HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

weststigers · Dec 19, 2025

innsaneink said:
Theres a few seperate issues to this whole saga over the last 3 weeks where online fake news has just exploded....say it often enough...over and over and over.... it gets enough exposure, the masses online do not research they just pass it on as fact or "I heard blah blah. Propaganda.

Well summarised

BZN · Dec 19, 2025

mtd#2 said:
Kinda the point of a supporter forum mate.

The general public may not care like we do, but they sure as hell think the place is a basket case.

This forum is heading towards being a basket case if this sort of rubbish is allowed to continue.

crazycat · Dec 19, 2025

Jim Halpert said:
Nah
This one:
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Fair, it's cool.

So 4 independent directors get sacked for using a slightly different shade of Orange, hey?

??!?!?!??
*my head is exploding*

BZN · Dec 19, 2025

innsaneink said:
Theres a few seperate issues to this whole saga over the last 3 weeks where online fake news has just exploded....say it often enough...over and over and over.... it gets enough exposure, the masses online do not research they just pass it on as fact or "I heard blah blah. Propaganda.

Thanks for trying to introduce some intelligent thoughts into this thread.

BZN · Dec 19, 2025

weststigers said:
You're a funny bloke.

He's a champion, as he likes honest and open speech in trying to make people accountable for their claims.

KevB · Dec 19, 2025

mtd#2 said:
When this whole thing kicked off, you painted this picture of yourself as being "open minded". Here I am trying to engage with you, also with an open mind.. and every time I ask you direct questions, you refuse to answer them

You keep saying that the voices of a few within HBG don't represent the entire organisation... So I gave you the definition of what the role of a CEO and role of a director are.

So I will ask you again...

Are you of the opinion that the HBG CEO and board do not represent its members?

Because the HBG board are the ones who voted the independent board members out...

A follow up question is - if they don't represent the best interest of the JV/hBg, then who are the people that do represent HBG? Are they simply not in power?

I Understand you have the most open mind here and are open to discussion, so I appreciate you will not avoid the questions I have posed.

Thank you in advance..

Unfortunately for you mate it does seem the magpies are finally in control !

KevB · Dec 19, 2025

hammertime said:
Do they also realise that getting rid of an ex-premier can also create a lot of enemies. You never know when the liberals will be back in power and we have a lot of committed funding from govt. (More than HBG group has tipped in over last 15 years)

If you are a rusted in liberal voter!

mtd#2 · Dec 19, 2025

KevB said:
Unfortunately for you mate it does seem the magpies are finally in control !

Maybe.. but they jumped pretty quickly to reinsnate the directors - so who is really in control?

Fraze23 · Dec 20, 2025

mtd#2 said:
Don't think you'd hear any of us complain about an awesome black jersey. That doesn't mean we can't also have an orange jersey.. there's only one side complaining about the colour or the jersey.

And even still I don't understand the complaint about the jersey from that side.

This is the first time since 2013 that the home jersey has been predominantly orange and only the second time in the club's 25 year history.

What I like about the new jerseys is it's the first time in a long time where it feels like a Wests Tigers jersey.

25 years on and I can't believe we're still having the same arguments.

pawsandclaws1 · Dec 20, 2025

diedpretty said:
No club would exist without the NRL grant. You make out as though Wests Tigers are the only club that gets it.

Our club required intervention by the NRL, the major financial contributor, due to boardroom issues.

Fraze23 · Dec 20, 2025

FacePalm said:
Burgess has replaced recent vacancies with hardcore Magpies-centric debenture holders. Three of the four are basically the WSDRLFC soldiers and board members who weren’t already part of HBG.

Burgess has played the numbers well.

This is where I don't understand the intervention of PVL. All he's done is make things worse.

liltiger · Dec 20, 2025

cochise said:
There was a debenture holder at the rally.

Need to get them on the pod see if any pressure can be applied by trying to turn more debenture holders to their way of thinking.

cochise · Dec 20, 2025

liltiger said:
Need to get them on the pod see if any pressure can be applied by trying to turn more debenture holders to their way of thinking.

He was actually on the pod back un January.

liltiger · Dec 20, 2025

cochise said:
He was actually on the pod back un January.

When you saw him at the rally, if you got a chance to have a yarn did he say how many other holders were against what was done to our board

cochise · Dec 20, 2025

liltiger said:
When you saw him at the rally, if you got a chance to have a yarn did he say how many other holders were against what was done to our board

Not many, he pretty much is on his own. He actually is against the debenture system.

liltiger · Dec 20, 2025

cochise said:
Not many, he pretty much is on his own. He actually is against the debenture system.

That makes it so much harder. Though if your in a closed system that's protected and have all the power what incentive is there to change.

liltiger · Dec 20, 2025

Who will guard the guards? Why Australia needs to consider a sports regulator

A national sports regulator couldn’t fix every problem. Egos, ambition and conflict can’t be avoided. But it would resolve many issues and protect the long-term interests of fans.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Not a subscriber, posted it if anyone else wants to read it who can.

mtd#2 · Dec 20, 2025

liltiger said:
Who will guard the guards? Why Australia needs to consider a sports regulator

A national sports regulator couldn’t fix every problem. Egos, ambition and conflict can’t be avoided. But it would resolve many issues and protect the long-term interests of fans.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Not a subscriber, posted it if anyone else wants to read it who can.

https://archive.md/HSwZv

crazycat · Dec 20, 2025

hammertime said:
Do they also realise that getting rid of an ex-premier can also create a lot of enemies. You never know when the liberals will be back in power and we have a lot of committed funding from govt. (More than HBG group has tipped in over last 15 years)

Yep,

Making an enemy like this.. Be it Liberal or Labor is a dumb move.
A very dumb move.

Barry could reach out to people on both sides and ask favours. I highly suspect HBG will be taken over with a new board soon.

Vicious · Dec 20, 2025

FacePalm said:
Burgess and Montgomery/Epifania were on the board. They knew what was going on, unless they were that incompetent they didn’t know what was happening regarding football business right in front of them.

Successful and capable people on the board were making decisions committed to Wests Tigers, and they didn’t like it. Whether it was too much orange (a key differentiator for the club in the comp), or leichhardt oval (regarded as one-off the best venues to watch rugby league), or whatever. These are tangible and intangible assets to the Wests Tigers, and these cronies stuck in the past can’t handle that neither may be a magpies legacy.

Outnumbered on the football board, they couldn’t control the strategic direction of the NRL club.

It’s been explained many times, it’s really not that hard to comprehend.
It’s now old news, no point continuing to talk about it.

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