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If we were interested in Ethan Cook, we've missed out. He's off to the Panthers.
Source: @BrettKeeble (Newcastle Herald)
Source: @BrettKeeble (Newcastle Herald)
NORTH Queensland have moved a step closer to securing James Tamou, with wooden spooners Parramatta resigned to the Blues enforcer pledging his future to the Cowboys.
Tamou has been linked with the Eels by virtue of his relationship with new coach Ricky Stuart, who convinced the 113kg man mountain to renounce his Kiwi ties to play under him at Origin level.
But the Eels believe they are long odds to lure Tamou, given the Test prop's breakthrough season in which he helped the Cowboys reach the finals.
The 23-year-old could attract offers exceeding $500,000 a season on the open market, but Tamou says he has no plans to quit the Cowboys club that threw him a lifeline from the Roosters in 2009.
"North Queensland is a great town, we have a great fan base and I couldn't ask for more," he said.
"Hopefully, we can go further (next season) ... the Cowboys gave me a real opportunity and I want to repay them for that."
The rampaging Tamou is a priority re-signing, but the club faces retention headaches with star contingent Matt Scott, Johnathan Thurston, Matt Bowen, Brent Tate and Dallas Johnson also off contract at the end of next season.
"I would like to think we can keep them all, hopefully," said chief executive Peter Jourdain.
Tamou, Scott, Tate and Thurston have been added to Australia's train-on squad for next month's one-off trans-Tasman Test in Townsville.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...th-cowboys-again/story-e6frep7f-1226476033815
Here's one to fire up RAM.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/nr...a-eagles-in-2012/story-fn7shzfu-1226474548437
So our recruitment should be to sign any junior that Manly wants.
So our recruitment should be to sign any junior that Manly wants.
@NRLRumourJG: For those of you asking, I'm hearing Blake Ashyford to Souths or Eels
I've always liked this bloke, hope we are talking to him...