{"id":91065,"date":"2021-06-26T08:19:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T08:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=91065"},"modified":"2021-06-26T08:59:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T08:59:00","slug":"joeys-warning-for-tigers-over-finucane-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=91065","title":{"rendered":"Joey's warning for Tigers over Finucane pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Johns has warned the Wests Tigers against recruiting veteran NRL star Dale Finucane, advising the club to look for a younger version of the Origin<\/a> lock instead.<\/p>\n

The Tigers have been linked to unwanted Brisbane Broncos star Tevita Pangai Jr<\/a>, as well as Finucane, who is on Brad Fittler's extended bench for the Blues. The Bulldogs, Dragons and Sharks have also been reported to have interest in Finucane, but re-signing with the Melbourne Storm is still on the table for the 29-year-old.<\/p>\n

However Johns said time is not on Finucane's side to make a significant impact for the club, despite his the value he brings beyond the footy field.<\/p>\n

"There's clubs climbing over each other to get him," Johns said on Wide World of Sports' Immortal Behaviour<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dale<\/p>\n

"And it's not necessarily what he does on the field, it's the way he prepares. I saw the way he prepares at Origin a couple of years ago, it is just so methodical the way he does it, so professional and it rubs off on other players.<\/p>\n

"But Dale has played a lot of tough footy. I don't know how much footy he's got left."<\/p>\n

Johns said the Tigers are better off searching for 'the next Dale Finucane' who can develop at the club as they rebuild.<\/p>\n

"Go find the Dale Finucane who is 19, 20, 21. And they're out there," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Dale<\/p>\n

The question though, is whether the Tigers have the comprehensive talent scouting that the Melbourne Storm do.<\/p>\n

"The Storm don't recruit talent, they recruit character," Johns said.<\/p>\n

"There's no one better [at recruitment]. They lose [Greg] Inglis, [Israel] Folau, [Cooper] Cronk, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith – we're talking about five champions, once in a generation players, and they're still on top of the table."<\/p>\n

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