The NRL off-season continues, but a big step has been taken this week in the return of the Wests Tigers for 2025.

Pre-season training has officially commenced and our star recruit has declared himself a Wests Tiger!

On this edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast, Joel is joined by Garry and Nick to discuss the latest from Wests Tigers HQ at Concord.

Some of the topics up for discussion include the video message to Wests Tigers fans and members recorded by Jarome Luai in the UK. We talk about the four-time Premiership winner's entrance into the club and what it means to the club, team, and fans.

There has also been progress in appointing new independent board members to the Wests Tigers board. That important development is also put under the microscope on this edition of the pod.

The boys also discuss the latest on Wests Tigers player recruitment, in particular:

• The future of Jayden Sullivan at the Tigers
• The chances of landing discarded Rooster Terrell May
• The seemingly good chance that Kobe Hetherington will soon be a Tiger
• How do we fit Sione Fainu into a roster lacking free spaces

Then the discussion turns to the 20205 NRL draw, and in particular the best and worst case scenarios for our round one opponent.

And there is a quick round of Buy, Sell, or Hold with topics ranging from round one centres to Brent Naden and winning streaks.

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The boys are back with Eddie, Nick, Declan, and Steve giving one thing they like about the off-season, as well as one Tigers-related rant.

We dive into a deep discussion on the history of underperforming senior players against the culture and training standards at the club and who is more to blame.

We look at John Bateman's contract situation and whether more shaking of the tree needs to be done at Concord.

Eddie asks the boys what is one roster decision that is most important if they were in control over the next couple of months.

Eddie also states his case as to why the Wests Tigers need to sign Clint Gutherson as our fullback for the next two seasons.

Plus another edition of Buy, Sell, and Hold including whether it's time to drop the burden of captaincy on Api Koroisau, and whether Jack Bird can be our answer next season at lock.

It's a jam-packed edition with all that and more in over an hour's worth of debate in episode 364 of the Wests Tigers Podcast.

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We are now in the depths of the offseason and with the Wests Tigers Podcast regulars taking a break Garry is joined by Kelly, Jordan and Rachel to discuss all the latest from the Wests Tigers.

The show starts with a game of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, focusing on season 2024 and the team discusses their highlights and lowlights from another disappointing season.

There is then talk around last Friday’s Awards Gala held at the ICC Sydney, everyone gives their opinions on surprise Kelly Barnes winner Sam Fainu and the other award winners from the night.

The discussion then turns to season 2025 and what player’s need to be let go and what positions need targeting for season 25. The team also discusses who they would take in 2 weeks when players for 2026 become available for negotiation.

The crew then takes a deep dive into the club’s new recruits for 2025, each member of the Pod gives their opinion on which player they are most excited to see join the club.

To end the pod the guys give their expectations for the upcoming season, will anyone agree with Steve’s top 8 or bust hardline expectation?

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