OFFICIAL Esan Marsters [Discussion]
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Just spoke to my mate. He's friends with Esan's mother. She Said he's only had interest from bulldogs and cowboys. Also said that he's been dealing with a foot injury most of the year.
@WT2K said in [POLL: ESAN MARSTERS](/post/1064600) said:
Can you tell your mate to tell Esan's Mum to tell Esan..hope your foot gets better..
Slightly different take on the Marsters situation. Given it from Brent Read more likely believable than the stuff served up by the mole.
https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/north-queensland-cowboys-eyeing-off-wests-tigers-and-kiwi-star-esan-marsters/u8famwt4e8tc1m85opkogrr8a
https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/north-queensland-cowboys-eyeing-off-wests-tigers-and-kiwi-star-esan-marsters/u8famwt4e8tc1m85opkogrr8a
jirskyr
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Can I just say, all the folks who are saying "Esan needs a rocket", "Esan is lazy", "Esan is over-rated"... so be it. If he leaves Tigers, don't start a thread in 12-24 months complaining that Esan was let go.
Bathursttiger2
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@hodgo said in [POLL: ESAN MARSTERS](/post/1065899) said:
Look at what Des did with that lazy log Moses Suli.
Incumbent New Zealand centre Esan Marsters is likely to miss his country's upcoming Test campaign after undergoing minor ankle surgery.
The powerful Wests Tigers player was hampered by a right ankle injury for the majority of the NRL season and recently had a cleanout.
The 23-year-old said he was "gutted" about the prospect of sitting out the inaugural World Cup Nines later this month as well as the Tran-Tasman Test against Australia and two clashes with Great Britain.
"I'm pretty sad but it's going to help me in the long run with my ankle," Marsters told NRL.com at Fan Fest on Thursday.
"I'll just try to get that right for the off-season and hopefully I can have another good pre-season. It's just a bit hard because the injury I had was troubling me all year.
"Hopefully it should be ready by round one next year. It's just something that I needed to get done. For myself, hopefully [it means] playing better footy next year and being a bit more consistent."
https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/10/03/mixed-representative-fortunes-for-momirovski-and-marsters/
The powerful Wests Tigers player was hampered by a right ankle injury for the majority of the NRL season and recently had a cleanout.
The 23-year-old said he was "gutted" about the prospect of sitting out the inaugural World Cup Nines later this month as well as the Tran-Tasman Test against Australia and two clashes with Great Britain.
"I'm pretty sad but it's going to help me in the long run with my ankle," Marsters told NRL.com at Fan Fest on Thursday.
"I'll just try to get that right for the off-season and hopefully I can have another good pre-season. It's just a bit hard because the injury I had was troubling me all year.
"Hopefully it should be ready by round one next year. It's just something that I needed to get done. For myself, hopefully [it means] playing better footy next year and being a bit more consistent."
https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/10/03/mixed-representative-fortunes-for-momirovski-and-marsters/
GNR4LIFE
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There you go
Fletch
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Marsters was below par in 2019 with the ankle injury, and I can understand the levels of frustration amongst supporters.
However when fully fit he has many attributes that make him difficult to handle in defence, a big body, powerful, footwork, strong fend, good hands, accurate flick pass, late offload. Both Marsters and Nofoaluma are very good at the late offload, and they’ve done so with three defenders wrestling them, without knowing the figures I imagine their accuracy percentage would very high at executing it, and second phase play certainly creates attacking opportunities, and opportunities to advance the ball down field when working out of our own end.
Marsters is a definite keeper in my opinion at this stage, and I’d be sticking with him solely as a centre. He’s looked reasonably comfortable playing both left and right edges which is an advantage for the team having that flexibility. When fully fit again I’d like to see him supplied with a bit more early ball, so he can line up and trouble a defender. And there’s also that try burned into my brain when he burst onto a short no-look Marshall pass to score a try that was an awesome sight behold, more of that full-steam straight running too please!!
It’ll be interesting to gage during the preseason which side of the field Madge will be working with Marsters - Brooky’s or Benji’s...? Marsters looked great on occasions when running straight and hard off Benji, but Madge shifted him to left centre at the back end of the season and that could well be worth persisting with considering the success with the Brooks/Garner combo. Not a bad option for Brooks to go out the back to Marsters or hit him with a face ball, as an alternative to the short pass to Garner.
My gut feeling just at the moment is Marsters will stay at left centre, Momirovski right centre with Tommy Talau next in-line as the third centre option.
I’m starting to think Mbye will shift to hooking duties and share that role with Reynolds next season. Considering their senior status and the money they are on they’ll both need to roll up the sleeves next season to make a contribution more befitting of their big salaries. Neither has built up the capital (consistent performances and influences on results) to feel any strong entitlement to play in their favoured positions and roles within the side at this point in time, and therefore they should embrace any role Madge wants them to play that’s best for the team. Those two sharing the hooking duties could be just the threat and footballing smarts we need out of dummy half for next season.
Anyways, that’s my considered fluff piece at this point in time with our roster as it currently stands, as my thoughts can shift and change with player moments and other info when it comes to light - or even those enlightening pearls of wisdom from fellow forumers.
However when fully fit he has many attributes that make him difficult to handle in defence, a big body, powerful, footwork, strong fend, good hands, accurate flick pass, late offload. Both Marsters and Nofoaluma are very good at the late offload, and they’ve done so with three defenders wrestling them, without knowing the figures I imagine their accuracy percentage would very high at executing it, and second phase play certainly creates attacking opportunities, and opportunities to advance the ball down field when working out of our own end.
Marsters is a definite keeper in my opinion at this stage, and I’d be sticking with him solely as a centre. He’s looked reasonably comfortable playing both left and right edges which is an advantage for the team having that flexibility. When fully fit again I’d like to see him supplied with a bit more early ball, so he can line up and trouble a defender. And there’s also that try burned into my brain when he burst onto a short no-look Marshall pass to score a try that was an awesome sight behold, more of that full-steam straight running too please!!
It’ll be interesting to gage during the preseason which side of the field Madge will be working with Marsters - Brooky’s or Benji’s...? Marsters looked great on occasions when running straight and hard off Benji, but Madge shifted him to left centre at the back end of the season and that could well be worth persisting with considering the success with the Brooks/Garner combo. Not a bad option for Brooks to go out the back to Marsters or hit him with a face ball, as an alternative to the short pass to Garner.
My gut feeling just at the moment is Marsters will stay at left centre, Momirovski right centre with Tommy Talau next in-line as the third centre option.
I’m starting to think Mbye will shift to hooking duties and share that role with Reynolds next season. Considering their senior status and the money they are on they’ll both need to roll up the sleeves next season to make a contribution more befitting of their big salaries. Neither has built up the capital (consistent performances and influences on results) to feel any strong entitlement to play in their favoured positions and roles within the side at this point in time, and therefore they should embrace any role Madge wants them to play that’s best for the team. Those two sharing the hooking duties could be just the threat and footballing smarts we need out of dummy half for next season.
Anyways, that’s my considered fluff piece at this point in time with our roster as it currently stands, as my thoughts can shift and change with player moments and other info when it comes to light - or even those enlightening pearls of wisdom from fellow forumers.
BalmainJnr
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https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/10/10/esan-marsters-to-depart-wests-tigers/
Tiger_Steve
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And it just keeps getting better.
Wests Tigers have today confirmed that Esan Marsters will depart the club ahead of the 2020 NRL season.
Marsters has been released from the final year of his playing contract with Wests Tigers to take up a long-term opportunity with another NRL club.
The 23-year-old made his first-grade debut for Wests Tigers in Round 13 of the 2017 season and has gone on to play 61 games for the club since, scoring 17 tries.
Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe thanked Marsters for his commitment to the club and wished him well in the future.
“On behalf of everyone at the club, I’d like to thank Esan for his contribution to Wests Tigers,” Pascoe said.
“We were able to give Esan his first-grade debut several years ago and it’s been pleasing to see him grow and contribute in numerous ways since then.
“This new long-term deal is a great opportunity for him and we wish both he and his partner Isabelle all the best in the future.”
Marsters has been released from the final year of his playing contract with Wests Tigers to take up a long-term opportunity with another NRL club.
The 23-year-old made his first-grade debut for Wests Tigers in Round 13 of the 2017 season and has gone on to play 61 games for the club since, scoring 17 tries.
Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe thanked Marsters for his commitment to the club and wished him well in the future.
“On behalf of everyone at the club, I’d like to thank Esan for his contribution to Wests Tigers,” Pascoe said.
“We were able to give Esan his first-grade debut several years ago and it’s been pleasing to see him grow and contribute in numerous ways since then.
“This new long-term deal is a great opportunity for him and we wish both he and his partner Isabelle all the best in the future.”
Tigerlily
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Esan Marsters to depart Wests Tigers
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Wests Tigers
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Thu 10 Oct 2019, 05:58 PM
Wests Tigers have today confirmed that Esan Marsters will depart the club ahead of the 2020 NRL season.
Marsters has been released from the final year of his playing contract with Wests Tigers to take up a long-term opportunity with another NRL club.
The 23-year-old made his first-grade debut for Wests Tigers in Round 13 of the 2017 season and has gone on to play 61 games for the club since, scoring 17 tries.
Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe thanked Marsters for his commitment to the club and wished him well in the future.
“On behalf of everyone at the club, I’d like to thank Esan for his contribution to Wests Tigers,” Pascoe said.
“We were able to give Esan his first-grade debut several years ago and it’s been pleasing to see him grow and contribute in numerous ways since then.
“This new long-term deal is a great opportunity for him and we wish both he and his partner Isabelle all the best in the future.”
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Wests Tigers
Timestamp
Thu 10 Oct 2019, 05:58 PM
Wests Tigers have today confirmed that Esan Marsters will depart the club ahead of the 2020 NRL season.
Marsters has been released from the final year of his playing contract with Wests Tigers to take up a long-term opportunity with another NRL club.
The 23-year-old made his first-grade debut for Wests Tigers in Round 13 of the 2017 season and has gone on to play 61 games for the club since, scoring 17 tries.
Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe thanked Marsters for his commitment to the club and wished him well in the future.
“On behalf of everyone at the club, I’d like to thank Esan for his contribution to Wests Tigers,” Pascoe said.
“We were able to give Esan his first-grade debut several years ago and it’s been pleasing to see him grow and contribute in numerous ways since then.
“This new long-term deal is a great opportunity for him and we wish both he and his partner Isabelle all the best in the future.”
StarswithStripes
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Does that mean we are about to announce the signing of an outside back?
pawsandclaws1
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I'm saddened to learn of this news. It must mean a new centre is on the way,
851
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@StarswithStripes said in [Esan leaving](/post/1070488) said:
Yeh probably getting Rankin back on a 5 year deal, seriously though I hope its Lomax
dazza65
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@pawsandclaws1 must it........ mmmm
Joining Cowboys (NRL.com)
Jimmy
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Wow this is honestly becoming a depressing off season, matto turned and now masters...two of our most talented players....such a shame.....unless latrell walks on in....then masters who
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