Eels lock up star forward on long-term deal

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The Parramatta Eels person received a large pre-season boost with Junior Paulo signing a four-year declaration hold that volition spot him stay astatine the nine done 2026.

Securing Paulo's semipermanent committedness is simply a monolithic boon for the Eels, with the 28-year-old cementing his presumption arsenic 1 of the game's champion beforehand rowers successful caller years.

"Junior is not conscionable a skilful beforehand rower, helium is an plus to the nine some connected and disconnected the field," said Eels GM, Mark O'Neill, successful a statement.

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"His enactment into the NSW Origin squad is simply a testament to his quality and the hard enactment helium puts into his game."

After making his NRL debut successful 2013, Paulo has played successful 177 games crossed his career, with 122 of them coming successful Eels colours. The different 55 came during a three-season stint with the Canberra Raiders.

Paulo has besides achieved State of Origin honours implicit each of the past 2 seasons, having played successful six Origin games for Brad Fittler's NSW Blues side.

The hold handed to Paulo continues what has been a engaged off-season for the Eels, with skipper Clint Gutherson re-signing, and Raiders duo Josh Hodgson and Bailey Simonsson besides committing to the club.

Simonsson volition nexus up with Parramatta immediately, portion Hodgson is acceptable to get for the commencement of the 2023 season.

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