{"id":53603,"date":"2025-07-08T12:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53603"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:54:44","slug":"sad-news-a-manly-sea-eagles-star-declines-contract-extension-and-joins-a-rival-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=53603","title":{"rendered":"Sad news: A Manly Sea Eagles star declines contract extension and joins a rival club&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sad news: A Manly Sea Eagles star declines contract extension and joins a rival club&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<p>Sad news: A Manly Sea Eagles star declines contract extension and joins a rival club<\/p>\n<p>In a major blow to the Manly Sea Eagles, star forward Haumole Olakau\u2019atu has officially declined a contract extension and will depart the club at the end of the 2025 NRL season, signing a multi-year deal with a rival Sydney-based team.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old back-rower, who has been a key figure in Manly\u2019s forward pack since debuting in 2019, reportedly turned down a lucrative three-year extension to pursue a fresh challenge elsewhere. Sources close to the situation indicate that personal factors and long-term career ambitions played a significant role in his decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t an easy call. Manly has been home for a long time and I\u2019m grateful for everything the club has done for me,\u201d Olakau\u2019atu said in a statement. \u201cBut I feel the time is right for a new chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold expressed disappointment but wished Olakau\u2019atu well. \u201cHe\u2019s been a tremendous player and person at our club. We\u2019ll miss him, but we respect his choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed rival club is expected to officially announce the signing in the coming days. 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Sad news: A Manly Sea Eagles star declines contract extension and joins a rival club In a major blow to the Manly Sea Eagles, star forward Haumole Olakau\u2019atu has officially declined a contract extension and will depart the club at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":53604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sad news: A Manly Sea Eagles star declines contract ....<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sad news: A Manly Sea Eagles star declines contract extension and joins a rival club.................. ......\" 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