Tigers enforcer David Klemmer has opened up on his Newcastle exit and the way the Knights “changed his life” throughout a 4 yr spell within the Hunter.
The 29-year-old prop made the transfer to Leichhardt with one yr left on his Knights contract it grew to become clear there was no extension on supply to stay on the membership.
Speaking on the Fox League podcast, Klemmer defined how one assembly with Newcastle powerbrokers made him look elsewhere to proceed his taking part in future.
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NRL star David Klemmer chats about his Knights exit and there have been no arduous emotions. The veteran additionally revealed the hardest participant he’s ever confronted — and the conflict he’ll always remember.
“I came out and I just wanted to see where I sat with the Knights and obviously the CBA wasn’t done at the time and they didn’t know how their salary cap was going to work,” Klemmer stated on the Fox League podcast.
“They just said ‘if you can go out and get an offer’ and they wanted to have the final say and obviously the Tigers were really keen to get me down there.
“Went down and spoke to Sheens and I thought this was the best choice for me, I felt wanted, he wanted me to be a big part of the team.
“I didn’t want to let him down, he gave me an opportunity and I was that stoked, I wanted to make sure I had a good pre-season and repay them for giving me the opportunity.”
During his last yr in Newcastle, Klemmer earned the membership’s Player of the Year award after a turbulent back-end of the season.
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Klemmer was stood down after he allegedly refused to depart the sector and sprayed coach Hayden Knowles, however the conditions was rectified and the prop was handed a suspended superb.
Klemmer additionally made it clear there was “no bad feelings” between him and the membership because the Tigers put together to face the Knights in Round 2.
“I’ve got no bad feelings towards the club or to the players,” Klemmer stated.
“There’s nothing for me to go out there and do anything hostile or anything like that, I’ve got good relationships, they changed my life and helped me out with some things.
“I’m just excited to get back to Leichhardt and get a win… don’t get me wrong, I loved my time in Newcastle, they virtually changed my life.
“And my family as well, we will probably go back up there after football, I am forever grateful for the opportunity they gave me but everyone knows how footy works now.
“It’s look after yourself and your family and look for the best opportunity to progress your football.
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“I’m 29, some people think I might be done, but I still feel like an 18-year-old kid, I love coming to training and I thought Sheens and Benji and that will be the best for me to keep progressing as a footy player.”
Klemmer additionally opened up on his reunion with Sheens after the skilled coach picked him for the his Kangaroos debut in 2014.
“Sheens is a footy coach, fundamentals over the flashy plays and everything like that,”
“He knows the ins and outs of footy and I am a massive footy nerd, so I just sit there like a little kid and just listen.
“To team up with him again, I know he’s a little bit old school but I don’t mind it.
“Then you have got Benji, Farah and Furner, who are the modern day coaches and it is a good mixture.
“I just love him as a coach.”
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