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Wests Tigers have given captain Robbie Farah permission to negotiate with other clubs for the 2016 NRL season, despite the champion hooker formerly having two years to run on his contract.
In a release published on Tuesday night the Wests Tigers club stated, “The decision was not made lightly but ultimately allows the club a chance to restructure the football team to allow for future success.”
The Tigers currently sit on the bottom of the NRL ladder, but are stocked with talented youngsters, including halves Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses, and fullback James Tedesco who last year backflipped on a big-money offer from the Canberra Raiders to stay at Wests.
Having played 236 games for the Tigers, including 139 as club captain since 2007, Farah is the most capped player in the joint-venture club’s short history. Farah made his first-grade debut in 2003 under head coach Tim Sheens, and played in Wests 2005 premiership victory.
However, Farah was rumoured to have fallen out with Sheens toward the end of the four-time premiership winning coach’s tenure. Farah then had issues with Sheens’ replacement, Mick Potter, with Gorden Tallis claiming the Tigers captain said Potter couldn’t coach.
Potter only lasted two season at the Tigers before being replaced with Jason Taylor at the end of last year.
However rather than an issue with Taylor, reports suggest Farah is being moved on due to salary cap issues.
The full statement from Wests Tigers:
Wests Tigers has tonight confirmed that Captain Robbie Farah has been granted permission to investigate opportunities to continue his playing career at another Club following the 2015 NRL season.
Farah has been a key member of the Wests Tigers playing squad since making his debut in 2003 and has made an invaluable contribution to the Club both on and off the field in that time.
The decision was not made lightly but ultimately allows the Club a chance to restructure the football team to allow for future success.
Farah has played 236 games for Wests Tigers since making his debut for the Club in 2003, was a member of the 2005 Premiership winning team and inducted as a Wests Tigers Life Member in 2013.
The Club intends on treating Farah with the upmost respect during this process and will make no further comment until his playing future is decided.
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