NRL News and the Mole Claiming Waqa Blake in danger of being squeezed out!

Grand final centre Waqa Blake is in danger of being squeezed out of Parramatta by salary cap pressure.

Blake is coming off contract at season's end and rival clubs are circling, realising the Eels will find it hard to retain the tall outside back.

With Mitchell Moses unlikely to go to the Tigers following their abysmal start to the year, the Eels will upgrade and extend him, making it difficult for them to retain all their current squad.

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The 28-year-old has had a mixed time with Parramatta but is a player with pace and flair who knows his way to the tryline and would have no trouble finding another NRL club.

"It won't even go on the cap. If worse comes to worse swap with any decent player and Melb pay half the contract. I have a feeling we gonna end up with nothing."

Replies

Old School Eel March 15, 2023 at 9:57am

Good!
- Electric Eel 2 > Old School Eel March 15, 2023 at 9:58am
  
  LOL, I was waiting for a response like that. I think there will be plenty of a similar nature!
- Zip zip > Old School Eel March 15, 2023 at 2:41pm
  
  Too many defensive errors in him. He would be a good replacement for Dom Young at the knights (height and size) or the hopeless Tigers
The Captain March 15, 2023 at 10:31am

If he has no trouble finding a new club maybe he'd like to head there early.

Us taking Waqa as an experiment when Penrith were paying freight was the right move, but the experiment has failed and we have better talent coming through. He needs to go.
- John Boyle > The Captain March 15, 2023 at 12:29pm
  
  But why isn't that talent playing if there is better coming through?
  - Frank The Tank > John Boyle March 15, 2023 at 5:40pm
    
    My thoughts exactly
    - SneakyEel > Frank The Tank March 15, 2023 at 10:03pm
      
      Asi will run rings around Waqa has so much more upside
Eel4ever March 15, 2023 at 10:40am

"rival clubs are circling, realising the Eels will find it hard to retain the tall outside back".

You mean rival clubs are circling their wagons to prevent Waqa from ever seeing their club.

Come on seriously, could we really be that tight on our salary cap?

Waqa thanks mate but its time ESL is calling, for fcuks sake pick up.
- Muttman > Eel4ever March 15, 2023 at 10:45am
  
  "You mean rival clubs are circling their wagons to prevent Waqa from ever seeing their club"....hahahahaha. Lol
- Driza > Eel4ever March 15, 2023 at 6:24pm
  
  NSW Cup rivals maybe .