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?
8. Archie Duncombe
A natural leader on and off the field, Archie Duncombe is one of the most impressive forwards on the Wests Tigers' books and captained the Western Suburbs Magpies in the most recent Under-19s SG Ball Cup campaign.
A product of the famed St Gregory's College, Duncombe's performances over the past 12 months saw him catch the attention of the club's head of recruitment, Shannon Gallant, due to his extremely hard work ethic.
Able to play in the back-row or in the front-row, Duncombe's primary position is at lock forward and has gone under the radar compared to some of the players named on this list.
“We have one kid, Archie Duncombe. He's a St Gregory's College boy, who has impressed us so much," Gallant said in the past.
"Since November, he's gone from under-18s Laurie Daley Cup to SG Ball to Orange Cubs to Black Cubs and is now in Flegg, where he's the starting backrower.”
