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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3433763, member: 1769"] Badel reporting that Turpin won't be offered a new contract. The Knights are also no longer interested [B]Kevvie says:[/B] “At the moment, there is nothing for Jake with us for next year unfortunately,” Broncos coach Kevin Walters said. “The reality is it was going to be hard to keep Jake. “We have Billy (Walters) and Cory Paix in our squad at the moment, so as much as you would love to keep all your players, with the salary-cap it’s difficult. “’Turps’ has played some great games for the Broncos and he is good at those little effort areas, particularly in defence, but with our roster, we don’t have any spots left for the hooker position.” [B][I]Walters said the Broncos are happy to honour Turpin’s existing deal in the run to the finals.[/I][/B] “Turps wanted to try and get more game time at another club to secure something for next year,” he said. “He felt it was hard to secure a contract somewhere else if he wasn’t playing NRL here. “It (Turpin leaving immediately) never eventuated in the end, so we were happy to hang on to him and we’re happy to honour his deal for this year.” [B]Ben Ikin says[/B] “Jake is a good consistent player who is very well respected by his teammates,” Ikin said. “You can see how much he stiffens up the middle defensively when he is out there. “Over time he has worked hard to get more in his game creatively. “He asked for a release earlier this year, but since coming back into the side he has done a good job.” [B]Peter Parr says:[/B] “Our recruitment manager Clint Zammit tells me we have some room to move in the salary cap but we won’t be signing Jake,” Parr said. “He is a wholehearted player but his name hasn’t been mentioned to me at all, so we have no plans to sign him.” [/QUOTE]

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