{"id":393604,"date":"2026-01-05T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/393604\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:56:09","slug":"super-league-linked-duo-secure-new-nrl-deals-including-former-warrington-wolves-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/393604\/","title":{"rendered":"Super League-linked duo secure new NRL deals including former Warrington Wolves target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They have both signed with new NRL clubs.<\/p>\n<p>15:27, 05 Jan 2026Updated 15:57, 05 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_GettyImages-2213290035.jpg\" alt=\"Super League-linked Brian Kelly has signed a new NRL deal.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Super League-linked Brian Kelly has signed a new NRL deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two players linked with moves to Super League have signed new NRL deals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Remaining in the Australian competition, both Brian Kelly and Tommy Talau have joined new clubs, with Kelly signing for Parramatta Eels and Talau linking up with Sydney Roosters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Both backs have been on the radar of Super League clubs. Kelly, the cousin of former Hull FC half-back Albert Kelly, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk\/news\/warrington-wolves-gold-coast-titans-1371629\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">was on the radar of Warrington Wolves, who made a move for the player<\/a>. However, they eventually set their sights elsewhere, signing Albert Hopoate from Canberra Raiders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meanwhile, Talau was also linked to the Super League competition but a move never materialised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Making his NRL debut for Manly Sea Eagles back in 2017, Kelly has made 190 first-grade appearances to date, scoring over 50 tries for both Manly and the Gold Coast Titans. The 29-year-old was granted a release from the Titans to sign with Parramatta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on the signing of Kelly, Eels general manager Mark O&#8217;Neill said: \u201cWe had an opportunity to strengthen our outside backs, which was a positional area of need, and Brian certainly fits that need very well for us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cJason (Ryles, Eels head coach) and the coaching staff are looking forward to working with Brian, who adds a greater attacking dimension to our game. With nearly 200 NRL games to his name, Brian\u2019s experience will be an added benefit to the broader squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Talau made his NRL debut for Wests Tigers in 2019 before moving to Manly ahead of 2024. He has played over 80 games in the competition before being released from the Sea Eagles at the end of last season. He has now signed a one year deal with the Roosters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cTommy\u2019s signature adds valuable depth and experience to our backline,\u201d Roosters\u2019 head of recruitment, Joel Carbone, said on the Talau signing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s a strong competitor who has shown he can perform consistently at NRL level, and we believe he\u2019ll complement the talent we already have within our squad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They have both signed with new NRL clubs. 15:27, 05 Jan 2026Updated 15:57, 05 Jan 2026 Super League-linked&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-393604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}