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After signing with a new Super League team, David Nofoaluma has spoken out about his difficult divorce from the Wests Tigers.
Nofoaluma had a turbulent debut under rookie coach Benji Marshall, and the Tigers and the veteran agreed to part ways last month.
The 30-year-old winger, who signed a 12-month contract with the Salford Devils, reportedly accepted a $300,000 compensation for the final two seasons of his Tigers contract.
It marked the end of an era for the Tigers as the club’s greatest try-scorer departing in ugly circumstances.
Nofoaluma scored exactly 100 tries for the Tigers in 198 NRL games, including six on loan for the Storm in 2022.
He told News Corp., “I think it’s a good move for me to get out of Sydney and experience what it’s like over in Europe.”
“I’m thrilled about it,” I experienced a new club when I visited Melbourne, so I am familiar with what it’s like to be in a foreign setting. It’s a new beginning.
But Nofoaluma acknowledged that the manner his tenure with the Tigers ended “hurt” him.
It is obviously disappointing. I’m personally hurt by that, Nofoaluma said to The Sydney Morning Herald.
“A lot of times, people don’t realise we’re humans before athletes. Instead of dealing with it on a personal level … there’s no need to go to the press (to leak negative stories). I don’t think it’s a nice thing to do.
“It shows what type of club you are. I don’t have to deal with that any more, which is a good thing.”
Axed Tigers star David Nofoaluma. Picture: Tim Hunter.
Nofoaluma emphasised there are no hard feelings between himself and former Tigers teammate Marshall.
“Me and Benji were really close,” he said.
Nofoaluma scored exactly 100 tries for the Tigers in 198 NRL games, including six on loan for the Storm in 2022.
He told News Corp., “I think it’s a good move for me to get out of Sydney and experience what it’s like over in Europe.”
“I’m thrilled about it,” I experienced a new club when I visited Melbourne, so I am familiar with what it’s like to be in a foreign setting. It’s a new beginning.
But Nofoaluma acknowledged that the manner his tenure with the Tigers ended “hurt” him.
It is obviously disappointing. I’m personally hurt by that, Nofoaluma said to The Sydney Morning Herald.
