happy_tiger
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@GNR4LIFE said:
If it means signing Lewis it can be 1500 pages GNR
Behind Ellis this would be our next best ever signing
Luke Lewis
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If it means signing Lewis it can be 1500 pages GNR
Behind Ellis this would be our next best ever signing
Gazman
Well-known member
If it is true let's hope he kicks of his career with us by helping us win tonight (lol)
Interesting comment by this penrith dude. Apparently cronulla has something like 8 heavily backloaded contracts at the moment so he doesn't know how they can even be considering Lewis.
Interesting times in the future for cronulla
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tigersrule4life
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I like how he spoke to Robbie Farah and Chris Lawrence at the end of the match u can feel he might join tigers.
hammertime
Well-known member
I wouldn't take that form as a true representation. The guy must be really demotivated at the moment after origin and everything else that has happened.
Would have him at the tigers in a heartbeat. Perfect replacement for gareth.
Would have him at the tigers in a heartbeat. Perfect replacement for gareth.
tigersrule4life
New member
I think Beau Ryan to.
MacDougall
New member
Yeah Beau spoke to him at length.
tigersrule4life
New member
Hopefully he does join us but atm we just have to wait and see.
innsaneink
Well-known member
Seems like just about everyone is bending over backwards, trying to be this blokes mate….pretty sickening really.
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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/the-wests-tigers-and-cronulla-sharks-lead-the-hunt-for-luke-lewis/story-fnecsqy7-1226426119078
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AFTER being given the keys to Test cricketer Shane Watson's million-dollar waterfront home in the Sutherland Shire, Luke Lewis sat on the balcony last weekend thinking how easily he could get used to this.
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Watson's Burraneer Bay pad is a short walk from Cronulla Beach. It is just around the corner from some of the biggest names in sport - Ricky Stuart, Ian Thorpe, Andrew Etttingshausen, Ricky Ponting. And, as The Sunday Telegraph learned yesterday, Lewis, the NSW Origin star, could be moving in too.
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Lewis' big decision is down to two clubs - the Sharks and Wests Tigers.
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Newcastle, Canberra, Parramatta, Melbourne and the Roosters are all in there swinging. The Roosters met with Lewis' manager Greg Willett yesterday while the Raiders will submit their final offer today.
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But, in reality, it remains a race in two with Lewis planning to make a decision within the next 48 hours.
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But the dilemma is this: does Lewis uproot from his home for the past 28 years at Penrith and commute to Concord to play with the Tigers? Or does he make a sea change to the Shire and join the Sharks?
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Both camps put in their offers yesterday, with Willett, an interested onlooker at last night's Tigers-Penrith match at Campbelltown. The Sharks and Tigers are believed to be offering around the $500,000 mark for the next three years.
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Lewis would prefer an extra year on the deal and the Sharks have not ruled out the prospect of signing the NSW Origin and Test back-rower until the end of 2017.
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The Tigers were re-assessing their salary cap space last night.
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Lewis is said to be torn between both clubs.
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On Friday, a phone call from Origin teammate Robbie Farah left Lewis thinking how perfectly he would fit into the Tigers squad following the departure of English back-rower Gareth Ellis at the end of this season.
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Lewis also has huge respect for Tim Sheens, who has coached the 28-year-old in the green and gold since 2009\. But then Lewis' emotions stewed again as he enjoyed dinner overlooking Cronulla Beach with close mate and the Sharks' stand-in captain Wade Graham.
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Lewis also chats almost daily with the Sharks' most influential figure, Paul Gallen.
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Lewis has made it known he isn't interested in signing with a club in a rebuilding phase.
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The Tigers and Sharks both fit the bill.
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Both teams look bound for the finals with strong rosters and healthy recruitment for next season.
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At Cronulla, Lewis would hardly walk in as a stranger.
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Aside from close mates Graham and Gallen, Lewis has played with Todd Carney, Ben Ross and incoming Panthers winger Michael Gordon during his 208-game career.
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He has also worked under coach Shane Flanagan with the Blues, where the Sharks mentor was an assistant coach to Craig Bellamy.
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Pulling Lewis back to the Tigers is the chance to remain in Penrith, where he's currently building a house.
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He would need to sell that property to move to the Shire and join the Sharks.
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Lewis has considered buying property in the Shire previously, his wife Sonia a close friend of Watson's wife and TV presenter Lee Furlong.
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The star couple regularly offer their house to Lewis and Sonia. Whether they become neighbours will be revealed this week.
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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/the-wests-tigers-and-cronulla-sharks-lead-the-hunt-for-luke-lewis/story-fnecsqy7-1226426119078
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AFTER being given the keys to Test cricketer Shane Watson's million-dollar waterfront home in the Sutherland Shire, Luke Lewis sat on the balcony last weekend thinking how easily he could get used to this.
>
Watson's Burraneer Bay pad is a short walk from Cronulla Beach. It is just around the corner from some of the biggest names in sport - Ricky Stuart, Ian Thorpe, Andrew Etttingshausen, Ricky Ponting. And, as The Sunday Telegraph learned yesterday, Lewis, the NSW Origin star, could be moving in too.
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Lewis' big decision is down to two clubs - the Sharks and Wests Tigers.
>
Newcastle, Canberra, Parramatta, Melbourne and the Roosters are all in there swinging. The Roosters met with Lewis' manager Greg Willett yesterday while the Raiders will submit their final offer today.
>
But, in reality, it remains a race in two with Lewis planning to make a decision within the next 48 hours.
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But the dilemma is this: does Lewis uproot from his home for the past 28 years at Penrith and commute to Concord to play with the Tigers? Or does he make a sea change to the Shire and join the Sharks?
>
Both camps put in their offers yesterday, with Willett, an interested onlooker at last night's Tigers-Penrith match at Campbelltown. The Sharks and Tigers are believed to be offering around the $500,000 mark for the next three years.
>
Lewis would prefer an extra year on the deal and the Sharks have not ruled out the prospect of signing the NSW Origin and Test back-rower until the end of 2017.
>
The Tigers were re-assessing their salary cap space last night.
>
Lewis is said to be torn between both clubs.
>
On Friday, a phone call from Origin teammate Robbie Farah left Lewis thinking how perfectly he would fit into the Tigers squad following the departure of English back-rower Gareth Ellis at the end of this season.
>
Lewis also has huge respect for Tim Sheens, who has coached the 28-year-old in the green and gold since 2009\. But then Lewis' emotions stewed again as he enjoyed dinner overlooking Cronulla Beach with close mate and the Sharks' stand-in captain Wade Graham.
>
Lewis also chats almost daily with the Sharks' most influential figure, Paul Gallen.
>
Lewis has made it known he isn't interested in signing with a club in a rebuilding phase.
>
The Tigers and Sharks both fit the bill.
>
Both teams look bound for the finals with strong rosters and healthy recruitment for next season.
>
At Cronulla, Lewis would hardly walk in as a stranger.
>
Aside from close mates Graham and Gallen, Lewis has played with Todd Carney, Ben Ross and incoming Panthers winger Michael Gordon during his 208-game career.
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He has also worked under coach Shane Flanagan with the Blues, where the Sharks mentor was an assistant coach to Craig Bellamy.
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Pulling Lewis back to the Tigers is the chance to remain in Penrith, where he's currently building a house.
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He would need to sell that property to move to the Shire and join the Sharks.
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Lewis has considered buying property in the Shire previously, his wife Sonia a close friend of Watson's wife and TV presenter Lee Furlong.
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The star couple regularly offer their house to Lewis and Sonia. Whether they become neighbours will be revealed this week.
Black_Orange_White
New member
Sounds like the Tigers. He can't cancel his house plans right? Besides, it is a much easier transition for him and we are more likely to compete in the future than Cronulla.
innsaneink
Well-known member
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tigersrule4life
New member
Rumors last night on twitter its a done deal with the tigers hope its true.
tigersrule4life
New member
Robbie Farah was on sky sports radio today and he said he was speaking to him for months now and even the last couple of days.
smoking_gun
New member
That's interesting…. Especially the offer of a house from Watson... Pretty sure that Is a breech of salary cap rules
