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[Johnny88]

Parramatta won’t pay Brown a bonus so he’ll scrap contract clause​

Adrian Proszenko​

February 5, 2025 — 3.54pm

Parramatta won’t budge on their offer to Dylan Brown despite his management seeking a financial incentive to remove the first get-out clause in his contract.
Brown’s deal does not expire until the end of 2031, but the playmaker can still test his value on the open market. A clause in the contract gives him until round 10 of this season to negotiate with other clubs for next year, while there is another option to do likewise in a further two seasons. By then, there could be up to two new NRL clubs seeking his services.

Newcastle – yet to settle on a long-term halves combination – are one of several clubs watching the situation with interest.
The Kiwi international is on a deal worth $900,000 a season, while his annual salary will not hit the seven-figure mark until 2026. His management are exploring their options and seeking up to $1.2 million per annum from rival clubs for his signature.

Sources not authorised to comment due to the sensitive nature of negotiations have told this masthead that Brown’s management have asked the Eels if they are prepared to up the ante in return for eliminating the first player option in Brown’s contract. The Eels desperately want Brown to recommit but aren’t prepared to offer him more money, believing his current deal already reflects a long and lucrative investment in the Auckland product.

The decision not to increase Brown’s offer is a statement to the market that the Eels won’t be pressured to further stretch their salary cap.
Eels officials have been criticised for allowing player options in the contracts of Brown, Mitchell Moses and Will Penisini, which cloud their futures. Blaize Talagi, one of Parramatta’s most promising prospects, defected to arch-rivals Penrith after knocking back an option to stay put.
The blue and golds feel they have supported Brown throughout his career, whether it be easing him into the NRL when he experienced back problems or sticking by him after a nightclub incident.


The Brown situation comes at a time of great change for Parramatta. Jason Ryles has taken over as head coach, there are a raft of new players - including Zac Lomax, Josh Addo-Carr, Isaiah Iongi, Jack Williams and Joash Papalii - and chairman Sean McElduff is retiring. The Eels are also just months away from completing their new centre of excellence at Rouse Hill.
In an interview late last year, Brown said he was in no rush to make a decision.
“I love Parramatta,” Brown said at the time. “Whatever happens, happens. Rylesy is obviously there and he’s got some fresh eyes for me to obviously look at the club. I haven’t really thought of it too much.”
Parramatta will give Brown as long as he needs to make his decision, but hope he will recommit before their premiership campaign kicks off.

Parramatta won’t pay Brown a bonus so he’ll scrap contract clause

Dylan Brown’s handlers are hoping to extract more money in return from scrapping his contentious contract clause, but the Eels are standing firm.

www.smh.com.au

 

[T.S Quint]

He is off contract ffs. Should we match whatever rival clubs are offering him? Some of them are more desperate than we are.

Maybe we could offer him a PO in his contract to sweeten the deal.

 

[T.S Quint]

So we agreed to PO's as a way of keeping him....only for him to be able to leave anyway courtesy of same PO's.... Genius

We offer him the PO to get him to sign the original contract. Without it we may not have even had him for the last two years.

 

[Eelogical]

"I love Parramatta, whatever happens, happens. I haven't really thought thought of it too much".

Give me a break. Sort it before the season starts or f**k right off or shove round 10 in your ginger.

 

[Incorrect]

Parramatta won’t pay Brown a bonus so he’ll scrap contract clause​

Adrian Proszenko​

February 5, 2025 — 3.54pm

Parramatta won’t budge on their offer to Dylan Brown despite his management seeking a financial incentive to remove the first get-out clause in his contract.
Brown’s deal does not expire until the end of 2031, but the playmaker can still test his value on the open market. A clause in the contract gives him until round 10 of this season to negotiate with other clubs for next year, while there is another option to do likewise in a further two seasons. By then, there could be up to two new NRL clubs seeking his services.

Newcastle – yet to settle on a long-term halves combination – are one of several clubs watching the situation with interest.
The Kiwi international is on a deal worth $900,000 a season, while his annual salary will not hit the seven-figure mark until 2026. His management are exploring their options and seeking up to $1.2 million per annum from rival clubs for his signature.

Sources not authorised to comment due to the sensitive nature of negotiations have told this masthead that Brown’s management have asked the Eels if they are prepared to up the ante in return for eliminating the first player option in Brown’s contract. The Eels desperately want Brown to recommit but aren’t prepared to offer him more money, believing his current deal already reflects a long and lucrative investment in the Auckland product.

The decision not to increase Brown’s offer is a statement to the market that the Eels won’t be pressured to further stretch their salary cap.
Eels officials have been criticised for allowing player options in the contracts of Brown, Mitchell Moses and Will Penisini, which cloud their futures. Blaize Talagi, one of Parramatta’s most promising prospects, defected to arch-rivals Penrith after knocking back an option to stay put.
The blue and golds feel they have supported Brown throughout his career, whether it be easing him into the NRL when he experienced back problems or sticking by him after a nightclub incident.


The Brown situation comes at a time of great change for Parramatta. Jason Ryles has taken over as head coach, there are a raft of new players - including Zac Lomax, Josh Addo-Carr, Isaiah Iongi, Jack Williams and Joash Papalii - and chairman Sean McElduff is retiring. The Eels are also just months away from completing their new centre of excellence at Rouse Hill.
In an interview late last year, Brown said he was in no rush to make a decision.
“I love Parramatta,” Brown said at the time. “Whatever happens, happens. Rylesy is obviously there and he’s got some fresh eyes for me to obviously look at the club. I haven’t really thought of it too much.”
Parramatta will give Brown as long as he needs to make his decision, but hope he will recommit before their premiership campaign kicks off.

Parramatta won’t pay Brown a bonus so he’ll scrap contract clause

Dylan Brown’s handlers are hoping to extract more money in return from scrapping his contentious contract clause, but the Eels are standing firm.

www.smh.com.au

As each day passes, I am more and more inclined to think Ryles doesn't want the merkin at the club longer term anyway....

 

[Matty Bhoy]

I will be genuinely surprised if Brown leaves early. Seems to me to be a case of his manager trying to score another 100-200k or so for his client.

 

[T.S Quint]

"The Eels have only got themselves to blame for Brown currently being a free agent with the club agreeing to insert two get out clauses in his eight-year contract until the end of 2031."

Because every star player wants to lock himself in for eight years on the cheap. If only we told him to take it or leave it, he would be stuck at our club on "$850k" (allegedly) forever! FFS ONEAIL!!!!

"In a further bizarre contract twist, Brown has another get out clause prior to round 10 in season 2027 meaning he can tear up the final three years of his blue and gold contract from 2029 to 2031."

He won't have anything to tear up if he doesn't activate the option.

The fact that they keep calling these options "get out clauses" just shows their intent to cause as much trouble as possible.

Imagine thinking someone can just tear up a contract.
He isn't contracted for 2026-2031. He has the option to be if he wants, but as of now he is uncontracted for those year. And these merkins just throw shit around like "pArRa FaNs ShOuLd Be WoRrIeD. bRoWn Is GoNnA rIp Up HiS cOnTrAcT, hur dur"

 

[Incorrect]

We offer him the PO to get him to sign the original contract. Without it we may not have even had him for the last two years.

Gee, that would have been f**ked....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Parramatta won’t budge on their offer to Dylan Brown despite his management seeking a financial incentive to remove the first get-out clause in his contract.

If he signs an extension, the first "clause" (PO) will be superseded. How stupid do these rugby league journos think we are? Are they talking about the second PO?

 

[T.S Quint]

Gee, that would have been f**ked....

Yeah, I bet you were so upset when we announced his re-signing back in 2022.

 

[T.S Quint]

If he signs an extension, the first "clause" (PO) will be superseded. How stupid do these rugby league journos think we are? Are they talking about the second PO?

They're making shit up, is what they're doing.

 

[Incorrect]

The fact that they keep calling these options "get out clauses" just shows their intesnt to cause as much trouble as possible.

Imagine thinking someone can just tear up a contract.
He isn't contracted for 2026-2031. He has the option to be if he wants, but as of now he is uncontracted for those year. And these merkins just throw shit around like "pArRa FaNs ShOuLd Be WoRrIeD. bRoWn Is GoNnA rIp Up HiS cOnTrAcT, hur dur"

You, me and the media can call it whatever we want. Essentially it's a contract until Round 10 2025 at the latest which is nearly halfway through the season at which point it's highly unlikely that a player rumoured to be in $900K for 2026 is still on the market thereby severely limiting our roster mgmt for upcoming seasons.... But anyway, "WhAT's tHE iSsUe, he's oFf ConTRact fFS??!!!"

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So we agreed to PO's as a way of keeping him....only for him to be able to leave anyway courtesy of same PO's.... Genius

The current PO was to keep him up until 2025 at a price we wanted to pay. Without the PO we would've had to pay more.

 

[T.S Quint]

I will be genuinely surprised if Brown leaves early. Seems to me to be a case of his manager trying to score another 100-200k or so for his client.

That's exactly what he's doing.
He has an opportunity to possibly get some more money for his client (which is a manager's job). He can either squeeze it out of Parra or get it from another club. The threat of another club offering more might scare Parra into paying it, however if Parra don't want to pay more, and neither does anyone else, he can just take up the option he had in the first place.

If he ends up leaving you can be sure it will be for more money. I'm of the opinion that Parra should stand firm on what they are already paying him, as they would know his true value and wouldn't want to pay overs. I'd like him to stay, but if he leaves, so be it, but at least we won't be f**king up our cap by overvaluing someone.

 

[T.S Quint]

You, me and the media can call it whatever we want. Essentially it's a contract until Round 10 2025 at the latest which is nearly halfway through the season at which point it's highly unlikely that a player rumoured to be in $900K for 2026 is still on the market thereby severely limiting our roster mgmt for upcoming seasons.... But anyway, "WhAT's tHE iSsUe, he's oFf ConTRact fFS??!!!"

If he didn't have the PO he could still wait until round 10 to let us know what he's doing anyway.
In fact he could wait longer.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Maybe we could offer him a PO in his contract to sweeten the deal.

Or at least keep his price down. Looks like he wants more money rather than taking his existing PO for a lower price + second PO in three years.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We offer him the PO to get him to sign the original contract. Without it we may not have even had him for the last two years.

ffs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They're making shit up, is what they're doing.

Even this is disingenuous: "The decision not to increase Brown’s offer is a statement to the market that the Eels won’t be pressured to further stretch their salary cap."

It's a statement to Drown and his manager. The 'market' only cares that Drown is available. Whatever offer we do/don't make won't impact the offers of rival clubs.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That's exactly what he's doing.
He has an opportunity to possibly get some more money for his client (which is a manager's job). He can either squeeze it out of Parra or get it from another club. The threat of another club offering more might scare Parra into paying it, however if Parra don't want to pay more, and neither does anyone else, he can just take up the option he had in the first place.

If he ends up leaving you can be sure it will be for more money. I'm of the opinion that Parra should stand firm on what they are already paying him, as they would know his true value and wouldn't want to pay overs. I'd like him to stay, but if he leaves, so be it, but at least we won't be f**king up our cap by overvaluing someone.

And if the option is worth so much to him, why is he willing to give up his current contract (with second PO) and f**k off to a club that will presumably pay him more but without the PO? Surely he would prefer to hAvE aLl ThE pOwEr In ThE nEgOtIaTiOn!!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If he didn't have the PO he could still wait until round 10 to let us know what he's doing anyway.
In fact he could wait longer.

Moses did last time he re-signed. He was announced after round 11.