Adam Doueihi has cheekily suggested he should've waited another week to sign a deal with the Wests Tigers after his try-scoring return ended a 441-day absence from the NRL. Coming off his third knee reconstruction, Doueihi was one of the side's best in a comprehensive victory over the Raiders on Sunday. The utility signed a fresh one-year deal prior to the game, and negotiated the contract himself after becoming his own manager. Asked about his new contract ahead of the Tigers' clash with the Roosters this week, Doueihi was in a cheeky mood. "Should've waited an extra week," he smirked. "I saved the club a bit of cash there." Doueihi's negotiation wasn't straight forward, having rejected an initial minimum wage $150,000 offer. Eventually, the club and player saw eye to eye. "The club came to me with an offer that was what I wanted and we were able to do a deal pretty quick," he said. "It's still the cooling off period now I guess so maybe I can rip up the contract and go back in there and knock on Richo's (CEO Shane Richardson) office and ask for a bit more cash," he added with a laugh. "I've loved the club ever since I've been here. We obviously haven't had the success I've wanted. I'm here for another year, hopefully we get a few more wins and build for next year." The centre/five-eighth added he was happy to stick with a one-year deal, backing his ability to extend that in the future if he stays injury free. "We both agreed on another year ... I've always said my footy will do the talking and back my ability for the rest of this year and start of next year to get another deal after that," he said.
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