With Trent Barrett on “gardening leave”, Manly coach Des Hasler has gone to work and announced the first re-signings under his second tenure at the NRL club — giant forwards Taniela Paseka and Addin Fonua-Blake.
Hasler has ensured he will boast one of the NRL’s biggest packs for his second crack with the Sea Eagles reins after Paseka and Fonua-Blake inked new long term deals.
Hasler has begun to roll up his sleeves at Manly after being hired to take over at the NRL club following Barrett’s decision to hand in his resignation, giving 12 months’ notice back in July.
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Barrett is currently being paid to stay away from Manly training but has been linked to the vacant Cronulla job.
The awkward situation has not stopped Hasler getting down to business, showing faith in Fonua-Blake and Paseka who chime into a pack also boasting fellow 110kg-plus wrecking balls Marty Taupau, Lloyd Perrett and Toafofoa Sipley.
“Addin can become one of the great Manly Warringah Sea Eagles front-rowers in its history,” Hasler said.
“(And) Taniela is a willing learner and he has a lot of experience around him.
“I have no doubt that he will graduate to be an outstanding NRL front-rower.”
In a show of Hasler’s faith, Tongan international Fonua-Blake, 23, was contracted until the end of 2020 but has re-signed until the end of 2022.
Fonua-Blake has played 60 NRL matches since his 2016 debut, including all 24 for Manly in 2018, averaging 126m a game.
The 120kg, 197cm Paseka, 21, was off contract in 2019 but has re-signed until the end of 2021.
He made his NRL debut in round six and went on to play 13 games.
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BRONCOS
2019 signings: Sean O’Sullivan (until 2020)
New deal: Kotoni Staggs (until 2020), Cory Paix (until 2020), Matt Gillett (until 2022), Payne Haas (to 2024), Jamayne Isaako (until 2022), Jaydn Su’a (until 2020), Sam Tagataese (until 2019), Corey Oates (until 2019), Matt Lodge (until 2020), Tevita Pangai (until 2019), Patrick Carrigan (until 2022)
Leaving: David Mead (immediately to Catalans until 2020), Corey Allan (Rabbitohs from 2019 until 2021), Sam Thaiday (retired), Marion Seve (released to Storm until 2020), Korbin Sims (to Dragons until 2021), Tom Opacic (to Cowboys until 2020), Josh McGuire (to Cowboys until 2022)
Off contract: Moses Pangai, Shaun Nona, Jake Turpin, Gehamat Shibasaki, Todd Murphy, Sam Scarlett, George Fai
Coach: Anthony Seibold (until 2021)
RAIDERS
2019 signings: Ryan Sutton (from Wigan to 2020), John Bateman (from Wigan to 2021), JJ Felise (from Knights until 2020), Bailey Simonsson (until 2019)
New deal: Joseph Tapine (2023), Josh Papalii (until 2022), Elliott Whitehead (until 2020), Nick Cotric (until 2020), Royce Hunt (until 2019), Josh Hodgson (until 2022), Jack Murchie (until 2020), Luke Bateman (until 2019), Aidan Sezer (until 2020), Siliva Havili (to 2020), Sia Soliola (to 2020), Michael Oldfield (to 2020), Dunamis Lui (until 2021), Emre Guler (until 2021)
Leaving: Shannon Boyd (Titans from 2019 until 2022), Junior Paulo (Eels from 2019 to 2022), Blake Austin (to Warrington from 2019 to 2021), Charlie Gubb (Widnes, immediately), Craig Garvey (released), Mikaele Ravalawa (to Dragons until 2020), Liam Knight (to Rabbitohs until 2020)
Off contract: Cooper Bambling, Sitiveni Moceidreke, Daniel Keir, Paul Roach, Makahesi Makatoa
Coach: Ricky Stuart (until 2020)
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