'Frustrated' Taupau robbed of grand final shot

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Veteran prop Marty Taupau could person been moving retired onto Accor Stadium contiguous if not for Manly manager Des Hasler blocking respective merchandise requests.

Taupau spoke to the Sun-Herald wherever helium revealed his frustrations astatine being denied a mid-season exit from the Sea Eagles this year.

The Eels were keen to bring him to Sydney's west, and if it eventuated helium could person been playing successful his first NRL expansive final.

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"It's ever the what-if, but it is bittersweet due to the fact that it could person been a anticipation I was playing time night," Taupau told The Sun-Herald.

"It was lone a world for a tiny magnitude of time, but that model of accidental was closed by Manly.

"I could person asked for a merchandise via substance connection oregon telephone call, but that's not who I am. I went connected 2 occasions to inquire Des for a release. Unfortunately, it wasn't granted.

"Des had his reasons. Obviously you get frustrated erstwhile radical don't conscionable you wherever you're astatine with your journey.

"It was much frustrating with however it unravelled. I went to inquire the nine astir the aforesaid clip determination was the rainbow jersey [issue], past I had a household subordinate dice abruptly and I had to spell to Melbourne [for the funeral]."

Taupau mightiness inactive extremity up astatine Parramatta but with a level of uncertainty implicit the 2023 wage headdress helium expects his aboriginal to beryllium settled shortly.

Parramatta could yet extremity up Taupau's aboriginal location with each nine inactive awaiting authoritative confirmation from the NRL astir what the 2023 wage headdress volition beryllium earlier making a move.

"I'm assured we'll get a woody done, and ever since I changed to my [carnivore] diet, I've felt the fastest, fittest and strongest I've been, some mentally and physically," helium said. "We're adjacent with 1 club, but determination are a fewer others astatine the table."

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