Luke Keary and Jake Friend extend

[Davo]

From David Riccio at Telegraph on Twitter

BREAKING: Good news @sydneyroosters fans. Keary 3yrs and Friend 2yrs both done deals. More @telegraph_sport

[Davo]

THE Roosters have wasted no time moving on from Mitchell Pearce, extending the futures of Luke Keary and Jake Friend.

Keary has put pen to paper on a new three-year deal, while co-captain Friend has extended his contract at the Roosters for a further two seasons.

Both were off contract at the end of next season however Keary will remain in the tricolours until 2021 while Friend will take his club tenure to 12 years by playing on until 2020 after originally making his debut with the club in 2008.

The Roosters are expected to announce the duel signings this afternoon.

[Arties Pie]

Good stuff re-signing Keary but Friend should have been offered 12 months at best seeing Radley is coming through.

[OMR]

Great news . I’m hoping the presence of Cronk will bring out the 2013 version of Friend. Now for Cordner and Mitchell

[Headless Chook]

Jimmy Smith was on BSB this morning saying Crichton is a done deal for 2019. He said the club would announce contract extensions for Cordner, Friend and Keary and once that was done they would announce the Crichton signing

[mightyrooster]

Jimmy Smith was on BSB this morning saying Crichton is a done deal for 2019. He said the club would announce contract extensions for Cordner, Friend and Keary and once that was done they would announce the Crichton signing

Got to love that. We need to extend Cords and Latrell though.

[Johnny.]

Good news on Keary. I wait to see the return of the real Jake Friend.

[Easts75]

Jimmy Smith was on BSB this morning saying Crichton is a done deal for 2019. He said the club would announce contract extensions for Cordner, Friend and Keary and once that was done they would announce the Crichton signing

Great news on Keary, Like others have said maybe 1 year would have been ideal with Friend but as we know just because he has a contract does not mean he will definitely be here for the next 3 years. If we announce Cordner extending and the signing of Chricton in the coming weeks my excitement for the future will be hard to contain

[RoosterFanNZ]

Great news on Keary, Like others have said maybe 1 year would have been ideal with Friend but as we know just because he has a contract does not mean he will definitely be here for the next 3 years. If we announce Cordner extending and the signing of Chricton in the coming weeks my excitement for the future will be hard to contain

just imagining the outrage from other fans....cant wait

[top_joe]

No other signings for 2018, so potentially using JuJu money to front-end other contracts?

[The Skeez]

Pearce had a contract extension only last year, so..
price piece paper
it only stops other clubs poaching players

[Renman]

No other signings for 2018, so potentially using JuJu money to front-end other contracts?

This is essential. Some of the guys are on low bucks eg MAubbs SST.....

[PeeGee]

I’ve got a sneaking suspicion there was a bit of diplomacy and strategy applied to the Friend extension. I think it’s he and not Pearce who has the greatest influence in the Dressing Room. Very smart signing.

NOW FOR CORDNER

[PeeGee]

This is essential. Some of the guys are on low bucks eg MAubbs SST.....

Latrell ????

[milanja]

This is essential. Some of the guys are on low bucks eg MAubbs SST.....

Maubs is on 300k+, he won’t be getting a pay increase at his age.