Wests Tigers veterans Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah are keen to extend their playing careers into next season.

The Herald can reveal the superstar duo have informed the Tigers hierarchy of their desire to play on in 2020, which would be their 18th season in the NRL. The pair are already life members after their contributions to date, but both feel they have more to give to the black, white and gold.

Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall are keen to play on in 2020. Credit:NRL Photos

Club officials are poised to meet with the pair to discuss the situation as soon as practicable, as any decision will have salary cap ramifications and impact the number of top-30 spots available to coach Michael Maguire for next year.

It was widely thought Marshall and Farah would retire together at the end of the season in what would be a fitting farewell at their spiritual home of Leichhardt Oval against Cronulla in round 25. That fixture is already slated as the last regular-season game in the career of Sharks veteran Paul Gallen. It may not be a swansong in Marshall and Farah’s cases; they made their debuts in 2003 and it’s understood their preference is to also exit the game together.