Alex Twal signs

[Tigerm]

Wests Tigers sign Alex Twal

Wests Tigers are pleased to announce the signing of promising young forward Alex Twal for the next three seasons.

The new deal will see the powerhouse 20-year-old join Wests Tigers until at least the end of the 2020 season.

A junior representative standout, Twal has already featured for the Junior Kangaroos and NSW U/20s in his career, and was named in the 2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year after a superb season with Parramatta.

The Parramatta City Titans junior has spent the last two seasons as part of the Eels’ extended first-grade squad, with his strength and strong work rate adding further depth to Wests Tigers forward pack next season.

Wests Tigers Head Coach Ivan Cleary said he looked forward to working with Twal in 2018 and unlocking the full potential of his game.

“Alex has experienced great success as a junior and is a player of true potential,” said Cleary. “We look forward to Alex being a strong part of the future here at Wests Tigers.”

Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe said the signing was positive for the club.

“Alex is a talented young man and we look forward to welcoming him to the club,” said Pascoe. “He joins at a time when he can make an impact on the club and take his game to the next level.”

Twal will join Wests Tigers for the start of pre-season training in late 2017.

Anyone know anything about him, seems to have a good resume.

 

[Clifferd]

103kg at 20 is pretty big when you're not one of the kids blessed with Godzilla's genes like a Pauli Pauli. He'll get bigger, he's still growing.

Disappointed and slightly surprised to see him go, he's a really good prospect IMO. In an age where a lot of the NYC standouts in the pack are kids who are just freakishly big, he's always been the hardest working player out there. Reminds me a lot of a young Nathan Cayless or Tim Mannah. Good pick up

Parra fan said this about him

General chatter is they are sad to see him go so must be a good pick up

 

[simmo1]

Parra fans have been talking him up for a while. But Parra fans are typically dribblers, so I guess its a wait and see.

 

[Clifferd]

Parra fans have been talking him up for a while. But Parra fans are typically dribblers, so I guess its a wait and see.

We've also recruited Ava and Aloiai from Parra, if he ends up equal or as good I'll be pretty happy

 

[Tiger Ted]

We've also recruited Ava and Aloiai from Parra, if he ends up equal or as good I'll be pretty happy

I reckon he wil surpass Ava & Aloiai.Im assuming Ivan would've come across Alex during his short stint as coach of the Lebanese team.

 

[magpie4ever]

My youngest bloke played against him at a club and with and against him at a rep level, he goes alright. It is whether he can rise from age football to an open level, could be a real good signing if he can take that step.

 

[Old Time Tiger]

From the NSW Cup Round 9 Team of the Week

8 – Alex Twal
Club: Wentworthville Magpies; 2017 TOTW selections: 2.

15 total runs, 176 total metres, three tackle-breaks, 37 tackles.
Fast becoming one of the form props in the competition in line with a vastly improved Magpies side, Twal had a strong defensive workload and big running metres once again for Nathan Cayless’s men. He is the first of three Wentworthville forwards to crack 170 running metres, with all three making the competition’s best 17 this week.