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It would be much harder to tackle Woods if he ran at you with his knees up rather than his date looking for non-existent off load.
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Aaron Woods ignores Wests Tigers’ contract deadline threats to make decision on his future
MATT LOGUE, The Daily Telegraph
March 27, 2017 7:52pm
OFF-CONTRACT Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods says he won’t be rushed into a decision on his future.
Just two days after Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe said he would impose a deadline on the club’s four off-contract stars, Woods told The Daily Telegraph he wants to see how the team performs before committing.
It comes as a stern-speaking Pascoe vowed “we won’t be held to ransom by anyone”, in regards to the club’s big-name quartet not re-signing until they know who is appointed head coach.
“There is no time frame,” Woods said when asked about his contract.
“I just want to play some consistent footy first and be excited about the footy the team is playing, and then we’ll sit down and sort things out. But I haven’t even thought about it.”
To complicate matters, Woods has attracted interest from a number of rival NRL teams.
Canterbury is one club in the mix for the NSW Origin prop. It’s understood the Bulldogs are preparing to make a formal bid for the Tigers’ four off-contract stars.
Woods, though, is solely focused on the joint-venture club’s round 5 clash against the in-form Dragons at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.
The Tigers sit on the bottom of the table after four rounds and the skipper knows his side must dramatically improve.
Meanwhile, Woods would like to see Interim coach Andrew Webster retain a position at the club — even if another head coach is appointed.
He believes Webster, a former Tigers SG Ball and Under 20s coach, is having a positive influence on the playing group.
“Yeah, well Webby is our Interim coach and he was our assistant coach and he has done a good job,” he said.
“It was obviously going to be a hard week for him last week and probably one of those weeks where it’s easy for the boys to get up for.
“But this is the real tough week for us now and we need to really knuckle down and work hard for each other. I just the club to do what is best for the club.”
Away from club land, Woods can’t wait for the upcoming Origin series against archrivals Queensland.
Speaking at the series launch on Monday, the Tigers captain said the Blues were feeling confident after last year’s thrilling victory in Game 3.
“I think that (win) was just a big step for where Loz (Laurie Daley) wants to go,” he said.
“We just want to be an 80 minute side and we played for the 80 minutes that night. Loz has had a really good squad that he has moulded over the last three or four years.
“There is a real good core of players.”
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/tigers/aaron-woods-ignores-wests-tigers-contract-deadline-threats-to-make-decision-on-his-future/news-story/61bf94cea2cf53f02bf1f3cc948019b1
MATT LOGUE, The Daily Telegraph
March 27, 2017 7:52pm
OFF-CONTRACT Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods says he won’t be rushed into a decision on his future.
Just two days after Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe said he would impose a deadline on the club’s four off-contract stars, Woods told The Daily Telegraph he wants to see how the team performs before committing.
It comes as a stern-speaking Pascoe vowed “we won’t be held to ransom by anyone”, in regards to the club’s big-name quartet not re-signing until they know who is appointed head coach.
“There is no time frame,” Woods said when asked about his contract.
“I just want to play some consistent footy first and be excited about the footy the team is playing, and then we’ll sit down and sort things out. But I haven’t even thought about it.”
To complicate matters, Woods has attracted interest from a number of rival NRL teams.
Canterbury is one club in the mix for the NSW Origin prop. It’s understood the Bulldogs are preparing to make a formal bid for the Tigers’ four off-contract stars.
Woods, though, is solely focused on the joint-venture club’s round 5 clash against the in-form Dragons at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.
The Tigers sit on the bottom of the table after four rounds and the skipper knows his side must dramatically improve.
Meanwhile, Woods would like to see Interim coach Andrew Webster retain a position at the club — even if another head coach is appointed.
He believes Webster, a former Tigers SG Ball and Under 20s coach, is having a positive influence on the playing group.
“Yeah, well Webby is our Interim coach and he was our assistant coach and he has done a good job,” he said.
“It was obviously going to be a hard week for him last week and probably one of those weeks where it’s easy for the boys to get up for.
“But this is the real tough week for us now and we need to really knuckle down and work hard for each other. I just the club to do what is best for the club.”
Away from club land, Woods can’t wait for the upcoming Origin series against archrivals Queensland.
Speaking at the series launch on Monday, the Tigers captain said the Blues were feeling confident after last year’s thrilling victory in Game 3.
“I think that (win) was just a big step for where Loz (Laurie Daley) wants to go,” he said.
“We just want to be an 80 minute side and we played for the 80 minutes that night. Loz has had a really good squad that he has moulded over the last three or four years.
“There is a real good core of players.”
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/tigers/aaron-woods-ignores-wests-tigers-contract-deadline-threats-to-make-decision-on-his-future/news-story/61bf94cea2cf53f02bf1f3cc948019b1
innsaneink
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LOL…you obviously thought he did :laughing:
earl
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This is pretty spot on. I want Woods to stay. He is a really good prop forward. He definitely isn't worth that money.
Masterton
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6 offloads. That's not bad.
diedpretty
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So its not real - thank God for that :wink:
GNR4LIFE
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Those sorts of articles are what destroys the credibility of real news. Because sometimes they're written so subtly that they could easily be true.
As for posting them on here, i think they should be banned. There's enough rumours around as it is. Last thing we need are articles that the OP already knows are fake. I understand the content makes it easy to tell, but its the headlines that suck you in before you realise.
As for posting them on here, i think they should be banned. There's enough rumours around as it is. Last thing we need are articles that the OP already knows are fake. I understand the content makes it easy to tell, but its the headlines that suck you in before you realise.
innsaneink
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Im sure he's not that gullible
TopTiger
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Woods now is waiting to see how the team performs before committing, whereas last week he wanted to know who the coach was going to be before committing, I wonder what the excuse will be next week. Obviously McQueen had no problem signing once he was satisfied with his contract. I gather the longer he waits the more speculation mounts about offers from rival clubs and his agent then tries to increase his contract with the Tigers. Hopefully Cleary or Hasler or whoever signs with the Tigers over the next week so we can finally get some closure on the coach issue and then establish which of the big 4 are staying or leaving!!
andrew 474
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Woods has a lot to weigh up
Club captain , Tiger Player long term , Club in a mess, No Coach , sitting last in comp
This would make his decision very hard , but the positives he will look at
Ivan Claery possible new coach
New players to the club ( Macqueen ) for starters if true is a positive
Salary cap should be right for 2018 , no more paying players not at the club
Good turnover of entire roster in all grades , new Blood injected
Him and Teddy I would target first with no pressure just straight up positive talk of the future , but we need the new coach locked in to be fair to all players ,
The others like Moses and Brooks maybe need a dead line
Club captain , Tiger Player long term , Club in a mess, No Coach , sitting last in comp
This would make his decision very hard , but the positives he will look at
Ivan Claery possible new coach
New players to the club ( Macqueen ) for starters if true is a positive
Salary cap should be right for 2018 , no more paying players not at the club
Good turnover of entire roster in all grades , new Blood injected
Him and Teddy I would target first with no pressure just straight up positive talk of the future , but we need the new coach locked in to be fair to all players ,
The others like Moses and Brooks maybe need a dead line
jirskyr
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I went through this the other week, Woods is equal 6th in the NRL currently for offloads (Brenk Lee and Nofo are top with 14 offloads, Daniel Tupou is 2nd) and 3rd in the club (MCK has 7). In every season he's played, Woods has been top 3 for offloads.
Some people keep saying he doesn't have an offload, he does. What he doesn't really have is a SBW-style arm free handoff, Woods tends to pop the ball back over the defenders. So not the most attacking of offloads generally but still an offload.
jirskyr
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How can anyone have taken that article seriously, Dogs signing 11 players. Jaysus. It's like the other article where Tigers had sacked Ivan Cleary on his first day, leaving him with a record of 0/0.
If you believe that is true, then I am a Nigerian prince and I need your help to get my money out of the country, please send me your bank details.
jirskyr
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Milkman we've been through this, many clubs have core talent off contract in 2017.
It's all locked in with the TV deals, you know this, I know this, it's mostly unavoidable when the big names know a rich new TV deal is coming and they want their slice of that pie - their contracts are aligned with the flow of money from new deals.
Just look at Broncos for example, off contract: **Jai Arrow**, **Adam Blair**, Joe Boyce, **Darius Boyd**, Mitchell Dodds, George Fai, Salesi Funaki, **Alex Glenn**, **Jordan Kahu**, Benji Marshall, David Mead, **Anthony Milford**, Francis Molo, Joe Ofahengaue, Jonus Pearson, **James Roberts**, Marion Seve, Travis Waddell
And Ben Hunt is obviously gone. 7 of their 17 last week are still off contract.
GNR4LIFE
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I wonder, just wonder if we lose these guys, if we might make a late play for Jack Bird. We'll have the cash and most likely the coach.
GNR4LIFE
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Good point. Great captain isn't he.
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It's very easy to get him. He doesn't like playing in the centre's and that's the reason he wants to leave the sharks.
His preference is at half or fullback. He wants more of the ball.
We have a fullback so the choice is obvious who he can replace. Please Tigers make this happen.
We just have to match the 900k a season Parramatta and Newcastle are offering. I'd give him a cool million.
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