If anything it's a positive. Player with opportunity to leave elected to re-sign for less money. Emphasises consistency, loyalty and player commitment.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Tom Shines
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Or maybe his alternative market wasnt great
team tigar
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Little rumour I hear blore want's out of his contract
tony soprano
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To go where?
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Clearly it wasn't. But he almost certainly could have got 400k elsewhere. Nobody could fault him for taking better money but given a choice between us and someone else on equal pay he chose us.
Tom Shines
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Isnt he free to talk to other clubs in two weeks ?
team tigar
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No still under contract next year
team tigar
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He can negotiate Nov 1
Tom Shines
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He is free to talk to other clubs for 2025 on Nov 1…
If he signs elsewhere I would suggest the WT probably let him go for 2024 as well
team tigar
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He will shine in a team all doing there part put good half's inside him he will hit his potential I don't think he's getting a fair crack at tiger's was bought to play edge unfortunately he got injured and rightly they had to fill his spot but should of been a stop gap and let him have his shot witch personal opinion I don't think he did so if he does end up elsewhere I wish you all the best kid
Tom Shines
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It’s concerning he hasn’t been extended already ….but still two weeks to go,,
I don’t suppose you want to provide some further details about the source of the rumour … was it someone in the local pub, or someone connected to him ?
Roar_Power
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Smells of Bellamy
twentyforty
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I can understand the positive spin on this, however?
Players don’t usually have their contract amounts made public, so who put it out there? Twaly? Surely not? His agent Pacific? Doubt they’re going to boast about getting a 24% pay cut for a 27yo prop who should be approaching his peak?
I guess that only leaves someone, or some group of people at WT trying to pin a star on their chest?
Coastie_Tiger
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Im not fussed on Blore i don't see him as an edge backrower, he's been far more effective coming on as a middle rotation option. I've not really seen him do anything of note when he's played his preffered edge option.
He might be someone we are happy to offload now Twal is staying along with Seyfarth add Pole to that mix and maybe a youngster coming up like Fainu.
Reasonably happy Twal is staying on, but like all our signings and extensions lately i think its a year too long. Hopefully the 4th yr is a club option.
He might be someone we are happy to offload now Twal is staying along with Seyfarth add Pole to that mix and maybe a youngster coming up like Fainu.
Reasonably happy Twal is staying on, but like all our signings and extensions lately i think its a year too long. Hopefully the 4th yr is a club option.
Kelce68
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I'm sure the journos will portray it that way haha.
I think the club should be congratulated on this.
Twal wanted extending at higher money and the club didn't agree he was worth that so advised him he can look around and if he gets more then good for him. The club said they wanted to keep him but not going to stand in his way. So he looked around and ended up signing extension at lower figure that the club believes he is worth.
IMO this is excellent move as they won't be bullied into paying overs for a non spine player and rightly so.
400k for Twal is a great deal for both parties and shows he wants to be here for the better years.
Twal is a player every team needs and just does his job on and off the field with NO dramas.
twentyforty
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He chose us?
Tom Shines
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Letting Blore go but retaining Twal would be peak Wests Tigers 😆
BlackWhiteGold
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Based on his ability, what he showed 2nd half of season & his attitude, no way Benji would not want to re-sign him unless his manager is asking for above what the club currently value him (like Twal) or Benji wants to play him middle and he wants an edge.
My money is he extends! I'm just using a common sense approach as we don't have any players with his impact in A or D.
