{"id":668681,"date":"2026-05-13T17:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668681\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:59:21","slug":"turned-down-higher-offers-greg-marzhew-locks-up-next-nrl-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668681\/","title":{"rendered":"“Turned down higher offers”: Greg Marzhew locks up next NRL contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newcastle Knights<\/a> winger Greg Marzhew<\/a> has signed a long-term contract extension, locking up his future with the club until the end of 2029.<\/p>\n

The outside back, known for his powerhouse running and coming off a five-try haul against the St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a> in Wollongong on the weekend, has been able to negotiate with rival clubs since November 1 last year, but has now locked up a three-year extension in the Hunter.<\/p>\n

It means the Knights wing spots are locked down for the foreseeable future, with Marzhew and Englishman Dominic Young<\/a> to continue providing a solid base in the club’s back five.<\/p>\n

Marzhew, who has already scored 13 tries for the club this year, has been in excellent form and has been a mainstay of the 17 since his, at the time, surprise move from the Gold Coast Titans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was revealed he knocked back higher offers from other sides to remain a Knight.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg has been in stellar form, he’s thriving outside Bradman, and we’re pleased he has recommitted to the Club,\u201d O’Sullivan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game is dependent on backfield carries and Greg has one of the best carries in the NRL<\/a>. Along with his try-scoring ability, he produces tries that others just can’t score.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg is an important signing. He is extremely popular within the playing group and throughout the Club, and our community loves him.<\/p>\n

\u201cPleasingly, Greg turned down higher offers from other clubs to stay with the Knights and be part of our success moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Justin Holbrook<\/a> labelled Marzhew an “extremely important” part of the left edge.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg is an extremely important part of our left edge,\u201d Holbrook said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter being a late starter in the NRL<\/a>, Greg has improved each year, with his form this season showing he is a world-class winger.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis contract extension, is a great reward for his hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newcastle Knights winger Greg Marzhew has signed a long-term contract extension, locking up his future with the club…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-668681","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\/668681","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=668681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}