GNR4LIFE
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Dennis isn’t 75 is he?…Is he?
HBG, Independent Directors Sacked
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cochise
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Me too
innsaneink
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Hahah skeletor....funny coz its true
weststigers
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I don't think cochise gives a flying fig tree what mushroom brain has to say
Dennisspicer1
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To BZN,
Your article to WESTSTIGERS Clarified some memory I had as to when we became a joint venture, We might have become the Parramatta Tigers, as Dennis Fitzgerald
Was keen to get rid of eels and become the Parra Tigers, our club seriously thought about it but decided that it was better to go with West Magpies not Parra, So it was by that decision the saviour of our Clubs,
WEST MAGPIES & BALMAIN TIGERS,
as you said, it was BALMAIN SAVED WEST,
AND THEY STILL WANT TO DESTROY US AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
Your article to WESTSTIGERS Clarified some memory I had as to when we became a joint venture, We might have become the Parramatta Tigers, as Dennis Fitzgerald
Was keen to get rid of eels and become the Parra Tigers, our club seriously thought about it but decided that it was better to go with West Magpies not Parra, So it was by that decision the saviour of our Clubs,
WEST MAGPIES & BALMAIN TIGERS,
as you said, it was BALMAIN SAVED WEST,
AND THEY STILL WANT TO DESTROY US AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
BAGNF05
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Get over it mate. Wests Tigers
weststigers
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It's on boys
www.smh.com.au
V’landys meets with sacked Wests Tigers directors
By Adrian Proszenko
December 9, 2025 — 7.36pm
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Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has made good on his promise to investigate Wests Tigers’ corporate governance by meeting with the club’s four sacked independent directors on Tuesday afternoon.
The development comes as pressure grows on Dennis Burgess, the chairman of the club’s majority owner, the Holman Barnes Group (HBG), to stand down. His future is likely to come to a head next week.
> “There are no further decisions or changes that have been made about the Wests Tigers board at the moment,” an HBG spokesperson said. “The next board meeting is scheduled for December 15.”
Shane Richardson quit as Wests Tigers chief executive on Monday after deciding he could not work with HBG, just a week after it sacked independent Tigers directors Barry O’Farrell, Annabelle Williams, Charlie Viola and Michelle McDowell.
Despite having representation on the Tigers board, HBG claimed it was left out of key decisions such as the team’s stadia policy. That claim prompted a legal letter from the sacked directors, resulting in a video from HBG chief executive Daniel Paton being taken down from the company’s website.
The developments have piqued the interest of Liquor & Gaming NSW, the body that sacked the Parramatta Leagues Club board in 2016 for having ceased to be an effective governing body. The state’s liquor and gaming watchdog stated that it is monitoring the latest developments involving the board.
So, too, is the NRL. V’landys has already spoken to Paton, who assured him HBG was not trying to squeeze Balmain out of the joint venture. On Tuesday he invited O’Farrell, Williams, Viola and McDowell to provide their version of events at his Racing NSW headquarters in Sydney.
O’Farrell and V’landys were contacted for comment. V’landys has previously stated he will look into the matter.
> “We want to make sure [the internal power battle] doesn’t affect the running of the football club,” V’landys said on Saturday.
“We want to make sure that [coach] Benji Marshall and the players are quarantined from all of this drama. It’s important because they need to prepare for next season without these worries, so we need to make sure that they will be quarantined from any drama.
“In the interim, we will speak to all parties to see what has caused this instability.”
The NRL’s integrity unit is also following up a whistleblower complaint against Richardson to decide whether there is any substance to the allegations. HBG is deciding whether to launch its own probe, which could affect Richardson’s payout.
> “He’s just given his resignation,” an HBG spokesperson said. “Nothing has been finalised in terms of financial settlement, and it is not appropriate to discuss any commercial terms.”
Inner West Council mayor Darcy Byrne has called for disgruntled Tigers fans to march from Pratten Park to Wests Ashfield as part of a protest rally on Saturday to demand the resignation of the HBG board.
Former Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis said he was unsure which direction the club will go in the future.
> “It will be interesting to see what Holman Barnes does,” Hagipantelis told SEN radio.
“Of course, two years ago they favoured that [independent] review and in accordance with those recommendations they appointed an independent board, that lasted 18 months or so.
“They weren’t happy with the delegation of authority to the extent that it was. They’ve made that very, very clear. Moving forward, what are they going to do?
“Are they going to replace the independents with more independents and just constrain them? Or are they going to stack the board with more Wests Magpies acolytes? It remains to be seen.”
V’landys meets with sacked Wests Tigers directors
The NRL has made good on its promise to look into the club’s boardroom issues following the sacking of four independent directors by its majority owner.
V’landys meets with sacked Wests Tigers directors
By Adrian Proszenko
December 9, 2025 — 7.36pm
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Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has made good on his promise to investigate Wests Tigers’ corporate governance by meeting with the club’s four sacked independent directors on Tuesday afternoon.
The development comes as pressure grows on Dennis Burgess, the chairman of the club’s majority owner, the Holman Barnes Group (HBG), to stand down. His future is likely to come to a head next week.
> “There are no further decisions or changes that have been made about the Wests Tigers board at the moment,” an HBG spokesperson said. “The next board meeting is scheduled for December 15.”
Shane Richardson quit as Wests Tigers chief executive on Monday after deciding he could not work with HBG, just a week after it sacked independent Tigers directors Barry O’Farrell, Annabelle Williams, Charlie Viola and Michelle McDowell.
Despite having representation on the Tigers board, HBG claimed it was left out of key decisions such as the team’s stadia policy. That claim prompted a legal letter from the sacked directors, resulting in a video from HBG chief executive Daniel Paton being taken down from the company’s website.
The developments have piqued the interest of Liquor & Gaming NSW, the body that sacked the Parramatta Leagues Club board in 2016 for having ceased to be an effective governing body. The state’s liquor and gaming watchdog stated that it is monitoring the latest developments involving the board.
So, too, is the NRL. V’landys has already spoken to Paton, who assured him HBG was not trying to squeeze Balmain out of the joint venture. On Tuesday he invited O’Farrell, Williams, Viola and McDowell to provide their version of events at his Racing NSW headquarters in Sydney.
O’Farrell and V’landys were contacted for comment. V’landys has previously stated he will look into the matter.
> “We want to make sure [the internal power battle] doesn’t affect the running of the football club,” V’landys said on Saturday.
“We want to make sure that [coach] Benji Marshall and the players are quarantined from all of this drama. It’s important because they need to prepare for next season without these worries, so we need to make sure that they will be quarantined from any drama.
“In the interim, we will speak to all parties to see what has caused this instability.”
The NRL’s integrity unit is also following up a whistleblower complaint against Richardson to decide whether there is any substance to the allegations. HBG is deciding whether to launch its own probe, which could affect Richardson’s payout.
> “He’s just given his resignation,” an HBG spokesperson said. “Nothing has been finalised in terms of financial settlement, and it is not appropriate to discuss any commercial terms.”
Inner West Council mayor Darcy Byrne has called for disgruntled Tigers fans to march from Pratten Park to Wests Ashfield as part of a protest rally on Saturday to demand the resignation of the HBG board.
Former Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis said he was unsure which direction the club will go in the future.
> “It will be interesting to see what Holman Barnes does,” Hagipantelis told SEN radio.
“Of course, two years ago they favoured that [independent] review and in accordance with those recommendations they appointed an independent board, that lasted 18 months or so.
“They weren’t happy with the delegation of authority to the extent that it was. They’ve made that very, very clear. Moving forward, what are they going to do?
“Are they going to replace the independents with more independents and just constrain them? Or are they going to stack the board with more Wests Magpies acolytes? It remains to be seen.”
respect people - please, thats what the young 1 and i call Brett Hodgson lol
weststigers
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Can't find his age online anywhere. His brother was born in 1946...to be 75 he'd be born in 1950...was a musician in the 1960s.
He could be older.
TheEnz
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Will hit closer to home than turning up in a balmain jersey...i would love to see ex magpies fans loud, proud and in the crowd. We know everyone marching is supporting wests tigers.
innsaneink
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Australian Rugby League chairman Peter V’landys has made good on his promise to investigate Wests Tigers’ corporate governance by meeting with the club’s four sacked independent directors on Tuesday afternoon.
The development comes as pressure grows on Dennis Burgess – the chairman of the club’s majority owner, the Holman Barnes Group – to stand down. His future is likely to come to a head next week.
“There are no further decisions or changes that have been made about the Wests Tigers board at the moment,” a HBG spokesperson said. “The next board meeting is scheduled for December 15.”
Shane Richardson quit as Tigers chief executive on Monday after deciding he couldn’t work with the HBG, just a week after it sacked independent Tigers directors Barry O’Farrell, Annabelle Williams, Charlie Viola and Michelle McDowell.
Despite having representation on the Tigers board, HBG claimed it was left out of key decisions such as the team’s stadia policy. It’s a claim that prompted a legal letter from the sacked directors, resulting in a video from HBG chief executive Daniel Paton being taken down from the company’s website.
The developments have piqued the interest of Liquor & Gaming NSW, the body that sacked the Parramatta Leagues Club board in 2016 for having ceased to be an effective governing body. The state’s liquor and gaming watchdog stated “we are monitoring these latest developments involving the board.”
So, too, is the NRL. V’landys has already spoken to Paton, who assured him HBG was not trying to squeeze Balmain out of the joint venture. On, Tuesday he invited O’Farrell, Williams, Viola and McDowell to provide their version of events at his Racing NSW headquarters in Sydney.
O’Farrell and V’landys were contacted for comment. V’landys has previously stated he will look into the matter.
“We want to make sure [the internal power battle] doesn’t affect the running of the football club,” V’landys said on Saturday.
“We want to make sure that [coach] Benji Marshall and the players are quarantined from all of this drama. It’s important because they need to prepare for next season without these worries, so we need to make sure that they will be quarantined from any drama.
“In the interim, we will speak to all parties to see what has caused this instability.”
The NRL’s integrity unit is also following up a whistleblower complaint against Richardson to decide whether there is any substance to the allegations. The HBG is deciding whether to launch its own probe, which could affect Richardson’s payout.
“He’s just given his resignation,” a HBG spokesperson said. “Nothing has been finalised in terms of financial settlement, and it is not appropriate to discuss any commercial terms”.
Inner West Council mayor Darcy Byrne has called for disgruntled Tigers fans to march from Pratten Park to Wests Ashfield as part of a protest rally on Saturday to demand the resignation of the HBG board.
Former Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis said he was unsure which direction the club will go in the future.
“It will be interesting to see what Holman Barnes does,” Hagipantelis told SEN radio.
“Of course, two years ago they favoured that [independent] review and in accordance with those recommendations they appointed an independent board – that lasted 18 months or so.
“They weren’t happy with the delegation of authority to the extent that it was. They’ve made that very, very clear. Moving forward, what are they going to do?
“Are they going to replace the independents with more independents and just constrain them? Or are they going to stack the board with more Wests Magpies acolytes? It remains to be seen.”
The development comes as pressure grows on Dennis Burgess – the chairman of the club’s majority owner, the Holman Barnes Group – to stand down. His future is likely to come to a head next week.
“There are no further decisions or changes that have been made about the Wests Tigers board at the moment,” a HBG spokesperson said. “The next board meeting is scheduled for December 15.”
Shane Richardson quit as Tigers chief executive on Monday after deciding he couldn’t work with the HBG, just a week after it sacked independent Tigers directors Barry O’Farrell, Annabelle Williams, Charlie Viola and Michelle McDowell.
Despite having representation on the Tigers board, HBG claimed it was left out of key decisions such as the team’s stadia policy. It’s a claim that prompted a legal letter from the sacked directors, resulting in a video from HBG chief executive Daniel Paton being taken down from the company’s website.
The developments have piqued the interest of Liquor & Gaming NSW, the body that sacked the Parramatta Leagues Club board in 2016 for having ceased to be an effective governing body. The state’s liquor and gaming watchdog stated “we are monitoring these latest developments involving the board.”
So, too, is the NRL. V’landys has already spoken to Paton, who assured him HBG was not trying to squeeze Balmain out of the joint venture. On, Tuesday he invited O’Farrell, Williams, Viola and McDowell to provide their version of events at his Racing NSW headquarters in Sydney.
O’Farrell and V’landys were contacted for comment. V’landys has previously stated he will look into the matter.
“We want to make sure [the internal power battle] doesn’t affect the running of the football club,” V’landys said on Saturday.
“We want to make sure that [coach] Benji Marshall and the players are quarantined from all of this drama. It’s important because they need to prepare for next season without these worries, so we need to make sure that they will be quarantined from any drama.
“In the interim, we will speak to all parties to see what has caused this instability.”
The NRL’s integrity unit is also following up a whistleblower complaint against Richardson to decide whether there is any substance to the allegations. The HBG is deciding whether to launch its own probe, which could affect Richardson’s payout.
“He’s just given his resignation,” a HBG spokesperson said. “Nothing has been finalised in terms of financial settlement, and it is not appropriate to discuss any commercial terms”.
Inner West Council mayor Darcy Byrne has called for disgruntled Tigers fans to march from Pratten Park to Wests Ashfield as part of a protest rally on Saturday to demand the resignation of the HBG board.
Former Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis said he was unsure which direction the club will go in the future.
“It will be interesting to see what Holman Barnes does,” Hagipantelis told SEN radio.
“Of course, two years ago they favoured that [independent] review and in accordance with those recommendations they appointed an independent board – that lasted 18 months or so.
“They weren’t happy with the delegation of authority to the extent that it was. They’ve made that very, very clear. Moving forward, what are they going to do?
“Are they going to replace the independents with more independents and just constrain them? Or are they going to stack the board with more Wests Magpies acolytes? It remains to be seen.”
vlad
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According to this article he was 48yo in 1998
Also says he has titanium plates in his skull which could explain some things …
weststigers
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There you go. Must have been quite young when he was in the band.
weststigerman
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Other than Lee having a big mouth and ego, I’m not sure he was that bad in hindsight. Just a bad conflict of interest with the sponsorship.
I’m no fan of his but he’s a lot better credentialed chairman than the no talent sex fiend currently chairman.
I’m no fan of his but he’s a lot better credentialed chairman than the no talent sex fiend currently chairman.
Lee was almost as bad but in a different way imho,i am positive that he saw the club as a assett that he could use for publicity to promote himself and his company.Neither Lee or HBG has our clubs best interests at the top of their priorities.
tigertragic
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Well at least that seems to confirms HBG walked back from its statement and removed the CEO video re the sacked WT board members.
The HBG ‘facts’ may be a little blurry now.🤦♂️
“Despite having representation on the Tigers board, HBG claimed it was left out of key decisions such as the team’s stadia policy. That claim prompted a legal letter from the sacked directors, resulting in a video from HBG chief executive Daniel Paton being taken down from the company’s website”.
The HBG ‘facts’ may be a little blurry now.🤦♂️
“Despite having representation on the Tigers board, HBG claimed it was left out of key decisions such as the team’s stadia policy. That claim prompted a legal letter from the sacked directors, resulting in a video from HBG chief executive Daniel Paton being taken down from the company’s website”.
innsaneink
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Self promo,he should have been lynched by the crowd how he disrespected Tommy's day
weststigers
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Traitor
weststigers
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BTW what a cat. Turned off the comments
