{"id":581934,"date":"2026-04-03T02:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/581934\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:18:10","slug":"nrl-daily-news-and-updates-eels-great-neville-glover-passes-away-ben-teo-in-running-for-maroons-assistant-job-billy-slater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/581934\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL Daily, news and updates, Eels great Neville Glover passes away, Ben Te\u2019o in running for Maroons assistant job, Billy Slater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parramatta are mourning legend Neville Glover, who passed away after a short illness at the age of 70.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the NRL Premiership LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Known as \u2018Nifty\u2019, Glover represented New South Wales and Australia during his nine-year career between 1975 and 1983.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? 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For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>The former winger played in 134 games, with 121 of those as an Eel.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, Glover was named in Parramatta\u2019s \u2018Team of the Century\u2019 &#8211; a fair achievement given the amount of talent that wore the blue and gold during the club\u2019s heyday.<\/p>\n<p>Following his glittering playing career, Glover became a police officer and senior prosecutor. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeville was as good a bloke as you will ever meet and was just as good a player,\u201d former Eels teammate Peter Wynn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sad day for the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An infamous moment Glover is well-known for occurred during the Eels\u2019 1976 grand final loss to Manly.<\/p>\n<p>Late in the game, Glover couldn\u2019t reel in a pass from teammate John Moran just in front of the Manly line with the Eels trailing the Sea Eagles 11-10.<\/p>\n<p>Later in life, Glover revealed that he was often still reminded of the near miss years earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codesports.com.au\/nrl\/parramatta-nsw-and-australian-winger-neville-nifty-glover-dies-aged-70\/news-story\/a44bf61417e653520e2a8d7f11af1019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Code Sports<\/a> have reported that the Eels will honour Glover during the Easter Monday showdown with the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Eels winger Neville Glover in action against Manly in 1978.Source: News Limited<\/p>\n<p>TE\u2019O\u2019S CHANCE FOR PRIZED GIG AFTER MADGE BUST-UP<\/p>\n<p>Former Broncos assistant coach Ben Te\u2019o may not be out of a job for long amid reports he\u2019s held discussions with Billy Slater.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/ben-teo-in-talks-with-billy-slater-for-maroons-coaching-spot-following-stunning-broncos-exit\/news-story\/4a93c774d716869f9ced65ce4d6fb0c4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Code Sports<\/a>, Te\u2019o has been in talks with the Maroons coach over a possible assistant role for the coming series and potentially beyond following his dramatic Broncos exit.<\/p>\n<p>Following a verbal stoush with Michael Maguire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-ben-teo-breaks-his-silence-on-quitting-brisbane-broncos-michael-maguire-queensland-maroons-round-4\/news-story\/7d996b5acb1621878871aed717508401\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Te\u2019o resigned last week in a shock development <\/a>given he was an integral part of the Broncos\u2019 19-year premiership drought breaker and had only recently inked an extension.<\/p>\n<p>With former Queensland assistant Josh Hannay now the man at the helm on the glitter strip, there is a position open on Slater\u2019s coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>Slater approached Te\u2019o during the off-season but a potential spot on the Maroons\u2019 coaching staff while under contract with Brisbane reportedly caused some consternation between Te\u2019o and Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Broncos assistant Ben Te\u2019o could soon be Billy Slater\u2019s right hand man.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos essentially told Te\u2019o he couldn\u2019t fulfil a position with Queensland while on Maguire\u2019s staff given another Brisbane assistant in Matt Ballin was committed to Slater and the Maroons during the busy Origin period.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s uncertain if Te\u2019o is plotting an NRL return this season but he has been linked to Souths, however Bunnies coach Wayne Bennett gave those rumours short shrift this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have nothing to do with this issue,\u201d Bennett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a coaching staff down here that are great guys. I\u2019ve got staff here who do a great job so all this talk has come out of nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>STAR\u2019S SOLUTION TO STAMPING OUT SUSPECT TACKLE AMID EELS DOUBLE BLOW<\/p>\n<p>Eels skipper Mitch Moses has joined the chorus of voices to admit their confusion with how a hip drop tackle is officiated.<\/p>\n<p>Parramatta have been dealt a double blow early in the season with two of their stars in J\u2019maine Hopgood (season &#8211; ACL) and Isaiah Iongi (eight weeks &#8211; ankle) picking up serious injuries from hip drop tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Both incidents resulted in suspensions to Ryan Couchman and Mitch Kenny respectively.<\/p>\n<p>You could sense the frustration when Moses spoke to the media about the injuries on Thursday, believing there\u2019s one way which will significantly help reduce hip drop tackles.<\/p>\n<p>MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n<p>\u2018BUILDING A FORAN STATUE!\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-dolphins-vs-manly-sea-eagles-round-5-teams-how-to-watch-scores-videos-updates-hamiso-tabuaifidow-tom-trbojevic\/news-story\/697af6b69d57366efc571fea5de40022\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins cop mind-blowing Manly thumping<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHISPERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-herbie-fanworth-linked-with-move-to-sydney-roosters-gold-coast-titans-eye-danielsulukafifita-dylan-lucas-update-zakauri-clarke-extends-transfer-whispers-nrl-news\/news-story\/f60855dc0b237304f0a64464c1f57c12\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphin linked to powerhouse move; Dogs forward on radar of QLD club<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018NOT TOO MANY ARMS\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-connelly-lemuelu-on-report-high-tackle-on-tom-trbojevic-dolphins-vs-sea-eagles-round-4-judiciary\/news-story\/5f66955396a68c19141be28a2a150a3a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins star in hot water over \u2018shoulder to head\u2019 of Turbo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Woolf: &#8216;It&#8217;s a bit of a mystery!&#8217; | 03:59<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how they rule it, I don\u2019t know what their thought is around a hip drop. It hasn\u2019t really been clear,\u201d Moses said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an illegal move but you can\u2019t really stop it in today\u2019s game. They\u2019re going to happen, those things are going to happen at full pace, fast, people getting dragged down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t do it, but it\u2019s going to happen, it\u2019s a part of the game. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to keep quickening up the game and making it lightning fast and these one man tackles, two man tackles, it\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t stop it. The way the game is, it\u2019s really fast and lightning quick and that\u2019s the way the NRL want it to be and that\u2019s how the fans want it to be, but these injuries are going to happen from these tackles. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t stop it unless you slow down the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Eels will be aiming to record their third win of the season when they take on the Tigers in the yearly Easter Monday showcase.<\/p>\n<p>Young gun Joash Papalii will replace Iongi at the back <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parramatta are mourning legend Neville Glover, who passed away after a short illness at the age of 70.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":581935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[24164,285088,276635,11170,19061,763,285090,43,18387,50875,6407,44,285089,99733,120506,41,39,42,40,1651],"class_list":{"0":"post-581934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-assistant-coach","9":"tag-assistant-job","10":"tag-ben-teo","11":"tag-billy-slater","12":"tag-coaching-staff","13":"tag-fox-league","14":"tag-grand-final-picture","15":"tag-headlines","16":"tag-josh-hannay","17":"tag-matt-ballin","18":"tag-michael-maguire","19":"tag-news","20":"tag-possible-assistant-role","21":"tag-premiership-drought","22":"tag-right-hand-man","23":"tag-top-news","24":"tag-top-stories","25":"tag-topnews","26":"tag-topstories","27":"tag-wayne-bennett"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581934","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=581934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}