Parramatta Eels sign Bryce Cartwright of Gold Coast Titans

After Cartwright was lured north by Titan’s coach Garth Brennan, he made only 43 first-class appearances for the club. The former City Origin striker struggled with knee problems and made headlines for his views on vaccination.

There were concerns that his stance would prevent him from playing in Queensland this year until a solution was found.

Cartwright’s last NRL game took place in the center against the Warriors in round nine and raised questions whether he would be picked up by another NRL club. However, he has been training diligently himself since arriving in Sydney and the Eels and believes that after careful consideration it could turn into a bargain buy. He will now have the opportunity to expand his number of 112 NRL games.

Parramatta continued to sign despite initial reservations from Andrew Johns, a member of the club’s coaching staff. In September, Johns told Wide World of Sports’ Immortal behaviorthat Cartwright was a risky signature.

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“If I were a club I would be very careful,” said Johns at the time.

“It’s up to Bryce. The problem with Bryce is that he’s got so much talent.

“Everyone can see how much talent they have. You see the history of rugby league in the professional era of the past 20 years, some players who are so talented that they just don’t do the job because they don’t have to work ”so hard.

“You come out on the field and can do things that take your breath away, but you don’t have the tough advantage of working hard and working hard.”

The eels are about to fill the last places on their squad for the next year. They have signed Cowboys Center Tom Opacic, Warriors striker Isaiah Papali’i and utility Joey Lussick from the Super League.

The club is also privately preparing for the prospect of replacing the Michael Jennings veterans center, who returned a positive A-sample of performance-enhancing substances earlier this month. The center is one of the positions Cartwright can fill.