One of the best young rugby league players, Jacob Davis, is said to have been plucked by the Newcastle Knights.
Davis, a 20-year-old hooker, competed for the Parramatta Eels in both the NSW Cup and the Jersey Flegg Cup this year, holding his own.
The Eels have a number of promising juniors coming through the ranks at dummy-half, so it’s understood that they were eager to keep him at the team.
Matt Arthur, the son of Brad Arthur, is one of them; he inked a Top 30 contract for the 2026 campaign. Joey Lussick and Brendan Hands are also present.
According to Wide World of Sports, the Newcastle Knights, who had a number of options, swooped in and signed Davis to a one-year development contract.
This could easily become a Top 30 deal for the 2025 season, which is 12 months away.
His arrival at the Knights could see the club slowly move away from Jayden Brailey at the end of his current contract, which finishes at the conclusion of the 2025 season. Brailey has been constantly linked to rival NRL clubs and has fallen down the pecking order in favour of youngster Phoenix Crossland.
Brailey’s departure would allow Crossland to play in the number nine jersey for the long term and allow Davis to play the backup role or a one-two punch with the emerging Newcastle talent.
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