jirskyr
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@Yossarian said in [The Wests Tigers Lament Thread](/post/1055830) said:@ElleryHanley said in [The Wests Tigers Lament Thread](/post/1055826) said:“[He’s] little and fast like Billy, he is a super player,” Fittler said.
“He’s a Balmain junior and a Balmain favourite, but they pluck them pretty well in Melbourne.
“I was really surprised he left Balmain because he was the player that was going to come through he played in all the NSW teams coming through; he’s a super player.”
**Why did Fittler and all the junior rep coaches see it and NOT our retention people???**
Because Tedesco...
Everyone saw it, they retained Paps for as long as they could. We can put this discussion to bed, it's well documented. Tigers wanted to keep him, Tigers offer was same $$$ as Storm, Paps wanted to go to Melbourne and Slater was 1-2 years away from retirement, whereas Tigers had just offered Tedesco $1M to stay another 4 years.