Humble gone

[TrigaTheTiger]

Good luck Tom:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...penrith-panthers/story-e6frexnr-1226507998745

PENRITH believe they have found a replacement for playmaker Travis Burns with utility Tom Humble this morning announcing he has left the Tigers to become a Panther.

As the player exodus from the Wests Tigers continued despite the appointment of new coach Mick Potter, Humble wrote on Twitter he will join the Panthers on a two-year-deal.

It comes hot on the heels of former Tigers players Beau Ryan and Chris Heighington's shock moves to Cronulla.

"Looking forward to the next 2yrs with the panthers. Will miss the tigers boys and fans but new 1's to be found in mighty Penrith," Humble posted.

The Panthers' pre-season starts today at Centrebet Stadium where Humble is expected to meet his new teammates for the first time.

The 23-year-old, who played 15 games for the Tigers in 2012 in the halves and at fullback, said it had been a pleasure to play alongside his former Tigers teammates despite being at the club for just 12 months.

It is understood Humble and the Tigers had agreed to part ways before the end of the 2012 NRL season last month.

Humble now faces a tough battle to win his spot in Panthers coach Ivan Cleary's top 17 players with Lachlan Coote and Luke Walsh the incumbent halves.

 

[gronkathon]

In a classic Sheens move he was told to look for another club two days before the GF Qualifier

 

[Magpies Forever]

Glad he has found another club. Unfortunately the contracts system and salary cap wrecked any hope we had of keeping him (or so the WT management story is). Apparently he was on incentive based contract and his actual number of NRL games put him over the funds allowed by WT.

He may not have been a world beater but he had the potential to be a consistent halfback for WT. Alas, he was there at the same time as Teflon Sheens and his merry go round selection policy and hlfback phobia. Need I say anymore?

Good luck Tom and I wish you well.

PS That means now both Humble and Chisholm are gone, leaving us Moltzen and Miller as halfback options apart from Marshall or Anasta. Heres to Miller (I hope / trust / pray)

 

[BrotherJim05]

Knowing our injury luck, Miller will get injured 1st game then we will be back to square motherf**king one as we have with every year

 

[TrigaTheTiger]

Humble was the PERFECT back-up half. For our club for any club.

Like is mentioned above, he's not a world beater, but he would have been useful if Miller or Marshall hurt themselves.

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Knowing our injury luck, Miller will get injured 1st game then we will be back to square motherf**king one as we have with every year

I think the bad luck was Sheens' shadow and with him gone all that injury bad luck will go as well.

 

[benched tiger]

It's a shame he has gone,as mentioned he was not a world beater but he always tried to the best of his ability which was more than you could say about others that were picked ahead of him.If Sheens had stuck with him at 7 he would of ended up a good foil for Marshall at 6.

 

[madunit]

Has chisholm officially left? Where did he go?

 

[gronkathon]

One year deal with Manly.

Hopes to be back

Hitchcox & Dave Harris have put pen to paper for the NSW Cup side as well from what I have been told

 

[innsaneink]

Lets just sign another 2nd rower....oh hang on...