Wests Tigers
Opinion
NRL 2025
It’s time for real change at Wests Tigers. The fans deserve nothing less
It’s bizarre that in 2025 any registered club has such a closed-shop system of governance. Members and supporters have simply had enough of the backroom brawling.
- by Darcy Byrne
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‘I don’t care. I’m doing it my way’: Luai on clauses, critics and life in the Tigers jungle
Sporting war wounds and a maniacal grin, Jarome Luai fronted for his first close-up in Tigers colours after signing a $6 million, five-year deal that makes him the face of the cellar-dwelling club.
- by Dan Walsh
Exclusive
NRL 2025
Investigator quizzes banned directors of Wests Tigers owners
Liquor and Gaming NSW have interviewed the banished trio to determine the severity of the issues that have engulfed the Wests Tigers owner.
- by Michael Chammas and Michael McGowan
Architects of Wests Tigers review banned for a combined 15 years
The boardroom battle at the club took another turn on New Year’s Eve.
- by Michael Chammas
Exclusive
NRL 2025
Explosive emails, allegations and threats: Wests Tigers civil war laid bare
Documents detailing the extent of the breakdown in trust among board members have led to calls for Liquor and Gaming NSW to step in to save the Wests Tigers club from its owners.
- by Michael Chammas
Opinion
Opinion
In NRL clown town, can a Tiger turn into a Magpie? It’s not black and white...
Wests Tigers are a three-ring circus, but there are reasons why the Magpies can’t just swoop in.
- by Darren Kane
100,000 fans will hit streets in protest if Tigers kicked out of merger, says Balmain legend
Ben Elias and Garry Jack have slammed talk of the Wests Magpies replacing the Wests Tigers. Meanwhile, marquee recruit Jarome Luai has met Tigers fans for the first time.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Exclusive
NRL 2025
‘Their ambition is to see the Magpies replace the Wests Tigers’: Director’s stunning claim
A director of the Wests Tigers’ majority owner has raised fears fellow board members are plotting to reinstate the Western Suburbs Magpies at the expense of the joint venture.
- by Michael Chammas
Around the Clubs
NRL 2025
Steaks, eggs, sea moss and bone broth: The diet driving Cleary’s Vegas quest
Nathan Cleary hit the ground running on his return to pre-season training, and the Panthers star said an unusual diet had aided in his recovery from shoulder surgery.
- by Christian Nicolussi, Roy Ward, Michael Chammas and Dan Walsh
Star player’s agent swap could have impact on Tigers’ future
Following revelations of Jarome Luai’s shock exit clause, the Tigers have to contend with one of their best young players linking with the agent whose player deals helped dismantled the big-four era.
- by Michael Chammas
Exclusive
NRL 2025
The shock clause in Jarome Luai’s $6 million Wests Tigers deal
A previously unreported feature of the playmaker’s five-year contract allows him to leave after two years if things don’t work out at Concord.
- by Michael Chammas
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