The Tigers have made a bold decision about the future of the club by allowing rising star Tallyn Da Silva to speak with rival clubs.
The 20-year-old has played 21 NRL matches for the joint-venture, doing his first grade apprenticeship under captain Api Koroisau.
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Speaking with the media this week, head coach Benji Marshall reinforced that the club believes retaining Koroisau was more important than keeping Da Silva.
"Me and Richo [Tigers CEO Shane Richardson] are on the same page," he said.
"The plan from the beginning is what we’ve executed and nothing has changed.
"I understand the sentiment of ‘you’ve got to try to keep them all’, but at the same time we’re putting our eggs into Api’s basket."
Da Silva is signed to the Concord-based club until the end of 2026, but recent reporting suggests that he may be let out of his contract before the June 30 transfer deadline.
Several teams are in the market for a promising young hooker and Marshall has backed Da Silva to have a long and promising career.
"The hard thing is he wanted to be here," said Marshall.
"He wanted to stay and he’s a really good kid who’s got a bright future."
The decision to allow Da Silva to negotiate with rival clubs, comes just weeks after budding star Lachlan Galvin left for the Bulldogs in a messy contract saga.
Now, Tigers fans are now left to ponder what could've been if they had been able to keep their quality juniors, a trend that has consistently re-emerged throughout the club's history.
Powerbrokers are going to want to be careful not to repeat the sins of the last decade that have haunted the club during their finals drought.
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Timeline of Tigers juniors let go by the club
2011 - Andrew Fifita
One of the biggest blunders in the Tigers recruitment and retention history was allowing Andrew Fifita to move on to the Sharks.
The club had signed Adam Blair, who was four-years Fifita's senior and already had runs on the board for the Storm and Kiwi's.
Blair would only go on to play three-seasons for the Tigers, with their local boy destined for a premiership and representative football in the Shire.
2016 - Josh Addo-Carr
Only playing nine matches in the 2016 season for the Tigers, Addo-Carr was moved on to Melbourne where he has achieved great success.
A speedster on the wing, Addo-Carr scored six-tries in those matches for the club and had shown great potential.
Now, the 29-year-old has two premierships to his name, with 15 Origins and 7 Tests for Australia to boot.
2017 - James Tedesco, Mitchell Moses, Aaron Woods
Nearly a decade on, the Tigers are still recovering from the departure of the 'Big Three'.
After months of speculation, salary cap pressure forced the club to move on from three of their most talented juniors.
Of the three, Aaron Woods is the only one to arguably not achieve significantly more after leaving the Tigers, considering that he'd already played for New South Wales and Australia by that point.
2017 - Ryan Papenhuyzen
In the same year that the Tigers were in the media for their handling of the 'Big Three' situation, a rising star walked out the door and joined the Storm.
Papenhuyzen was an Australian schoolboy as well as part of the New South Wales under 16 and 18 sides.
Injuries plagued his run at the Tigers, having never played an NRL match for them. However, he was an undeniable talent that could have been a cornerstone for their franchise had he stayed in Sydney.