sportsbarAdrian Purtell re-signs with Raiders
May 7th 2008 00:48
Try scoring outside back Adrian Purtell will remain a Raider for at least the next three seasons, after agreeing to a new deal today that will see him in the nation’s capital until the end of 2011.
Purtell said he was happy to have his future secure at the Raiders, and was excited about continuing a long career with the Green Machine despite attracting an offer from the Melbourne Storm.
“Its good to get it out of the way and to stay at the club I’ve been at since I was 17 is very exciting,” Purtell said. “It was an option (Melbourne) and I had to weigh up all my options and had to put it down on paper and there were positives for both, but at the end of the day this is my first club and this will take me to ten years here so I’m very excited about that.”
The prospect of playing centre full-time is something Purtell will look to do in the future with the Raiders, and he said he was looking forward to working on his own form and under next years Coach David Furner to achieve this goal.
“There’s no guarantee of what position you play it’s up to your form but I’d like to be seen as a centre, it’s my own form I have to look after and the rest will look after itself,” he said. “I’ve played under Dave in reserve grade a couple of years ago and I’m excited to have him as our new Coach.
With the Raiders 2009 squad starting to take shape Purtell said the talent at the Raiders was certainly on the up, and he was happy to have his future secured.
“With our team we have Todd (Carney) here for a few more years and Joel (Monaghan) next year as well so I think only good things can happen to the team,” he said. “I’m 24 now and I’m looking at securing my future, to sign here for three years is a great show of faith by the club and hopefully I can repay that with some good form on the field.”
Raiders CEO Don Furner said Purtell’s signing was a huge boost for the club, and also proved that the Raiders are a team that will be competitive for the years to come.
“It’s a great sign of faith by Adrian and I’m glad he stuck with us, he gets on with all the boys here and I’m really glad he stayed,” Furner said. “Sometimes we’re out of sight out of mind here but he scores a few tries and comes to the attention of other clubs and they show interest in him, and it’s good for us because it shows we have good players here and Adrian is one of them.”
Purtell made his debut for the Raiders in 2006 and has played 39 matches for the Green Machine scoring 18 tries, with a strike rate of almost a try every second game.
Adrian Purtell re-signs with Raiders
Purtell said he was happy to have his future secure at the Raiders, and was excited about continuing a long career with the Green Machine despite attracting an offer from the Melbourne Storm.
“Its good to get it out of the way and to stay at the club I’ve been at since I was 17 is very exciting,” Purtell said. “It was an option (Melbourne) and I had to weigh up all my options and had to put it down on paper and there were positives for both, but at the end of the day this is my first club and this will take me to ten years here so I’m very excited about that.”
The prospect of playing centre full-time is something Purtell will look to do in the future with the Raiders, and he said he was looking forward to working on his own form and under next years Coach David Furner to achieve this goal.
“There’s no guarantee of what position you play it’s up to your form but I’d like to be seen as a centre, it’s my own form I have to look after and the rest will look after itself,” he said. “I’ve played under Dave in reserve grade a couple of years ago and I’m excited to have him as our new Coach.
With the Raiders 2009 squad starting to take shape Purtell said the talent at the Raiders was certainly on the up, and he was happy to have his future secured.
“With our team we have Todd (Carney) here for a few more years and Joel (Monaghan) next year as well so I think only good things can happen to the team,” he said. “I’m 24 now and I’m looking at securing my future, to sign here for three years is a great show of faith by the club and hopefully I can repay that with some good form on the field.”
Raiders CEO Don Furner said Purtell’s signing was a huge boost for the club, and also proved that the Raiders are a team that will be competitive for the years to come.
“It’s a great sign of faith by Adrian and I’m glad he stuck with us, he gets on with all the boys here and I’m really glad he stayed,” Furner said. “Sometimes we’re out of sight out of mind here but he scores a few tries and comes to the attention of other clubs and they show interest in him, and it’s good for us because it shows we have good players here and Adrian is one of them.”
Purtell made his debut for the Raiders in 2006 and has played 39 matches for the Green Machine scoring 18 tries, with a strike rate of almost a try every second game.
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