Chris McQueen signs - Official

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Titans star Chris McQueen set to join Wests Tigers

March 27, 2017 12:17pm


THE Titans have been rocked by another player departure with key back-rower Chris McQueen to quit the club and accept a $1.2 million offer with the Wests Tigers.
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The former Queensland Origin forward is resigned to leaving the Titans after the club refused to get into a bidding war with the Tigers for his signature. McQueen has been mulling over his future for the past 48 hours and has decided to ink a three-year deal with the Tigers worth $400,000 a season. Only a last-minute upgrade from the Titans will change his mind. But the Gold Coast are unlikely to budge on their two-year, $300,000 a season offer, meaning McQueen would sacrifice $600,000 by staying on the Gold Coast.

It is another blow for the Titans, who have been beset by an injury crisis and will now lose a forward who played all 25 games for the club last season.

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Published by the Courier Mail. If you google Titans star Chris McQueen set to join Wests Tigers | The Courier-Mail you find it. The article was written by Peter Badel and Travis Meyn of The Courier-Mail.

A later report was published 20 minutes ago with the following information;

THE Titans have been rocked by another player departure with key back-rower Chris McQueen inking a $1.2 million deal with the Wests Tigers.

The Courier-Mail can reveal McQueen will quit the Titans at season’s end after agreeing to terms on a three-year contract with the Tigers worth $400,000-a-season.

Tigers sources confirmed they have secured the former Queensland Origin forward, whose signing will be announced following the expiry of the NRL’s 10-day cooling-off period.

McQueen has been mulling over his future for the past 48 hours and formally advised the Titans today the Tigers had won the battle for his signature. The 29-year-old’s preference was to stay on the Gold Coast, purchasing a home in the region last month, but the Titans’ reluctance to get into a bidding war forced his hand.

The Titans wouldn’t budge on a two-year offer worth $300,000 annually, meaning McQueen would have sacrificed $600,000 by remaining on the Gold Coast. It is another retention blow for the Titans, who have lost a raft of top-liners in recent months headlined by McQueen, Nene MacDonald, Josh Hoffman and Brian Kelly. Rising centre Nathan Davis last week also severed ties with the Titans, agreeing to a one-year deal with Parramatta.

The Eels were also chasing McQueen but the Tigers tabled the most attractive offer for the versatile utility, who won a premiership with South Sydney three years ago.
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Thanks Newtown,
 
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Capewell will be a better pickup then Matt Mcilwrick from the sharks…. Was talking to one of the guys who work in the office down there today and they are not shaw who to keep and who to let go of but was also told the Tigers asked about Maloney for the next year but hes under contract
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Good to see plan B is in motion
 
If we can land both of them that will be fantastic recruitment as far as I'm concerned. Two of the best second rowers that are actually available for next year, both of whom can play 80 minutes and neither of which will break the bank. Capewell kicks goals too and the both offer excellent coverage at centre.

I don't see how any incoming coach could complain about these signings given our current offerings in the 2nd row department.
 
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Ch 7 are reporting it's close to a done deal.

https://twitter.com/7th_Tackle/status/846169645090418688

https://twitter.com/ChrisGarry7/status/846170043050213376
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Wouldnt know capewell if I fell over him.
That said Ive lost a lot of interest in the game the last few years, gone from watching every game to ours and one or two others
 
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McQueen is a left side backrower, and is fine form, wonder who plays left side backrow at the Weststigers

Who :smiley:
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He played pretty well yesterday, but last week was a horror show, he maybe a benchie next year.
 
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McQueen is a left side backrower, and is fine form, wonder who plays left side backrow at the Weststigers

Who :smiley:

He played pretty well yesterday, but last week was a horror show, he maybe a benchie next year.
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A club champion for sure, did go well yesterday, but should probably already be on the bench.
 
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Capewell will be a better pickup then Matt Mcilwrick from the sharks…. Was talking to one of the guys who work in the office down there today and they are not shaw who to keep and who to let go of but was also told the Tigers asked about Maloney for the next year but hes under contract

Good to see plan B is in motion
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I wish plan b was plan a
 
Kurt Capewell doing his best Strop impersonation. Don't really know him but the quick research i did looked like a decent player. We need the depth regardless.
 
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Would absolutely love Kurt Capewell he is a great young player, the type we need

Think Capewell takes Lewis' spot when he retires, but yes an NRL quality player.
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True but it's all in the timing. Sharks have just coughed up big dollars to re-sign Wade Graham and are still looking to wrap up Bird on what will be a big money contract. Sneak in now with a good offer to Capewell and we may be able to upset their plans.
 
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he hasn't played good since 2014 when souffs won the comp and he had a good finals series, and well apart from that and the games he has played for QLD whats he done the last couple of years??

we gotta stop buying players where their prime is over, we did it with Blair and Lote, we just never learn on field and also off field.

The Roosters are a team that just know how to buy players in the prime of their career surprise surprise they are in the top 4 again.

the last time we bought players that were in their prime was 2004 when we took all the Parra players off Brian Smith.

Not true he is one of the Titans best. Age is a non issue we need experience.

Correct, and the previous poster said we got Blair past his prime, also not true, Blair did play well for us when used correctly, and he has really kicked on at the Bronco's.
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That's correct about Blair, Sheens tried to use he wasn't.
Bennett told Blair to do 2 things run hard and defend his territory.
That's why he is playing better for the Bronks than he did for us.
 
I know some are concerned about his age but he will only be 33 at the end of contract. Besu Svott is 33 this yr, lewis is 34, Gallen 36 blokes in the backrow can play to older then perhaps a prop or an outside back due to the different skill set and nature of the position. I think Mcqueen is the perfect signing and am very impressed with the club for it. Also means Lawrence back to the bench which i think is prob the right level for him as a backrower
 
We do need some second rowers and McQueen is quality. Concerned about the fact he seemed settled on the Gold Coast though, from things he's said.. Bought a house there etc. Probably still a better option than not though. If 400K a season is true that's not so bad, should deliver more than Blair did and exponentially cheaper too.
 
2GB had it on their 1.00pm news, signed for 3 years, whether you believe them or not is another matter.
 
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