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WESTS TIGERS recruit Adam Blair is impressing his new teammates with his work ethic and maturity, according to Benji Marshall.Marshall, who has worked closely with Blair in their respective roles as New Zealand captain and vice-captain, said the 25-year-old had trained hard and been the ultimate professional since his arrival from the Storm earlier this year.''He's brought, I suppose, a lot of what he's learned down in Melbourne to our team and he's the vice-captain of New Zealand as well, so he's brought a lot of leadership,'' the Kiwi skipper said.''I think he's really added to our forward pack a lot, which can only make us stronger, and he's been really impressive with the way he trains, with his work ethic at training and as a bloke he's a pretty good guy too.''The Tigers are hoping Blair will bring something more caustic than ''pretty good guy'' to his on-field work this season.Known for his aggression and intimidating presence, the Storm's former hardman - who spent the final five weeks of his time with Melbourne sidelined for his role in the infamous Battle of Brookvale - has been recruited for his point of difference in the Tigers' forward pack.But Marshall stopped short of calling Blair the club's missing ingredient. ''I don't know if there was a missing link,'' he said.
''I thought we had one of the strongest forward packs last year anyway, but I think we have strengthened it with him coming. We've still got internationals. We've got Keith Galloway, who played for Australia, Chris Heighington and Gareth Ellis both played for England, other guys on the cusp of playing for Australia [like] Robbie Farah, so our forward pack is strong and where we want it to be anyway.''
Marshall was yesterday promoting the work of the Children's Cancer Institute Australia, a research institute based at the University of NSW. The Tigers will for the first time open their season launch to the public with the aim of raising $250,000 for CCIA. It is a replacement for Footy Rocks, the charity gala organised by Marshall this time last year to benefit CCIA.
''It was a lot of work before the start of the season and this season the club said they'd take it on board and join it with the season launch, and everything they raise for the season launch would go towards the CCIA,'' he said. ''It was just a lot easier for me to get into the season and come back from holiday and let them take over a bit more, and I really appreciate their support.''
Marshall lost his father to pancreatic cancer in 2009\. His grandmother and an aunt died of breast cancer and a second aunt died of bowel cancer.
''I've been through a lot of struggles with cancer with my own family and I've seen how tough it is on families, especially when it comes to children,'' he said.
''If I can use my profile in the game to do anything I can to raise awareness about it and raise money to find a cure, it just makes me proud of myself.''
[Source](http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/blair-blows-in-from-the-storm-to-make-an-impression-in-eye-of-tigers-captain-20120207-1r5i1.html#ixzz1ljjlUEQi)But Marshall stopped short of calling Blair the club's missing ingredient. ''I don't know if there was a missing link,'' he said.''I thought we had one of the strongest forward packs last year anyway, but I think we have strengthened it with him coming. We've still got internationals. We've got Keith Galloway, who played for Australia, Chris Heighington and Gareth Ellis both played for England, other guys on the cusp of playing for Australia [like] Robbie Farah, so our forward pack is strong and where we want it to be anyway.''Marshall was yesterday promoting the work of the Children's Cancer Institute Australia, a research institute based at the University of NSW. The Tigers will for the first time open their season launch to the public with the aim of raising $250,000 for CCIA. It is a replacement for Footy Rocks, the charity gala organised by Marshall this time last year to benefit CCIA.''It was a lot of work before the start of the season and this season the club said they'd take it on board and join it with the season launch, and everything they raise for the season launch would go towards the CCIA,'' he said. ''It was just a lot easier for me to get into the season and come back from holiday and let them take over a bit more, and I really appreciate their support.''Marshall lost his father to pancreatic cancer in 2009\. His grandmother and an aunt died of breast cancer and a second aunt died of bowel cancer.''I've been through a lot of struggles with cancer with my own family and I've seen how tough it is on families, especially when it comes to children,'' he said.
''I thought we had one of the strongest forward packs last year anyway, but I think we have strengthened it with him coming. We've still got internationals. We've got Keith Galloway, who played for Australia, Chris Heighington and Gareth Ellis both played for England, other guys on the cusp of playing for Australia [like] Robbie Farah, so our forward pack is strong and where we want it to be anyway.''
Marshall was yesterday promoting the work of the Children's Cancer Institute Australia, a research institute based at the University of NSW. The Tigers will for the first time open their season launch to the public with the aim of raising $250,000 for CCIA. It is a replacement for Footy Rocks, the charity gala organised by Marshall this time last year to benefit CCIA.
''It was a lot of work before the start of the season and this season the club said they'd take it on board and join it with the season launch, and everything they raise for the season launch would go towards the CCIA,'' he said. ''It was just a lot easier for me to get into the season and come back from holiday and let them take over a bit more, and I really appreciate their support.''
Marshall lost his father to pancreatic cancer in 2009\. His grandmother and an aunt died of breast cancer and a second aunt died of bowel cancer.
''I've been through a lot of struggles with cancer with my own family and I've seen how tough it is on families, especially when it comes to children,'' he said.
''If I can use my profile in the game to do anything I can to raise awareness about it and raise money to find a cure, it just makes me proud of myself.''
[Source](http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/blair-blows-in-from-the-storm-to-make-an-impression-in-eye-of-tigers-captain-20120207-1r5i1.html#ixzz1ljjlUEQi)But Marshall stopped short of calling Blair the club's missing ingredient. ''I don't know if there was a missing link,'' he said.''I thought we had one of the strongest forward packs last year anyway, but I think we have strengthened it with him coming. We've still got internationals. We've got Keith Galloway, who played for Australia, Chris Heighington and Gareth Ellis both played for England, other guys on the cusp of playing for Australia [like] Robbie Farah, so our forward pack is strong and where we want it to be anyway.''Marshall was yesterday promoting the work of the Children's Cancer Institute Australia, a research institute based at the University of NSW. The Tigers will for the first time open their season launch to the public with the aim of raising $250,000 for CCIA. It is a replacement for Footy Rocks, the charity gala organised by Marshall this time last year to benefit CCIA.''It was a lot of work before the start of the season and this season the club said they'd take it on board and join it with the season launch, and everything they raise for the season launch would go towards the CCIA,'' he said. ''It was just a lot easier for me to get into the season and come back from holiday and let them take over a bit more, and I really appreciate their support.''Marshall lost his father to pancreatic cancer in 2009\. His grandmother and an aunt died of breast cancer and a second aunt died of bowel cancer.''I've been through a lot of struggles with cancer with my own family and I've seen how tough it is on families, especially when it comes to children,'' he said.
