Liam Messam

He is an amazing player, cant imagine him coming to league, it would be a huge pay cut. Id love to have him play for us.
 
@tigersrule4life said:
Well they are saying after he finishes his test games he will sign with us hopfully its true.

Who is "they"? Can you be more specific please…
 
Messam not a Tiger
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ALL Blacks star Liam Messam would consider a move to the NRL, but speculation linking him to Wests Tigers next season is unfounded. Messam, who is close friends with Sonny Bill Williams, was in the Tigers sights about the same time they signed All Blacks teammate Ma'a Nonu, but there has been no recent contact and the Chiefs second-rower is committed to the NZRU for another season. However, his agent, Kent Hale from Inside Running Elite Management, would not rule out a switch to league after that. ''I think Liam would make a great league player but he is contracted to the NZRU until the end of next year,'' Hale said. ''There was significant interest from a number of NRL clubs when he was younger and I am sure it is something he would consider if there was an approach.'' Neither Hale nor Tigers officials knew from where the recent rumours had surfaced but Messam last week tweeted he was ''Sydney bound … only for 20 hours tho'' and posted photos of his ''not so little godson'' helping Coogee Dolphins under-9s to victory in their grand final at Redfern Oval. Messam is friends with Benji Marshall and the Tigers had identified him among a group of six New Zealand rugby union players they were interested in recruiting. All have since gone on to play for the All Blacks and Sin Bin was told the Tigers' interest was such that Royce Simmons and Peter Gentle flew to Wellington Airport for a secret meeting with Nonu at which he signed. Nonu had played with former Tigers forward Ben Te'o and was also friends with Marshall but the NZRU convinced him to renege on the deal.
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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/warriors-elders-embrace-return-of-a-former-chief-20120816-24bim.html#ixzz23ikaI098
 
@dermo said:
Non'u would've been top centre in the game, **a lot of people rate him higher than SBW**

Everybody rates him better than $BW.
Amazing nobody in the media mentioned anything about the possibility of him signing before.
 
@cktiger said:
@dermo said:
Non'u would've been top centre in the game, **a lot of people rate him higher than SBW**

Everybody rates him better than $BW.
Amazing nobody in the media mentioned anything about the possibility of him signing before.

This happened several years ago. We almost had him …...
 
Oh geez don't bring up Nonu again!
He was the subject of many pages of hand wringing and gnashing of teeth on this forum!!!
 
@cktiger said:
@dermo said:
Non'u would've been top centre in the game, **a lot of people rate him higher than SBW**

Everybody rates him better than $BW.
Amazing nobody in the media mentioned anything about the possibility of him signing before.

Before the Chiefs dominated the super rugby season everyone rated Non'u higher, but the poor form of the Blues changed the minds of a few people
 
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