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Monaghan and Wiki weighing things up before re-signing
By Steve Mascord (Sydney Morning Herald)
May 31, 2004
Canberra pair Joel Monaghan and Ruben Wiki yesterday told the club they would not be re-signing before the June 30 anti-tampering deadline.
Centre Monaghan scored three tries in Saturday night's 48-22 win over Manly at Canberra Stadium but could now be joining brother Michael at the Sea Eagles.
Agent Jim Banaghan, who represents Monaghan and Wiki, met with Raiders coach Matthew Elliott and general manager Don Furner at Canberra Airport yesterday morning.
"I informed the Raiders that Ruben would not be re-signing before June 30 - he wants to wait and assess his options on the open market, both here and overseas," said Banaghan.
"He also wants to contemplate his career post-playing. This will be his last contract and there are a lot of things to consider.
"Joel wants to wait for a couple of reasons. He wants to see who the club signs for next year and how the Raiders position themselves for the season ahead.
"And he wants to gauge his market worth, find out if there is any interest out there from other clubs."
Banaghan again asserted that the Raiders had made no "firm" offer for Monaghan, explaining "the only offer from them is one we turned down in February".
"The right decision is the right decision - whether it is in June or August," said Banaghan.
The news on Monaghan will be welcomed by Manly, who were outgunned in the second half after the scores were tied 16-16 at half-time. The Sea Eagles hope to have Sam Harris (back), Shayne Dunley (chest) and Chad Randall (hamstring) return for Sunday's game against Penrith.
The Raiders, who unveiled a new brand of flashy attack in Saturday's game, will have Luke Davico (ribs) and Ian Hindmarsh (quadriceps) back to play against the Warriors on Sunday.
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What a surprise that both men are managed by the same manager, and both have said publicly that they want to stay... yet obviously a little birdie have gotten in their ears and told them to wait so he can get a bigger slice of the pie. Ridiculous. Player managers are pure evil.
Keep your grubby hands off them, all of you!
By Steve Mascord (Sydney Morning Herald)
May 31, 2004
Canberra pair Joel Monaghan and Ruben Wiki yesterday told the club they would not be re-signing before the June 30 anti-tampering deadline.
Centre Monaghan scored three tries in Saturday night's 48-22 win over Manly at Canberra Stadium but could now be joining brother Michael at the Sea Eagles.
Agent Jim Banaghan, who represents Monaghan and Wiki, met with Raiders coach Matthew Elliott and general manager Don Furner at Canberra Airport yesterday morning.
"I informed the Raiders that Ruben would not be re-signing before June 30 - he wants to wait and assess his options on the open market, both here and overseas," said Banaghan.
"He also wants to contemplate his career post-playing. This will be his last contract and there are a lot of things to consider.
"Joel wants to wait for a couple of reasons. He wants to see who the club signs for next year and how the Raiders position themselves for the season ahead.
"And he wants to gauge his market worth, find out if there is any interest out there from other clubs."
Banaghan again asserted that the Raiders had made no "firm" offer for Monaghan, explaining "the only offer from them is one we turned down in February".
"The right decision is the right decision - whether it is in June or August," said Banaghan.
The news on Monaghan will be welcomed by Manly, who were outgunned in the second half after the scores were tied 16-16 at half-time. The Sea Eagles hope to have Sam Harris (back), Shayne Dunley (chest) and Chad Randall (hamstring) return for Sunday's game against Penrith.
The Raiders, who unveiled a new brand of flashy attack in Saturday's game, will have Luke Davico (ribs) and Ian Hindmarsh (quadriceps) back to play against the Warriors on Sunday.
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What a surprise that both men are managed by the same manager, and both have said publicly that they want to stay... yet obviously a little birdie have gotten in their ears and told them to wait so he can get a bigger slice of the pie. Ridiculous. Player managers are pure evil.
Keep your grubby hands off them, all of you!
