Desperate Eels pay top dollar in scramble to boost talent pool

Daniel Lane Canterbury prop Aiden Tolman is believed to have benefited from Parramatta's inability to recruit big-name players, after the Eels splashed out with a $2 million, three-year offer.

League

Earl nearly defected to AFL after Dank's secret try-out

Adrian Proszenko, Daniel Lane and Brad Walter Sandor Earl was on the cusp of switching to the AFL after participating in a secret try-out for Essendon arranged by sports scientist Stephen Dank.

Player managers cry foul over deals by non-accredited agents

Daniel Lane THE NRL's 120 player-managers have been advised by the Player Agents Association not to pay their accreditation fees after two non-accredited agents negotiated deals for Sonny Bill Williams and...

League

'He never stopped surprising me how tough he was': Tim Mannah pays tribute to his brother Jon

Daniel Lane and Michael Chammas Rugby league lost one of its true fighters overnight after Jon Mannah lost his brave battle against cancer.

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Eels fume as Folau changes tack again

Daniel Lane Israel Folau has fallen so far from grace that he is now Parramatta's most reviled individual.

Eels spurn Tahs target Izzy

Daniel Lane, James McSmith ONCE Parramatta's most sought-after player, Israel Folau has fallen so far from grace that he is now the club's most reviled individual.