NRL news: Recruitment manager Scott Fulton sacked from Wests Tigers
Recruitment manager Scott Fulton’s rocky reign at the Wests Tigers is over with the club cutting ties with the man who delivered Fainu brothers, Latu and Samuela to the club.
Wests Tigers have sacked highly regarded recruitment boss
Scott Fulton.
Fulton received a phone call from the club’s chief executive Shane Richardson on Tuesday morning to say his services were no longer required.
Fulton was a controversial appointment by previous management because both former head coach Tim Sheens and new coach Benji Marshall were kept in the dark over his recruitment to the club.
His relationship with Marshall has been strained for several months.
Fulton, however, is a huge loss for the Tigers.
Fulton (2R) is on his way out of the Tigers. Picture: Richard Dobson
He has a tremendous contact network with player managers and has delivered the highly rated Fainu brothers, Latu and Samuela, from Manly and Jayden Sullivan from St George Illawarra for 2024 season.
The club also signed Panthers superstar Jarome Luai on a five-year deal, $6 million deal from 2025, because the Penrith playmaker had confidence in the roster rebuild that Fulton was overseeing.
Before joining the Tigers last year, Fulton played a key role in building the Sea Eagles roster by securing the likes of Haumole Olakau’atu and speedsters Tolutau Koula and Jason Saab to Manly.
Fulton declined to comment when contacted by this masthead.
Fulton knocked back offers from two other NRL clubs to join the Wests Tigers because he was excited about the future of the club and the nursery in Campbelltown.