Wests Tigers mourn death of young prop Wests Tigers players are being offered counselling as the NRL club comes to grips with the sudden death of promising front-rower Mosese Fotuaika. NSW police confirmed a 20-year-old man had been found dead after they were called to a townhouse in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands about 6.50pm (AEDT) on Thursday. The death was not being treated as suspicious. A member of the Tigers' premiership-winning under-20s team last year, Fotuaika had been promoted to the senior side for recent trial matches and was poised to make his NRL debut this season. The Tigers released a statement on Friday expressing the club's sadness at the loss of their young teammate. "He was a player of great potential and a very popular and respected member of our club," Tigers chief executive Stephen Humphreys said. Speaking on behalf of his teammates, Tigers captain Robbie Farah said the playing group was shattered. "Mosese had a great future ahead of him and we will miss him dearly," Farah said. We are a very close-knit Club and will stick together and support each other during this tough time. NRL chief executive Dave Smith also offered his condolences. "This is an absolute tragedy and our heart goes out to Mosese's family and to his teammates," Smith said. I think everyone is trying to come to grips with what has happened. Tigers squad members took to Twitter to express their shock. R.I.P Big Moses! Still in shock u r not here! Hope ur at peace brother!" wrote prop Keith Galloway. Fotuaika attended Keebra Park High, the same school as Tigers playmaker Benji Marshall. "He got player of the day last year in the NYC (National Youth Competition) final, so he was on track," he said. Most of our national team now have been Junior Kiwis and Mosese was a Junior Kiwi last year, so he had plenty of potential. Kemp said he had no further details about Fotuaika's death apart from what was in the media, but said mental health was one area that New Zealand sport needed to spend more time on.