Official: Parramatta Eels upgrade Teancum Brown

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/

"Absolutely, Mitchy. Pay, Dymock, Smith, McCracken—The Big Four—added class and steel. But without the SL war, they don't happen. IMO, without Walsh, who saved more tries than he scored, the Broncos probably don't win the 2025 GF."

"This is good for Iongi. May a far more high profile player; portaryed as 'violated', will hog the headlines and the NRL will need to be fair to he and Iongi when assessing any potential NRL sanctions. "

"Agreed, I also think when B Smith had that team in the 98 era (Pay / McCracken / Smith / Dymock) plus some others we had the steel; it was when they left for me that we softened a tad. I was at the minor semi againts Norths at Parra when we belted…"

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Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 February 26, 2026 at 7:55am

Ryles = development

Bushie = stuff development as his job is more important
- Poupou Escobar > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 February 26, 2026 at 8:04am
  
  If development is part of a coach's KPIs he will focus on it. If it isn't, he won't. Half the 2022 grand final side came through our pathways.
  - iamnot > Poupou Escobar February 26, 2026 at 8:19am
    
    Half the GF side? From my memory, out of the top 17, the only players that came through the Parramatta development pathways system were
    
    3. Will Penisini
    
    6. Dylan Brown
    
    10. Junior Paulo
    
    13. Matterson
    
    15. Jake Arthur*
    
    16. Oregon Kaufusi
    
    17. Marata Niukore
    
    *denotes a nepo selection
    - SuperEel 22 > iamnot February 26, 2026 at 9:13am
      
      Reed Mahoney (we didn't poach him, he was released and we picked him up). So what's that, 8/17. pretty close to half.
      
      Interestingly, some of the key players in that 2022 grand final side, all played in Parramatta's 2017 Under 20s grand final: Mahoney, Brown and Kaufusi with Ray Stone also in that team.
      
      I would say it's inaccurate to wholly state Brad didn't want to bring juniors through. He demonstrably did. However I'd say he didn't trust as much in first grade as Jason Ryles does.
      - Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 > SuperEel 22 February 26, 2026 at 9:38am
        
        I didn't like Brad's style of filling reserve grade with rejected players from other clubs. That's what you call a shitbox system that Ryles cleared up pretty quickly.
        
        Werimu Greig
        
        Jack Cini
        
        Momosia
        
        Murchie
        
        Isaac Lumelume
        
        Michael Oldfield
        
        Asi
        
        I could name another 10
        
        This is why Parramatta stagnated in development with all these players blocking pathways.
        
        Mitchy > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 February 26, 2026 at 9:41am
        
        Chiefy, pls don't mate. I am still getting psychology from some of these.
        
        Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 > Mitchy February 26, 2026 at 12:00pm
        
        Lol
        
        Coryn Hughes > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 February 26, 2026 at 10:47am
        
        Semi Radradra you seen anyone like him in the last 2 decades at Parra.
        
        I mean how longs a piece of string chief again I can see the context and cherry picking is still strong with you.
        
        Did Brad secretly bang your wife at a Parra function as I see he's still living rent free.
        
        iamnot > Coryn Hughes February 26, 2026 at 11:00am
        
        Radradra debuted under Ricky Stuart in 2013, when Arthur was at Manly.
        
        Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 > iamnot February 26, 2026 at 12:08pm
        
        Yep. And so did jnr paulo, but don’t hurt Coryn's feelings imanot, because he's always said Radrandra was BA'S biggest find.lol