Buzz looking after his mates & finding something negative about the WT in today’s column …
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St George Illawarra coach Shane Flanagan spent three days in the Whitsundays to freshen up in the Dragons’ bye week. He had a board meeting on Monday, player reviews Tuesday, and then three days at Airlie Beach. Plus, he wasn’t coming off the back of nine straight losses.
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It’s good news that former Wests Tigers chairman and major sponsor Lee Hagipantelis has not been lost to rugby league. In a huge boost for the Family of League charity, the Brydens Lawyers principal has agreed to come on board as a non-executive director of the organisation.
TIGERS KO’D FOR RISING GLOVEMAN
A disgruntled former Wests Tigers sponsor has jumped on board to support boxer Sam Goodman, tipped to be Australia’s next world champion.
Neil Fabry and his company FAB Industrial Logistics
quit the Wests Tigers earlier this year as a major sponsor, after a disagreement with CEO Shane Richardson in which he said he was disrespected.
Fabry met Goodman when he was a guest of St George-Illawarra at a function where the boxer spoke as the special guest.
“I’ve moved on from the Wests Tigers, and I’m now sponsoring a young man I have enormous respect for,” Fabry said.
“He’s a good young Aussie guy and an up-and-comer.
“After the way I was treated at the Wests Tigers, it’s nice to be involved and deal with such a genuine young man.”