{"id":952764,"date":"2026-11-04T22:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/952764\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T22:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:02:11","slug":"departing-tiger-locks-in-new-club-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/952764\/","title":{"rendered":"Departing Tiger locks in new club for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exiting West Tigers hooker Tristan Hope<\/a> has picked up a new club for next season, locking in a one-year deal with the Brisbane Tigers.<\/p>\n

Hope has previously played for the QLD feeder side before he made the move to Concord to push for an NRL<\/a> debut in 2025.<\/p>\n

The Toowoomba-product has made 10 appearances in the NRL<\/a>. Five last year and five in 2026.<\/p>\n

\"TristanTristan Hope. (Photo: Wests Tigers Media)<\/p>\n

Hope appeared on Benji Marshall’s departing players list last week, with the club finalising its changes and picking up Jayden Brailey<\/a> to aid Apisai Koroisau<\/a> in the dummy half duties next season.<\/p>\n

Hope was the starting hooker of the Brisbane side that won the 2023 QLD Cup<\/a> against the Burleigh Bears and will return to fight for more title success in the Sunshine State competition.<\/p>\n

The Tigers got the job done 22-18 on Grand Final day in 2023, led by a stacked Tigers outfit including Jonah Pezet<\/a>, Joe Chan<\/a>, Ryley Jacks<\/a>, Hope, and former NRL<\/a> player Corey Thompson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Brisbane reserve outfit currently has an affiliation deal with the Perth Bears<\/a>, giving Hope room for growth into an NRL<\/a> system once again if things can go his way in 2027.<\/p>\n

The club has also signed former NRL<\/a> half Daejarn Asi<\/a> to play for them in 2027 after seeking a release from his Castleford Tigers<\/a> contract in the Super League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hope entered the Wests Tigers<\/a> Top 30 in 2026, getting first-grade minutes under his belt after skipper Koroisau faced a tough suspension from a hip-drop tackle mid-way through the year.<\/p>\n

Brisbane made the finals last season but were knocked out in the first round by the Townsville Blackhawks, with Hope returning to familiar surroundings to continue his rugby league journey.<\/p>\n

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