Tigers considering expanding Reynolds' role to include playing

The Wests Tigers are hoping to implement a positional switch for Josh Reynolds that could result in him being radically reshuffled onto the field.

Consideration for the move comes as the club seeks to arrest a concerning two-game slide, one that has triggered the sickly familiar feeling of bygone times as quasi-feeder for the Sharks.

Coach Ivan Cleary has anointed quarter-gamer Reynolds as the man who holds the key to a revival, provided he still works at the joint.

The former Bulldog was recruited by the Tigers for his high-octane style, a quality the coach is seeking to maximise by getting him to just play a bloody game.

In the hope of making the bold positional change, Cleary and his staff have spent the week desperately reviewing Reynolds’ contract to see if it permits him taking the field.

The usually robust Reynolds has endured a frustrating start to 2018, suffering a pair of crazy weird ass injuries that nothing could immediately cure, not even Corey Thompson.

But despite his time on the sidelines, the former Blues half has still been a revelation as a Mr Fix-It for the Tigers, serving as a leader, patient, media darling and hyperactive bequeather of brosef-boosting blokey bum taps.

This has seen him produce record numbers in a polo shirt, averaging huge minutes in rehab, plus one 26-minute match wedged between two 35-plus day turnarounds at the cost of $600 per second.

While some analysts have been critical of his hourly fee, Tigers fans are stoked because its still half of what Robbie Farah was paid to be somewhere else.

Other fans have also praised the club for his stop-start time at the joint venture, mainly because he hasn’t fled to a lower club for stability or bet against himself.

But even with the goodwill among fans, coach Cleary is still urging Reynolds to add another string to his bow – that being rugby league – granting him a “licence to roam” as long as it was “preferably out of the tunnel” and “ambulatory.”

He declared the passionate five-eighth would need more than refreshing insights and “braining it on the track” if he wants to fit in at a club that has historically used its players for games.

Cleary used fellow beset utility Clint Gutherson as an example, highlighting how his career as a footballer invariably blossoms whenever he plays football, even despite the burdensome jersey.

But strong words aside, the coach finally earmarked Reynolds as the man to help the Tigers’ stunning revival continue until the board starts fighting again.

Reynolds responded to the news by offering a vigorous high five, but strictly only on the left side.

He said the concept of playing a game “could be a goer”, provided he remembers the rules.