Some players arrive in the NRL with a highlight reel; Terrell May arrived with a headline — actually, several of them. The Wests Tigers prop has been called the NRL’s “most intriguing cat” by the Sydney Morning Herald (January 2025 profile), and his first full season at the club already includes its 2025 NRL Players’ Player award, per his Wests Tigers player profile (official club page).
Born: 29 April 1999 · Listed height: 183 cm · Listed weight: 108 kg · Position: Prop forward · Club: Wests Tigers · International: Samoa
Confirmed facts
- Full name: Terrell Davis May, born 29 April 1999 — Wests Tigers player profile (official club page)
- Age 25 as of the January 2025 Sydney Morning Herald profile
- Listed at 183 cm and 108 kg — Wests Tigers player profile (official club page)
- Plays the prop-forward role, the club lists as his position (Wests Tigers player profile (official club page))
- Current club: Wests Tigers — the same page that lists his 2025 award (Sydney Morning Herald (the reporter’s own account of the exit))
- Previously at the Sydney Roosters, the club he left before the Tigers move — Sydney Morning Herald (the reporter’s own account of the exit)
- Brother: Taylan May plays for the Penrith Panthers — Sydney Morning Herald (May family reporting)
- Samoan international — noted in The Canberra Times coverage
Across the main profile pages, May’s numbers are consistent — which is the first thing to know about him.
The table below compiles the official record into a single file.
| Full name | Terrell Davis May |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1999 |
| Age | 25 as of January 2025 (per the SMH profile) |
| Listed height | 183 cm |
| Listed weight | 108 kg |
| Position | Prop forward |
| Current club | Wests Tigers |
| Former club | Sydney Roosters |
| International | Samoa |
| Brother | Taylan May (Penrith Panthers) |
| 2025 honour | Wests Tigers NRL Players’ Player |
The pattern here is clear: every data point is verified by a Tier-1 source, except the one line that’s missing.
Why did Terrell May leave the Roosters?
There is no official statement in the public record that explains, line by line, why Terrell May’s Sydney Roosters career ended. The fullest account we have is the reporting itself: the Sydney Morning Herald (the reporter’s own account of the exit) journalist covered the move and titled the follow-up, “I wrote the story that ended Terrell May’s Roosters career, and there’s more to it.”
- A month later, the Sydney Morning Herald (January 2025 profile) was profiling the “most intriguing cat” at his new club — the same player, different headlines.
- Wests Tigers’ official page simply lists May in the 2025 squad; there’s no exit narrative on the club page itself: Wests Tigers player profile (official club page).
- His 2025 form answered on the field: the same profile records his 2025 NRL Players’ Player award.
The one part of May’s file that isn’t documented publicly is the why. His on-field Tigers career is fully recorded; the Roosters exit remains, officially, somebody else’s story.
The implication: without a club statement or a player interview detailing the split, the public record leaves a hole that the SMH’s own reporting acknowledges it created.
Are Taylan and Terrell May brothers?
Yes. Terrell May is the brother of Taylan May, who plays for the Penrith Panthers. The Sydney Morning Herald (May family reporting) has referenced both Tyron and Taylan May as professional rugby league players, with off-field storylines that have followed the family name.
- Terrell: Wests Tigers, 2025.
- Taylan: Penrith Panthers.
- The SMH’s May-family reporting names Tyron as well — a third professional in the same code.
When one May makes the NRL, the others follow. SMH’s reporting suggests the family’s rugby league story was never just about one brother.
What this means: the May name is now associated with three NRL players across separate clubs, creating a family footprint that goes beyond Terrell’s individual career.
What is Terrell May’s nationality?
Terrell May is a Samoan international. His representative football belongs to the Pacific nation, a detail The Canberra Times coverage connected directly to his NRL Samoa profile.
- For NRL fans, that means May’s representative windows are Samoa’s windows, not State of Origin’s.
- His club listing stays with Wests Tigers; his rep listing stays with Samoa.
With a 2025 Players’ Player award already in the bank, May’s international calendar for Samoa becomes the more interesting footnote for the rest of the season.
The pattern: his representative commitments may limit his availability for NSW selection, but they also anchor his identity in a proud Pacific rugby league tradition.
What position does Terrell May play?
Prop forward — the position listed on his Wests Tigers player profile (official club page) and the role he plays in the front row.
- Listed position: prop.
- Listed frame at that position: 183 cm, 108 kg.
- The Wests Tigers club page’s 2025 award listing turned that front-row role into a club honour.
Props are judged in the middle of the field, and the Tigers’ official award vote told a simple story in 2025: May became the club’s most consistent forward.
The catch: a prop who wins a player-voted award in his first season signals that his teammates trust his work rate over individual flash.
How tall is Terrell May?
The Wests Tigers player profile (official club page) lists May at 183 cm and 108 kg. That’s the number that follows him onto every team sheet.
- Listed height: 183 cm.
- Listed weight: 108 kg.
- Those figures sit on the official profile — the same page that lists his position as prop and his honour as 2025 Players’ Player.
Listed height and weight are just that — listed. What they add up to in 2025 is a 25-year-old prop with a club award in his first Tigers season and a representative jersey for Samoa.
The implication: at 183 cm, May is shorter than many modern props, but his weight-to-height ratio gives him a low centre of gravity suited for the front-row battle.
Terrell May: what’s confirmed vs. what isn’t
Here’s what the official record actually locks in, and where the gaps are.
Confirmed:
- Full name and birth date: Terrell Davis May, born 29 April 1999 — Wests Tigers player profile (official club page)
- Listed at 183 cm / 108 kg; position prop
- Current club Wests Tigers; former club Sydney Roosters — Sydney Morning Herald (the reporter’s own account of the exit)
- 2025 Wests Tigers NRL Players’ Player — Wests Tigers player profile (official club page)
- Brother Taylan plays for the Penrith Panthers — Sydney Morning Herald (May family reporting)
- Samoan international — The Canberra Times coverage
- SMH also referenced Tyron May as a professional rugby league player — Sydney Morning Herald (May family reporting)
Not confirmed / not publicly documented:
- The exact reason for leaving the Roosters.
- Contract length and contract terms.
- Marital status.
- A full, detailed injury history.
The distance between the two lists is the real story: everything about May’s on-field career is documented, while the reason behind the Roosters exit remains, officially, unpublished.
The pattern: the confirmed list is longer and more detailed than the unconfirmed one, meaning the public record is robust where it chooses to be — and silent where the club prefers it that way.
What the coverage says
Three headlines, three chapters of the same story:
Terrell May admits he sounds like a gronk, but the NRL’s most intriguing cat won’t change.
I wrote the story that ended Terrell May’s Roosters career, and there’s more to it.
Off-season marathon steels May to be Tigers’ ironman.
The next chapter: at 25, May is entering the part of a prop’s career where seasons are won, and his first Tigers campaign already includes the club’s Players’ Player award. What comes next — a Samoa international window, another season in the Tigers front row, and whatever remains unanswered about the Roosters exit — will be written on the field. The 2025 headline was the award; the 2026 question is the reason.
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Frequently asked questions
Has Terrell May won any awards?
Yes — Wests Tigers named him their 2025 NRL Players’ Player, the club’s player-voted honour, per his Wests Tigers player profile (official club page).
How old is Terrell May?
Born 29 April 1999, which made him 25 as of the January 2025 Sydney Morning Herald (January 2025 profile).
What is Terrell May’s full name?
Terrell Davis May — Wests Tigers player profile (official club page).
What is Terrell May’s listed height?
183 cm, listed with a weight of 108 kg — Wests Tigers player profile (official club page).
Which club did Terrell May play for before the Wests Tigers?
The Sydney Roosters — the exit that became its own Sydney Morning Herald (the reporter’s own account of the exit) headline.
Which international side does Terrell May represent?
Samoa — noted in The Canberra Times coverage.
James Mitchell is Editor-in-Chief at Australia Voice, overseeing editorial standards, publication decisions and corrections.