The Eels have had problems at hooker since Reed Mahoney went to the Bulldogs but may have snared the long-term answer to filling the number nine jersey. The club has beaten several other NRL outfits to sign boom young Queensland hooker Jack Hudson. The 19-year-old - who specialises in darting out of dummyhalf like elite hookers Harry Grant and Api Koroisau - played in the Tweed Seagulls team that won this year's Mal Meninga Cup, beating Burleigh Bears 36-12 in the final. He also played against grown men in the Queensland Cup and that sent alarm bells to NRL scouts, who all had their eyes on him before the Eels won the race for his signature. The youngster from renowned league nursery Keebra Park on the Gold Coast is one to watch over the next couple of years.
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