#NRL | Stefano Utoikamanu departs Wests Tigers, Val Holmes & Jack Bird look for a new clubs & more!

Stefano Utoikamanu leaving the Wests Tigers start up front let's start up front with the forward shall we and Stefano okano will depart the West Tigers this is a media release West Tigers prop Stefano atano has decided to leave the club at the end of the 2024 NRL season West Tigers wish Stefano and his family the very best with their future endeavors so he's gone at least he's so he has not yet announced where he's going I believe Bulldogs are right in the mix to the Melbourne storm but at least he's broken the relationship with the Tigers he's told him yeah so um yeah everyone can move forward I don't I I can't see how he gets more than 600 down at the storm no they'll only pay 600 yep what was he so he was offered was it 4 million over five years yeah eight about eight about 800,000 so I you wouldn't be getting that but good luck to him good luck to him if he goes down to the storm we know exactly what's going to happen wonder if he's if he's tied with bla shy BL I can I'm back at the dogs in you think so yeah yeah bit closer to home I think so okay I think so I could be wrong could be very very wrong let's go to the backlines now Valentine Holmes wow granted permission to speak to other clubs via the Daily Telegraph and Mick Caris and Peter Bill holes is about to enter the final of his contract worth about a million dollars with the Cowboys potentially open to letting him go with 12 months left on his deal now the dragons of emers as a front runner for Val Holmes granted permission to speak homes Services if he does leave but I mean I suppose the upside Valentine homes the sell would be look you got one year left it's a million dollars you're going to get tax to the eyeballs why don't you go somewhere else for 3 or 4 years may I don't know what does he get what's his number he'll pick up 700 somewhere would yeah you imagine that if he's going to go the dragons he might get a foure deal at 7800 but this um sort of adds fuel to the rumor about you know how last week we were hearing the rumor about niik Hines yeah to the Cowboys yeah I had heard that until yeah but you you heard it yeah yeah so this was last week and now CH no Chad Chad's obviously going to the chooks now no Val they got a little bit of money in their cap more so hearing Jason tamalo um maybe medically retired at the end of the year wow so they got some do yep the niiko rumor um what do you think nah no no I think I think the sh squashed it I I Nicho Hynes rumors don't think so like he's he's getting a good home where he is he's enjoying it there in saying that he would I mean I'm just I'm just wondering whether he might want to get away from all the you know that under scrutiny here under the uh yeah the pressure cooker that is the Sydney rugby league media yeah you might be right um couldn't see it personally no not my Rumor so don't don't uh come at me no as you say I couldn't see it um it'd be tough coaching up up there Cowboys and the Warriors all that travel would be very hard wouldn't it yeah I supposed you get used to it professional athletes any who what else oh just on that um did you catch any of the sevens the the in fact we St on the Rugby League news stay on the Rugby League news before I get sidetracked on the centers he's a partner was Val on the wing he he was the wing partner of Jack bird wasn't he in the Grand Final yes he would have been well Jack bird um this is where it could have align because Jack bird who's at the dragons asked for release Michael caran Jack Bird asks for release and Daily Telegraph bird has been granted permission to speak with clubs despite having 12 months left on his 5-year deal um B's 2025 contract was a mutual option with the utility taking up the one-year contract extension last month so he's taken up the one-year contract extension last month which is not a bad play actually it obviously would have been in his favor so it's in the players favor you take the deal up now you're in a position to negotiate an out you know what I mean Brian yes I do so I think it's a strategic play from Jackie bird that would then obviously free up a spot for Valentine holes but if Valentine H is on a million bucks well there's no uh no Zachy LX too he's gone so he gets Zach's money and Sloan's been dropped this week Sloan's been Dro He he'll be back in shortly Sloan yeah oh they had nothing in Attack by the way you only two foes oh no two Furs yeah I should AE you four I should owe you four that was embarrassing um what about the worst beat of all all time I've tipped the unders as my best bet best beat's been on a unbelievable run I go the unders Sharkies and the Cowboys they won't score 50 points surely they've scored 44 or 46 whatever the case may be final play of the game rank chip easy catch ball free try a lot of bad beats including Beast uh sorry beasto so I was out on Saturday night out there at the in the Texans box they were doing dry July in the box like a waste any who uh Beast I said you have a bet and he goes yeah yeah yeah I've given eight and a half to um chooks to Manley to Manley sorry against the chooks and just as he said that Daniel tupo catches the ball puts it inside to Jennings Jennings scores 328 whatever it is 11 minutes to go Western web go mate you're home and you guys mate I've learned my lesson there's no way I'm home intercept intercept they hang on for four Ah that's sick that is sick that is really really sick Daniel tupu speaking of which he signs a one-year extension for the roosters this is through roosters.com the Sydney roosters through to announce that Daniel tupu has extended his contract with the club for further two years ensur he will remain a one Club player through to the end of the 2026 season he's currently sixth on the list of games played for the club and the Warriors have announced they have sold out their final two home games that's good because they're no sh bet to be in the finals who Warriors oh Daniel Tupou extends contract Warriors sorry yeah yeah yeah so the fact that they've sold him out he's fantastic