HBG, Independent Directors Sacked

[BAGNF05]

Not a bright decision

You’d probably have to go a long way back to find a bright HBG decision, they made one two years ago but this week completely back flipped on that.

 

[innsaneink]

Hoppa should go talk to denis Im sure he'd fit right in at HBG

 

[TigerJunior4]

David Gilbert was the one who brought the incident to the attention of the CEO, so I wouldn't tarnish his name alongside the others. Both the harassment claim against VT, and his support for the independent review into the NRL club were issues that put him on the outer with the most of the WA debenture holders. He gave up his debenture holder status after he was banned for 6 months in the wake of the 2024 purging of the WA board.

Tropiano, and Montgomery are tight allies of Burgess.

Sorry my bad. I do remember the reports of Gilbert reporting the incident, not being happy with the response, and getting rissoled because of it and his support of the independent review.

 

[You Know Who]

The walking contradiction...

Exhibit A

You've failed to answer how HBG didn't know about decisions the football club board was making when they had 2 members on the board...

But now you are using the 2 members on the board to support a position..


Um, because they want Wests magpies? As I've said before, blind Freddy can see this, LH came out and said he knows of directors at the HBG who knows this to be fact.. so why can't you acknowledge it?


Its irrelevant if we think it can happen or not.

The fact is, the HBG, or factions of it, have this vision .. therefore, they'd happily derail the Wests tigers short term success for what they think is the long term vision..

Again, we all know it won't happen, but we aren't talking about normal people, we are talking about the deluded HBG..

So we just let them continue on the deluded path and continue to fail as a club? Sure, great idea!!

 

[tigahhh]

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never a dull moment with hoppa 😂

 

[FacePalm]

The team and coach was actually assembled by hbg
The only signing I believe was may midyear under the new board , or are you saying because who is the actual board members determines if players play shit ?

For shits and giggles, let's do a comparison of Wests Tigers NRL team vs Roosters.

Wests Tigers
Bula - WT debut
Turuva - bought
May - bought
To'a - bought
Skelton - bought
Luai - bought
Doueihi - bought (but was a WT junior)
May - bought
Koroisau - bought
Pole - WT debut
KPP - bought
SamFainu - bought
Twal - WT debut
LFainu - bought (WT debut)
SiFainu - WT debut
Hunt - bought
Seyfarth - WT debut

Roosters
Tedesco - bought (WT junior)
Tupou - Syd debut
Smith - Syd debut
Toia - Syd debut
Marky - Syd debut (via rugby)
Walker - Syd debut
DCE - bought (approached Roosters for a contract so he could transition to coaching in their system)
Leniu - bought
Watson - Syd debut (and return from Newcastle)
Collins - Syd debut
Crichton - bought
Radley - Syd debut
Whyte - Syd debut
Iohelu - Syd debut
Wong - Syd Debut
Butchers - Syd debut
Steep - Syd debut

Thanks Wests Ashfield for your great work focus in setting up a pathways recruitment, development, and retention system which has led to the bulk of the team in 2025 consisting of bought players.

 

[Tigerdazz2]

You could of kept Ivan
Could of kept Madge
Dennis likes to look at…..

Ivan wouldn't have stayed, he was already "back in Penrith" the moment Gus sucked up to him and begged him to return.

 

[BAGNF05]

For shits and giggles, let's do a comparison of Wests Tigers NRL team vs Roosters.

Wests Tigers
Bula - WT debut
Turuva - bought
May - bought
To'a - bought
Skelton - bought
Luai - bought
Doueihi - bought (but was a WT junior)
May - bought
Koroisau - bought
Pole - WT debut
KPP - bought
SamFainu - bought
Twal - WT debut
LFainu - bought (WT debut)
SiFainu - WT debut
Hunt - bought
Seyfarth - WT debut

Roosters
Tedesco - bought (WT junior)
Tupou - Syd debut
Smith - Syd debut
Toia - Syd debut
Marky - Syd debut (via rugby)
Walker - Syd debut
DCE - bought (approached Roosters for a contract so he could transition to coaching in their system)
Leniu - bought
Watson - Syd debut (and return from Newcastle)
Collins - Syd debut
Crichton - bought
Radley - Syd debut
Whyte - Syd debut
Iohelu - Syd debut
Wong - Syd Debut
Butchers - Syd debut
Steep - Syd debut

Thanks Wests Ashfield for your great work focus in setting up a pathways recruitment and development system which has led to the bulk of the team in 2025 consisting of bought players.

If you can’t plug it into a wall and bleed battlers dry it’s not their area.

 

[Buttface]

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Hops has gotta be one of the lowest forms of human life, he will probably survive the next ice age.

 

[BAGNF05]

Ivan wouldn't have stayed, he was already "back in Penrith" the moment Gus sucked up to him and begged him to return.

It’s a chant dude, you get the gist.

 

[HUNT 101]

I believe there is interest in buying the club from this Arthur fella ,a minted billionaire pub owner

who sponsor.. bulldogs at the moment..FFS ?
let's get the deal done.

 

[area52]

Not good enough

Im done if the nrl do not cut them out.

‘It will always be Wests Tigers’: V’landys’ promise to long-suffering fans

The NRL will never allow Balmain or Western Suburbs to be kicked out of the joint venture as head office seeks to quarantine the football team from the latest dramas.

www.smh.com.au

 

[BAGNF05]

I believe there is interest in buying the club from this Arthur fella ,a minted billionaire pub owner

who sponsor.. bulldogs at the moment..FFS ?
let's get the deal done.

I’d like to know what they’d be willing to let the club go for, $50 million?? Wrexham has been in a big story in England, maybe there’s others out there looking to do the same.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Hops has gotta be one of the lowest forms of human life, he will probably survive the next ice age.

Stay away from hoppa's thumbs up, it will take your breath away.

 

[twentyforty]

Anyone got the DT story of the HBG director with explicit photos?
Sounds a lot like they got the story from this thread 😂

 

[FacePalm]

https://holmanbarnesgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EOI-Debenture-Holder-Selection-Review-Committee-July-2025-FINAL.pdf

"The purpose of the Committee which reports to the Board, is to identify and recommend suitable candidates for debenture or Board positions (as directed by the Board), who meet the recruitment criteria set out by the Board. The Committee will meet as often as necessary, typically between March and June each year. Additional meetingsmay be convened if debenture vacancies arise outside this review period."


Recent admissions to the group
Leo Epifania - WSDRLFC 'member-elected' director
Allan Fallah - WSDRLFC 'member-elected' director
Bob Cairns - WSDRLFC 'member-elected' director
Tony Raciti - APIA Leichhardt

Wests Ashfield have bought an equity stake in APIA Leichhardt football club.

Boys club.

Also, Clare Burgess is a debenture holder. Her suitability is she is Palpatine's wife.

 

[area52]

Couldn't think of anything worse

HBG is making its contingency plans in preparation for Richardson’s potential exit and are considering parachuting recently departed Manly chief Tony Mestrov into an interim role.

 

[BAGNF05]

Couldn't think of anything worse

HBG is making its contingency plans in preparation for Richardson’s potential exit and are considering parachuting recently departed Manly chief Tony Mestrov into an interim role.

Mestrov must be desperate.

 

[tigahhh]

Couldn't think of anything worse

HBG is making its contingency plans in preparation for Richardson’s potential exit and are considering parachuting recently departed Manly chief Tony Mestrov into an interim role.

he’ll appoint his best mate seibold as coach and we can win a few more spoons with brooksey at the helm.

 

[Telltails]

Mestrov must be desperate.

Great job to make a quick buck through a pay out - regardless of performance and still walk away with reputation intact what ever that maybe