'Questions will continue being asked': Why Eels' Moses headache may be far from over.
having the coach resign an extra year would maybe sway me a little bit,” Graham said. According to reports, the Eels have offered a four-year contract extension, but Moses’ management is looking for a longer deal. I would’ve liked it to happen then, but it wasn’t like I said it has to be done. Journalists are guessing and reporters are guessing what the numbers are- they’ve got no idea. [The Eels will face the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-live-manly-sea-eagles-vs-parramatta-eels-live-scores-teams-highlights-supercoach-live-news-mitchell-moses-brad-arthur-tom-trbojevic/news-story/e365ff7029ff323a02991773334ebd80)on Thursday evening, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm AEDT. That’s what you’ve got management for. “I didn’t put a deadline on it. “If Brad Arthur’s going to have success over the next three years, they need to keep the side they have at the moment together.” “I still don’t think it is (a distraction), but the longer they lose, the more that it will become an issue.” [Hiring Flanagan is ‘smartest thing Manly did, also the dumbest’](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-anthony-seibold-shane-flanagan-assistant-coach-manly-sea-eagles-coaching-staff-des-hasler-sacked/news-story/d8e21b771c9fbcb9049d0fa0dcb7e2aa) I think people are just guessing. [ongoing contract stalemate with the Parramatta Eels](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-mitchell-moses-isaac-moses-parramatta-eels-contract-brad-arthur-player-transfers/news-story/40edf6811f4e09ad4d5ab1a8b76a1f30) remains the club’s glaring “elephant in the room” after last year’s grand finalists started their 2023 campaign with back-to-back losses.
Parramatta's horror start to the NRL season has continued, dropping to 0-3 after a 34-30 loss to the Manly Sea Eagles.
And all three will be coming off a bye. But on a dime, the match flipped on its head as the Eels scored two tries to go to the break at 14-10. The Eels tried to hit back but were denied by a touch judge call of a forward pass, despite replays showing it went backwards, and a butchered try when Will Penisini only had to pick the ball up on one side of the line and ground it on the other. The Eels had a shocker of a start as Manly tore them apart down the left side of the field. It was a chaotic end to the match with four tries in five minutes as Parramatta stormed home from 28-16 down to just fall short after an intercept try to Haumole Olakau’atu sealed the result for the home side. While the Eels haven’t been too far from a first win of the year, the side could be last at the end of round three with matches against the Panthers and Roosters to come in the next two weeks.