Marshall defends Matterson's Eels move

Former Wests Tigers 船長/主将 Robbie Farah might think さもなければ, but Benji Marshall 持つ/拘留するs no grudges about the way Ryan Matterson 出発/死d the NRL club last year.

Matterson will 直面する his former チーム仲間s for the first time since his acrimonious 出発 over the summer when Parramatta host the Tigers on Thursday.

In what was the first of a three-year を取り引きする the Tigers in 2019, Matterson was one of the Tigers' best before agitating for a more lucrative を取り引きする the Eels.

The move didn't go 負かす/撃墜する 井戸/弁護士席 with some at Concord with Farah late last year speaking out against Matterson's 決定/判定勝ち(する) to leave with two years left on his 契約.

But Marshall 主張するs it's all water under the 橋(渡しをする) now.

"In footy, いつかs you've got to do what you think is best for you," he said.

"And (Matterson is) going good over there.

"There's no 疑問 he's 追加するd a lot to their team. A lot of strike to their 権利 味方する and a lot of experience."

Marshall said he couldn't begrudge another player for 捜し出すing what is the best move financially for their long-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 未来.

"In an ideal world you always want it to be rosy and good but he did what he felt was best for him, and that's 承認する," the Tigers 退役軍人 said.

"You can't 捕らえる、獲得する anyone for doing that.

"He's going 井戸/弁護士席. Good luck to him."

Thursday 形態/調整s as a pivotal 実験(する) for the Tigers, who can 強固にする/合併する/制圧する their 位置/汚点/見つけ出す in the 最高の,を越す eight with victory against the suddenly 攻撃を受けやすい Eels.

Matterson, along with Blake Ferguson and Mitchell Moses, 行方不明になるd Saturday's shock loss to Manly through 傷害, while the Tigers 得点する/非難する/20d 48 against Brisbane.

"Every week I say it to our team, you've got to turn up with the same intensity and 態度," Marshall said.

"If you don't turn up ready to play, you get flogged.

"Our challenge is to go out there next week and turn up the same way."

The contest also 炭坑,オーケストラ席s Marshall against Eels prodigy Dylan Brown, with the 退役軍人 spending time with youngster while in (軍の)野営地,陣営 with New Zealand last year.

The pair have kept in 接触する since.

"I love Dylan. He's doing some good stuff," Marshall said.

"He gets a lot of 賞賛する for the way he plays but no one sees the little things in his game.

"He's always chasing 支援する, covering when people make line breaks.

"I think his defence has been 優れた this year. He's going good, the kid.

"He's looking bigger too, he's training with Matto. Have a look at his 武器."

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