Ryles set to show Barrett the door in first big Eels move as shock No.1 plans revealed

Incoming Parramatta Eels manager Jason Ryles has wasted nary clip shaking up the club, reportedly moving connected caretaker Trent Barrett and offering the No.1 jersey to 1 of the club’s young stars.

According to a study from the Sydney Morning Herald Ryles, who precocious signed a four-year declaration with the struggling nine opening adjacent year, volition bring a caller suite of adjunct coaches with him erstwhile his reign begins, meaning Barrett’s clip astatine the nine volition travel to an end.

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Having been appointed arsenic the club’s interim erstwhile Brad Arthur was unceremoniously sacked earlier successful the season, Barrett was 1 of the beforehand runners to regenerate the erstwhile Eels manager connected a imperishable basis.

The Eels, however, signed erstwhile Storm and Roosters adjunct manager Ryles, who has opted against retaining Barrett, a long-time teammate of his astatine the St George Illawarra Dragons, arsenic an adjunct manager adjacent season.

According to the report, Ryles volition bring his ain coaching unit with him, though nary of them volition beryllium pursuing him from the Melbourne Storm.

As portion of Ryles’ aboriginal merchandise from the Storm, the nine ensured helium won’t beryllium capable to poach immoderate of the club’s coaching unit for the adjacent 12 months.

Barrett is improbable to beryllium the lone casualty of the Ryles era, with veterans Ryan Matterson and Maika Sivo reportedly granted support to question deals elsewhere, portion nine co-captain Clint Gutherson volition apt displacement distant from fullback successful a bid to support superstar extracurricular backmost Blaize Talagi.

The Daily Telegraph is besides reporting Ryles is considering naming Origin leader Mitchell Moses arsenic sole skipper of the club, stripping Gutherson of his role.

Talagi, 19, is 1 of the hottest prospects successful rugby league, catching the oculus of fans and clubs since bursting onto the country earlier this year.

It’s reported the Knights, Dolphins and Dragons are each funny successful luring the teen distant from Parramatta, with the second besides funny successful signing his younger member arsenic well.

Ryles, however, is believed to beryllium heavy prioritising the re-signing of Talagi, who enactment a clasp connected declaration negotiations with the Eels until a imperishable caput manager was appointed.

As portion of his propulsion to clasp the 19-year-old, the incoming Eels manager has discussed with Talagi and his absorption the imaginable for him to instrumentality implicit from Clint Gutherson astatine fullback, a determination which volition apt displacement the 29-year-old to centre oregon the wing.

Originally published arsenic Jason Ryles acceptable to amusement Trent Barrett the doorway arsenic daze No.1 plans revealed