NRL: Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart and Joseph Tapine spoke to the media following their round 4 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.
It has been revealed that the Parramatta Eels discussed the prospect of recently retired halfback Mitchell Pearce as a possible replacement for the injured Mitch Moses.a mystery third party reportedly encouraged Eels general manager of football Mark O’Neill to entertain the idea however for both he and coach Brad Arthur, it didn’t go anywhere beyond a discussion.The only place to watch every game of every round LIVE with no ad-breaks during play is Fox League, available on Kayo.
Parramatta are rolling with young gun Blaize Talagi to partner Dylan Brown in the halves for the Easter Monday clash against the Tigers. Moses is set to miss up to three months with a fractured foot. NRL great Gorden Tallis said “why wouldn’t” the Eels discuss the possibility of signing Pearce, while James Graham said Pearce made the right decision.
“For Mitch, he’d be mad to come back and play. Imagine him coming back and the media scrutiny, the pressure. It would be a huge story,” Graham said on Triple M. “Could he cope with it? Absolutely, yes. But does he want to put himself and his family through that again? I’d be amazed if he came back.”
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