Kiwis five-eighth Dylan Brown is reportedly seeking expressions of interest from rival clubs for the 2026 season.
The Parramatta-based player’s management company today emailed prospective clubs for next season despite having an option in his favour to remain with the Eels until 2031.
The 24-year-old, Whangārei product is reportedly on a contract worth close to $1 million and has a player option to leave the Eels that he must take up before round 10 this season to guarantee his stay in Sydney’s west. Even if he triggers the option, he may not stay until 2031, with another option in a few years to get out of the contract.
The Sydney Morning Herald says the Eels and Brown’s manager Chris Orr had been in discussions for months trying to remove the options from his contract but the club hasn’t found a resolution. It said Orr’s email also included a link to highlights of Brown and is believed to have been sent to rugby union clubs.
In July last year, Brown was suspended for four matches and fined $40,000 by the NRL after being found guilty of sexual touching. He had already been stood down for three games after touching a woman’s breasts without her consent at The Golden Sheaf Hotel in Double Bay, Sydney. Brown pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual touching.
