'Stinks of desperation': Wests Tigers chasing Pearce in drastic bid to save season.
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The Wests Tigers are reportedly preparing to offer former Roosters and NSW Origin halfback Mitchell Pearce an NRL lifeline.
“The best option they’ve got for their problem is that they need to go get a halfback that’s played two years in France, who left the NRL. If they can get him at the right price, I think he's definitely way better than the two they’ve got there at the moment. 6 and 7 jerseys, the Tigers were taking another shot at Pearce, after Fox League reported James Hooper revealed the club had tried before Christmas, only for the deal to fall over. Last year, Pearce told SEN: “Look, I haven’t shut the door on anything. “I still think it’s a Bandaid, I still think the problem with the Tigers is that they go around and around and around in circles the last 10-15 years.” And the Tigers are the team to take a shot at the star, with NRL 360 reporting the club is preparing a $1.5m two-year deal to lure Pearce back.
Reports in Australia have linked Catalans star half-back Mitchell Pearce with a return to the NRL with struggling side Wests Tigers.
Wests Tigers are struggling early on in the 2023 campaign under Tim Sheens and remain the only side without a win with a record of 0-4. [s](https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/jackson-hastings-makes-nrl-switch-in-swap-deal) [wap deal with Newcastle Knights that saw forward David Klemmer go the other way](https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/jackson-hastings-makes-nrl-switch-in-swap-deal). Reports in Australia have linked Catalans star half-back Mitchell Pearce with a return to the NRL to struggling side Wests Tigers. A veteran of 309 NRL games, Pearce spoke with the Pearce, 33, is currently in his second year in Super League with the Dragons after making the switch ahead of the 2022 campaign. Catalans Dragons star Mitchell Pearce linked with NRL return
Despite being 34, Pearce is reportedly being courted by Wests Tigers to fill their halfback problem which has seen the much-maligned Luke Brooks being ...
Coached by Tim Sheens, the Tigers parted ways with Jackson Hastings in the off-season but their current partnership of Adam Doueihi and Luke Brooks, the latter ...
He has spent the last two seasons in Super League with Catalans and made a try-scoring return in their defeat to Leeds Rhinos over the weeked. Coached by Tim Sheens, the Tigers parted ways with Jackson Hastings in the off-season but their current partnership of Adam Doueihi and Luke Brooks, the latter of whom has been linked with a move to Leeds Rhinos, hvae struggled to fire. Pearce had an illustrious NRL career, making over 300 appearances and winning a Grand Final in the process. Wests Tigers are reportedly plotting a shock move for Catalans Dragons' veteran halfback Mitchell Pearce. It comes after the Tigers endured a miserable start to the season that has left them as the only winless club in the NRL. Now they could turn to Pearce in what would be a shock move given his age.
George Williams, now 28, appears at the peak of his powers and will be a sure contender in the race to be named the best player in Super League at the end of ...
The Wests Tigers are preparing an offer to recruit ex-NRL star halfback, Mitchell Pearce.
[NRL](/) he appeared in 309 games across 15 seasons with stints at both the [Sydney Roosters](https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/teams/sydney-roosters/) and [Newcastle Knights](https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/teams/newcastle-knights/). [George Williams](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/george-williams/), [Mitchell Moses](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/mitchell-moses/), Will Kennedy, and [Jack Wighton](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/jack-wighton/). [Wales](https://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/international-teams/wales/). [Super League](https://www.zerotackle.com/super-league/) after an abrupt move from the [NRL](/) at the end of 2021. [Wests Tigers](https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/teams/wests-tigers/) are preparing an offer to recruit ex- [NRL](/) star halfback, [Mitchell Pearce](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/mitchell-pearce/).
CATALANS DRAGONS star Mitchell Pearce has broken his silence about an approach from Wests Tigers to sign the veteran playmaker. Aged 33, Pearce has been ...
Benji called me yesterday and I told him I’m contracted to Catalans. “We are top of the table and I want to win a comp in Super League. Aged 33, Pearce has been linked with a move to Wests in recent days, with the Tigers suffering in the halves at the beginning of the 2023 NRL season.
The Wests Tigers' interest in Mitchell Pearce has hardly come as a shock to his Super League club, while Manly have their own playmaking dramas before ...
The Tigers coach is expected to address media at lunchtime on Thursday. The Samoan international “He’s still a loveable and likeable character. He’s just looking forward to having a really good season with us this year. “He has a really smart football brain. I’m glad we’ve got him this year.
Tigers assistant coach Benji Marshall reportedly approached veteran halfback Mitchell Pearce with a proposal to join the struggling club without approval ...
“He’s still a loveable and likeable character. Every Tigers fan got sold on the five-year plan? “He has a really smart football brain. I’m glad we’ve got him this year,” McNamara said. “Sheensy there for two years then Benji to take over for three more years and the best solution they come up with to fix their problems is to go to a halfback that hasn’t played in the competition for several years. I don’t really have much to say. “And he’s said in the past he would never say never about returning to the NRL. McNamara also said that Pearce’s move to France has been “really good for him”, revealing the club has an option to extend his contract for the 2024 season. He also praised Pearce for his contribution to the club and said “it doesn’t surprise me” the Tigers were interested in his services. “In the past I know it had been floated about Mitch joining the Tigers because of the link through his father (Balmain legend Wayne),” McNamara said to the One source within the club told the publication “they don’t appear to be on the same page” while Rothfield said it was an “indication of a complete breakdown in communications among the Wests Tigers’ coaching staff”. “We are top of the table and I want to win a comp in Super League.
On Wednesday night, NRL 360 reporter James Hooper revealed the Wests Tigers were keen to bring the former State of Origin halfback home for a sensational return ...