FRANK Pritchard admits he thought it was over for him in the NRL after he left Canterbury to go to Super League at the end of 2015 and he congratulates Eels coach Brad Arthur for having the guts to give a 33-year-old forward a shot.
“It’s great to be back,” Pritchard says as he prepares to come off the bench for Parramatta against St George Illawarra at WIN Stadium on Sunday. He made his Eels debut with a 19-minute cameo in which he racked up 64 metres in the first-round win over Manly.
“When you sign with the Super League you think you’re finished in the NRL, there’s no way back. But for me I went over there and had some goals in mind with Hull FC and we achieved a big one, winning the Challenge Cup.
“So it was a pretty easy decision to come back if there was an opportunity and I’m grateful to Brad Arthur for giving me that chance.
“There were probably pros and cons about it for him, but for me it was a case of grab it with both hands and come back and play in the NRL with my little brother (Kaysa) and to represent this great club.”
Pritchard had 13 seasons with the Bulldogs before his single season in England.
“I’m trying to help the younger guys come through, that’s part of my job, but I’m also here to make my own contribution to the team,” he says.
“I might be 33, but it’s just a number. I still believe within myself that I’ve got a lot to give to the team and if I didn’t think so I would’ve just given it away. I love being around the younger boys, they push me as much as I push them. It’s just good to be back.”
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"Pritchard had 13 seasons with the Bulldogs before his single season in England." - lol they really got that one wrong
Probably the same people who said Hayne was a done deal, take it to the bank etc.
Yep, everybody is excited at a new club, big fan of Frank here but he was very poor last week, it was like he was running on a treadmill out there, he was running with no purpose or aggression and was struggling to get a head of steam up, first game back after a long break i understand that but looking for a much better game from Frank today.
guys in Wenty ffs
Lets hope he is more excited this week than last week. He looked almost comatose and only made one decent charge, common' Frank, at least 2 decent charges this week!
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