{"id":518459,"date":"2026-03-04T16:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/518459\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:29:45","slug":"transfer-whispers-terrell-may-tigers-payne-haas-broncos-replacement-kaiden-lahrs-cowboys-contract-free-agency-eels-leading-race-for-mitch-barnett-sea-eagles-knights-rugby-league-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/518459\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Whispers, Terrell May, Tigers, Payne Haas Broncos replacement, Kaiden Lahrs, Cowboys, contract, free agency, Eels leading race for Mitch Barnett, Sea Eagles, Knights, rugby league news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terrell May has revealed extension talks with the Wests Tigers have gone cold since the departure of former CEO Shane Richardson, who wanted to make the prop a Tiger for life. <\/p>\n

The Daily Telegraph<\/a> reported negotiations have stalled between May and the Tigers, despite the star prop being keen to stay at the club long-term. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThey were the chats we were having with Richo. He even came out publicly and said he wanted me to be a Tiger for life and that\u2019s what we were working towards, but ever since he left it\u2019s gone a bit dull,\u201d May told The Daily Telegraph<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cI do see myself here forever, I love our fans and the club, but I think they totally forgot about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old has scored eight tries in 77 games for the Roosters and Tigers since his debut in 2022 and has played six Tests for Samoa to date. <\/p>\n

May is contracted until the end of the 2027 season along with brother Taylan May, so the pair will be free to negotiate with rival clubs from November 1 this year. <\/p>\n

However, the May brothers are keen to finish their careers under Benji Marshall and were even keen to bring their other brother Tyrone home from Hull KR in the Super League to play all together. <\/p>\n

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JULY 20: Terrell May of the Tigers runs with the ball during the round 20 NRL match between Wests Tigers and Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval, on July 20, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

BRONCOS EYE COWBOYS ENFORCER TO REPLACE HAAS<\/p>\n

The Broncos are reportedly eyeing Cowboys enforcer Kaiden Lahrs, the son of a former Test prop, to replace Payne Haas after his defection to the Rabbitohs on a three-year deal. <\/p>\n

WWOS\u2019 The Mole<\/a> reported Cowboys prop Lahrs is on a Broncos hit list of potential targets to replace Haas in 2027. <\/p>\n

The 20-year-old has played seven games for the Cowboys since debuting for the club last season. <\/p>\n

Off-contract at the end of the 2026 season, Lahrs has been free to negotiate with rival clubs from November 1 last year. <\/p>\n

The Broncos are eyeing Xavier Willison as the man to step up and fill Haas\u2019 starting void, but Lahrs could be an ideal prop to replace him on the bench rotation at the right price. <\/p>\n

A former NSW under 19 and Australian Schoolboys star, Lahrs was born in Canberra \u2014 where his dad Tom made his name \u2014 before moving to Townsville with his family at the age of 15.<\/p>\n

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs played 120 NRL games over stints at the Broncos, Raiders and Storm. He also played four Tests for Australia and made four State of Origin appearances for NSW.<\/p>\n

Kaiden standing at a towering 190cm is a similar build to his father and would be a big body to help fill the void left by Haas in the front line. <\/p>\n

With Adam Reynolds retiring at season\u2019s end, it gives the Broncos a $1.5million war chest to go after some big names with Warriors prop Mitch Barnett and Sharks counterpart Toby Rudolf also looking for new clubs. <\/p>\n

Cowboys enforcer Kaiden Lahrs during his Kirwan High days.Source: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n

LEADING CONTENDER IN RACE FOR WARRIORS STAR AFTER RELEASE<\/p>\n

Warriors and Blues star Mitch Barnett is reportedly on the radar of several clubs with one team leading the race at this early stage.<\/p>\n

Last week, Barnett announced he\u2019ll be leaving New Zealand at season\u2019s end after being granted a release on compassionate grounds. <\/p>\n

Wanting to be closer to his home town of Taree, the Knights emerged as the early favourites, however a Sydney-based club is showing great interest in the representative middle forward. <\/p>\n

Eels coach Jason Ryles confirmed in a press conference on Tuesday that the club would be interested in potentially adding Barnett to their roster.<\/p>\n

Journalist Dave Riccio expanded on Ryles\u2019 comments on NRL360 before revealing they aren\u2019t the only club showing interest.<\/p>\n

However, it won\u2019t be a decision Barnett makes too quickly.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey will and they have. They\u2019ve already held discussions with Mitch Barnett\u2019s management and that\u2019s a genuine option for Parramatta,\u201d Riccio said<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re not the only club. Broncos, Knights and the Sea Eagles are watching the situation as well. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019d be significant for Parramatta or any club who picks him up. He\u2019s a representative forward and it\u2019s only through circumstance he\u2019s leaving the Warriors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one will play out a little bit longer.\u201d<\/p>\n

What could create a snag in Barnett\u2019s decision is the Warriors\u2019 request for compensation.<\/p>\n

Warriors boss Cameron George has been blunt on the matter and says the club won\u2019t rubberstamp Barnett\u2019s next contract unless they are compensated in the form of a transfer fee or player swap or both. <\/p>\n

This ongoing situation draws some parallels to the Zac Lomax saga which was put to a halt for now when the Eels and Storm couldn\u2019t agree on compensation for the outside back. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Terrell May has revealed extension talks with the Wests Tigers have gone cold since the departure of former…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[18743,64,63,689,7292,147809,258925,113711,9421,4428,63147,258929,228963,2667,150379,17343,52527,132258,145766,6239,763,258927,2105,4612,122344,212495,258931,4556,258930,111010,258926,12412,174147,761,762,673,1736,158,677,13390,258924,122342,668,2528,30384,258928,9420,85,33868,14869,670,101376,40623,4413,218260,126093,27283,4515,22313],"class_list":{"0":"post-518459","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-adam-reynolds","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","12":"tag-australian-capital-territory","13":"tag-australian-schoolboys","14":"tag-australian-schoolboys-rugby","15":"tag-bench-rotation","16":"tag-benji-marshall","17":"tag-brisbane-broncos","18":"tag-broncos-playmaker","19":"tag-broncos-replacement","20":"tag-cameron-george","21":"tag-canberra","22":"tag-cowboys-enforcer","23":"tag-daily-telegraph","24":"tag-dave-riccio","25":"tag-deal-stalls","26":"tag-extension-talks","27":"tag-final-season","28":"tag-fox-league","29":"tag-genuine-option","30":"tag-getty-images-inc","31":"tag-gold-coast-titans","32":"tag-hit-list","33":"tag-home-town","34":"tag-ideal-prop","35":"tag-jason-ryles","36":"tag-leading-contender","37":"tag-leading-race","38":"tag-mam-lauds","39":"tag-matt-king","40":"tag-mitchell-barnett","41":"tag-national-rugby-league","42":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","43":"tag-new-south-wales","44":"tag-new-zealand","45":"tag-nrl","46":"tag-oceania","47":"tag-payne-haas","48":"tag-payne-haas-broncos","49":"tag-player-swap","50":"tag-press-conference","51":"tag-rival-clubs","52":"tag-rugby-league-news","53":"tag-schoolboys-rugby-league","54":"tag-shane-richardson","55":"tag-sports","56":"tag-star-prop","57":"tag-super-league","58":"tag-sydney","59":"tag-taree","60":"tag-three-year-deal","61":"tag-toby-rudolf","62":"tag-tom-learoyd-lahrs","63":"tag-transfer-fee","64":"tag-transfer-whispers","65":"tag-wests-tigers","66":"tag-xavier-willison"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}