{{Short description|Australian rugby league player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Brandon Tumeth |fullname = Brandon Tumeth |image = Brandon Tumeth.jpg |image_size = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|04|20}} |birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|SR}} |club1 = Wests Tigers |year1start = 2023 |year1end = |appearances1 = 1 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 |source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brandon-tumeth/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> }}
'''Brandon Tumeth''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tj|uː|m|ə|θ}} {{respell|TEW|məth}}; born 20 April 2003) is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
==Background== Tumeth played his junior rugby league for the Concord-Burwood Wolves.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/new-south-wales-u19s-player-profile-brandon-tumeth/|title=New South Wales U19s Player Profile: Brandon Tumeth|website=www.theinnersanctum.com.au|date=21 June 2022}}</ref> He also played for Holy Cross in the NRL Schoolboys Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Airth |first1=Jocelyn |last2=Sutherland |first2=Robert |title=SG Ball: The young stars on the brink of breaking into the NRL |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=5 February 2021 |location=Sydney, New South Wales}}</ref>
After playing in the junior representative competitions with the Balmain Tigers as captain of the S. G. Ball Cup team in 2021, he would represent City in an Under 18s representative match against Country in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lulham |first1=Amanda |title=Who are the U16, U18 players to watch in City v Country rugby league matches |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=12 May 2021 |location=Sydney, New South Wales}}</ref>
==Playing career== Tumeth was signed by the Wests Tigers in 2021, He played for New South Wales in the Under 19s State of Origin match in June 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weststigerspodcast.com.au/brandon-tumeth/|title=Wests Tigers Podcast Player Profile – Brandon Tumeth|website=www.weststigerspodcast.com.au|date=9 October 2022}}</ref> and was added to the Future Blues camp at the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carayannis |first1=Michael |title=MAGUIRE'S MEN START SEASON UNDER THE GUN - WESTS TIGERS |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=1 January 2022 |location=Sydney, New South Wales}}</ref>
He made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers in his side's 14–12 loss to the Newcastle Knights at Leichhardt Oval in round 2 of the 2023 NRL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/38621-the-late-mail-wests-tigers-v-knights/|title=The Late Mail: Wests Tigers v Knights|website=League Unlimited|date=12 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nicolussi |first1=Christian |title=Unlucky thirteen for Tigers, Hastings |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited |date=12 March 2023 |location=Sydney, New South Wales |page=43}}</ref>
On 30 September 2025, the Wests Tigers announced that Tumeth was one of six players to depart the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pryde |first=Scott |date=2025-09-30 |title=Tigers confirm SIX player departures |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/tigers-confirm-six-player-departures-227369/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Zero Tackle |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/nsw-cup/western-suburbs-magpies/brandon-tumeth/ Tigers profile]
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