How the HELL can anyone run this team with management constantly leaking to the media. I don’t understand what they have to gain for constantly causing all this bad press! If this isn’t correct I call on Lee to come out with his team of lawyers and sue the arse off Paul Kent. Truly this is the hardest ever team to support can not wait for the off season for some peace and quite
How the HELL can anyone run this team with management constantly leaking to the media. I don’t understand what they have to gain for constantly causing all this bad press! If this isn’t correct I call on Lee to come out with his team of lawyers and sue the arse off Paul Kent. Truly this is the hardest ever team to support can not wait for the off season for some peace and quite
That’s a good point. How did this even get out?? The fact this has hit the media weeks after the meeting between player and club tells me not all is settled.
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If the club lets Papalii reneg on the contract that will be the end of my relationship with the Tigers. This is not releasing someone for “family reasons” or because we get a “better outcome”, there is no other 2RF in the comp that is of comparable quality for comparable money and we can’t attract anyone or quality anyway. Absolutely under no circumstances should we even entertain this idea. Do this and I hand back my membership and you will never see me on this forum again
Hang in there @Tigertownsfs
I'm feeling you - but I don't think Papali'i will walk
It feels really dark at the moment, but it won't take too much to turn around.
Name a coach
Bring in those juniors into grade
Sign 1or 2 additional signings
And we are looking forward with a decent team and hopefully decent coaching team
Hang tight
And if you need to jump into the safe space thread for some support and laughs
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So player wants certainty on his future and signs on a contract a year in advance. His got the next 4 years (inc his year with Parra guaranteed).
If he was moving across because of Maguire, well make your contract contingent on it. But it wasn’t.
When he signed, the tigers had not made the finals for 10 years, Maguire was also under pressure after the infamous ‘review’. He made the choice knowing all these things, but agreed because Parra couldn’t match what the Tigers were offering.
Now Parra can match this and so presented with the choice of staying versus going to a club with known issues, he is having second thoughts.
Is there upside to the Tigers releasing him for his contract? The eels are leaking this to signal to the tigers that they can do a player swap or something to entice the tigers to release him. Ok, we will take Dylan Brown, Junior Pauli or Mitchell Moses. One marque player for another.
If you are a competent manager, you sit tight and say he is contracted with us and we will see you at pre season training. Breach your contract and see what happens…
The player cannot have it both ways.
I reckon this is about his agent agitating for more money.
He’s much higher rated than when he signed with us and he’ll have seen guys like Leluia going for around the $750k mark so will think he’s worth the same, or that’s what his agent will be telling him.
How the HELL can anyone run this team with management constantly leaking to the media. I don’t understand what they have to gain for constantly causing all this bad press! If this isn’t correct I call on Lee to come out with his team of lawyers and sue the arse off Paul Kent. Truly this is the hardest ever team to support can not wait for the off season for some peace and quite
That’s a good point. How did this even get out?? The fact this has hit the media weeks after the meeting between player and club tells me not all is settled.
What would it serve for anyone on the Tigers side to leak this? Surely it is more likely to have come from either his manager or one of Papali'is inner circle?
@tiger5150 The club is a punching bag at the moment, being bashed by plenty regardless of where news might come from.
How the HELL can anyone run this team with management constantly leaking to the media. I don’t understand what they have to gain for constantly causing all this bad press! If this isn’t correct I call on Lee to come out with his team of lawyers and sue the arse off Paul Kent. Truly this is the hardest ever team to support can not wait for the off season for some peace and quite
That’s a good point. How did this even get out?? The fact this has hit the media weeks after the meeting between player and club tells me not all is settled.
Manager stirring the pot?
How the HELL can anyone run this team with management constantly leaking to the media. I don’t understand what they have to gain for constantly causing all this bad press! If this isn’t correct I call on Lee to come out with his team of lawyers and sue the arse off Paul Kent. Truly this is the hardest ever team to support can not wait for the off season for some peace and quite
That’s a good point. How did this even get out?? The fact this has hit the media weeks after the meeting between player and club tells me not all is settled.
Manager stirring the pot?
I think it may have come from the Eels.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
Parramatta second-rower Isaiah Papali'i has refused to confirm where he will play in 2022 amid speculation he could back out of his three-year deal with the Wests Tigers.
The reigning Dally M second-rower of the year, Papali'i signed a contract in November to join the Tigers from 2023 but did so on the understanding he would be reuniting with his coach at international level, Michael Maguire.
Maguire has since been sacked from his post as head coach of the Tigers, who are on the bottom of the ladder.
Reports emerged this week that Papali'i was now reconsidering his move to the struggling club.
Eels coach Brad Arthur revealed at his captain's run this week that the club would have the space to retain the New Zealand international if he chose to stay put.
After the Eels' defeat of the Warriors on Friday night, Papali'i would not confirm he would be at the Tigers next season, but nor did he pledge his future to Parramatta.
"That's not my focus at the moment," he said.
"I want to make sure I put my best foot forward in this season that I have here by playing week to week and worrying about my job.
"Whatever happens, happens."
On Thursday, the Tigers dispelled the uncertainty around their rebuild by announcing premiership-winning coach Tim Sheens would resume head coaching duties from next season.
The two most-capped players in Wests Tigers history, Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall, will serve as his assistants, with the latter set to take the reins as head coach from 2025.
"That's great for the club," Papali'i said.
"Obviously everyone was wondering who the coach would be so knowing what their plan is going forward is good for the club. I'm happy for them."
Papali'i has built a relationship with Marshall through his international duties, just as he did with ex-Tigers coach Maguire.
"I've been in some camps with (Marshall) with the Kiwis," Papali'i said.
"He's a good mate ... but that's all I really have to say at the moment."
Tigers five-eighth Adam Doueihi urged Papali'i to honour his contract, saying the joint venture had plenty to offer.
"We're definitely a club on the rise," he said.
"We've made another really good signing in (dual premiership-winning hooker) Api Koroisau for next year. And with Tim, Benji and Robbie coming on board, it's only going to be good for us.
"If (Papali'i) comes, it's definitely going to be a big boost for us on the edge."
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Maybe he’s looking for a 3 year holiday.
It’s a worry that he didn’t back us.
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How the HELL can anyone run this team with management constantly leaking to the media. I don’t understand what they have to gain for constantly causing all this bad press! If this isn’t correct I call on Lee to come out with his team of lawyers and sue the arse off Paul Kent. Truly this is the hardest ever team to support can not wait for the off season for some peace and quite
That’s a good point. How did this even get out?? The fact this has hit the media weeks after the meeting between player and club tells me not all is settled.
Manager stirring the pot?
I think it may have come from the Eels.
Absolutely,prime suspects!
How the HELL can anyone run this team with management constantly leaking to the media. I don’t understand what they have to gain for constantly causing all this bad press! If this isn’t correct I call on Lee to come out with his team of lawyers and sue the arse off Paul Kent. Truly this is the hardest ever team to support can not wait for the off season for some peace and quite
That’s a good point. How did this even get out?? The fact this has hit the media weeks after the meeting between player and club tells me not all is settled.
Manager stirring the pot?
I think it may have come from the Eels.
Absolutely,prime suspects!
Yep, and with a history of us being soft in circumstances like this you can see why.
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