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AFTER 12 years plying his trade in the NRL and in Super League, Kawana's Casey McGuire will return to where he made his first grade breakthrough.
McGuire, 30, will link with Parramatta next season, in a move many Eels fans hope will revive the club's premiership aspirations after its disappointing season.
McGuire made his NRL debut with the Eels in 1998.
He played two games with the club before joining the premiership-winning Brisbane Broncos and then Perpignan outfit Catalans Dragons.
The 183cm, 92kg utility has been with the Dragons since 2007 and captained the team but is expected to return home next month.
“He's decided to come back and be closer to the Sunshine Coast and to family,” McGuire's father Danny said yesterday.
“He likes Parramatta, the club and the people there.”
A Queensland State of Origin player in 2005, McGuire is expected to bolster the ball-playing ranks at the Eels, who will be looking for some added spark after the highly fancied team finished 12th this season.
“He could play five-eighth or hooker or halfback,” Danny McGuire said.
McGuire will return to Parramatta after welcoming two boys to his family in France.
“Two of them went over and four of them are coming back,” Danny said.
McGuire experienced mixed fortunes at the Dragons. The club had some strong performances before finishing with the wooden spoon this year.
“They didn't have a very good season but made the preliminary final the year before and they made the Challenge Cup final while he was there,” Danny said.
McGuire qualified for the French national team under the three-year residency rule but declared he was unavailable for Les Tricolours after a hectic season last year.
AFTER 12 years plying his trade in the NRL and in Super League, Kawana's Casey McGuire will return to where he made his first grade breakthrough.
McGuire, 30, will link with Parramatta next season, in a move many Eels fans hope will revive the club's premiership aspirations after its disappointing season.
McGuire made his NRL debut with the Eels in 1998.
He played two games with the club before joining the premiership-winning Brisbane Broncos and then Perpignan outfit Catalans Dragons.
The 183cm, 92kg utility has been with the Dragons since 2007 and captained the team but is expected to return home next month.
“He's decided to come back and be closer to the Sunshine Coast and to family,” McGuire's father Danny said yesterday.
“He likes Parramatta, the club and the people there.”
A Queensland State of Origin player in 2005, McGuire is expected to bolster the ball-playing ranks at the Eels, who will be looking for some added spark after the highly fancied team finished 12th this season.
“He could play five-eighth or hooker or halfback,” Danny McGuire said.
McGuire will return to Parramatta after welcoming two boys to his family in France.
“Two of them went over and four of them are coming back,” Danny said.
McGuire experienced mixed fortunes at the Dragons. The club had some strong performances before finishing with the wooden spoon this year.
“They didn't have a very good season but made the preliminary final the year before and they made the Challenge Cup final while he was there,” Danny said.
McGuire qualified for the French national team under the three-year residency rule but declared he was unavailable for Les Tricolours after a hectic season last year.
