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Burt signs on again
BRAD EARL
21jun06
LUKE Burt, a forgotten man at the Parramatta Eels this year, has sprung up in 2007 coach Michael Hagan's plans after the club re-signed the outside back this week.
But specialist interchange forward Dean Widders is poised to join South Sydney next season after being given permission to negotiate. Eels chief executive Denis Fitzgerald confirmed both developments yesterday as the June 30 anti-tampering deadline draws closer.
Burt, who has played all his career with Parramatta, has been retained for a further two years.
The 25-year-old was dropped to Premier League after round three of this season and has been sidelined with a broken ankle since early last month.
With fullback Wade McKinnon set to leave, Burt could come into contention for that position or on the wing if boom rookie Jarryd Hayne is switched to No. 1.
Burt's goalkicking is an asset, with young centre Brett Delaney having had mixed results since taking over those duties.
As well as McKinnon and Widders, five-eighth/hooker John Morris appears to be on the way out.
Morris, who has expressed disappointment that the club hasn't made him an offer to re-sign, is being chased by Wests Tigers to replace departing halfback Scott Prince.
* AN Eels quartet has made the NSW Residents team to play Queensland Residents in the curtain-raiser to State of Origin III in Melbourne in a fortnight: winger John Williams, second-rower Zeb Taia, prop Josh Cordoba and utility Luke O'Dwyer (interchange).
BRAD EARL
21jun06
LUKE Burt, a forgotten man at the Parramatta Eels this year, has sprung up in 2007 coach Michael Hagan's plans after the club re-signed the outside back this week.
But specialist interchange forward Dean Widders is poised to join South Sydney next season after being given permission to negotiate. Eels chief executive Denis Fitzgerald confirmed both developments yesterday as the June 30 anti-tampering deadline draws closer.
Burt, who has played all his career with Parramatta, has been retained for a further two years.
The 25-year-old was dropped to Premier League after round three of this season and has been sidelined with a broken ankle since early last month.
With fullback Wade McKinnon set to leave, Burt could come into contention for that position or on the wing if boom rookie Jarryd Hayne is switched to No. 1.
Burt's goalkicking is an asset, with young centre Brett Delaney having had mixed results since taking over those duties.
As well as McKinnon and Widders, five-eighth/hooker John Morris appears to be on the way out.
Morris, who has expressed disappointment that the club hasn't made him an offer to re-sign, is being chased by Wests Tigers to replace departing halfback Scott Prince.
* AN Eels quartet has made the NSW Residents team to play Queensland Residents in the curtain-raiser to State of Origin III in Melbourne in a fortnight: winger John Williams, second-rower Zeb Taia, prop Josh Cordoba and utility Luke O'Dwyer (interchange).
Best news i've heard all day! 
