Guess all the talk about tuiaki to parra is starting to sound true... From the telegraph
PARRAMATTA have emerged as a possible
saviour for blockbusting winger Taniela
Tuiaki, whose future is still clouded by a
serious ankle injury he suffered almost one
year ago. Tigers insiders have told us there's no chance
the club will extend Tuiaki's contract, which
expires in a few months. Sidelined since round
24 last season, the Tongan powerhouse is
desperately trying to return to the field to prove
his fitness to other clubs in the market for wingers next year. Still yet to offer Eric Grothe a new deal,
Parramatta could fall into that category. We
can reveal at least one Eels board member has
been keeping tabs on Tuiaki's recovery,
speaking to the 28-year-old on the phone
regularly over the past few months. "Guru [Grothe] would be the priority to keep
because he's part of the fabric, but if that
doesn't happen we'd take a closer look at
Tuiaki," a Parramatta insider said. As for Tuiaki's comeback date, we're receiving
mixed messages. The winger himself has been
telling friends he could return in as little as four
weeks after hitting full pace at training
recently. Some at the Tigers, however, privately doubt
he'll return in 2010 - let alone regain his
reputation as one of the game's most feared
ball-runners.
PARRAMATTA have emerged as a possible
saviour for blockbusting winger Taniela
Tuiaki, whose future is still clouded by a
serious ankle injury he suffered almost one
year ago. Tigers insiders have told us there's no chance
the club will extend Tuiaki's contract, which
expires in a few months. Sidelined since round
24 last season, the Tongan powerhouse is
desperately trying to return to the field to prove
his fitness to other clubs in the market for wingers next year. Still yet to offer Eric Grothe a new deal,
Parramatta could fall into that category. We
can reveal at least one Eels board member has
been keeping tabs on Tuiaki's recovery,
speaking to the 28-year-old on the phone
regularly over the past few months. "Guru [Grothe] would be the priority to keep
because he's part of the fabric, but if that
doesn't happen we'd take a closer look at
Tuiaki," a Parramatta insider said. As for Tuiaki's comeback date, we're receiving
mixed messages. The winger himself has been
telling friends he could return in as little as four
weeks after hitting full pace at training
recently. Some at the Tigers, however, privately doubt
he'll return in 2010 - let alone regain his
reputation as one of the game's most feared
ball-runners.