'Cautiously optimistic': Payten reveals deadline for Cowboys star's contract call as NRL circle.
“He is a club junior and this is why the Cowboys were put in the competition to give a pathway for our kids in North Queensland to play NRL. “We have had conversations with his management and his management have asked us to hold off until Round 6 and we are just fulfilling their wishes,” Payten said. “For a kid that age to look as comfortable as he does, it is exciting.”
He produced yet another stellar display at the weekend, and Jeremiah Nanai's stock is rising considerably with each passing game.
“He is a club junior and this is why the Cowboys were put in the competition to give a pathway for our kids in North Queensland to play NRL. “For a kid that age to look as comfortable as he does, it is exciting.” “I’m really excited about what he can offer our club and he makes us a better team when he is playing.
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“We got a punch in the face today. But back-to-back, convincing wins against the Raiders and Broncos will keep the critics away, for now. We have to respect that punch in the face. The 26-point win was never in any doubt, and brought the Broncos crashing back to reality after a 2-0 start to the season. He’s only been 19 for two or three weeks,” Payten said post match. Nanai - who is set to follow the lead set by Kalyn Ponga and Jaydn Su’A and opt to represent Queensland over the Kiwis - scored one try in the first half and a double in the second.
Todd Payten has delved into North Queensland's discussions with breakout backrower Jeremiah Nanai after the 19-year-old blitzed the Broncos in the ...
He's only been 19 for about two or three weeks, so I'm really excited about what he can offer our club, and he makes us a better team when he's playing. "He makes the players around him better too, so for a kid at his age to look as comfortable as he does at times is exciting." In December, Fox Sports reported the Wests Tigers had tabled a two-year offer valued at $600,000 a season in a bid to lure Nanai to Concord for 2023.
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The Tigers have been linked to Nanai's services in recent weeks, with offers potentially being valued north of $1 million. Pairing with Tom Gilbert in the front row on Sunday, Nanai will be on show against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium for the Cowboys' Round 3 clash. The venture club may have competition for Nanai however, with as many as five clubs linked as keen suitors.
A star was born at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with North Queensland Cowboys young gun Jeremiah Nanai scoring a “terrific” hat-trick against the ...
“We got a punch in the face today. “He is finding his way to the line too. “(The focus) was starting fast because the last few games we started slow. He is aggressive.” He’s only been 19 for about two or three weeks, so I’m really excited about what he can offer our club, and he makes us a better team when he’s playing. He is so athletic. He has got a bullet point next to his name. He is some player. “We were in the game at different stages, but over the course of the 80 minutes the Cowboys were just better than us. “He makes the players around him better too, so for a kid at his age to look as comfortable as he does at times is exciting.” “The sheer speed of the young edge back-rower,” he said. “What about what he has provided today.”