Manly signs controversial NRL star's brother

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The Sea Eagles person signed the younger member of Eels prima Ryan Matterson.

Dean Matterson, 24, had a breakout twelvemonth for Mounties successful the NSW Cup, winning the club's subordinate of the twelvemonth award.

A ball-playing fastener of akin mould to his 27-year-old brother, Matterson attracted the oculus of respective NRL clubs - including Parramatta.

But helium decided to marque his ain mode and saw Manly arsenic a nine wherever helium has a accidental of breaking into the apical people adjacent season.

"Dean is astir 100 kilos and has bully shot skills, overmuch similar Ryan," his manager Gavin Orr told Wide World of Sports.

"He was offered longer deals elsewhere but decided to backmost himself and motion for conscionable the 1 play astatine Manly.

"Hopefully helium tin truly found himself and past get himself a amended woody for the future.

"He was impressed by Manly and thought portion it would person been bully to play successful the aforesaid strategy arsenic Ryan astatine the Eels, it's champion to spell it connected his ain astatine Manly."

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