Two more years: Wests Tigers revise offer for Adam Doueihi
Wests Tigers have ramped up negotiations with Adam Doueihi by stretching their offer to a second year.
Doueihi was a standout for the Tigers during
Sunday’s 28-14 upset over the Bulldogs, and will no doubt use the bye round to weigh up whether he accepts the club’s revised deal, or entertains a move to St George Illawarra.
The Dragons have already met with
Doueihi who view him as an ideal No. 13 for Parramatta-bound Jack de Belin.
The Tigers’ initially tabled a one-year extension worth around $350,000 a season, and now added the 2027 season at the same money.
Tigers CEO Shane Richardson said on Monday: “We’ve offered Adam a two-year deal, and it’s our final offer. If he doesn’t accept it, we’ll have to move on. We haven’t put a timeline on it. We’ll see what happens.”
Jarome Luai and Latu Fainu are viewed as the long-term halves at the Tigers. Doueihi is a ball-playing lock forward.
Coach Benji Marshall shifted Doueihi to halfback against the Dogs before kick-off, and said his experience was what the club needed in what was always going to be an emotive game.
Marshall said his post-match press conference how important it was the club kept Doueihi: “We’ve been talking quite often with Adam, and we’ve made him an offer to stay.”
No player looks more shattered on the field after any given loss than Douehi, who at 26 has emerged as one of the club’s leaders, which was evident when TV cameras captured him laying down the law to the group as they huddled in the middle of CommBank Stadium. (SMH)