 Around the same time, he signed a contract to remain with the Wests Tigers until the end of the 2014 season.However, by the middle of 2011, Wests Tigers had released Gibbs in order to make room for Adam Blair, and he signed a three-year contract with the Cronulla Sharks from the start of 2012.Gibbs later said of his release, "I found out they didn't want me when I picked up the paper.