OFFICIAL Bryce Gibbs [Discussion]

[BeanStew55]

You know what I think i may have over reacted abit but by getting rid of gibbs and possibly fifita, we could get adam blair.

 

[matty_tiepie]

jono Are you serious :crazy

 

[LARDS]

Gibbs & Fifita should put in this season (as they have been doing) because they wont get a Premiership at the Sharks.

 

[BeanStew55]

I agree

 

[Discussion_Bot]

Wests Tigers has today announced props Bryce Gibbs and Andrew Fifita will leave the Club at the end of this season.

Both players will join Cronulla Sharks for the 2012 season on 3 year deals.

Gibbs was a member of the 2005 premiership winning Wests Tigers team and has played 143 NRL games for the Club.

Wests Tigers CEO Stephen Humphreys said that Gibbs would be fondly remembered by Wests Tigers fans as a fierce competitor who always gave 100 per cent commitment to his team-mates and the Club.

“Bryce has been a great servant of Wests Tigers for many years and we wish him and his family the very best for the future,’’ said Wests Tigers CEO Stephen Humphreys.

Despite taking up the option for 2012 on Fifita, Wests Tigers decided not to stand in his way of accepting a lucrative offer. Fifita has played 35 games for Wests Tigers.

“It was an extremely difficult decision for the Club to make given Andrew’s development here but it is a great opportunity for him personally and we could not lose sight of that,” Humphreys said.

“I know Bryce and Andrew are very determined to finish the season strongly and help Wests Tigers make the finals.”

Source: Wests Tigers Media Release (by Wayne Cousins)

 

[AJ1]

Great. Now let's move on
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[Guest]

Good luck and all the best to Fifita and Gibbs at the Sharks for next season and beyond. Hard to see decent players leave the club like this, and particularly Fifita who is developing very well in the front row.

 

[Kul]

Agreed

I hope blair is worth it

Someone please remember to bump this topic at the end of 2015

 

[Andrew]

This better be closely followed by Wests tigers introduce Adam Blair
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[magpie_mania]

Does this mean that we keep heighno fulton e.t.c all who were rumored to be leaving.

 

[skywalka]

Shoulda kept Fifita instead of Blair.
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[GNR4LIFE]

the Blair announcement isn't what i'm waiting for coz thats a done deal.I'm waiting for 1 or 2 more signings on top of Blair

 

[Guest]

You are a traitor gibbs, but good luck with cronulla and helping them get the wooden spoon next year. What about Fifita?

WTF!!!!

know the facts before you start going off..!!!

Bloody amateurs!!

He's 10 years old and is sadly lacking in knowledge on such matters Troy.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Shoulda kept Fifita instead of Blair.
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so you would have been happy for the tigers to offer Fifita 350K? :crazy

 

[IronTiger]

Its sad i can only assume in relation to Fifita it's purely financial. I'm really really saddened by this and the club i feel really need to back this up by announcing something big soon.

We cannot just develop these players for 3 years and let them go so i hope this was a players desision not the club's.

My son will be very upset

 

[Kul]

Gibbs & Fifita confirmed

all discussion should move to this thread:
http://www.weststigersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8221

 

[happy_tiger]

Yes Is this the end of the players leaving or will we see more ??. Good luck To Bryce and Andrew You have both served the club well Lets now concentrate on attempting to win a premiership

 

[Long_Distance_Tiger]

It's always sad to see a young player like Fifita with so much potential go to another club. Not looking forward to the day when he carves us up. Good luck to Gibbsy, it'll be strange to see him in another jersey

 

[Tiger_Watto]

I hope Gibbs kicks on in his career and enjoys the rest of the season with the Tigers…

Fifita, has it all infornt of him and will need to lift if he is going to reach his potential... I'm sure many will be looking on in anticipation over the next couple of years.

Good luck boys.... Surely now they can announce the new signing!!!

 

[system]

I wouldn't expect any news on Blair until at least after we play the Storm.

On Gibbs and Fifita it is always bittersweet to watch players developed moving on but there are reasons behind it all. We have secured some young forward talent coming through the ranks and can hope that they match up to what we lose.

Even though we took up the option on Fifita it is very hard to expect him to play his best football for you when the club, if figures quoted are correct, would have been denying up to about two hundred thosand dollars a year. Professionalism only goes so far.

The Gibbonators defence will be sorely missed but again it is a long term deal which secures a future for his young family.

I wish them all the best of luck but a few poor results each year when facing their old club