A tough month for Wests Tigers could be about to get a whole lot harder with the club needing to have a serious chat to star fullback Jahream Bula. One of the best young talents in the game, Bula is managed by the controversial Isaac Moses, who has decimated the club in recent years. Not only has Moses persuaded brilliant playmaker Lachlan Galvin to quit the club and leave it in a mess, he has a long track record of taking his best clients out of Tiger town. James Tedesco, Aaron Woods and Mitchell Moses were all moved on by the player agent and now that the gloves are really off following the messy Galvin saga, there is no doubt he will try to get Bula out as well. The club needs to tell Bula to get a new agent or move on. Other clubs who refuse to deal with Moses - notably the Roosters - have adopted that tactic. The club has nothing to lose as Bula will be lost to them at the end of 2026 when he can invoke a get-out clause in his contract. His departure would be another devastating blow to the Tigers at a time when the club is trying to rebuild and shed the dreaded wooden spoon after three straight seasons.
Surprise Galvin replacement the Tigers will be eyeing
Don't be surprised if the Wests Tigers look to Super League's current Man of Steel to replace Lachlan Galvin. Hull KR playmaker Mikey Lewis, a livewire 23-year-old, is rated among the best players in Britain and has already won five England Test caps. Lewis' coach at Hull is former Souths and St George halfback Willie Peters - a close mate of Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson. While teenage star Galvin is contracted to the Tigers until the end of 2026, he seems certain to head for greener pastures soon, given the tension between him, his manager and the club. Lewis had a breakout year in 2024 at Hull KR under Peters. He scored 19 tries, won the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters' Association player of the year and was also named Man of Steel - the Super League equivalent of the Dally Ms. He led Hull KR all the way to the grand final before they fell to a very strong Wigan side. Several NRL teams have their eyes on the young playmaker, but the Tigers will be in a great position to snare him to play alongside Jarome Luai once Galvin departs. The Tigers have a top class kid in Latu Fainu who could replace Galvin, but he has a bad history with injury and the Tigers could also use three playmakers in their top 30 squad.

