Wests Tigers recruit Api Koroisau has been having fun with his time at his new membership as he involves phrases together with his transfer from the back-to-back premiership Panthers to the cellar-dweller Tigers.
In one of many greatest strikes through the NRL low season, Koroisau left the consolation of the Panthers to guide the Tigers as they give the impression of being to rebuild and climb the ladder.
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Koroisau would be the beginning hooker on the Tigers and shall be aiming to construct a profitable partnership with star halfback Luke Brooks.
The three-time premiership winner has been working with Tigers nice, fellow hooker and assistant coach Robbie Farah throughout pre-season coaching and has been humbled by the expertise.
“I come right here to this place on daily basis and I nonetheless be taught a lot from Robbie,” Koroisau stated.
“It is nice, it simply humbles you a lot to grasp that I do not know practically as a lot as I feel I do.
“To have the ability to decide up so many new issues is fairly thrilling.”
Koroisau acquired off to a tough begin on the Tigers when, through the Panthers’ premiership celebrations final season, he made a joke in regards to the last-placed Tigers profitable the premiership this season.
“Simply to exit on a excessive like that, it is fairly unimaginable, and I am going to in all probability do the identical factor on the Tigers,” Koroisau stated earlier than bursting out laughing.
Koroisau’s feedback have been slammed by Tigers followers and labeled “tasteless” by former rugby league nice Braith Anasta, whereas Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis stated the feedback have been “handled privately”.
Koroisau is only one of a variety of large signings for the struggling Tigers and has been joined by Isaiah Papali’i, David Klemmer and England worldwide John Bateman on the membership as they give the impression of being to maneuver on from the wood spoon final season.
Koroisau stated he has loved working with the brand new recruits.
“They are not afraid to choose me up on what I am making an attempt to get carried out for the workforce and what they want me to do,” Koroisau stated.
“I feel that is going to work rather well.”
After going over a decade with out taking part in finals footy, expectations are excessive that Koroisau and the brand new signings can lead the membership to the highest eight.
Koroisau is urging followers to be affected person because the workforce will take a while to gel collectively.
“All of us need to win a premiership however an important factor proper now for us is getting the basics proper,” Koroisau stated.
“Be certain that we now have a very good pre-season and when the trials come round, we appear like a footy workforce.”
The 30-year-old just lately revealed the Tigers have been the workforce he supported as a teen and he’s excited for the season forward.
“This (the Tigers) was my membership after I was rising up,” Koroisau revealed.
“I am actually excited to be right here and to be part of one thing particular with the rebuild.”
