Luke Brooks looks set to leave the Wests Tigers at the end of 2023 after rejecting a contract extension.
The Tigers board had reportedly approved a three-year extension, which Brooks has turned down to go to market.
Brooks phoned Benji Marshall personally on Sunday morning to tell him he would not take up the offer, and would end his 11-year stint at the club.
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”Luke rang Benji himself and communicated to him that the offer made by the club wasn’t acceptable,” chairman Lee Hagipantelis told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“We believe that we had made what we considered to be an attractive offer, managed in accordance with salary cap expectations moving forwards. Luke’s perfectly entitled to accept or reject the offer and test the market, which he’s intending to do.
“The offer made by the club has been formally rejected. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the door is closed. If Luke or his manager came to us with a proposal it would receive proper consideration.”
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Brooks has made more than 200 appearances for the club since his debut in 2013.
In his first full season in 2014, he won both the RLPA and the Dally M Rookie of the year, and was the Dally M Halfback of the Year in 2018.
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