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JASON Taylor's opening fortnight at Wests Tigers has left no one in any doubt about who is calling the shots at the notoriously divided Concord headquarters.
Aside from sacking club legends Steve Roach and Paul Sironen, Taylor asked captain Robbie Farah to consider sacrificing his Australian Test jumper in order to be fresh for the start of pre-season on November 5.
Farah, the Tigers most influential player on and off the field, requires a nose operation to help repair his breathing.
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Robbie Farah needs a nose operation to help improve his breathing. Source: News Corp Australia
The procedure means the Australian Kangaroos back-up hooker will be sidelined from contact training for six weeks after the operation, interrupting his pre-season.
Aware Farah is the Tigers most important player, Taylor sounded out his new captain to consider pulling out of the Four Nations with a view to immediately undergoing the knife.
But with only seven Test jerseys in his collection and appearing certain to be selected for the opening Four Nations Test against New Zealand next Saturday, foregoing the green and gold was no small ask for Farah.
"Robbie considered it long and hard and what pleased me the most was he was prepared to put Wests Tigers and my wishes above Robbie Farah and playing for Australia, which is a very big call," Taylor said.
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"When we worked it out he was going to be unavailable for a similar amount of time anyway so in the end we finished in a really good place on it.
"It was a good process for both of us to go through."
Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens will select Farah on the bench for the opening Test, with four of the Kangaroos rookies selected in the squad of 24 set to make international debuts.
South Sydney's Dylan Walker is tipped to be chosen at right centre with fellow Kangaroos rookie Josh Mansour on the right wing, with Sydney Roosters flyer Daniel Tupou and Wests Tigers prop Aaron Woods also set to win maiden Kangaroo jumpers.
Manly's Daly Cherry-Evans will be selected at five-eighth to replace the injured Johnathan Thurston, opening up a position on the bench for Farah.
Kangaroo players during a training session at Red Hill. Pic Annette Dew Source: News Limited
Farah said he respected the way new coach Taylor handled the request to sit out the Four Nations.
"We spoke about it. It was always planned to get my nose fixed up," Farah said.
"When we had a talk JT floated the idea of getting it done straight away and I could understand where he was coming from.
"At the same time it's not every day you get the opportunity to play for your country and realistically this could be my last chance.
"There's no tour at the end of next season so it could be the last opportunity for me to pull on the green and gold.
"You never take for granted representing Australia because you never know when your last chance might come. It's a huge honour and so in the end we found a way to make it work."
Farah will turn 31 in January and will once-again form a key element of NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley's State of Origin campaign against Queensland in the middle of next season.
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