admitted in the pre-season<\/a> that the allure of rugby union was still there, with international clubs interested. <\/p>\nHowever, this latest decision means a switch back to the 15-man code won\u2019t happen anytime soon.<\/p>\n
Because of a foot injury, Makasini hasn\u2019t played since round seven. <\/p>\n
The 19-year-old is due back in about a fortnight\u2019s time.<\/p>\n
Daley faces Origin selection headache | 01:01<\/p>\n
KNIGHTS SECURE SIGNATURES OF KEY DUO<\/p>\n
In a huge week for the Newcastle Knights, the club have announced the retention of in-form winger Greg Marzhew and promising back rower Jermaine McEwen.<\/p>\n
Marzhew resisted interest from the Cowboys to ink a massive three-year extension with the Knights that will keep him at the club until the end of 2029.<\/p>\n
The winger had a down season in 2025 but has enjoyed a resurgence this year. <\/p>\n
Playing on the end of a red-hot Knights backline, Marzhew has crossed for 13 tries in nine games to sit third on the 2026 try-scoring list. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s also among the game\u2019s best metre-eating wingers, averaging 184 per game while his 16 line breaks is second in the NRL.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreg has been in stellar form, he\u2019s thriving outside Bradman, and we\u2019re pleased he has recommitted to the Club,\u201d Knights head of recruitment Peter O\u2019Sullivan said via a club-issued statement. <\/p>\n
McEwen, 21, has also signed a multi-year deal, his running until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s become an integral part on the right edge for the Knights, starting in every game this season and forming one of the league\u2019s most exciting edge forward pairings with Dylan Lucas. <\/p>\n
The exciting thing is we do not know Jermaine\u2019s ceiling. What we do know is he will keep getting better under the coaching he is receiving, and we cannot wait to see his continued development as an NRL player,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said.<\/p>\n
Greg Marzhew\u2019s red-hot form has earned him a three-year extension.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
SEA EAGLES LOCK DOWN PROMISING PROP<\/p>\n
The good news has continued at Manly, withe the club announcing that they have signed a promising young middle forward to a multi-year deal.<\/p>\n
19-year-old Simione Laiafi has inked a deal that will keep him in the northern beaches until the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n
Laiafi has made two NRL appearance so far, both of which were off the bench.<\/p>\n
After playing in 13 minutes in his debut against the Roosters, Laiafi featured in 19 minutes two weeks later in the win over the Dragons.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got a big future, I\u2019m confident of that,\u201d coach Kieran Foran said via a club-issued statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cSimi has worked extremely hard over the past few years to earn this new opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s young, athletic, powerful, and keen to develop his craft.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tigers teen sensation Heamasi Makasini has reportedly committed to the club on a long-term basis. Watch every game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-670550","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\/670550","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=670550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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