Musgrove would like steadiness to repay Tigers

Wests Tigers prop Zane Musgrove has had much more untrue begins than several NRL gamers but suggests an truthful romance with Michael Maguire has assisted continue to keep his head in the appropriate position.

In the 5 yrs because the 24-yr-previous made his NRL debut with South Sydney, harm and suspensions have stored Musgrove off the discipline extra than he’s been on it.

He has played just 33 game titles.

This period has already obtained off to a tough begin much too, missing the initially two rounds of the NRL by means of suspension for a shoulder demand in the All-Stars video game last thirty day period.

That coming following Musgrove was arrested with teammate AJ Kepoa at the Coogee Bay Resort in January for failing to depart a accredited premises, despite the fact that he was later cleared of any wrongdoing.

Fronting Maguire would be challenging at the best of periods but Musgrove states the mentor has helped him ignore the general public perception of him and set his energy into enjoying footy.

“I’ve been honest with him and I was truthful with him, which I constantly am. We have a fantastic partnership,” Musgrove instructed AAP.

“If I had performed one thing incorrect I would have confronted him and confronted any punishment I got but I realized I had accomplished nothing completely wrong, which is why it was aggravating for me.

“The notion of it as well that people out there just see what the media has been instructed.

“It took place and then I acquired picked for the Maoris, so I went from a poor circumstance to a constructive a person.”

Musgrove has been named in the Tigers’ side for Sunday’s game in Newcastle just after serving his ban and beating a dislocated knuckle from the All-Stars match, which retained his hand in a solid for most of the previous month.

It really is just the most up-to-date in a string of interruptions to his NRL vocation.

Musgrove did not play NRL at all in 2018 with the Rabbitohs due to off-field incidents and damage and then he was stood down for 2019 once he signed with the Tigers, following becoming billed with indecently assaulting a lady at the Coogee Bay Hotel.

He was identified responsible and supplied a 12-thirty day period great conduct bond but efficiently appealed to have that choice overturned final year.

In 2020, a foot injury retained him sidelined for all but six online games, but he did ample to gain a 3-12 months contract extension with the Tigers.

Musgrove said the only factor he desires for 2021 is balance.

“Absolutely, I have just acquired to continue to be damage totally free, that is the only point with me… I’m just putting my head down and working really hard and spherical a few I will be back again,” he said.