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The 26-year-old Tamou was hailed the NRLs No.1 prop two years ago when a destructive 2012 campaign saw him handed a three-year upgrade worth $650,000 a season. But after battling a neck injury for the past 18 months, Tamou has been relegated to a highly-paid bench player forced to confront his future at the Cowboys.
Tamou will start against the Storm this Monday night and is under pressure to spearhead the Cowboys fightback after the clubs dismal 0-3 beginning to the season. Cowboys recruitment chief Peter Parr insists the club is not trying to force Tamou out and dismissed fears the 113kg man mountain may never fully recover from off-season neck surgery.
Ive heard the rumours about Jimmy being shopped around, Parr said.
James or his manager havent said anything to me (about wanting a release). Nothing has come to me informally or formally at this stage, but if it does, I will address it then.
Hes battling a bit of confidence, but I dont think hes got any demons with his neck. The surgery was a success, he had a good recovery and our medical staff cant be happier with how hes recovered.
If anything, Jimmy should take confidence out of the fact the operation was successful.
Hes like a few of our players at the moment, hes down on confidence, but well continue to give him as much support as we can.
Hopefully, he can get back to the form that won him his representative jumpers. Data provided by Fox Sports Stats underscores Tamous decline. In 2012, he was unstoppable, making 86 tackle busts from 24 games and averaging 159 metres in his surge to maiden NSW and Test guernseys.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl.../story-e6frf3rc-1227278520758?from=public_rss
Do you believe that Tamou would return to his best form with a change of Club and a fresh new start? If the answer is yes I suggest we snap him up for 2015.
Should we sign Tamou?
Tamou will start against the Storm this Monday night and is under pressure to spearhead the Cowboys fightback after the clubs dismal 0-3 beginning to the season. Cowboys recruitment chief Peter Parr insists the club is not trying to force Tamou out and dismissed fears the 113kg man mountain may never fully recover from off-season neck surgery.
Ive heard the rumours about Jimmy being shopped around, Parr said.
James or his manager havent said anything to me (about wanting a release). Nothing has come to me informally or formally at this stage, but if it does, I will address it then.
Hes battling a bit of confidence, but I dont think hes got any demons with his neck. The surgery was a success, he had a good recovery and our medical staff cant be happier with how hes recovered.
If anything, Jimmy should take confidence out of the fact the operation was successful.
Hes like a few of our players at the moment, hes down on confidence, but well continue to give him as much support as we can.
Hopefully, he can get back to the form that won him his representative jumpers. Data provided by Fox Sports Stats underscores Tamous decline. In 2012, he was unstoppable, making 86 tackle busts from 24 games and averaging 159 metres in his surge to maiden NSW and Test guernseys.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl.../story-e6frf3rc-1227278520758?from=public_rss
Do you believe that Tamou would return to his best form with a change of Club and a fresh new start? If the answer is yes I suggest we snap him up for 2015.
Should we sign Tamou?