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The Wests Tigers season opener against the Cowboys on Saturday afternoon.
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New era dawns as Tigers win their first season opener in six years

The Wests Tigers are off to a flyer after a Jarome Luai-led demolition of the Cowboys left a pulsating Leichhardt Oval crowd in raptures.

  • Billie Eder

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Former Balmain Tigers player Steve Roach, took photos with fans after the speakers had ended.

‘Give power back to the fans’: Hundreds rally against Wests Tigers owners

Wests Tigers fans came from as far afield as Perth to register their displeasure with the Holman Barnes Group following the latest upheaval in the boardroom.

  • Frances Howe
Benji Marshall on Friday.

Marshall locked in, but still clause for concern in Luai’s contract

The extension of Benji Marshall’s contract won’t result in Jarome Luai taking out the escape clauses in his own deal.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Wests Tigers chairman Barry O’Farrell, coach Benji Marshall and CEO Shane Richardson.

O’Farrell, sacked directors make stunning return as Tigers confirm new Marshall deal

The deposed chairman and two of the three independent Wests Tigers directors sacked just 10 days ago will be reinstated to their positions on the board, as the club confirmed a new deal for coach Benji Marshall.

  • Michael Chammas, Adrian Proszenko and Dan Walsh
Jarome Luai and Lachlan Galvin.

‘Romy’s the one we’re building this club around’: How Tigers moved on from Galvin

Wests Tigers’ future planning was centred on a player who didn’t want to be there. Now, they’ve come to view his messy exit to the Bulldogs as a blessing.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Benji Marshall and Shane Richardson.

Wests Tigers promised they would change. But it’s starting to look like the same old story

After a positive start to the season, things are beginning to unravel at Wests Tigers, with young guns departing and a fourth successive wooden spoon becoming a possibility.

  • Michael Chammas
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Lachlan Galvin and Jarome Luai.

The NRL has the worst rule in world sport. It must be changed

The Lachlan Galvin situation with the West Tigers yet again shows the flaws with the contract system.

  • Neil Breen
Jarome Luai shares a joke with Tigers coach Benji Marshall.

‘Jarome is committed’: Benji reassures fans over father’s social media post

Wests Tigers coach says club is an easy target for criticism.

  • Christian Nicolussi
The spotlight will be on Lachlan Galvin at Leichhardt Oval.

‘You don’t need to know’: Marshall refuses to explain Galvin recall

The Wests Tigers coach addressed the decision to reinstate Lachlan Galvin a week after dropping him to the NSW Cup – by refusing to address it.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Lachlan playing for the Magpies on Monday after being dropped by Wests Tigers.

So Galvin wants out. On this evidence, who can blame him?

The Tigers say the young five-eighth was disrespectful when he questioned Benji Marshall’s abilities as a coach. But maybe he is right.

  • Peter FitzSimons