Overview
- Adam Doueihi accepted responsibility for missing Round 21, apologising to teammates and fans and saying he 'should have played' after what the club described as a miscommunication.
- Coach Benji Marshall defended his decision to recall Doueihi as a club-first call and said the pair have 'sorted things out' and will select him for the upcoming fixture.
- Doueihi publicly defended his agent Isaac Moses against claims he engineered the dispute and reiterated he is under contract to the Tigers for three more years.
- The row followed the Tigers' 56-10 defeat to Canberra, prompting Monday meetings between Doueihi, Marshall, CEO Shaun Mielekamp and football manager Pat Richards to resolve selection and standards issues.
- Club leaders have pushed to shift attention from internal strife to on-field improvement with the Tigers facing scrutiny over standards and form and a key test of the reconciliation will come in the next match.