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The Perth Bears are reportedly eyeing Tyson Smoothy after the Broncos premiership winner asked new club Wakefield Trinity for an early release from his contract. Smoothy helped Brisbane win the NRL premiership in 2025 before signing a three-year deal with Wakefield in the English Super League.
However the 26-year-old is keen to return to Australia for family reasons and has asked Wakefield to release him from the second and third years of his contract (2027 and 2028). The Daily Telegraph is now reporting that Mal Meninga’s Perth Bears are keen to snap him up if he gets his release.
It’s unlikely that Brisbane would have an appetite to bring Smoothy back considering they’ve already res-signed Cory Paix and have young guns Blake Mozer and Cameron Bukowski waiting in the wings. A valuable utility man, Smoothy can play hooker and back-row and played a ‘Mr Fix-It’ role for Brisbane on their march to the premiership last year.
Tyson Smoothy signed a deal until 2028 when he joined Wakefield last year
Wakefield Trinity coach Daryl Powell admits he is unsure if Australian hooker Tyson Smoothy will remain at the club beyond the end of this season.
Smoothy, 26, joined Wakefield in 2025 from NRL side Brisbane Broncos, signing a three-year deal until 2028, but it is being reported he wants to return to Australia.
Powell was reluctant to go into detail over Smoothy's circumstances, but could not say if he would still be at the club next season.
"He had some family stuff for our last game with his little one, and I won't expand on that," Powell told BBC Radio Leeds.
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At the beginning of 2025 Tyson Smoothy announced he would be joining Wakefield Trinity on a three-year deal, considered a massive steal by the Super League outfit.
Following the announcement, Smoothy went on to have a breakout season in which he won a premiership with the Brisbane Broncos.
The form has continued at Wakefield too, but the 26-year-old reportedly has no desire to see out the remainder of his contract.
According to Love Rugby League, Smoothy's family is keen to return to Australia, and the hooker has approached the club about an early release.
It has also been reported Wakefield have no desire to let him go mid-season, but are not against severing ties at the season's end.
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