Joseph Manu

[The Real King]

I must be getting old, I just can't remember. Can someone remind me which game was it that Joey Manu stood out in last year?
It certainly wasn't the 6 games he was playing as a 6.

[theGman]

I must be getting old, I just can't remember. Can someone remind me which game was it that Joey Manu stood out in last year?
It certainly wasn't the 6 games he was playing as a 6.

I must be getting paranoid.
Who are you moonlighting as?

[ARD]

Won’t happen

He’s a Rooster, always a Rooster… touch wood

[rented tracksuit]

I must be getting old, I just can't remember. Can someone remind me which game was it that Joey Manu stood out in last year?
It certainly wasn't the 6 games he was playing as a 6.

Stay away from quoting Google don’t spread any woke views on here, drink some cement and don’t hide behind your ignore button. Something tells me you are on the right path.

Welcome bud!

[Steggles]

I must be getting old, I just can't remember. Can someone remind me which game was it that Joey Manu stood out in last year?
It certainly wasn't the 6 games he was playing as a 6.

I remember which game……it was in the Aust - NZ massacre. That was about it.

[The Real King]

What does Joey Manu want? He got married not so long ago and maybe he is thinking of starting a family. His parents are still in NZ. Not sure about his wife Tyrelle (I googled that) and where her parents live.
Is his brother still in our junior system? King?

We know Joey wants to play fullback. He had a go at 6 and it's now proven he is not a 6.
His involvement at fullback can't be questioned, but there is a lot to fullback play and even the NZ coach didn't think that was his position.

Robbo convinced him to stay last time, not sure how he persuades him this time. If you want to play fullback and be the next Million dollar player then go to St.George.
If you want to be the best centre in the World and win another premiership then stick with your Roosters family.

[Kentucky_Fried_Rooster]

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NRL: Sit back, relax and watch Fox League's countdown of the most unforgettable moments throughout the 2023 NRL season.
Sydney Roosters superstar Joey Manu is considering a shock code switch for a stint in rugby union which could land him a $1.5 million payday.

It is understood Manu has explored options to play rugby overseas — potentially in Japan — when his deal with the Roosters expires at the end of the 2024 NRL season.

The move to rugby could be as short as one season with Manu able to pocket more than $1.5 million a season to play in Japan.

The mini-stint abroad would then allow Manu to return to the Roosters, who are locked in discussions with the former Golden Boot winner about a multi-year contract extension.

They are aware of Manu’s rugby flirtation and are comfortable that, regardless, Manu will remain at the Bondi club long term. It just depends whether that includes a short-term move overseas.
Joseph Manu could play two codes in 2025. Picture: Jason McCawley/Getty Images
The Roosters are unable to match the money Manu could earn, not only in rugby union, but on the open market in the NRL.

St George Illawarra would be prepared to offer Manu about $1.3 million a season, but he has given no indication that he would be prepared to join a rival club and play against the Roosters, the club he debuted for as a 19-year-old in 2016.

The Japanese rugby season runs between December and May, meaning Manu would miss at least the first 10 rounds of the Roosters’ campaign. However, Manu could return midway through 2025 and earn up to $2 million for a year’s work between the two codes.

The NRL would need to sign off on any contract and have previously been lukewarm to players switching between codes on short-term contracts, as it could be seen as circumventing the salary cap.

Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall once tried to undertake a similar deal a decade ago when he was one the highest-profile players in the game but that was quashed before it got off the ground.
Benji Marshall played Super Rugby, but the NRL blocked a short-term Japanese stint. Picture: Sandra Mu/Getty Images
The difference though, was that Marshall was mid-contract at the Tigers and Manu, is off-contract, so he is technically free to do as he pleases.

However, the NRL may not register Manu’s new Roosters deal until he returned from playing overseas.

The Roosters are in the midst of their own tit-for-tat battle with rugby union. They have signed Wallaby Mark Nawaqanitawase on a two-year contract from 2025, but they will lose Joseph Sua’ali’i at the end of next year.

Emerging back-rower Siua Wong had interest from rugby before inking a new deal to remain at the Roosters until 2026. The Roosters have also re-signed Nat Butcher, Sitili Tupouniua, Connor Watson and Naufahu Whyte in recent months.
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Aside from Manu, Angus Crichton, Billy Smith, Daniel Tupou, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Luke Keary and Terrell May are off-contract at the end of 2024.

NRL players have had mixed results playing rugby in Japan. Manu’s former Roosters teammate Blake Ferguson was sacked before he even stepped foot on the field by NEC Green Rockets after being arrested for drug possession in 2022.

Covid-19 interrupted Will Chambers’ and Jordan Rapana’s respective stints in Japan.

[Serenader]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...083a8f7194?amp

see how this one pans out. I’m sure the club would have know for a while if true.

[Thirteen]

If losing Manu for the first 10 rounds of 2025 is the price we need to pay to keep him I think that’s acceptable.

[Arties Pie]

If losing Manu for the first 10 rounds of 2025 is the price we need to pay to keep him I think that’s acceptable.

Of course at a heavily reduced price.

[Andrew Walker]

Love Joey but has dodgy hammies and a dodgy calf. For this reason and a few others, I’m not sure allowing him to play Rugby in Japan only to join later on in the season is a good move

[Thirteen]

Of course at a heavily reduced price.

I think we’d still be paying him around $800k per annum pro-rata for the games he’s available.

[Hawkeye]

if the price to pay for keeping him long term is to allow him to miss 10 weeks at the start of the 2025 year, then I have no problem with it. If we cant match the sort of money he could earn elsewhere, then let him pocket a bonus on a short term deal outside the NRL, which allows us to keep him and at the same time reward him for previously taking unders to stay with us.

[ism22]

Love Joey but has dodgy hammies and a dodgy calf. For this reason and a few others, I’m not sure allowing him to play Rugby in Japan only to join later on in the season is a good move

Just remember not to go and snort coke in Roppongi then punch some random dude in a restaurant like old mate (who coulda retired on $$$ instead of having a shyte end to his career).

[Thirteen]

if the price to pay for keeping him long term is to allow him to miss 10 weeks at the start of the 2025 year, then I have no problem with it. If we cant match the sort of money he could earn elsewhere, then let him pocket a bonus on a short term deal outside the NRL, which allows us to keep him and at the same time reward him for previously taking unders to stay with us.

Or Nick could just buy him a unit after his playing days are over.