{"id":161142,"date":"2021-11-16T19:56:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T20:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=161142"},"modified":"2021-11-16T23:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T23:02:00","slug":"surprise-twist-in-parramatta-stars-club-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=161142","title":{"rendered":"Surprise twist in Parramatta star&#039;s club switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/new-zealand-warriors\" title=\"Warriors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Warriors<\/a> are trying to entice 2023 signings <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/new-zealand-warriors-confirm-marata-niukore-signing-from-parramatta-four-year-deal\/011fccb4-85e6-429c-9eaa-7f4e0b802eb9\" title=\"Marata Niukore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marata Niukore<\/a> and Luke Metcalf to join the club a year early next season.<\/p>\n<p>The Kiwi club announced the signing of the pair recently &#8211; but as things stand Niukore will remain at <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/parramatta-eels\" title=\"Parramatta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parramatta<\/a> next season and Metcalf with the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/cronulla-sharks\" title=\"Sharks.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharks.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the Warriors are desperate to entice the pair for 2022 and are working behind the scenes to make that happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/motorsport\/f1-2021-oscar-piastri-signed-by-alpine-f1-team-as-reserve-driver-for-2022\/a283b7be-2aef-4e2b-ae23-9592ac1e9f14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Aussie prodigy signs 2022 Formula 1 deal\"><strong>Aussie prodigy signs 2022 Formula 1 deal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/the-mole-isaiah-papalii-parramatta-eels-dolphins-wests-tigers-contract-russell-fairfax\/a2e92991-cbba-4406-9a5a-d05a4729edaa\"><strong>Papali&#x27;i rejects huge Dolphins offer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/basketball\/nba-scottie-pippen-says-michael-jordan-ruined-basketball\/c857ed6e-fa4b-4338-854a-34a74905777f\" target=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Scottie Pippen says Michael Jordan &#x27;ruined basketball&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The club has plenty of room in the salary cap to accommodate the pair next season and would stand a much better chance of making the finals with both on board.<\/p>\n<p>They would need to come to some kind of agreement with their current clubs however &#8211; either financial compensation or a player swap.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"ef943d97-cb3a-4b51-8ffc-dcc946609822\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/ef943d97-cb3a-4b51-8ffc-dcc946609822\" alt=\"Marata Niukore has signed a four-year deal with the Warriors from 2023.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Niukore was a force for the Eels this season, starring in the forwards with his aggressive running.<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf is still a rookie but showed enough in a handful of top grade appearances to indicate he will be a quality playmaker in years to come.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors have been relatively quiet in the market for next season, with prodigal son Shaun Johnson and the Storm&#x27;s Aaron Pene their only &#x27;name&#x27; signings to date.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>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> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Warriors are trying to entice 2023 signings Marata Niukore and Luke Metcalf to join the club a year early next season. 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