Eels tear up Michael Jennings’ contract

The former Australian international currently works for a building company while he awaits a verdict on his drug cheating charges.

WEEKEND EDITOR
FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Parramatta has torn up Michael Jennings’ $8000 a week salary while he is banned for alleged drug cheating.

Jennings was suspended by the NRL last October for returning a positive sample for banned substances Ligandrol and Ibutamoren and three of their metabolites.

The former Australian international currently works for a building company while he awaits a verdict.

According to Phil Rotherfield from The Daily Telegraph, the Eels will continue to provide welfare support but have suspended the 32-year-old’s contract which expires at the end of the year.

Jennings has played 298 games and scored 154 tries in the NRL since his debut for Penrith in 2007.

He crossed to the Roosters in 2013 and then to the Eels in 2016, where he has made 105 appearances.

"He would know (and so would we) that after getting him off our books we would be forced to spend his cap space on other players. You can't leave a $700k gap in your salary cap. The NRL rules state you have to spend at least 97.5% of it. So we would…"

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Shawn peters February 28, 2021 at 12:33pm

I thought this is parramattalurkers material, anyway stating the obvious really
- BEM > Shawn peters February 28, 2021 at 12:36pm
  
  I don't like it.
  - colin hussey > BEM February 28, 2021 at 12:54pm
    
    I'm a bit in the same view BEM, and makes me wonder if the club/NRL have received a verdict on the allegation.
- MontoEel > Shawn peters February 28, 2021 at 12:56pm
  
  I don't like it either. It needs an investigation. Where are the Mods?
MontoEel February 28, 2021 at 12:55pm

Gee, I wouldnt mind $8000 a week. These blokes are on such a good salary doing what they love and some of them do some of the really dumbest things.
Acme February 28, 2021 at 1:10pm

Good. It's obvious now he cheated. Let's move on and forget about him. He was a great player but he's let everyone down by being selfish and stupid.
- LegendTHECROWEELS > Acme February 28, 2021 at 1:13pm
  
  I know prob a dumb question. But if we tear up contract do we still have to pay the reamining amounts?
  - Scott Gregs > LegendTHECROWEELS February 28, 2021 at 1:17pm
    
    Depends on the result of the B Sample.
    
    Scott
    - LegendTHECROWEELS > Scott Gregs February 28, 2021 at 3:25pm
      
      Thanks mate
      
      Not really up to speed on that
  - Acme > LegendTHECROWEELS February 28, 2021 at 1:17pm
    
    Parramatta has torn up Michael Jennings’ $8000 a week salary while he is banned for alleged drug cheating.
    
    I would assume only if he is found not to have cheated.
    
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