Bryan Fletcher shares fresh information about the Roosters’ decision to trade Terrell May to the Tigers.

Following the surprise call from the Roosters to release him, May closed his switch on Monday. Reid, Andrew Andrew Reid Nov. 18, 2024, Monday, 4-minute read The reasons behind the NRL team’s unexpected decision to release Terrell May, whose transfer to the Wests Tigers was revealed on Monday, have been clarified by Roosters great Bryan Fletcher.

After being informed that he was not in Roosters coach Trent Robinson’s future plans, May opted to sign an immediate three-year contract worth an estimated $2 million with Benji Marshall’s Tigers. The NRL community was shocked by the Roosters’ choice to let May leave.

Speaking on SEN, Fletcher lauded the prop for being open about his thoughts about the game and hailed May’s acquisition as a “terrific” stroke of business for the Tigers. However, Fletcher acknowledged that became a problem for the team and asserted that they may have parted ways as a result of another instance in which May refused to go to a Roosters event.