Micheal Chee-Kam Re-signs...

Wests Tigers are pleased to announce that Michael Chee Kam has extended his playing contract with the Club for another season.

The 24-year-old has played a total of seven NRL games, with two of those appearances in Wests Tigers colours this season against the Knights and Rabbitohs.

The Mount Wellington Lions junior joined Wests Tigers for the 2016 season from the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, where he made five first grade appearances over two years.

Chee Kam, who can play centre or second row, represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2010 and played three seasons of Under 20s with the Canberra Raiders.

Chee Kam was thankful for the opportunity to re-sign at Wests Tigers, after thoroughly enjoying the change of Clubs this year.

“I’m really excited to get another year with the boys, especially with this great Club,” Chee Kam said. “They gave me the opportunity last year to sign with them and now I’m repaying the faith by staying around and putting my best foot forward.

“Everyone has been really welcoming, right across the whole the club, there is a great bunch of people at Wests Tigers.

“Everyone is talking about team and I think that goes across the whole Club – everyone has been welcoming and I’ve really enjoyed playing footy again,” he said.

Chee Kam’s first six NRL appearances came from the interchange bench, with last weekend’s game against Newcastle the first time he has started a first grade match.

“It was unreal to get my first starting spot on the weekend,” Chee Kam said.

“Running out and seeing a big crowd at Campbelltown had me buzzing. Hopefully I can just keep improving each week and hopefully get more opportunities in the coming games.

“Obviously my goal is just get more NRL games under my belt and to work hard to get in that regular first grade team each week.

“I just need to keep training hard and working on the little things the coaching staff put to me,” he said.

Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe said he is pleased Chee Kam has committed to the Club for another season.

“We’ve had a number of quality players re-commit to Wests Tigers in recent weeks and that’s a great sign that the players have faith in what we are working towards at the Club,” Pascoe said. “Michael has certainly embraced the core values since joining Wests Tigers and we are very excited to have him on board for another season.”

Head Coach Jason Taylor praised Chee Kam for his hard work and effort since joining Wests Tigers.

“Michael has been a great addition to our roster this season,” Taylor said. “He has worked really hard during pre-season and I’m really excited that he has re-signed for another year.

“Michael is a pleasure to have a the Club and it’s a great sign for the future of Wests Tigers that we have players like him wanting to stay here,” he said.

The new one-year deal secures Chee Kam at Wests Tigers through until the end of the 2017 season.

Chee Kam has been named on an extended interchange bench for this Friday night’s match against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.
 
Courtesy of the Wests Tigers website

Wests Tigers are pleased to announce that Michael Chee Kam has extended his playing contract with the Club for another season.

The 24-year-old has played a total of seven NRL games, with two of those appearances in Wests Tigers colours this season against the Knights and Rabbitohs.

The Mount Wellington Lions junior joined Wests Tigers for the 2016 season from the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, where he made five first grade appearances over two years.

Chee Kam, who can play centre or second row, represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2010 and played three seasons of Under 20s with the Canberra Raiders.

Chee Kam was thankful for the opportunity to re-sign at Wests Tigers, after thoroughly enjoying the change of Clubs this year.

“I’m really excited to get another year with the boys, especially with this great Club,” Chee Kam said. “They gave me the opportunity last year to sign with them and now I’m repaying the faith by staying around and putting my best foot forward.

“Everyone has been really welcoming, right across the whole the club, there is a great bunch of people at Wests Tigers.

“Everyone is talking about team and I think that goes across the whole Club – everyone has been welcoming and I’ve really enjoyed playing footy again,” he said.

Chee Kam’s first six NRL appearances came from the interchange bench, with last weekend’s game against Newcastle the first time he has started a first grade match.

“It was unreal to get my first starting spot on the weekend,” Chee Kam said.

“Running out and seeing a big crowd at Campbelltown had me buzzing. Hopefully I can just keep improving each week and hopefully get more opportunities in the coming games.

“Obviously my goal is just get more NRL games under my belt and to work hard to get in that regular first grade team each week.

“I just need to keep training hard and working on the little things the coaching staff put to me,” he said.

Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe said he is pleased Chee Kam has committed to the Club for another season.

“We’ve had a number of quality players re-commit to Wests Tigers in recent weeks and that’s a great sign that the players have faith in what we are working towards at the Club,” Pascoe said. “Michael has certainly embraced the core values since joining Wests Tigers and we are very excited to have him on board for another season.”

Head Coach Jason Taylor praised Chee Kam for his hard work and effort since joining Wests Tigers.

“Michael has been a great addition to our roster this season,” Taylor said. “He has worked really hard during pre-season and I’m really excited that he has re-signed for another year.

“Michael is a pleasure to have a the Club and it’s a great sign for the future of Wests Tigers that we have players like him wanting to stay here,” he said.

The new one-year deal secures Chee Kam at Wests Tigers through until the end of the 2017 season.

Chee Kam has been named on an extended interchange bench for this Friday night’s match against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.
 
Good news, surprising, but good. A handy option to have around the club and really should be in the top 17 somewhere. The only back rower we have capable of filling in the centres if we need to. Made almost 150m last week in the centres, without any breaks, so he certainly helped the team with go forward and was very solid all around.

More game time should hopefully see him blossom as his confidence and combinations improve.
 
Chee Kam says…...
“Running out and seeing a big crowd at Campbelltown had me buzzing. Hopefully I can just keep improving each week and hopefully get more opportunities in the coming games.

What big Crowd was he buzzing about ? the 9,000 vs the Knights :laughing:
 
@foreveratiger said:
Chee Kam says…...
“Running out and seeing a big crowd at Campbelltown had me buzzing. Hopefully I can just keep improving each week and hopefully get more opportunities in the coming games.

What big Crowd was he buzzing about ? the 9,000 vs the Knights :laughing:

Well its about 8500 more than a nsw cup game!
 
@foreveratiger said:
Chee Kam says…...
“Running out and seeing a big crowd at Campbelltown had me buzzing. Hopefully I can just keep improving each week and hopefully get more opportunities in the coming games.

What big Crowd was he buzzing about ? the 9,000 vs the Knights :laughing:

We were very loud…sounded like 18K to me...

Wasn't Chee-Kam peeved he wasn't getting a go...on the bus outta here...or was that his Dad...

Good squad player..
 
@Geo. said:
@foreveratiger said:
Chee Kam says…...
“Running out and seeing a big crowd at Campbelltown had me buzzing. Hopefully I can just keep improving each week and hopefully get more opportunities in the coming games.

What big Crowd was he buzzing about ? the 9,000 vs the Knights :laughing:

We were very loud…sounded like 18K to me...

Wasn't Chee-Kam peeved he wasn't getting a go...on the bus outta here...or was that his Dad...

Good squad player..

I'm happy signing him for another year as he isn't going to break the Bank , i just had a giggle at what he described a big crowd .
He needs to be given alot more game time cause i think he is a very solid player .
 
Good news…. I like the look of him, a very versitile player who has great defence and after last weeks performance seems to gain great meters.

Was hoping it was Sue tho
 
He must not have had any other offers as he's barely been given a go here and it was reported he was losing faith. I have a theory on all this. Last pre season he trained as a backrower with the view of being used there or centre. Its my gut feeling JT has said to him he has a real shot at locking up right centre but needs a pre season specific to that role, i.e. plenty of speed and agility work while not worrying about bulking up. With a pre season like that he may just be our defensive Dean Whare type centre.
 
Bad news is Tigertorch mentioned that 2 will leave by the end of the year
He mentioned "One Will Hurt"

So,
Jack Buchannan is obviously not one that will hurt but any idea's?

I was expecting Chee-Kam.. But maybe he meant Curtis Sironen as that would hurt in some supporters eyes
 
@foreveratiger said:
Chee Kam says…...
“Running out and seeing a big crowd at Campbelltown had me buzzing. Hopefully I can just keep improving each week and hopefully get more opportunities in the coming games.

What big Crowd was he buzzing about ? the 9,000 vs the Knights :laughing:

It would be a lot larger than the 100 or so who attend our usual State Cup matches.
 
@Born tiger said:
Bad news is Tigertorch mentioned that 2 will leave by the end of the year
He mentioned "One Will Hurt"

So,
Jack Buchannan is obviously not one that will hurt but any idea's?

I was expecting Chee-Kam.. But maybe he meant Curtis Sironen as that would hurt in some supporters eyes

It may well be Farah.
 
I thought he improved our defence last week and carried the ball well.

Maybe Fresh Prince or Noffo hurts themselves in the warm up and he is called on again to prove his worth.
 
@Newtown said:
@Born tiger said:
Bad news is Tigertorch mentioned that 2 will leave by the end of the year
He mentioned "One Will Hurt"

So,
Jack Buchannan is obviously not one that will hurt but any idea's?

I was expecting Chee-Kam.. But maybe he meant Curtis Sironen as that would hurt in some supporters eyes

It may well be Farah.

Could be , could also be one of Brooks/Moses, Cherrington, Sironen etc

It'd only hurt us in the long run if it was either Tedesco or Woods imo. Pretty much any other player in our team is replaceable apart from those 2 at the minute
 

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