said back in August.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re fortunate that we have \u2018Paixy\u2019, Billy and \u2018Hunty\u2019 and Blake has unfortunately been on the sidelines through some injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I haven\u2019t given up on him at all and he\u2019s now getting some chances to start clocking up some games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI keep saying to Blake, \u2018Mate, just enjoy playing footy\u2019 and his luck will turn. Blake has a future here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thankfully for the emerging rake, he shouldn\u2019t find it difficult to latch onto a new team given his age and upside.<\/p>\n
So with Mozer likely on the way out, which clubs could look at signing the untapped 22-year-old?<\/p>\n
BULLDOGS<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs were interested in a loan deal for Mozer this season but those talks fell through.<\/p>\n
Instead, the club signed Freddy Lussick on a two-year deal from 2027.<\/p>\n
Bailey Hayward tries hard but he doesn\u2019t create enough to be a starting level dummy-half in the NRL.<\/p>\n
Phil Gould and the Bulldogs brass certainly aren\u2019t afraid to make moves so expect the club to enter the race for the talented No. 9.<\/p>\n
SEA EAGLES<\/p>\n
At the moment, Manly\u2019s dummy-half stocks are uncertain.<\/p>\n
Jake Simpkin and Brandon Wakeham are currently the club\u2019s top hooker options. They\u2019re solid but Mozer possesses much more upside. <\/p>\n
The Sea Eagles have a decent roster but are probably a player or two short of contending.<\/p>\n
Mozer definitely won\u2019t solve all their problems, but he\u2019ll become another option for Kieran Foran as he builds his all-important spine for next year.<\/p>\n
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RABBITOHS<\/p>\n
Brandon Smith will enter 2027 as the starter but he has versatility and can move into the forward pack if need be.<\/p>\n
Mozer would be a strong reserve option and add a different dimension to Smith off the bench. <\/p>\n
Moreover, Wayne Bennett isn\u2019t averse to throwing inexperience into the fire and Mozer is the sort of player he\u2019d take a flyer on.<\/p>\n
PANTHERS<\/p>\n
Perhaps a long shot given they\u2019ve just re-signed Mitch Kenny long term, but behind him, the club\u2019s No. 9 depth is thin.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear what Mozer will command and the Panthers are pretty strapped for cash at the moment given they\u2019re trying to extend several stars. That could be a road block for Penrith.<\/p>\n
Mozer has plenty of potential but he is still yet to prove himself. At the Panthers though, he would become the clear second option at hooker.<\/p>\n
A chance to develop further in a team like Penrith and learn off Kenny for a year or two could prove appealing if the Panthers are interested in going down that road. <\/p>\n
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SUPER LEAGUE – ST HELENS<\/p>\n
Like the Dogs, St Helens were linked to a potential loan deal for Mozer.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Mozer\u2019s former Broncos coach Kevin Walters is now at the helm at St Helens. <\/p>\n
Walters has always been high on Mozer. Could the coach make a call to the dummy-half to gauge his interest in a short Super League stint?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A dummy-half once likened to rugby league legend Cameron Smith has been tapped on the shoulder by the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":936268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-936267","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\/936267","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=936267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/936268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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