Will Hopoate could leave Parramatta Eels after failed TPAs

[Loobs]

The two years off ruined his game. And for what ? Just do 5 mins research into Joseph Smith, and Mormonism, and you'll come away dumbfounded. We all make choices, some of them silly ones. No one is perfect. But, ffs, he had the prospect of s great career @ MMWSE.

Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

 

[Peter C]

semi rantatdara or whatever his name is likely to go to European Union - it just keeps coming

Now that is a surprise, he's the only decent player in the backs that they have

 

[Shoe1]

I think married life now has caught up with him, lost his speed and not the same player and certainly not worth top $$$$

I got faster after I got married.

It was the years off that wrecked his potential, a bit like his uncle Albert

 

[sheridanstand78]

Not happy with any of the Hoppa clan, we as a club have bent over backwards time and time again and young Will took the coin from an enemy, no way back Will!

 

[Vyssini]

I got faster after I got married.

It was the years off that wrecked his potential, a bit like his uncle Albert

We aren't talking about length of coitus...

 

[double hoops]

Still think we need another outside back who is as quick as snake. But I can see Bozo wanting Hoppa. 3rd parties bozo, leave plenty of room for more signings yet.

 

[HappilyManly]

Still think we need another outside back who is as quick as snake. But I can see Bozo wanting Hoppa. 3rd parties bozo, leave plenty of room for more signings yet.

Speed is exactly what Hoppa lost

Forwards who can actually off load is the second phase plays that we lack

 

[Remi]

I got faster after I got married.

It was the years off that wrecked his potential, a bit like his uncle Albert

I got faster after I got married.

It was the years off that wrecked his potential, a bit like his uncle Albert

It certainly was a bad move, his brother Jamil should have been the one to go but the church probably didn't want him. Lol

 

[killerspud]

I wonder how Mr Bochoc is feeling bout all this possible player movement? Hmmm almost feel sorry for him...almost.

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Hoppa has now lost it and we have his positions covered

Agreed. We have quality backs that are in for the long haul. What we need are some aggressive forwards.

 

[manlyfan76]

Speed is exactly what Hoppa lost

Forwards who can actually off load is the second phase plays that we lack

Like buhrer mataeo and t red?

 

[KOMORI]

See I'd like to see Will back at Manly. He was brilliant in 2011, and was offered a contract he couldn't refuse. Over the next 1-3 seasons we are going to see Killer, Skivvy and Snake retire. I doubt we'd pay $800k for Will, and he'd be pretty handy to have in the backs.

Could have a backline like this:

1) Tom Turbo
2) Taufua
3) Hiku
4) Hoppa
5) Gutho
6) Foran (??)
7) DCE

Perhaps swap Gutho and Hoppa, I'm sure there's ppl more qualified than me to answer that!

That's a pretty strong backline, at least in my opinion..

 

[HappilyManly]

Like buhrer mataeo and t red?

Yes, but another 3 at least

 

[Loobs]

If Hiku keeps up his form to maintain his hold on the NZ #1, I reckon he is a cert to be a Warrior once his deal is up. They will throw coin at him, he will go and we will be fine.

 

[HappilyManly]

RTS will be the Kiwi fullback.

Hiku has the LHS centre locked down.

 

[Loobs]

RTS will be the Kiwi fullback.

Hiku has the LHS centre locked down.

Yeah right - same positions for the Warriors. They may even tempt him to get out early.

 

[HoldenV8]

I think married life now has caught up with him, lost his speed and not the same player and certainly not worth top $$$$

Hoppa Mk.II never had speed. His best asset was his size and that he was somewhat agile for that size. Kinda like a smaller, less experienced Manu Vatuvei. But the two years off has definitely hurt his game despite the fact that he was somehow selected for Origin this year.

RTS will be the Kiwi fullback.

Hiku has the LHS centre locked down.

That was how they lined up in the Anzac Test earlier this year and barring injury its not likely to change for the Kiwis end of season tour to Britain.

 

[HappilyManly]

If Hiku is released/wants extra $$$, I would love Whare back from Penrith

 

[Loobs]

If Hiku is released/wants extra $$$, I would love Whare back from Penrith

Yeah can we get a mulligan on that one

 

[swoop]

William Hopoate's barrister to serve legal papers on Parramatta

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The barrister acting for Parramatta centre William Hopoate will serve legal papers to the club on Monday morning as a result of the Eels attempting to change the terms – and the fee – of the contract he signed after months of protracted negotiations with their former chief executive Scott Seward.

Hopoate's manager Tyran Smith has held numerous discussions with Parramatta's football operations manager Daniel Anderson in recent weeks as a result of the club failing to register the contract the NSW State of Origin player signed before Seward resigned from his position six weeks ago.

His barrister Julieanne Levick confirmed on Saturday night that she would ensure Parramatta honoured the contract Hopoate had signed.

"The fact is it's a valid and enforceable contract," Levick said.

The club's marquee recruit Kieran Foran came close to terminating his deal with the club when Parramatta wanted to change the structure of the contract he'd signed.

Foran's four-year-deal, which was worth $4.8milllion for him to leave Manly at the end of this season, was in danger of falling through but he decided at the eleventh hour to honour a mutually agreed deal for an abridged agreement.

However, the process in which Foran originally signed - the deal included an unprecedented $1m payout if he left the club while his management discovered two clauses that weren't discussed - embarrassed Parramatta.

It was also understood Hopoate's legal counsel would challenge the notion that Parramatta has proposed to Smith that Seward was acting beyond the powers of his office when he put the offer to Hopoate.

The barrister would argue that no-one would accept the notion a chief executive was acting beyond the scope of his authority by negotiating a deal with a player/employee.

Hopoate was said to have rejected offers from rival clubs while he negotiated the deal with Parramatta because he wanted to stay with the Eels.

If he was to part ways with the club now there wouldn't be many opportunities available for Hopoate elsewhere in the NRL because of salary cap restrictions and most, if not all, rival clubs having no room left for him on their rosters. It was the same dilemma that Foran faced.

The Eels management has been ordered by the NRL to get the governance of their club in order after recently being fined $465,000 by the code's governing body for salary cap breaches. The NRL also threatened to dock them four premiership points unless the club undertakes an independent governance review and implements the recommendations.

Adding to Hopoate's frustration is that it was reported in June that he was out of pocket after third-party sponsorships promised to him by Parramatta unravelled

It was also reported that Beau Scott's management has expressed their concerns regarding the third party aspects of his agreement since the NSW Origin forward signed to join Parramatta in 2016.



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