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The 2025 NRL season will start with plenty of hope at the Wests Tigers thanks to the arrival of some key signings, a soft draw and some new standards, writes BRENT READ.
Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson insists there are plenty of reasons for optimism at the club suggesting there are parallels with Penrith’s jump from 2002 also-rans to 2003 premiers.
Finishing 16th isn’t much to crow about, but it’s plenty of incentive for the Wests Tigers who are hoping to hand the wooden spoon over to the Eels.
The Tigers have stepped up its pursuit of Jack Bird, inviting the St George Illawarra star to tour the club’s centre of excellence on Tuesday on the same day the club’s recruitment drive landed a Cronulla forward Royce Hunt.
Lachlan Galvin’s remarkable ascension has come at the same time the Tigers have reset their pathways, the result being the careful curation of 210 individual paths for each of their junior players from under-17s to potential NRL graduation.
Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson has addressed members over reports of fractures at the joint venture as the club prepares to avoid another wooden spoon.
Balmain, one half of the Wests Tigers joint venture, is reportedly plotting a bombshell move to become a stand alone NRL club again.
A furious Benny Elias and Balmain chair Danny Stapleton have shut down suggestions of friction at the Wests Tigers, insisting the board is fully committed to the joint venture, amid split rumours.
NRL Hall of Famer Ben Elias has been regularly critical of the Wests Tigers over on-field and administrative failures, prompting a specially-convened peace meeting featuring club CEO Shane Richardson and captain Api Koroisau.
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A major sponsor and the man who coached the Wests Tigers to their only premiership were notably absent at the club’s 25-year anniversary gala dinner on Friday night.
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