Tigers re-sign Tuiaki to incentive-based deal

[softlaw]

Excellent excellent news!
I hope they're budgeting to pay him for 28 games next year!
(actually probably 27\. We'll get the layoff in the semi's)

 

[Aladinsane]

''I think he deserves that judgment call. **He's given us his all.** We've got to make decisions which are right for the club, not what is the popular thing to do, but we are quite confident that if Taniela continues to work hard, and keeps his rate of recovery going, he'll make it back.''

Just when he does is still up for debate. After there were some fears Tuiaki had played his last NRL game about two months ago, he began to improve rapidly and started training with the top squad before straining his calf.

While he will almost certainly not be able to play first grade this year, there remains a **possibility he will make a return at NSW Cup level.**
Asked if he felt Tuiaki could return to the sort of form that made him one of the most feared wingers in the premiership last year, Humphreys said: ''I'd like to think so, but it's hard to tell. Medical opinion would probably say no but sometimes people defy medical opinion. He's got everyone around here supporting him. **We're in his corner.''**

Great News for the Club and Tui…....

Great to see Loyalty still exsists at the Wests Tigers...

The Pies could use Ya....

Heard he will be playing for Balmain Ryde Eastwood if anything Geo :wink:

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Great news. I sincerely hope he makes it back.

His injury really was a tragedy, his form last season was sensational, such a crime to not be able to play this year, and even if he makes it back, I doubt he'll be on the wing ever again.

 

[Tiger_Watto]

This is very Refreshing News…. A Tiger Favourite with the Adults and the Kids. With the off-season just around the corner, hopefully he doesnt push it too hard and finds time to relax and refresh his mind for 2011.

Really looking forward to see the big fella back in the Black & Gold.

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Best outcome for all parties involved. Stephen Humphrys really hasn't put a foot wrong yet since taking office at the Tigers. Very impressed!

Humpty Dumpty is a great administrator and I'm gald to have him fighting it our for the Wests Tigers.

Although, I have a funny feeling letting David Gower go will come back to bit us…

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Best outcome for all parties involved. Stephen Humphrys really hasn't put a foot wrong yet since taking office at the Tigers. Very impressed!

Humpty Dumpty is a great administrator and I'm gald to have him fighting it our for the Wests Tigers.

Although, I have a funny feeling letting David Gower go will come back to bit us…

About time NRL clubs started employing people with the right credentials instead of just ex-players. Humphreys, alongside Greenberg are a new breed of administrator.

 

[southerntiger]

to make sure we have a happy 25 player team environment for 2011 id gladly cop a $50,000 hit.

Yes but I wonder how much the match payments AND bonuses are. He could end up getting over $100,000.

Obviously only if he plays and so he should in such case. A fit Tui is worth 200k so it is still a bargain. Really dont understand this comment.

 

[prattenpark]

Great news.

 

[Spank]

Classy move by the Tigers, congrats Tank very very happy to have you around !!

 

[casinokev]

I love the first line of this article… "forgotten Wests Tigers winger Taniela Tuiaki"

I don't think anyone here has forgotten him, nor have most of our supporters. Nor will we forget when we take the field this weekend against the Parra scum.

Good to see the Tigers have shown the faith and the Terrorgraph look like idiots with their story about him jumping ship.

Good luck with the recovery Tank….. Come back soon

 

[senexx]

Now if only someone can do the same to Parramatta's equivalent of Tuiaki this weekend and put them out for 12 months+

 

[system]

Classy move by the Tigers, congrats Tank very very happy to have you around !!

Couldn't agree more

 

[Tigerdale]

i was hoping we let tuiaki go…..for 200k a season, he wasn't worth the risk.
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but for base salary + incentives......fook yeah, great work humphries :slight_smile:

 

[851]

to make sure we have a happy 25 player team environment for 2011 id gladly cop a $50,000 hit.

Yes but I wonder how much the match payments AND bonuses are. He could end up getting over $100,000.

Obviously only if he plays and so he should in such case. A fit Tui is worth 200k so it is still a bargain. Really dont understand this comment.

Me either,because if he gets $150k then he has recovered and is near top form,a win win I think.

 

[mike]

Great work to everyone…..

I hope he gets on the field in 2011 and has plenty of game time.

One of the awesome sites in Rugby League is a rampaging Tuiaki.

 

[Yossarian]

Best outcome for all parties involved. Stephen Humphrys really hasn't put a foot wrong yet since taking office at the Tigers. Very impressed!

Humpty Dumpty is a great administrator and I'm gald to have him fighting it our for the Wests Tigers.

Although, I have a funny feeling letting David Gower go will come back to bit us…

About time NRL clubs started employing people with the right credentials instead of just ex-players. Humphreys, alongside Greenberg are a new breed of administrator.

Agreed although in Humphrey's case he is both someone with top notch credentials AND an ex-player!

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Thats true Yoss, but we've seen very few that have successfully made the transition from player to administrator. I'm not sold on Osborne yet.

 

[Yossarian]

Thats true Yoss, but we've seen very few that have successfully made the transition from player to administrator. I'm not sold on Osborne yet.

Osborne is an idiot. He is the greatest barrier to Parramatta moving forward as a club. To think they went from Fitzgerald to this clown. It's like going from Claudius to Caligula…

 

[fergiefurr]

Senstaional news, well done by the club. It would be devastating to see anoter club take a punt on tuiaki and then have him tear it up.

 

[steven_tiger]

Great stuff.

Would love to see the big fella smashing people again!