Parramatta Eels forward Ryan Matterson had a deal in place with the Gold Coast Titans for a move there, however the deal has now reportedly fallen through. Details as to why the deal fell through are not available. It means the 189 NRL game veteran will remain at Parramatta for 2026 on a salary reportedly worth $700k.
The fact a team was interested shocked me but it is disappointing as we know Matterson will not feature in 2026, even if he did it would be in a very minimal role as Ryles moves towards the likes of Moretti, Tuivaiti, Guymer and Talagi as future middles.
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Mitchy, you are being unfair, those morons as you referred to them were between a rock and a hard place. Matto had virtually signed to go with Bennett at the Dolphins, the hard place is we had just lost 3 players because we could not match the new salary demands.
There is always a solution Poppa; it seems we were played into paying too much $$$; lets be honest he had a decent 22 and 21; the money we signed him for and others is the issue. He is a second rower and I say again he was paid on potential. I get it we lost players that season and there was little succession planning going on.
You compare that to the last 12 months - we have some kids being given a go and doing well, and players have been moved on who wanted to leave and we have not lost much at all in terms of on field skil; if anything we look better in some key areas.
Well thats nothing but your opinion Ploppa. " all but signed with Bennett ". Says who ? You ? ., he went for a tour , Bennett in my opinion would've met him and turned him around as quick as he got there. Yoir mate Oneill cummed in his jocks and threw the kitchen sink at him as yes m he'd lost a few players. Maybe if he was a bit smarter she'd have let Matto walk and maybe he'd have had the funds to keep one or two of the blokes that actualy had options., but as usual he was able to sign the low hanging fruit. The bloke with the red pen next to his name that said fuckwit was the bloke he was able to get the autograph of., If Bennett rated him enough to sign him then why hasn't he grabbed him now ?
Every thing I say is my opinion Wiz, what's different to your rantings that you carried on in this thread. Nothing you have said has any reliability only your ongoing bias and disillusionist mentality.
Context is if Bennett rated him why hasn't he grabbed him now? Basically because he doesn't trust him after (Matto) verbally committed to him. Wakey Wakey sony boy, your no fcuking genius!
Mitchy, "there is always a solution"....especially after the event! My point to you is your wordings of "morons" being a hindsight and therefore unfair comment. Critique by all means but those morons as you called them made a decision that was above yours and Wiz's pay grade!..... Once your on the pot and shit! there is no point in looking back, you know what you have done and live with it. 3 years later and you want to prove how correct you are....what did you say at the time?
Matto verbally committed to Bennett did he ?
Poppa, the proof is in the pudding; he has been overpaid and has not lived up to anything besides an avg NRL player. There is always a solution - thats why the R and R are there. My pay grade? Not sure about that. Benny offered him good coin as the Phins needed players.
You mention 3 years later - that is a good point Poppa, as he has done SFA in that time and been paid handsomely well. Ryles comes in and adjusts things and Matto is free to go, and the R and R know they are on the line too no doubt. Matterson should have kicked on and has had ample time to; and his value has no doubt dropped.
Mitchy, surely you can accept that all your comments are in hindsight, no one is arguing about the last 3 years and therefore critique has nothing relevant to the situation.
Write a blog about the ineptitude of the R&R by all means, suggesting there "morons and idiots" seems an unfair judgement for an educator like you.
Lets accept that Matto hasn't tried for the last 2 seasons, can you say that about the R&R i.e. haven't tried. Ryles made the comment in the recent father & son podcast by Matty Johns that the hardest part of the new coaching regime is him not realising how hard the R&R process is is.
Pops I stand by my comments along with the ones I have made about others such as DB.
Fine Mitchy, you are entitled to any comments you want to bring forward.
As long as the debate is healthy it is a natural cause, I have been guity of calling people Morons and Idiots on plenty of occasions as well.
I hope you don't mind that the debate has taken a different direction by looking at the discussions that took place at the time and maybe the fact that Wiz carries so many natural biases in these area's of discussion that he has the credentials of a fool.
I have said it a few times but it is one example of how this current committee showed signs of panic. They lost Mahoney, Papali'i, Kaufusi and Stone all reletively close to each other. Then Paulo and RCG flirted with the Dolphins, then Matto did too. To avoid more backlash losing forwards, plus Matterson who was coming off being selected for NSW and let's be fair had a really good 2022 season, they caved and offered him a great deal. Average of around $600k per year and 4 years, for a bench player.
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