Wests Tigers star Ryan Matterson has been granted leave from the club for the rest of the 2019 season for "personal reasons".
The club revealed via the official website that the forward had requested the leave, while making no further comment on the matter.
It comes following reports that Matterson had failed to turn up to training over the last few days.
He is understood to be on the radar of a number of rival clubs and appears likely to leave the Tigers during the off-season.
Whenย foxsports.com.au asked Mattersonโs agent Gavin Orr if he had been skipping training, he responded: โNo heโs crook and has doctorโs orders to be off trainingโ.
Following on from their loss to Cronulla, Michael Maguire instructed that his players train all the way up until the grand final.
Matterson Loves the Roosters.
Napa, Matterson, Guerra, Watson, Pearce etc…….chase the big bucks = no semis
WildlyWonka00 ” Matterson loves the roosters”
That makes 6 ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Matterson to replace the relic Joke Friend who will be employed as a garden gnome for Nick Politis ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Matterson wonโt go to the roosters. Where would be okay? Radley has lock, Cordner and Crichton are the second rowers. Heโs not a long term hooker. He would be a beast for Parra, or otherwise the Bulldogs do have some money to spend and he is born in that area.
William77, go poach more players then sook when they leave for what they are worth
Of course he loves the roosters, says the muppet William77 the โCanberraโ supporter from Albury!!!! Whatever you say Woody ya ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
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Clearly the Chooks will release Drew Hutchinson from his $30 contract, sign Matterson for $50 and improve their salary cap by 500 thousand
Twentyone even though your a typical Soufths N1TW1T. I do applaud your vivid imagination that brings a smile to my dial. Teddy Mercury, Mr Potato Head and the Garden Gnome.โ
Hahahahahahhaha red v 13 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Contracts are meaningless at this point and all players should be given a 12 month contract at most.