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Off-contract Tiger stars in Galvin's unhappy homecoming
Sam Kosack • August 3rd, 2025 5:57 pm
An unlikely hero has stood up for the Wests Tigers as they produced an extraordinary 28-14 boilover in Lachlan Galvin’s first match against his former club.
In the lead-up to one of the most anticipated games of the year, all eyes were on the battle between Galvin and Jarome Luai.
Enter Adam Doueihi.
The off-contract Wests Tigers utility has been used in the halves, at centre, and most recently at lock by Benji Marshall, but his form at halfback in the first half would have had the Tigers and rival clubs reaching for the cheque book.
Doueihi had two try assists and a runaway try in the Wests Tigers’ dominant 20-4 first half, locking the game away at halftime.
From the opening whistle, it was clear this wasn’t a normal game.
Galvin’s messy exit from the Tigers has been well-documented, and there was no love lost between the Bulldogs’ halfback and his former club.
Every time Galvin touched the ball, he was mercilessly booed by the crowd of just over 17,000, before Luai stood over Galvin after an early altercation.
Emotion overflowed halfway through the second half. Alex Seyfarth and Max King almost came to blows in the centre of the field, before Seyfarth was binned on the next play for high contact.
As it continued to rain cats and dogs, the game became more slippery and wild.
Wests Tigers centre Taylan May slipped into the shoulder of Stephen Crichton, who was lucky to avoid joining Seyfarth in the sin bin. It did, however, allow Adam Doueihi to further extend the Tigers lead to 14, one that wouldn’t be chased down.
A late try to Samuela Fainu, orchestrated by Jarome Luai, sealed the deal for the joint venture in their best win of the season.
Bulldogs prop Josh Curran crossed for a late try in his 100th game but it was too little too late.
