Arthur ends speculation over coaching future

Eels manager Brad Arthur has ended speculation implicit his aboriginal aft locking successful a caller woody to stay successful Parramatta.

Arthur's caller woody volition spot him stay with the Eels until the extremity of the 2024 season.

Nine News' rugby league newsman Michael Chammas confirmed the signing tonight.

"We've surely got a squad that tin propulsion it with the apical teams and we showed that. We got close," Arthur told Nine News.

"The players didn't suffer their quality to play, we conscionable didn't person that existent tendency to enactment our bodies connected the enactment for each other.

"Once we got that back, I deliberation that's what got america done the extremity of the year."

Eels manager Brad Arthur (Getty)

While the Eels reached the 2nd week of this year's finals and lone narrowly mislaid to Penrith, Arthur's coaching aboriginal appeared clouded.

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The Eels deed a signifier slump conscionable earlier the finals series, successful which the nine dropped 4 consecutive games betwixt Rounds 19-22.

NSW Blues manager Brad Fittler was linked to the Eels' job and fielded a fig of questions astatine the time.

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