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James Roberts contract: Wests Tigers meet with former South Sydney Rabbitohs star
James Roberts has met with the Wests Tigers in a bid to restart his stalled NRL career, on the same day the club suffered a blow in its chase of Josh Addo-Carr.
Wests Tigers have held a secret meeting with wayward NRL star James Roberts.
Tigers boss Justin Pascoe, head of football Adam Hartigan and Roberts met at an inner west cafe on Thursday morning.
Roberts was joined by his manager Warwick Wright.
The meeting occurred before the Tigers were officially told of Josh Addo-Carr’s plans to
remain in Melbourne.
Earlier this month, South Sydney
released Roberts from the final year of his contract on compassionate grounds.
Roberts, 27, hasn’t played since suffering a pectoral injury earlier in the season.
He also checked himself into a mental health facility this year to help with personal issues reportedly related to anxiety and depression.
It is understood Newcastle and Canterbury are two clubs not entertaining signing the former NSW Origin representative.
The Tigers have been active in the player transfer market,
suffering another blow as the NSW Origin winger Addo-Carr decided to remain at Melbourne next season.
Despite actively seeking a release from the final year of his Storm deal to return home to Sydney on compassionate grounds, and signing a
heads of agreement to join the Tigers if he were to leave the Storm in 2021, Melbourne officials informed the Tigers on Thursday that Addo-Carr’s request to switch clubs would not be granted.
The Tigers could be set to
lose forward Josh Aloiai, who has emerged as a potential replacement for representative prop Addin Fonua-Blake at Manly.
Aloiai, who celebrated his 25th birthday on Wednesday, is off-contract at the end of 2021 but is now free to negotiate with rival clubs for 2022.
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