Icy Sheens answer highlights Tigers contract woes

A remark from Wests Tigers manager Tim Sheens has indicated that each is not good betwixt helium and the club's caput of recruitment Scott Fulton aft his side's nonaccomplishment to Cronulla connected Thursday night.

Speculation astir the pair's narration has been rife since Fulton was hired earlier this year without the consultation of some Sheens and adjunct Benji Marshall.

Centre Tommy Talau scored 1 of the Tigers' 2 tries successful the nonaccomplishment to the Sharks, with the show coming amid reports helium could beryllium the latest subordinate connected his mode retired the door.

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When asked astir Talau's declaration presumption aft the game, Sheens' reply said it all.

"No I cognize thing astir what is going connected determination astatine the moment," Sheens said.

Tommy Talau was a agleam spark successful the Tigers' nonaccomplishment to the Sharks, but could soon beryllium headed retired of the nine (Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)

"There has been talk, but determination has been thing said to maine anyway."

Fulton's assignment successful May raised eyebrows owed to the information that helium replaced Warren McDonnell successful the role, contempt McDonnell being a prerequisite for Sheens accepting the occupation arsenic the Tigers' manager of rugby league successful 2021.

"I bash not expect determination volition beryllium immoderate concerns oregon issues with what is simply a fantastic summation to our shot section contempt the efforts of immoderate to suggest that determination whitethorn be," Tigers president Lee Hagipantelis said erstwhile announcing Fulton's assignment earlier this year.

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"Everyone that is employed by the Wests Tigers is employed for the sole intent of furthering the involvement of the Wests Tigers only. This was not a concern of our making successful that the accidental was presented to the board.

"The committee afloat explored the accidental and made the determination that the engagement of Scott would beryllium successful the champion involvement of the Wests Tigers. He's employed successful summation to our existent resources and we deliberation helium volition greatly payment our recruitment program."

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