News broke recently that Wests Tigers cult hero, and try scoring enigma, Alex Twal may be on the look out for a new club soon.
Reportedly he has been given permission to explore his options elsewhere.
As with when any player either comes off contract, or is given supposed permission to look around, he has been linked to a host of clubs.
For the record, I believe this is a smart move on the Tigers behalf. They need to prioritise their younger, higher up-side middles with a look to the future.
With the greatest of respects to Twal, who had a more than solid season, he'll have to make his next move knowing that the Tigers have deemed him excess to requirements.
With that in mind, we look to five potential landing spots for the super popular 27 year-old:
2. North Queensland Cowboys
The Cowboys are another team who could use some bodies in the middle.
They lost James Tamou to retirement while Jordan McLean is 32.
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown looks a real talent but hasn't received the large minutes needed to really stamp his authority.
Twal could be a very handy pickup for a Cowboys side looking to rebound after a below par 2023 season.
Again, Twal isn't going to set the world on fire but there's no world where he wouldn't offer more impact off the bench than Jake Granville.
There seems a large gap between the Cowboys experienced props like Taumalolo, McLean and Hess back to the rookies that are being asked to fill the rest of the positions.
Twal could bridge that gap while offering a big body, a tackling machine and a calm head from the bench.
