'Last straw': Tigers set for chop after 74-0 humiliation

A big of experienced players are acceptable for the chop from the Wests Tigers pursuing the club's dismal show this season.

Last weekend's 74-0 humiliation successful Townsville was the past straw for nine management, who are acceptable to amusement astatine slightest fractional a twelve players the door.

Veteran winger Ken Maumalo (Titans) and guardant Joe Ofahengaue (Eels) person already been released mid-season, portion centre Tommy Talau and much-maligned halfback Luke Brooks person some signed with Manly for 2024.

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The Tigers look connected successful despair, waiting for a conversion effort during their circular 18 NRL lucifer with the North Queensland Cowboys. (Ian Hitchcock via Getty Images)

Several different players, including Alex Seyfarth, Brandon Wakeham, Charlie Staines, Daine Laurie and Tukimihia Simpkins are disconnected declaration and astir of these are apt to beryllium released.

But the blood-letting won't halt determination arsenic caller recruitment manager Scott Fulton attempts to overhaul the Tigers' mediocre roster.

Several players nether declaration for 2024, including injury-plagued inferior Adam Doueihi are apt to beryllium told they tin store astir for caller clubs.

Adam Doueihi successful enactment for Wests Tigers. (Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images)

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Doueihi suffered yet different ACL wounded precocious and whitethorn miss the full 2024 season.

The Tigers' absorption realises changes request to beryllium made, with Fulton acceptable to commencement his recruitment soon by signing Manly's talented young Fainu brothers connected a bundle deal.

Newcastle wins contention for young gun

The Knights person signed promising Manly extracurricular backmost Fletcher Myers, who played successful the NRL trials astatine the commencement of the play and looked the goods.

The Sea Eagles were keen to support Myers, a 20-year-old speedster, and his signing represents a coup for the Knights' caller recruitment brag Adam Doyle.

A Knights junior, Myers had been signed with Manly's improvement squad for the past 2 seasons aft being spotted by past manager Des Hasler playing for the NSW Koori Under-16s successful 2019.

Big and a beardown ball-runner, helium has been playing against men successful the NSW Cup this twelvemonth and volition beryllium a useful pick-up for the Knights adjacent season.

Fletcher Myers of the Sea Eagles is tackled by Leon Te Hau of the Rabbitohs during a pre-season proceedings (Getty)

Manly seasoned eyes caller deal

He's 32 and has been slaving distant successful the motor country for much than 250 games, but large Aaron Woods inactive has the hunger.

The erstwhile Tigers, Bulldogs, Sharks and Dragons prop has resurrected his vocation astatine Manly successful caller weeks and is hopeful for a caller woody astatine the Sea Eagles successful 2024.

A fashionable subordinate and bully trainer who has besides worked his mode into the media, Woods hopes to beryllium down with Sea Eagles officials soon and get a caller declaration sorted.

He's doing his talking connected the tract and is hopeful his signifier volition warrant a 12-month extension.

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