Marty Taupau

2022 - 7 - 29

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Sea Eagles dealt another blow as enforcer seeks immediate release ... (Fox Sports)

Sea Eagles dealt another blow as enforcer seeks immediate release to join fierce rivals.

Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!! Reports suggest the Eels have the salary cap space left to sign the Kiwi International and have until Monday to confirm any deal. According to The Daily Telegraph, the 32-year-old is set to sign with the Parramatta Eels, with the August 1 deadline looming.

Why the Sea Eagles will dig their heels in on Taupau's release request (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The 32-year-old wants a new home straight away at the Eels. The problem is he could face his previous club days later in the middle of a finals race.

The Eels might offer him the chance to play a 14th NRL season. Losing one of their most experienced players to a team they are chasing in the top-eight race would be hard to fathom. They could use the money to help front pay a player - or players - to alleviate stress on next year’s salary cap.

Manly star reveals he wants out of the club IMMEDIATELY just a day ... (Daily Mail)

Sea Eagles enforcer Marty Taupau has requested an immediate release from the club just hours after playing in the team's pride jersey against the Roosters ...

Speculation that Taupau would end his time at Manly - now in its seventh year - by switching to the Eels first began in 2018, when a photo of him having a meal with a Parramatta staffer surfaced online. The 32-year-old wasn't among the seven stars who refused to play in the crucial match because the side's rainbow pride strip went against their religious and cultural beliefs. Manly star reveals he wants out of the club IMMEDIATELY just a day after pride jersey fiasco resulted in the Sea Eagles' most controversial match ever

Manly forward makes bombshell contract request (Zero Tackle)

Manly Sea Eagles forward Martin Taupau has reportedly requested an immediate release from the club to take up an offer with a rival club before the August 1 ...

Manly Sea Eagles forward Martin Taupau has reportedly requested an immediate release from the club to take up an offer with a rival club before the August 1 transfer deadline. Taupau, while still part of Manly's 17, has reportedly had few bites for a contract into next year, but the veteran has now requested an immediate release according to The Daily Telegraph, who are reporting he could link up with the Parramatta Eels for the remainder of the year, and possibly be on a deal which stretches into next year. Taupau has fallen somewhat out of favour with the Sea Eagles in recent times, playing a majority of games from the bench in Des Hasler's side.

NRL News: Taupau set for Eels switch, JWH escapes ban for Fulton ... (The Roar)

Manly front-rower Marty Taupau is set to jump ship to Parramatta after requesting an immediate release ahead of the transfer deadline on Monday.

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Super League target Marty Taupau requests immediate release from ... (Serious About Rugby League)

The Manly stalwart – who has been at the club for seven years – is set to join the Parramatta Eels with Brad Arthur's men the only ones in the NRL to have ...

However, it now looks as though the 32-year-old will stay in the Australian competition and perhaps even retire Down Under. Taupau has been long linked with a move to Super League with a number of clubs having been offered the rampaging forward. NRL players have until August 1 – this coming Monday – to switch clubs and Taupau has good reason to link up with Arthur at Parramatta and extend his NRL career into its 15th season.