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Morgan Smithies to the Bears
For months we’ve wondered what was going on with Morgan Smithies. Now we have our answer, with reports that Smithies will join Perth on a three-year deal from next season.
It ends a short Canberra stay for Smithies. He came to the club in 2024 and had his best season then, doing a slightly dour impression of Corey Horsburgh’s role – big minutes, big tackles, a bit of passing. Before that season his passing game had been talked up, but it felt like something the club was trying to talk into existence, rather than something he demonstrated.
He never quite found that capability consistently. He never found that power. Even in big minutes he didn’t break tackles (144th in the competition in tackle breaks in 2024), or make big metres. In 2025 as the Raiders thrived, he was relied on less. His output, his performance, and his minutes have dwindled. This season Jayden Brailey and Daine Laurie have been preferred in the middle to him. That is not good.
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Revealed: Eels in fight to keep star forward as rival launches three-club raid
The Parramatta Eels are in a fight to retain veteran prop Junior Paulo as the Perth Bears move to land the former NSW forward away from western Sydney.
Perth have reportedly tabled a two-year deal for the 32-year-old which, according to Code Sports reporter Michael Carryannis is “significantly” more money than what the Eels are prepared to offer the 32-year-old.
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The Eels have had a 12-month contract extension on the table for Paulo for a few months now, but he’s yet to commit. According to Code Sports, the Eels are open to keeping Paulo past next season on a year-by-year contract.
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