The 26-year-old Tamou was hailed the NRL’s No.1 prop two years ago when a destructive 2012 campaign saw him handed a three-year upgrade worth $650,000 a season. But after battling a neck injury for the past 18 months, Tamou has been relegated to a highly-paid bench player forced to confront his future at the Cowboys.
Tamou will start against the Storm this Monday night and is under pressure to spearhead the Cowboys’ fightback after the club’s dismal 0-3 beginning to the season. Cowboys recruitment chief Peter Parr insists the club is not trying to force Tamou out and dismissed fears the 113kg man mountain may never fully recover from off-season neck surgery.
“I’ve heard the rumours about Jimmy being shopped around,” Parr said.
“James or his manager haven’t said anything to me (about wanting a release). Nothing has come to me informally or formally at this stage, but if it does, I will address it then.
“He’s battling a bit of confidence, but I don’t think he’s got any demons with his neck. The surgery was a success, he had a good recovery and our medical staff can’t be happier with how he’s recovered.
“If anything, Jimmy should take confidence out of the fact the operation was successful.
“He’s like a few of our players at the moment, he’s down on confidence, but we’ll continue to give him as much support as we can.
“Hopefully, he can get back to the form that won him his representative jumpers.” Data provided by Fox Sports Stats underscores Tamou’s decline. In 2012, he was unstoppable, making 86 tackle busts from 24 games and averaging 159 metres in his surge to maiden NSW and Test guernseys.
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Do you believe that Tamou would return to his best form with a change of Club and a fresh new start? If the answer is yes I suggest we snap him up for 2015.
Should we sign Tamou?
Tamou will start against the Storm this Monday night and is under pressure to spearhead the Cowboys’ fightback after the club’s dismal 0-3 beginning to the season. Cowboys recruitment chief Peter Parr insists the club is not trying to force Tamou out and dismissed fears the 113kg man mountain may never fully recover from off-season neck surgery.
“I’ve heard the rumours about Jimmy being shopped around,” Parr said.
“James or his manager haven’t said anything to me (about wanting a release). Nothing has come to me informally or formally at this stage, but if it does, I will address it then.
“He’s battling a bit of confidence, but I don’t think he’s got any demons with his neck. The surgery was a success, he had a good recovery and our medical staff can’t be happier with how he’s recovered.
“If anything, Jimmy should take confidence out of the fact the operation was successful.
“He’s like a few of our players at the moment, he’s down on confidence, but we’ll continue to give him as much support as we can.
“Hopefully, he can get back to the form that won him his representative jumpers.” Data provided by Fox Sports Stats underscores Tamou’s decline. In 2012, he was unstoppable, making 86 tackle busts from 24 games and averaging 159 metres in his surge to maiden NSW and Test guernseys.
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Do you believe that Tamou would return to his best form with a change of Club and a fresh new start? If the answer is yes I suggest we snap him up for 2015.
Should we sign Tamou?
Cowboys shop Tamou to rivals clubs
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