ALL's NOT LOST
MILLS SHAPING AS A MID-SEASON PICKUP
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Written by STAFF WRITERS, March 29, 2015
FORMER Sharks winger Stewart Mills is looming as a valuable mid-season pickup as he looks to to relaunch his NRL career.
The 23-year-old, who walked away from a six-figure deal with the Broncos last year, has recently signed with Wollongong Wests in the Illawarra comp and catching the eye of a number of clubs short of quality outside backs.
The Sea Eagles, Tigers, Raiders and Sharks loom as suitors for the motivated winger.
Manly, who have also been heavily linked to a mid-season move for disgruntled Broncos back Daniel Vidot, are in desperate need of depth in the outside backs following the long-term injury to Clint Gutherson and uncertainty surrounding Jorge Taufua.
Mills stunned Broncos officials when he asked for a release last July to move back home to Sydney and work as a carpenter.
“It was a tough decision to give away a possible NRL career for nothing but it just wasn’t working out and I was really struggling financially,” Mills told RLW last year.
“I had a lot of bills, suddenly moving away from home, and I (moved) back with my parents.
Mills, who burst onto the scene with the Sharks in 2011, enjoyed a strong start to his NRL career with Phil Gould describing the winger’s debut against the Roosters as “one of the toughest and most competent first grade debuts” he had seen.
Mills made 16 appearances for the Sharks over three seasons.
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