his agility back. No chance he will get picked in nrl with Lomax and Simonsson there but that doesn't mean he…"

"Cleary had a blinder, but I will say the NRL and asociated media do have their darling teams. Broncs, Roosters, Penrith, Storm, Manly, Souths and Dogs."

"If you can't figure out that the NRL isn't corrupt after 40yrs then I'm afraid you never will. Yes, I still occasionally watch the games and watch the Eels as I have for over 40 yrs but I'm not blind to the fact that Rugby League will never be as…"

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Fiddy June 1, 2022 at 9:48am

For no more than 250, i'd take him
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  - Randy Handlinger June 1, 2022 at 10:33am
    
    X3
- Fuuuuuui > Fiddy June 1, 2022 at 12:43pm
  
  x4
- LegendTHECROWEELS > Fiddy June 1, 2022 at 5:01pm
  
  X5
- Frank The Tank > Fiddy June 1, 2022 at 8:24pm
  
  X6
Wile E. Coyote June 1, 2022 at 9:58am

Why has it split the club - the players or other staff?
- Brett Allen > Wile E. Coyote June 1, 2022 at 10:01am
  
  Players and coaches want him, not so much the admin
  - Wile E. Coyote > Brett Allen June 1, 2022 at 1:37pm
    
    Then I I agree with Fiddy
- MeelK > Wile E. Coyote June 1, 2022 at 10:01am
  
  "After losing the nucleus of their forward pack to rival clubs for next year, the coaching and playing group want the 32-year-old back-rower back on board.
  
  But Eels management are baulking at the suggestion due to Edwards' long rap sheet in his six seasons at the club."
playthedoors June 1, 2022 at 10:06am

It's a no x 100 billion from me.