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Papali'i would be a huge statement signing for the new regime at Concord, with new director football Tim Sheens and new recruitment manager Warren McDonnell eyeing improvements to the squad.<\/p>\n
The Tigers are desperate for some physicality up front, and Papali'i would provide that in spades.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Warner ends drought in clinical Australian win<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Baffling keeping blunder that saved Warner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Why Josh Cavallo's announcement matters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The 23-year-old emerged as one of the signings of the year in 2021, playing both in the middle and on the edge for Brad Arthur's men, to great effect.<\/p>\n Parramatta are reportedly refusing to budge on a contract offer of $425,000 per season, which does seem like unders given the young forward's recent performances.<\/p>\n Papali'i could be in line for a 25 per cent pay increase if he joins the Tigers.<\/p>\n The relatively low offer from Parramatta could be explained by the sheer amount of talent they have coming off their books in 2023.<\/p>\n As well as Papali'i, stars such as Clint Gutherson, Reed Mahoney and Junior Paulo will all be off-contract.<\/p>\n Prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard has already told the Eels he will not be picking up his option for that year, as he yes a move to be a part of Wayne Bennett's squad at the Dolphins.<\/p>\n "We will go to the open market and clubs will want to speak to us come November 1, which brings a second Brisbane team into the equation," his manager Mark Stewart said.<\/p>\n "He would certainly entertain being the face of a new Brisbane franchise."<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Eels\u00a0lock\u00a0in\u00a0coach\u00a0Brad\u00a0Arthur\"](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/10\/385484\/pickerimage.jpg\")
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