He just keeps digging himself in further and further…...
Outgoing captain Aaron Woods wants peace - not war - with Wests Tigers as he looks to lead the troubled joint venture outfit to the NRL finals for the first time since 2011.
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While he admits there is no turning back after agreeing to a four-year deal with Canterbury from 2018, Woods is desperate to leave the Tigers on a high.
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The popular local junior was booed when he led the Tigers onto Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night against Cronulla, ahead of his much-publicised move being confirmed the following day.
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Things went from bad to worse for Woods when he tore his hamstring during the 22-16 loss. The injury all but rules him out of the State of Origin opener in Brisbane on May 31 and, in a worst-case scenario, he could also miss the second game in Sydney on June 21.
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The star front-rower will be sidelined for up to eight weeks but he hopes to end his time at the club on a positive note.
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"I don't want to make a war: Aaron Woods versus the Tigers," he said on Fox Sports's NRL 360.
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"I love the club. It's my junior club and a club I love being a part of.
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"It is what it is."
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With endless focus on the future of the Tigers's so-called big four, Woods said had done enough talking this season without needing to explain his reason for leaving for the Bulldogs.
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"I'm not going to go into it fully at the moment because I'm with the Wests Tigers until the end of the year," he said.
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"I don't want to disrespect my teammates, I just want to enjoy my footy with Wests Tigers.
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"When it does come to the Bulldogs time, that's when I'll talk about it.
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**"I didn't say I wanted to go the Bulldogs to play semi-finals.** First and foremost when I spoke to (coach) Ivan (Cleary) I said I wanted to play semi-finals this year.
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"That's the job I'm looking forward to doing. I want to get the Wests Tigers on the front foot and playing semi-finals, starting this year, because I've missed it the last five years."
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The 26-year-old Origin and Test star said he would have stayed with the Tigers in an ideal world.
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"There'a a lot of 'coulda, shoulda, woulda'," he said.
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"It's what's happened at the club. So the club's moved on, I've moved on. I just want to rip in for the Tigers for the rest of the year and play the best footy I can."
Like Ink said, this man is nothing but a fool.
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http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/05/03/woods-wants-peace-not-war-wests-tigers