So rumours have been flying around that Canberra have offered Ricky Stuart a multi-million dollar deal. Supposedly it’s $7 million over seven seasons.
I believe it would be fair to say that a seven-year deal in rugby league is ludicrous to say the least.
No player or coach signs a deal for seven years, it’s simply too long in professional sport.
Canberra have not confirmed that they have offered him a contract and Parramatta chairman, Steve Sharp, has said no offer has been received, nor has Stuart talked to him about it.
The main reason Stuart has been drawn into this is due to his connection with Canberra. He represented the club in the 80s and 90s and is one of Canberra’s favourite sons, leading them to multiple premierships when Tim Sheens was at the helm.
Parramatta’s co-captain, Jarryd Hayne, has stated that Stuart assured the playing group that he will finish what he started at Parramatta.
“Ricky spoke to us the other day … he pulled us aside and assured us that what he started here is something he wants to keep going and he wants to finish.” Said Hayne in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.
Stuart is said to have a good relationship with his players at Parramatta and will be determined to complete what he set-out to do.
No source of substance has stated that Stuart is leaving Parramatta or that he has even been tabled an offer from Canberra. So far it has mainly been hearsay and rumours.
Stuart does not seem to be a coach who would leave a job half-done and given he has marched 12 players and recruited nearly half a dozen to the embattled Eels it would be unlikely he would walk away from them.
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