Andrew Davey is returning to the Eels after being granted an immediate release from Canterbury.
Davey will join the Eels this week and is expected to be eligible for selection in the NRL when Parramatta take on the Titans to close out Magic Round next week.
His stint at the Bulldogs lasted just two games and 81 minutes after he joined the club from Manly in the off-season. Davey started off the bench in Canterbury’s last two matches but was not named in their 23-man squad to take on the Dragons on Sunday.
Instead he will re-join the Eels. The deal is for this year and next.
Davey was linked to a return to Parramatta last year but instead opted to join the Bulldogs. He was one of Parramatta’s success stories in 2020 when he made his NRL debut at 28 years of age making him one of the oldest players to feature in their first game.
He played 10 matches for Parramatta that season including two finals losses before joining the Sea Eagles.
His two season stint at Manly was plagued by injuries which restricted him to just two games in 2021 and 18 games last year. He tore his ACL in first season at the Sea Eagles.
Davey’s start to the season with Canterbury was delayed because of a concussion. The Bulldogs have a list of injury concerns with forwards Max King (ribs), Viliame Kikau (pectoral), Chris Patolo (knee) Luke Thompson (foot) and Franklin Pele (arm) out against the Dragons on Sunday.
The Eels still have two roster spots remaining in their top 30 squad.
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Interesting
With all the injuries at the dogs, they still let him go. Dogs mustn't think highly of him. Great, BA keeps adding more below average players to the roster. Super coach must think he can develop players! LOL
Please tell me this is a joke.
No joke - but he's not bad IMO.
Oneill - the gift that keeps on giving.
So is this the X factor player we are getting?
FMD. I thought the plodders we signed for this year are bad enough but this takes the cake.
He played well against us a few weeks back. Looks like he might have beefed up as well
LOL bloody hell.
Another way of looking at this, is that he is better than what we have, which isn't saying a lot.
Davey is big enough to be a middle, although he has always been classed as an edge, I wonder if they are looking to switch him, because his work rate will probably be higher than the other middles we have (in waiting).
Bench position ahead of Makatoa, I think he offers more in attack that "old mak" would not be a lot of diff in ages actually.
Agree
He can play middle too, my guess is he will be a bench middle (prop), it's either that or matto.
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