Wests Tigers rookie coach Benji Marshall has damaged his silence on parting methods together with his former teammate David Nofoaluma and who will change Luke Brooks earlier than Jarome Luai arrives.
The Tigers launched veteran winger Nofoaluma from the ultimate two years of his contract after a collection of run-ins this low season with new coach Marshall.
It got here after Nofoaluma was issued a second breach discover in a month, having first been sanctioned by the membership for turning up late to an official pre-season coaching session.
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Marshall sat down with The Daily Telegraph’s Brent Read for a prolonged Q&A on the eve of the season and addressed the Nofoaluma scenario and the prized signing of Luai.
“I played with David and he spilt a lot of blood, sweat and tears for our club,” Marshall mentioned.
“He’s obviously the club’s leading all-time try-scorer and he did a lot of great things in his time here, but it was probably time for him to have a fresh start.
“We both agreed that was the right thing for him. We wish him all the best.”
Marshall lured three-time premiership star Luai to the membership from the Panthers on a five-year deal from 2025.
But rookie coach Luai received’t be mentioned inside 4 partitions of his membership this 12 months as a result of it might be “disrespectful” to his present gamers.
“Jarome is going to be a massive part of what we do in the future but he is not here now,” Marshall mentioned.
“Control what you can control now because a year is a long time in footy. From my experience, especially last year as an assistant coach, we didn’t have depth in the halves and it hurt us through the season.
“So to have depth in the halves is a good thing and competition for spots is a good thing. So you have to go out and earn that.
“(But) I want to win now. He is not going to help us win now. It is not a five year plan where I am worried about what happens in five years.
“In my career when I played I wanted to win every year. Whether you are favourites or wooden spoon favourites, who cares. That means nothing.
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“I want a team that competes on every play and wants to win every game. That is the type of team we want to be. As much as Jarome is a great signing for the future of our club, we won’t talk about him this year at all.
“I think it is disrespectful to the players we have now to worry about that and it is also disrespectful to Penrith to bring him into it.”
Marshall additionally mentioned he received’t be afraid to provide a teenager the primary crack at changing Luke Brooks within the halves.
“Lachie Galvin is within the combine to play within the halves. He may very well be one of many guys who begin the season. He has to earn it. One factor I do learn about rugby league gamers is if you’re adequate, you might be sufficiently old.
Read the full Q&A in The Daily Telegraph right here.
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