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Tigers fans fume after young gun allowed to join Lachie Galvin and leave NRL club
Wests Tigers fans are questioning why the club would allow young hooker Tallyn Da Silva to leave, after it was revealed on Friday he's been granted permission to negotiate with rivals. The 20-year-old is seen as a gun NRL prospect, but has been stuck behind Api Koroisau at the Tigers. Da Silva has played 23 first-grade games since his debut in 2023, and looks every bit an NRL-level player. But he's spent the majority of 2025 in reserve-grade due to the fact the Tigers have Koroisau entrenched as their No.9. Da Silva is contracted to the Tigers until the end of 2026, but the reported on Friday he's been granted permission to negotiate with rival clubs and is free to walk early if he can secure a deal. The Tigers had already stated the 20-year-old was free to leave if they extend Koroisau's current contract (also ending at the end of 2026). The Daily Telegraph is reporting the Tigers and Knights have discussed a swap deal between Da Silva and Kai Pearce-Paul, as well as a loan for the remainder of this season. But the situation has progressed to Da Silva being free to leave immediately if he can secure his future. It comes as another hammer blow for Tigers fans given young half Lachie Galvin recently walked out to join the Bulldogs. Speculation is rife that the Dogs are also eyeing a play for Da Silva, with regular hooker Reed Mahoney given permission to find a new club. One person wrote on social media: "This club has made some dumb choices over the years and this one is right up there." Another commented: "Classic Tigers now losing their second best young player." While a third kept things in perspective, saying: "Still very young. Don't think he would have debuted at any other club apart from the Tigers. Would have liked him to repay the faith though I'm sure he will continue to do well elsewhere." RELATED: Details emerge after Mam and Leniu spotted in post-match moment Door open for Reece Walsh as Slater urged to axe Queensland hero Tigers management have reportedly been torn on what to do with Koroisau and Da Silva. Koroisau is still one of the best hookers in the game, but Da Silva is viewed as a future superstar who will have a long career in the NRL. Galvin rejected a $5 million contract extension with the Tigers earlier this year, and instead opted to test his value on the open market. After months of turmoil at Benji Marshall's club, the Tigers eventually bit the bullet and allowed Galvin to walk early. He signed with the Bulldogs not long after, and made his debut for Cameron Ciraldo's side in Round 14.
News.com.au
07-06-2025
- Sport
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NRL SuperCoach live scores and analysis: Raiders vs Rabbitohs, Wests Tigers vs Panthers
Wests Tigers co-captain Api Koroisau says the club's new era can finally restart with young gun Latu Fainu ready to take his place in the side. Fainu's selection on the Tigers' bench for Sunday's game against Penrith comes as former teenage prodigy Lachlan Galvin will make his club debut for Canterbury. The 20-year-old will start off the bench with Heath Mason starting in the No.6. However, there is no doubting what the long-term plans are at five-eighth. 'Latu is the future at this club,' Koroisau said. 'He's still very young. He's definitely got to get some minutes in his legs as well. It's a really good thing to have.' While Fainu will be slowly brought back, Mason gets his second crack at the scrumbase alongside four-time premiership winner Jarome Luai. Mason impressed in last week's loss to North Queensland, ensuring coach Benji Marshall is loaded with some depth in the position. Koroisau conceded he was relieved to put the Galvin saga behind them. 'We have Heath Mason there at six and Latu coming back as well,'' he said. 'It's all about who we want to have with the personnel we have. 'Heath played so well so we can guarantee he's going to be there and he can always fill in as well. The best thing is, it's behind us now. 'We can focus on who we want to be, especially the guys that are in there now. 'It's a good problem for Benji.' Koroisau is dealing with his own positional battles as reserve hooker Tallyn Da Silva is set to test the market at the end of the year. While Koroisau is looking to re-sign, he sympathised with the rising hooker. 'I'd love to keep him here,'' he said. 'He's a great kid and I think he's a great player. 'You definitely want to play NRL and want to play more minutes. You can completely understand his point of view. It's just a hard place to be. 'From me to him, as long as you think you're doing the right thing for yourself and family and you're looking after you, that's the most important thing.' Despite drawing interest from other clubs, Koroisau has his sights firmly set on re-signing with the Tigers not only to end his playing career but for life after it. The 32-year-old, who is close with Marshall, has expressed interest in hanging around after playing to assist with the rebuild of the club. 'I'd love to finish my time at the Tigers and stay here for the rest of my career, that's the dream,' Koroisau said. 'It keeps me around the game especially for life after footy. 'It's always so up in the air and you don't really know what to do. I'd love to stay in the same environment. 'I love rugby league and I love the boys that I have created connections with so I would love to do that.''
News.com.au
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
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NRL world divided over Jarome Luai airport selfie drama
NRL fans have been left divided over an interaction between Wests Tigers players and a member of the public seeking selfies at an airport. A video shared on Terrell May's YouTube Vlog has got tongues wagging after an NRL fan appeared to ask if he could take a selfie with team captain Jarome Luai and other players while the team was waiting in a terminal at Brisbane Airport last weekend. Luai appeared to be in the middle of a video call with his family and had headphones in his ears at the time of the request. A young baby could be seen on the screen of his phone at the time of the request. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE in 4K with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. The star playmaker appeared to brush the fan off and his decision not to engage in conversation with the member of the public has sparked debate about the obligations expected of NRL players off the football field. May's video shows the prop forward humorously directing the fan to instead take photos with Royce Hunt and Jahream Bula. The man filmed in the video was seen squeezing in between Bula and May as they were seated waiting for their flight back to Sydney. You can watch the airport scene in the video player above. Tigers stars Brent Naden, Api Koroisau, Fonua Pole and Charlie Staines were among the players sitting together at the time they were asked to pose for photos. When the man was directed to take a photo with Hunt, who was having a giant gulp into a morning snack, the forward bluntly replied: 'I'm eating'. May then light-heartedly told his teammate: 'You're sad man'. While the Tigers and the member of the public were polite throughout the scene, the interaction left most social media users defending the Tigers players for how they acted. Some fans, however, took to Facebook and YouTube to criticise the players for not obliging the fan. Criticism from some YouTube users in the comments section prompted May to take the rare step of replying directly to one user. 'Romey (Luai) was on FaceTime to his family and the guy saw that and still asked,' May posted. That didn't stop criticism from being shared on multiple social media platforms. May's video has more than 35,000 views on YouTube and one clip taken from the Vlog and posted on Facebook has more than 400,000 views. Some of the comments on YouTube turned ugly with trolls calling Hunt 'low'. NRL fans on Twitter largely stood up in defence of the Tigers players. NRL commentator Curtis Woodward wrote on X: 'Get what you're saying but the boys are eating or on the phone. Nobody was rude. May controlled that perfectly and looked after his teammates and the fan' A Tigers fans page posted: 'Grown adults asking players for selfies when they're on their own time is cringe AF'. One person posted: 'Think this is more a lack of basic manners than poor club & fan relations'. Another wrote: 'Tigers players could combine to find a cure for cancer tomorrow & there will still be some absolute idiots on this app who will find a way to be critical & have a go at the culture'. One X user in disagreeance, however, posted: 'I don't care what anyone says, that TikTok is once again a highlight of the culture at that club. Royce (Hunt) could've acknowledged him at the least considering Terrell was the one who sent him there to begin with. The arrogance in that whole video is disturbing'. One X user posted: 'Luai in the middle of a FaceTime call with his family, fair enough, but Royce Hunt can't even look at the guy or say a single word to him, just acts like he doesn't exist. 'Pretty ordinary way to treat your fans.' The Tigers were at Brisbane Airport the morning after their 34-28 Magic Round win over the Dragons. May's 30-minute Vlog followed Tigers players from their dressing room celebrations at Suncorp Stadium through to their bus trip to the airport from their team Brisbane hotel the morning after. May kept the camera rolling as they landed down in Sydney after the big win over the Dragons. While there was plenty to celebrate last week there will be some serious soul-searching going on at the club this week after a pitiful 64-0 flogging at the hands of the Storm in Melbourne on Sunday.
