Marshall and Fulton both agreed with Tigers bosses they would work together for the betterment of the club,which has won only three games this season.

Fulton’s board-driven appointment was seen as a tonic to help improve the Tigers’ roster,but it caught coach Tim Sheens and his assistant Marshall off guard. Marshall will take over from Sheens as head coach - possibly as early as 2024 - and is signed until the end of 2027.

The urgency to find a halfback had caused angst between Marshall and Fulton with the Tigers having already missed out on several big-name targets such as Cameron Munster,Mitchell Moses,Mitchell Pearce and Shaun Johnson in the past year.

But Sezer will be their latest pursuit,giving Marshall the imprimatur to sign a halfback who will run his team.

The Tigers boast the most impotent attack in the competition,not helped by hooker Api Koroisau (jaw) missing three matches,and Brooks not having played in more than a month with a hamstring problem. But there could be help on the way.

The Tigers are trying to fend off interest from Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins for brothers Samuela and Latu Fainu,who have been given permission to negotiate with rivals by Manly.

Latu,18,is seen as a potential long-term halves prospect,but his management want a clearer picture of the Tigers’ future before committing one of the game’s hottest prospects to the club.

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