News Wests Tigers player refuses to train over perception of unfair treatment

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New Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall faces the first test of his career as one of his highest-paid players refuses to turn up to training over a perception of unfair treatment from the club.

Winger David Nofoaluma, a former teammate of Marshall and the greatest try-scorer in the club’s history, has not been to training since last Wednesday in response to what he claims is poor treatment from the club’s football department.
Nofoaluma has also lodged a complaint with the Rugby League Players’ Association over the conduct of the club.

A meeting between Nofoaluma, the RLPA and Wests Tigers was held on Thursday night.

Sources with knowledge of the situation talking under the condition of anonymity due to the confidential nature of discussions told this masthead that Nofoaluma’s gripe with the Tigers relates to how he has been treated at training.

Nofoaluma struggled physically and with his fitness levels upon returning to pre-season training last month and was one of the team’s least impressive performers in a time trial.

Marshall and his new-look coaching staff are trying to drive a new standard at the club and haven’t shown preferential treatment to the veteran winger.

Nofoaluma reached his limit last week and complained about the communication between him and the football department, as well as the training methods that have been adopted to try and improve his fitness.

At Thursday night’s meeting between the club and the RLPA, Nofoaluma agreed that he would return to training on Monday in an attempt to resolve the matter.

Nofoaluma, the RLPA and Wests Tigers have been contacted for comment.

Nofoaluma still has two more years to run on his deal with the Tigers at about $500,000 per season but has struggled to cement his place in the team recently.

The Tigers have been trying to offload the winger to a rival club for the past two years and even lent him to the Melbourne Storm at the end of 2022 as part of a loan deal for the final few games of the season and the finals series.

Nofoaluma has scored 100 tries from 192 games for the Tigers since his debut for the joint venture club in 2013.

His services have been offered to rival clubs on numerous occasions over the past two years but the Tigers haven’t been able to agree on the amount they would contribute as part of his release.

Nofoaluma has also attracted interest from the Super League.
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They definitely won’t.
 
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Put on notice for lack of fitness and now stood down for arriving late to training.
Has that Topine smell about it. Likely played his last game for tiges.
 
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Bunji Marshall Mathers is going to release a diss track on him soon.

That's an awfully hot coffee pot should I drop it on David Nof, probably not, but that's all I got til' I come up with a solid plot, to oust the deadwood and stop the rot
 
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"You don't really wanna fuck with Bunji"
"Only nice guy that I trust is Robbie"

 
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Bunji needs to let rip on the duds, imagine 12 years in a row without finals and back to back spoons.

He should release a diss track on the board and deadwood.
 
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Has apparently been handed a termination notice, and required to front the board. Club has offered $300 000 termination payment. Not bad really, depending on wat he signs for elsewhere.
 
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Cook said:
Has apparently been handed a termination notice, and required to front the board. Club has offered $300 000 termination payment. Not bad really, depending on wat he signs for elsewhere.
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His contract would be worth much more though. Why is he being terminated? They are just trying to get rid of him to afford Luai
 
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Cook said:
Has apparently been handed a termination notice, and required to front the board. Club has offered $300 000 termination payment. Not bad really, depending on wat he signs for elsewhere.
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The $300k will be on their Salary Cap which is fair chunk of his $525h (reported) contract. At least they will save the full $525k in 2025.


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Nate DAWG said:
His contract would be worth much more though. Why is he being terminated? They are just trying to get rid of him to afford Luai
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Said he on a mil over two years. So if takes the 300 needs to sign a two year deal at 350 a year to break even. Apparently second breach said too sick to turn up to training. Then club doctor couldn’t contact him for two days!!
 
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