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THE strongest bargaining chip the Wests Tigers possess in their fight to keep James Tedesco is their halfback Luke Brooks.
If their blossoming combination was to be split up so early in the piece by Tedesco defecting to an NRL rival, it would devastate the Tigers' hopes of returning to the glory days.
But no matter how severe the ramifications might be for the Tigers, the personal consequences for Tedesco in walking out on his partnership with Brooks is what the club can best use to convince him to stay.
There are big dollars out there on the open market for the star fullback, with the Sydney Roosters rumoured to be among the suitors.
But for a fullback, the chance to form a sixth-sense bond with your halfback is a potentially once-in-a-career opportunity that money can't buy.
There have been a lot of great No.7s and No.1s over the past two decades, but rarely do they come as a package deal.
If you're lucky enough to find your perfect match, it pays to stick around.
And in just their third first grade match together last week against Gold Coast, it was obvious Brooks and Tedesco have that same unique potential.
As Tedesco weighs up his future, it's something that will play on his mind.
“We've only played a couple of games together and we're already building that combination,” said 21-year-old Tedesco.
“The more we play together the better its going to get.
“We're already building it so if we play the whole season together that will be awesome.
“We're pretty good mates, we hang out together a lot and know each other's games now.
“I like holding off him. The way he goes through the line sets me up at the back.
“It would definitely (be hard to leave). This is my junior club coming through the ranks. I've got a lot of good mates I've grown up with.
“We'll have to see what happens, you never know.”
http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/young-halfback-luke-brooks-may-keep-star-fullback-james-tedesco-at-wests-tigers/story-fndujljl-1226860326101
If their blossoming combination was to be split up so early in the piece by Tedesco defecting to an NRL rival, it would devastate the Tigers' hopes of returning to the glory days.
But no matter how severe the ramifications might be for the Tigers, the personal consequences for Tedesco in walking out on his partnership with Brooks is what the club can best use to convince him to stay.
There are big dollars out there on the open market for the star fullback, with the Sydney Roosters rumoured to be among the suitors.
But for a fullback, the chance to form a sixth-sense bond with your halfback is a potentially once-in-a-career opportunity that money can't buy.
There have been a lot of great No.7s and No.1s over the past two decades, but rarely do they come as a package deal.
If you're lucky enough to find your perfect match, it pays to stick around.
And in just their third first grade match together last week against Gold Coast, it was obvious Brooks and Tedesco have that same unique potential.
As Tedesco weighs up his future, it's something that will play on his mind.
“We've only played a couple of games together and we're already building that combination,” said 21-year-old Tedesco.
“The more we play together the better its going to get.
“We're already building it so if we play the whole season together that will be awesome.
“We're pretty good mates, we hang out together a lot and know each other's games now.
“I like holding off him. The way he goes through the line sets me up at the back.
“It would definitely (be hard to leave). This is my junior club coming through the ranks. I've got a lot of good mates I've grown up with.
“We'll have to see what happens, you never know.”
http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/young-halfback-luke-brooks-may-keep-star-fullback-james-tedesco-at-wests-tigers/story-fndujljl-1226860326101
