Statement from Peter Doust

Statement From Dragons CEO Peter Doust: Tim Moltzen Signing Facts & Update

St George Illawarra Dragons CEO Peter Doust On Wednesday issued the following regarding the signing of Tim Moltzen:

On July 8 this year, the Dragons publicly announced that we had agreed to terms with Tim Moltzen for three years beginning in 2012. On this day, Stephen Humphries telephoned me to express his dissatisfaction with the timing of our announcement.

Whilst I listened to his comments on the timing, it was certainly clear to me from our conversation that the Wests Tigers intended to release Tim Moltzen from the final year of his contract with their Club.

Whilst Stephen continues to state publicly that he has never formalized the release of Tim Moltzen, Tim's Manager Martin Tauber advised us on a number of occasions that the release was