The Parramatta Eels are pleased to announce that rising talent Teancum Brown has been upgraded to a development contract for the 2026 season, and an NRL contract extension for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
Brown joined the Eels in 2024 in the Club’s Jersey Flegg squad and has since demonstrated steady improvement, and a commitment to developing his all-round game.
General Manager of Football Mark O’Neill praised Brown’s recent form and commitment to improvement.
“Teancum thoroughly deserves this opportunity. He has worked incredibly hard during the pre-season which impressed his teammates and coaches.” O’Neill said. “Teancum has a good engine for a big man, loves to compete and he displayed a level of confidence in the trial matches which he can take into the season ahead."
The development contract in 2026 will allow Brown to continue training full-time within the NRL system, gaining valuable experience alongside the Club’s senior squad. His upgraded deal through 2028 reflects the Eels’ long-term belief in his potential and the role he can play at NRL level in the coming seasons.
Source: https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2026/02/25/parramatta-eels-upgrade-teancum-brown/
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This is the type of guy we want to be building our future around and I'm not putting roadblocks in his way to do it.If we were as in the other thread to get Barnett this year with a player swap great but come 27-28 if this guys still on the up all the old heads move out of the way we've by the looks of things got 3 potentially 4 good middles in our ranks.
Awesome, locking up our future front row stars before the season starts and the vultures circle when they're see what he can do. Brown and Tuivaiti will form a deadly combo in a few years.
He and Sam will replicate what Junior and Gillard were doing at their peak.
Need to keep junior for another year to help these young blokes progress into the stars they will be.
Chalk another receipt EA. You told me to keep an eye out for Brown at the start of preseason that could go places. Great to see the juniors wanting to hang around. Credit to Ryles and the whole organisation for creating an environment where the players want to stay to play
EA, Can you bring us up to date from where Nrown arrive from? Junior pathways? NZ?
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