Moving off the bottom of the NRL ladder for the first time in four years in 2025, the Wests Tigers will need to rely on their next generation of young players if they are to claim their first premiership since 2005 in the coming years.
Over the past couple of seasons, the likes of Heamasi Makasini, Heath Mason, Luke and Kit Laulilii and Tony Sukkar have been introduced to the NRL after successfully progressing through the club's ranks.
So...who's next?
1. Pheonix Godinet
Rejected by the Parramatta Eels before arriving at the Wests Tigers, Pheonix Godinet has taken the rugby league world by storm over the past 24 months and is coming off a sensational year that saw him make his NSW Cup debut and be named in the 2025 Australian Schoolboys side.
A hard-working back-rower, Godinet has been earmarked to make his NRL debut next season and is extremely aggressive on both ends of the field with a superb fend in attack and great shoulder in defence.
One of the hottest prospects in the game, he is contracted until the end of 2027 and will progress onto the club's development list after spending next season on a train-and-trial contract.
"My family sacrificed everything for me and helped take me to training in the early hours of the morning (and) getting me to do my extras," Godinet told Zero Tackle.
"My dad grew up with nothing, so he's worked really hard to take care of our family.
"I'm just glad to know that all the hard work is paying off. I got a few sessions (with the first-grade squad) during the holidays and it was crazy training with the best."
