Terrell May approached to leave

[DP1990]

Michael Chammas just reported that the Roosters have told Terrell May he is free to leave effective immediately to land a new contract with a rival club for 2025 and beyond.

[ARD]

Bizarre.

If true, he’s either offside for some reason or we’ve lined up something unique. Hard to think we go into next season without him, having also lost Jared.

[Easts75]

WTF is our club up to ??

[Serenader]

What the actual hell. Club must have someone big in their sights. We have already lost so much cattle this year. Far out! Didn’t see this one coming

[Intercept]

Interesting. I had the sense from some of the quotes attributed to him that he never really loved the Roosters unconditionally. We'll learn more about this, no doubt.

[King Salvo]

May only re-signed with the Roosters in April of this year and has two years to run on his current deal.

He is due to be a Roosters player until at least the end of 2026.

But The Sydney Morning Herald are now reporting he has been asked by the Roosters to find a new club for 2025, with the tri-colours looking to clear salary cap space to make a full scale tilt on the transfer market for 2026 and beyond.

It's also being reported that Roosters powerbrokers don't believe May is the correct fit for the vision of the club.

https://www.zerotackle.com/roosters-...orward-216511/

[Red.]

If true it makes absolutely no sense.

[mightyrooster]

We must be after a big fish. Also, his two brothers have ordinary off field records. Maybe it runs in the family?

[HunchoRooster]

He was excellent this season. Absolute weapon of a player on his day. He does seem to have a strange attitude to footy.

I hope it is less to do with his attitude and more to do with the fact we have a huge name lined up. Who though? Hardly any big names free... we would plenty of money to play with already anyway.

[ChookMaster]

For 2026? So we’ve put the white flag up for 2025.

[takethe 2]

Really surprised by this. I really rate him, so not pleased by this development. Like expressed here… Hope we lined up some quality players

[DP1990]

Rumours are floating around now that the Bulldogs are odds on favourite to land May asap !


Side note: We've either got someone else in mind or something related to his discipline and attitude has irked the club/management and they want to get rid of him quick-fast.

[weplayforprems]

For 2026? So we’ve put the white flag up for 2025.

I honestly think that’s a decent play. We were never going to compete next year.

If this achieves something like Dylan Brown and Ponga for 2026 it will work out well.

[GC6]

Surely his off field antics mustn’t of lived up to roosters expectations

[ism22]

> Sources with knowledge of the situation talking on the condition of anonymity said the Roosters feel May doesn’t fit the direction in which the club is heading.

Weird. Like... is our direction that we don't like carnts that go hard and dominate the middle of the field?

I'd be reckoning this could be code for attitude problems if true. Who knows. His form dropped after signing with us.

Puzzles me a bit that Crichton got similar treatment. Makes me wonder whether it's a bluff to try and fire him up for 2025...?