Didn't say that. I said given the choice in his circumstance, where he's clearly not 100% fit, club should come before test. Don't twist what I said, I clearly outlined that if he's got an issue/injury, his club priorities should come first.
That's different, because in cricket, you aren't as liable to suffer a season ending injury every time you play.
If Farah gets injured in the 4 Nations, that's the WT season down the dunny. There's no one to replace his role at rake, or his leadership.
Wests Tigers have put in too many years of promotion and branding creation to throw it away. Western Suburbs Magpies will never be the first grade side, so we can forget about that. What I can see happening, is the "Wests Tigers" name and logo will stay, but the identity will be far more Wests...
Like who? Name some perhaps?
**Make them an offer they can't refuse and we can sign anyone.!**
That's how you build a losing culture. By bankrolling for big names, you end up being a crap club paying players overs while they underperform.
One needs to only look at the 2002-2006 Rabbitohs or...
No it doesn't. His first priority, being contracted to play for the Wests Tigers, is not to play off-season tests, but to play for the Wests Tigers. Playing off-season tests should be a bonus if he's fit and able, and should not compromise his pre-season training with Wests.