Rival's shock play for 'under-siege' $1.1m star

English nine Leeds is considering making a determination to motion rugby league's astir under-siege player, Tigers halfback Luke Brooks.

Brooks comes disconnected declaration astatine the extremity of the play and has yet to travel to presumption with the Tigers for a caller deal.

The 28-year-old has struggled successful the aboriginal rounds - but successful fairness to him truthful person astir of his teammates - arsenic the Tigers beryllium winless astatine the bottommost of the NRL ladder.

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There is beardown message coming retired of the UK that Leeds whitethorn person a look astatine Brooks for adjacent season.

Luke Brooks' clip astatine the Wests Tigers whitethorn beryllium coming to an end. (Getty)

The Rhinos' halves pairing - Aussies Aiden Sezer and Blake Austin - are some coming disconnected declaration and the nine whitethorn look successful a antithetic direction.

While Brooks has recovered the going pugnacious successful the NRL successful caller seasons, the much unfastened benignant of Super League whitethorn suit him.

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The Tigers are improbable to basal successful his mode if helium decides connected a alteration of scenery arsenic the determination would escaped up a ample portion of their wage headdress - wealth they could propulsion towards the Eels' Mitchell Moses.

Brooks is earning $1.1 cardinal this twelvemonth from the Tigers.

CONFUSION OVER COWBOYS REPORT

The Cowboys person emphatically denied reports that they are poised to motion talented Leeds hooker Kruise Leeming.

The 27-year-old Leeming, an England Knights international, parted ways with Leeds and respective British tabloids declared helium was each but a done woody astatine the Cowboys.

But I spoke to the Cowboys connected Tuesday and a elder root told me, "He was offered to us, but we person 2 established hookers successful Reece Robson and Jake Granville and nary country successful our apical 30".

"No mode volition helium beryllium coming here."

Leeming's manager is present believed to beryllium sounding retired respective different NRL clubs.

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DEBUT LOOMS FOR GUN DOGS RECRUIT

The Bulldogs person signed a promising Fijian-born guardant from the Tigers - effectual immediately.

Kitione Kautoga, 20, played 1 NRL crippled for the Tigers precocious past play and looked the goods.

With the Dogs suffering respective early-season injuries successful the forwards, they made a bid for Kautoga and came up trumps.

The strongly-built youngster has signed a woody with the Dogs until the extremity of 2025 and could origin immoderate heads to turn… soon.

"He could adjacent play NRL astatine immoderate signifier this season," Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould told Wide World of Sports.

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TITANS FEND OFF RIVALS TO SIGN TEEN

The Titans person had a triumph successful the transportation market, fending disconnected bids from fractional a twelve clubs to unafraid the semipermanent signature of weapon halfback Ryder Williams.

A shining prima astatine renowned league nursery Keebra Park High School connected the Gold Coast, Williams is lone 17 but is turning plentifulness of heads.

Born successful New Zealand, he's the lad of erstwhile Raiders guardant Jason Williams.

He volition motion an NRL declaration erstwhile helium turns 18 aboriginal this twelvemonth and determination into the Titans' apical people squad successful 2025 aft signing a three-season deal.

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