James Tamou

James Tamou will front the NRL Judiciary on Tuesday night in a bid to play one last game this season.

Reports have emerged that Wests Tigers are considering sending veteran prop James Tamou to the NRL judiciary in hopes of getting his Grade Three contrary ...

James has to wear that for the rest of his life, but it’s a sign of what the club has done this year. It says a lot about where the club is at this year,” Fittler said. “It’s a stain on the Tigers and how their season has been. However, NRL should suspend this penalty due to Tamou’s exemplary career, the fact this incident was totally out of character, there is no chance of re-offending, his immediate remorse ‘& apology was sincere. (The spray) was entirely out of character.” 2-3 week ban for Tamou’s outburst is appropriate.

Triple M's and former NRL star Gorden Tallis believes the NRL made the correct decision to hit James Tamou with a suspension after the Wests Tigers skipper ...

James Tamou will challenge the grading of his contrary conduct charge, with the Wests Tigers veteran hoping to play one more game this year.

"It’d be great to go around again, but I’m a bit of a pessimist. [Rabbitohs superstar Latrell Mitchell](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/how-far-can-latrell-mitchell-take-rabbitohs-2022/zrkuhrhqb1cebyrs8kpnjry3) also urged the NRL to allow Tamou to play again this year via Instagram and said even the best players lose their cool sometimes. "It would be a tough way to go.

The Wests Tigers player was sent off after a wild spray at referee Ben Cummins, with that act likely the final moment of his NRL career.

“But I’ve got to be accountable for my actions. James Tamou is facing a 2-3 week ban for his spray at the referee. Could this be the last time we see him in the NRL? When asked about it potentially being his last act for the Tigers he admitted it was a crushing prospect. He is off contract with the Tigers at the end of the season having just played his 304th game in the league. Wests Tigers captain James Tamou has admitted he is ‘shattered’ at the prospect of his final NRL act being a wild spray at a rugby league official.

An emotional Wests Tigers captain James Tamou gave a lengthy apology to referee Ben Cummins, after being se...

"The big thing is we need to stay together as a group. "I've let everyone down, I've let myself down. The frustration got the better of me, the emotions got the better of me and I'll wear any criticism, I'll be accountable towards my actions. I've let a lot of people down." READ MORE: "It wasn't obviously directed at him. "We've got to sort of own that a little bit." [but officials are yet to decide whether to give him a new deal or cut him loose](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-wests-tigers-james-tamou-contract-penrith-terrell-may-state-of-origin-reuben-cotter/575aaf56-6924-43fb-9f96-87853896fb62), and said his heart sank when he realised that if he's given a multi-week suspension that it would be the end of his season, and possibly his career. "It'd be a tough way to go for a game that's given me a lot and I've dedicated my body to - but it's just something I'll have to deal with," he said. "I probably took the easy way out instead of shaking their hand and looking them in the eye, I took the easy way out and I've got to wear that now, all week. [Wests Tigers](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wests-tigers) captain [James Tamou](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/james-tamou) gave a lengthy apology to referee Ben Cummins after being sent off in the final minute for dissent, as he now faces the possibility of his NRL career being over. In one of the toughest nights of his career, the prop was sin binned initially before having that upgraded to a send off for spraying Cummins with a volley of swear words and labelling him "incompetent".