James Tamou

Wests Tigers captain James Tamou is seeking to have a grade three contrary conduct charge downgraded at the NRL Judiciary on Tuesday night in a bid to play ...

The Wests Tigers captain will be available to play a potential final NRL game against the Raiders in a fortnight.

The Panel were, however, mindful of the necessity for any penalty to be imposed to act as a deterrent to other players who might be minded to act in a similar way. - In light of the player’s history, and his obvious remorse and contrition which was expressed immediately after the game and in the course of his evidence, the Panel were satisfied that there was no need for any penalty to incorporate any element of personal deterrence. - That said, the panel did not consider that the player was openly aggressive towards the referee, and were satisfied that he acted out of frustration, on the spur of the moment, without any degree of calculation or premeditation, and in circumstances which, given the state of the match, were extreme. Further, although the panel accepted that there was some distinction to be drawn between conduct that challenges a referee’s integrity, and that which challenges a referee’s competence, it considered that such a difference was negligible and took the view that any challenge to a referee’s authority is serious. I understand that and I'm remorseful after the game." "The game’s been good to you. It sends a wrong message to players at all levels." Bearing in mind the need for consistency, the Panel’s view was that such incident was graded at too low a level. Once I feel like I’m behind the eight-ball I’ll be the first to put my hand up. "If it’s my last game in the NRL, I’m not too sure. Tamou was hit with a grade three charge which carried a two-match ban. [But] to play one more time with them will be unreal, I’m pretty happy with that.

Supported by his wife Brittney and Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe, Tamou admitted on Tuesday night he was 'embarrassed and appalled' as he was shown footage of ...

'It's the wrong decision,' a third added. 'It's a nice story. 'I was very remorseful after the game. 'I know their job is hard enough as it is. The Tigers veteran will serve only a one-match suspension for his spray against a referee - However, a one-match ban allows him to end his career on the pitch

James Tamou has succeeded in his desperate bid to play one more game this season - and possibly ever.

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NRL great Paul Gallen has slammed Phil Gould for suggesting Wests Tigers star James Tamou shouldn't be suspended after a wild send off on Saturday night.

“It will be a sad way for him to go out. I can’t see how he can get a downgrade which will mean he’ll miss the rest of the season and may not play again. Everyone has dealt with him and knows what a decent person he is, but he got it wrong. We’ve seen players miss grand finals through suspension, if we start introducing the ‘good bloke’ exemption that opens up a whole new can of worms.” I don’t see how it gets downgraded from that. “I think that the way he intimated to the referee …

The Wests Tigers veteran got a reprieve from the NRL judiciary after abusing a referee, but there is more at stake than just a farewell match for a popular ...

And if you’re going to have a good bloke exemption, you surely need a “dickhead loading” to balance things? After all, Tamou is a good bloke and has no record of snarling at referees. So in that case, would he get a good bloke exemption? I would guess Canberra coach Ricky Stuart’s comments in that case might be a little on the intemperate side of things, yes? “You can’t just let someone off because they’re a good bloke and they’re at the end of their career. Snarling at a referee in that way is usually a two- or three-match suspension, and he has only two games left in the season, with no contract for next year. And it really would be such a pity, yes, to finish his career like that? Late in your career, late in the season, late in a game in which your side is being belted as never before, as you’ve never been belted in nearly three decades of playing. Perhaps, though, there is a way out of it . He even unveiled the oldest chestnut of the lot: “I’ve let everyone down,” he says emotionally. [a 72-6 victory](/link/follow-20170101-p5bbb0), and about to declare their innings closed without even giving the Wests Tigers a chance at bat beyond the six sundries they’ve picked up from a lucky intercept. And it happened to Wests Tigers captain James Tamou last weekend .