You can add the name Malakai Watene-Zelezniak to the Wests Tigers players shopping spree of the past four weeks.
Following the signing of NRL stars Josh Reynolds, Ben Matulino and Chris McQueen for the 2018 season, the club has now snared Watene-Zelezniak, the older brother of Penrith star Dallin.
It announced the signing on the eve of tonight’s big clash with the premiers, Cronulla Sharks at Leichhardt Oval from 7.30pm.
The 25 year old outside back will join the club for the remainder of 2017 and the 2018 NRL seasons.
Earlier this week the Wests Tigers announced that Josh Reynolds will be joining the club for the 2018 NRL season after signing a four year agreement.
Reynolds will replace the departing Mitchell Moses, who will be an Eel from 2018.
Reynolds has played 129 first-grade games for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs since his NRL debut in 2011, making his representative debut for NSW in Game II in the 2013 State of Origin series before going on to feature in all three games of the Blues’ successful 2014 Origin series.
Wests Tigers have already announced the signing of New Zealand International Ben Matulino for three seasons starting in 2018.
Matulino has played 196 games for the New Zealand Warriors since making his debut in 2008 and has represented his county on 23 occasions.
Here is the Wests Tigers 17 named by head coach Ivan Cleary for the Sharks clash:
1. James Tedesco
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Michael Chee Kam
4. Moses Suli
5. Kevin Naiaqma
6. Mitchell Moses
7. Luke Brooks
8. Aaron Woods (capt.)
9. Matt McIlwrick
10. Ava Seumanufagai
11. Joel Edwards
12. Chris Lawrence
13. Elijah Taylor
Interchange:
14. Sauaso Sue
15. Josh Aloiai
16. Jacob Liddle
17. JJ Felise
