Wests Tigers are floundering in their bid to lure and keep top talent and the club's roster is being hijacked by its indecision over Michael Maguire's future as coach, according to Paul Gallen.The rugby league great said he was staggered that the Tigers were set to lose promising back-rowers Luciano Leilua (Cowboys) and Kelma Tuilagi (Sea Eagles) after this season, before stressing the importance of clarity around the coach to roster management.The hits to the Tigers, who haven't qualified for finals footy since 2011, will only get harder if they lose their fifth game from five starts in a clash with the Sharks on Sunday."The thing that I find really bewildering is they're losing their two back-rowers... so, they're clearly struggling to attract and to retain talent," Gallen said on 2GB's Wide World of Sports radio."Now, that's an issue. At some point in time it's got to come back on the coach, because the first thing players ask when they're going to a new club is, 'well, who's the coach? Who's the coach going to be?'."... I feel like I'm kicking Bambi because they're down and out and they're struggling at the moment and they have been for a couple of years. But there just comes a time where someone needs to take the blame or someone needs to make a decision."Prized Panthers hooker Apisai Koroisau and dangerous Eels back-rower Isaiah Papali'i are among the Tigers' gains for 2023, while talented playmaker Jackson Hastings and crafty utility Tyrone Peachey landed at the club ahead of this season.But the losses of Luciano and Tuilagi are concerning, and there are massive question marks hanging over the quality of the Tigers' roster.
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