Following rumors, Sea Eagles utility confirms new club
He’s going to leave the Sea Eagles.
Kaeo Weekes, a utility player for the Manly Sea Eagles, has officially announced that he will sign a new contract with the Canberra Raiders in 2024.
The Raiders announced on Wednesday morning that Weekes had inked a new two-year contract that will keep him in the nation’s capital through at least the end of 2025.
The Raiders enter 2024 with more questions than answers since the utility can play both positions. Jack Wighton left for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and hasn’t been replaced, and Xavier Savage hasn’t yet secured the role of top jumper with both hands.
Weekes stated that he would train hard in the preseason to play NRL with the Raiders, whatever of position.
He stated in a club release, “I can play a few positions, but for me it’s really trying to prove myself and find a place in the team week in and week out.”
“My goal is to join the team full-time and I want to do it with determination.”
It was a “great opportunity,” he declared.
“I believe it’s a
Since making his NRL debut in Round 19 of the 2022 season, Weekes has participated in 12 games. Nine of those games were in 2023, and he started one at five-eighth and three at fullback while the other games were spent on the bench.
Weekes will fit in at the Raiders, according to Joel Carbone, recruitment manager for Canberra.
“We believe that Kaeo, a player in the early stages of his NRL career, will complement our shift into a new era here at the Raiders,” said Carbone.
He appears to be a very modest and diligent young man, and he possesses all the required sporting equipment. Here, by securing a regular spot on the NRL squad, he will have every chance to flourish and advance his NRL career.
The Raiders make their preseason debut in
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