Eels claim Warriors tried to poach star young playmaker Dylan Brown: reports

Parramatta have lodged a complaint with the NRL claiming the New Zealand Warriors tried to poach their rookie five-eighth Dylan Brown.

Under league rules, no club is allowed to speak with the 18-year-old, who is under contract with the Eels until the end of 2020, until November, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Parramatta claim Warriors recruitment boss Peter O'Sullivan's meeting with Brown and his manager Gavin Orr breached those rules.

O'Sullivan admits to the meeting but says he cut off talks when Orr realised he had made a mistake about his client's contract.

Fairfax reports that the Warriors tabled a $3 million offer through to 2025 for Brown, after Shaun Johnson was shown the door in November. The deal was reportedly worth $2.69 million, plus $57,000 in relocation costs across six years, and would have made Brown the highest-paid player yet to appear in the NRL.