The Sydney Morning Herald’s Adrian Proszenko says that Wests Tigers fans should expect more list changes following the departure of Joe Ofahengaue.
Ofahengaue won the Tigers’ best and fairest award last season but was released ahead of Round 13 to join the Parramatta Eels.
Proszenko said that with the recent appointment of Scott Fulton as head of recruitment and room in their salary cap, plenty more players will come and go at the Tigers before the end of the season.
“He wanted a long-term situation and the Tigers weren’t in a position to do that,” Proszenko said of Ofahengaue on SEN 1170.
“You are going to see that Tigers roster change now that Scott Fulton has come across.
“There are already talks about a few Manly players that he may target.
“The composition of that roster will change.”
Fulton was controversially hired from the Manly Sea Eagles by the Tigers board who didn’t consult the coaching group.
SEN’s Scott Sattler has warned against the Tigers pursuing a handful of players from one club.
“Wests Tigers, be careful of signing players from one particular managing group,” Sattler said on SEN 1170.
“It terrorises your playing roster.
“YOu can’t continually file your players through one club because it ruins you.
“We’ve seen it with the Gold Coast Titans who wanted to sign two players but (were forced) to sign another six.
“It weakens your top 30.”
The Tigers have the bye in Round 13 but will host the Canberra Raiders in Campbelltown to kick off Round 14.