Tigers fans lash out at 'disloyal' stars
Wests Tigers fans haven't taken the news that James Tedesco and Aaron Woods are leaving the club particularly well.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Woods has agreed to join the Bulldogs next year, while Tedesco will be heading to the Roosters.
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Tedesco was also reportedly heading to the Bulldogs before back-flipping and agreeing to join the Roosters.
The Tigers are set to lose three of their so-called "big four" at the end of the year, after Mitchell Moses signed a three-year deal to join Parramatta.
The only other member of the quarter to re-sign is Luke Brooks, and fans are understandably fuming:
thanks for giving up on your club
@aaronwoods11 @jamestedesco93— CS (@Chrzko) April 20, 2017
So apparently helping people through three different knee reconstructions = sweet FA thanks for nothing @jamestedesco93 #hopeithappensagain
— Paul Boylan (@fa7cun7) April 20, 2017
@jamestedesco93 after all your club has done for you over the years you leave because you aren't winning, what happened to loyalty, pathetic
— Deano Lewis (@DeanoLewis4) April 20, 2017
Att: @aaronwoods11, @jamestedesco93, & @mitchmoses6. Remember us fans whilst u wrestle every $$ out of this game. For us it isn't a game. 😐
— Josh Taylor (@JoshTaylor793) April 20, 2017
@aaronwoods11 & @jamestedesco93
For the rest of the season...legends...
beyond that...muppets!!!#muppets#coachcleary #clubcomesfirst— kyrwood (@mkyrwood) April 20, 2017
@DeanoLewis4 @jamestedesco93 The so called BIG 4 are the players that were supposed to help win the games! Better off without Traitor captain and backflip Tedesco!
— Ned Stark (@NedStar82671842) April 20, 2017
Disappointed in @jamestedesco93 @mitchmoses6, held out for a coach and still walked for $$$ great teams are built without greed e.g. Brooks
— Kane Nich (@robbo_kane) April 20, 2017
I really thought @jamestedesco93 would stay, knowing Ivan Cleary was on board for the long run. Sad day for the Tigers. #NRL #WestsTigers
— Bigly (@TheReal_CeeDee) April 20, 2017
@aaronwoods11 leaving the Tigers?? Good he's a big pussy. Always goes missing when it gets tough,As we can tell with him leaving. #pussy#cat
— Jerome Hammond (@JeromeHammond2) April 19, 2017
@The_G_Dogg @AndrewVossy @russellcrowe @aaronwoods11 @WestsTigers The disgrace is Aaron Woods if he goes to the Dogs - he should be stripped of the captaincy b4 the weekends game because of this crap
— Boonboonafrica (@Booners05) April 19, 2017
@NBWT__ Good what a grub! Named skipper then legs it when going gets tough....lost a lot of respect for him @aaronwoods11
His head will suit dogs— Martin Burns (@usouce) April 19, 2017
aaron woods is rubbish. we get more out of a no name called ese'ese ffs
— J.R. BIRD (coach) (@glassjawsh) April 19, 2017
The off-contract players have previously said they wanted some stability in the coaching ranks before deciding whether to re-sign or not.
However the sacking of Jason Taylor and subsequent signing of Ivan Cleary doesn't appear to have worked.
When he took over as coach a fortnight ago, Cleary sent a thinly veiled message to his off-contract stars when he said everyone needed to "get on the bus".
It was a message he reiterated on Thursday when he revealed that two days earlier, he had told player manager Isaac Moses, who represents both Tedesco and Woods, that they could take the offer or leave it.
The next day, incumbent NSW fullback Tedesco was linked with the Roosters and skipper Woods was photographed having coffee with several Canterbury players.
with AAP