The feud between Ryan Matterson and the Wests Tigers continues to heat up after reports emerge of his potshot to the Tigers before he left the club at the end of last season.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Matterson told the Tigers "you'll never win a grand final - I want out" before he switched to the Eels at the end of the 2019 campaign.
This year, Matterson has helped the Eels climb to the top of the ladder, while the Tigers sit seventh.
This week the 25-year-old took to social media to again take a swipe at his former club for their decision to allow Corey Thompson to quit for the Titans.
“Players’ player last year and they didn’t want to use you this year,” Matterson posted on his social media.
“You are an absolute freak of a player and will kill up at the Titans.”
Matterson faces his former side for the first time on Thursday night.
so disrespectful. He was rated at the Roosters, but the Tigers were the ones who gave him constant game time and developed him into the player he is today
@aidssfc
He played an extra 36 games at the Roosters, plus rep football, and won a premiership all before joining the Tigers. Hard to say they made him the footballer he is today having played 24 games there with no success.
@squizzy, yes but he was always an extra at the Roosters. He never got a good run of games to prove himself. Its just disrespectful to insult your employers after they helped further your career, he would probably still be on the Roosters bench if the Tigers didnt get him.