The Eels have dumped coach Brad Arthur’s son Jake following extraordinary accusations of nepotism and a trolling storm as part of a blockbuster day of NRL team announcements.
After Parramatta’s surprise loss to the Cowboys in Round 8 some angry Eels fans accused the veteran coach of selecting his 19-year-old son at five-eighth ahead of star playmaker Dylan Brown, purely because of their family connection.
Brown was shifted to the centres to help cover the club’s injury crisis to its outside back positions.