LEAGUE
Written By THE REPEAT SET
After an off-season that got crazier and crazier, the football has finally begun.
To help you through it all, The Repeat Set is back with another dose of the rugby league news you may have missed.
- 23/03/19
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Written By THE REPEAT SET
After an off-season that got crazier and crazier, the football has finally begun.
To help you through it all, The Repeat Set is back with another dose of the rugby league news you may have missed.
#1
Why Clint Gutherson should tell Manly to ‘stick it’
On April 27, 2015, a smiling Clint Gutherson appeared in a photo with his arms around the Trbojevic brothers after the three local juniors signed new deals to stay at Manly for a further two years.
King Gutho had the following to say: “I spoke to the brothers and they want to do the same thing as me. They want to keep the legacy built here and to keep going for the next 10 years.”
Five months later he was gone, released to join Parramatta.
Gutherson, out with a knee injury at the time, did not play a game between signing the upgrade and being punted.
In a bizarre press release, Manly explained their decision this way: “It became clear that Clinton would no longer receive the opportunity to further develop through consistent selection at NRL level with the Sea Eagles.”
At least they called him Clinton.
The Sea Eagles instead tipped money into extensions for Peta Hiku, Jorge Taufua and Brett Stewart.
How’s that working out for them?
From five-eighth to fullback, Gutherson could take his pick and walk into any position in the Sea Eagles line-up to meet the Roosters this round.
He’s off contract at the end of this season but one gets the impression he’d enjoy telling Manly to ‘stick it’ when they inevitably come knocking.
“I said when I first came over I didn’t expect to leave (Manly), but I am happy as over here at Parra,” Gutherson told The Repeat Set.
“I’ve been here four years now and I’ll let that sort itself out and keep playing footy.
“My manager will talk to me when he needs to.”