You Know Who
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How is that grifting, you moron?
Do you even know what that word means or are you just throwing shit around trying to be edgy?
It's time to take the fight back to HBG
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Do you even know what that word means or are you just throwing shit around trying to be edgy?
westielife
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You're the best, thank youFull article:
The NRL may consider stepping in and potentially even taking the Wests Tigers’ licence off their controversy-plagued owners after fresh board chaos this week.
The Holman Barnes Group, the Tigers’ majority stakeholder, is again in turmoil after chief executive Daniel Paton stood down pending an investigation in mysterious circumstances.
Daniel Paton, chief executive of the Holman Barnes Group, was abruptly stood down at a board meeting on Wednesday night.
Paton, who is a Tigers director, was abruptly placed on leave following an emergency board meeting at the club’s Wests Ashfield base on Wednesday night.
It’s understood Paton was made to wait in the corridor outside the meeting room as HBG chairman Dennis Burgess arrived with a lawyer and told fellow board members that allegations had been made against the CEO.
The claims were not shared in the meeting, leading two HBG directors to abstain from a vote to stand Paton aside. It’s believed Paton has also not been made aware of the nature of the allegations against him.
HBG and Paton were contacted for comment.
Wests Tigers had another forgettable season the field in 2026, finishing 15th.Getty Images
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The development is the latest in several years of turbulence at the $100 million licensed club operation, which has a 90 per cent share in the Tigers and has the balance of power on the joint-venture’s board.
The bloodletting and dysfunction has now reached a level where the NRL may contemplate intervening.
At the extreme end of possibilities, it could weigh up stripping HBG of its licence to run an NRL team.
Whether it gets that far remains to be seen, but there is a growing belief that something needs to be done about the Tigers’ ownership.
HBG is effectively the Western Suburbs side of the merged entity that was formed in 1999 between Balmain and the Magpies.
It is rich with poker machine takings but amid interminable infighting it has overseen an NRL team that has not made a finals series for 15 years and rarely threatened to.
The Tigers are run separately to HBG, but far from being immune to the travails of the leagues club, they are inextricably linked to it.
It has the numbers to call the shots on the Tigers board after dispensing with the notion of an independent-run board last year less than 12 months after it had been put in place.
That episode cost the Tigers their seasoned CEO Shane Richardson, who resigned only 18 months into a four-year contract.
Just days after HBG reclaimed control at the Tigers, coach Benji Marshall was re-signed for three additional seasons until the end of 2030, reportedly without provisions that allow the club to part ways with him without a full payout.
While the Tigers still have faith in Marshall’s ability to return them to the top eight, it has left them facing the prospect of a multi-million dollar settlement with him should their fortunes not improve and they decide to replace him.
Behind the scenes at HBG, there is friction about the organisation’s shift into soccer, in particular its backing of the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners.
Court bid launched to blow up Wests Tigers power base
Paton, who was HBG’s chief financial officer for nine years before becoming CEO in August 2025, was the driving force behind the deal, under which it has assumed the reins of the Mariners’ women’s team and become a minority investor in the men’s side.
It effectively rescued the Mariners’ women’s side from oblivion after they were left out of a club takeover by the group behind English soccer’s Queens Park Rangers.
However, the spending of HBG resources on another code has angered Magpies loyalists, who believe it is money that should be directed towards Wests and rugby league.
HBG also bought a stake in APIA Leichhardt FC and soccer administrator Frank Primerano has become a leading voice as deputy chairman and a Tigers board member.
The conflict at HBG could be played out in the NSW Supreme Court in coming months after ousted director and former Tigers board member Tony Andreacchio and his wife Denise launched legal action three weeks ago.
BlackWhiteGold
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I’m sure the reason Paton was temporarily stood down will come out very soon. There are too many leaks at HBG for it not to.
I’m a betting man and I’d put money on that it will be out in the DT or SMH within 24 hours.
cochise
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Too APIA aligned.
There will be some other reason but these guys only use dirt when they want you gone.
mtd#2
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There is blood in the water and the sharks are circling.Full article:
The NRL may consider stepping in and potentially even taking the Wests Tigers’ licence off their controversy-plagued owners after fresh board chaos this week.
The Holman Barnes Group, the Tigers’ majority stakeholder, is again in turmoil after chief executive Daniel Paton stood down pending an investigation in mysterious circumstances.
Daniel Paton, chief executive of the Holman Barnes Group, was abruptly stood down at a board meeting on Wednesday night.
Paton, who is a Tigers director, was abruptly placed on leave following an emergency board meeting at the club’s Wests Ashfield base on Wednesday night.
It’s understood Paton was made to wait in the corridor outside the meeting room as HBG chairman Dennis Burgess arrived with a lawyer and told fellow board members that allegations had been made against the CEO.
The claims were not shared in the meeting, leading two HBG directors to abstain from a vote to stand Paton aside. It’s believed Paton has also not been made aware of the nature of the allegations against him.
HBG and Paton were contacted for comment.
Wests Tigers had another forgettable season the field in 2026, finishing 15th.Getty Images
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The development is the latest in several years of turbulence at the $100 million licensed club operation, which has a 90 per cent share in the Tigers and has the balance of power on the joint-venture’s board.
The bloodletting and dysfunction has now reached a level where the NRL may contemplate intervening.
At the extreme end of possibilities, it could weigh up stripping HBG of its licence to run an NRL team.
Whether it gets that far remains to be seen, but there is a growing belief that something needs to be done about the Tigers’ ownership.
HBG is effectively the Western Suburbs side of the merged entity that was formed in 1999 between Balmain and the Magpies.
It is rich with poker machine takings but amid interminable infighting it has overseen an NRL team that has not made a finals series for 15 years and rarely threatened to.
The Tigers are run separately to HBG, but far from being immune to the travails of the leagues club, they are inextricably linked to it.
It has the numbers to call the shots on the Tigers board after dispensing with the notion of an independent-run board last year less than 12 months after it had been put in place.
That episode cost the Tigers their seasoned CEO Shane Richardson, who resigned only 18 months into a four-year contract.
Just days after HBG reclaimed control at the Tigers, coach Benji Marshall was re-signed for three additional seasons until the end of 2030, reportedly without provisions that allow the club to part ways with him without a full payout.
While the Tigers still have faith in Marshall’s ability to return them to the top eight, it has left them facing the prospect of a multi-million dollar settlement with him should their fortunes not improve and they decide to replace him.
Behind the scenes at HBG, there is friction about the organisation’s shift into soccer, in particular its backing of the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners.
Court bid launched to blow up Wests Tigers power base
Paton, who was HBG’s chief financial officer for nine years before becoming CEO in August 2025, was the driving force behind the deal, under which it has assumed the reins of the Mariners’ women’s team and become a minority investor in the men’s side.
It effectively rescued the Mariners’ women’s side from oblivion after they were left out of a club takeover by the group behind English soccer’s Queens Park Rangers.
However, the spending of HBG resources on another code has angered Magpies loyalists, who believe it is money that should be directed towards Wests and rugby league.
HBG also bought a stake in APIA Leichhardt FC and soccer administrator Frank Primerano has become a leading voice as deputy chairman and a Tigers board member.
The conflict at HBG could be played out in the NSW Supreme Court in coming months after ousted director and former Tigers board member Tony Andreacchio and his wife Denise launched legal action three weeks ago.
I doubt PVL wants an NRL side being run by a small soccer club. The NRL has a 5billion dollar tv rights deal.
This is complete speculation, but I think we could be in for an early Christmas present.
The cherry on top would be appointing Richo on the board... oh, and the reaction by the fibro mob constantly claiming " the tiger is ours" 😂😂
hammertime
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Here's your answer... and who ever in the debenture holders who is brain-dead enough to think this guy knows what he is doing.
Hahahaha!
Imagine that face telling you that HE thought you had some ethical problems…
Rock Hopper Steve
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Looking at this image, I close my eyes and I'm imagining an old cat holding a canary lol.
The nrl literally have to ask themselves do they want this man running the wests tigers? He clearly holds the power
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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Wests Tigers make stunning $9 million secret bid for Nathan Cleary in Mary Fowler package deal
I thought it was the Betoota when I first saw the article title. An organisation of absolute clowns. Please, get them out, it's so embarrassing having them represent us.
I thought it was the Betoota when I first saw the article title. An organisation of absolute clowns. Please, get them out, it's so embarrassing having them represent us.
wstigers11
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What a joke
Don Kershane
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OnlyFans in buyout talks.
What an absolute joke! Sacked another CEO right on cue, and reportedly offer Nathan Cleary a massive contract that he was never going to seriously consider- all published within 24 hrs . And yet the old Maggies will find a way to blame everyone else for disrespecting the brand that their own diehards control and consistently find a way to further embarrass.
TigerBurnsy
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He did some good but I believe his time here is overrated, didn’t handle the Galvin situation well at all and gave out the worst contract in the clubs history, also allowed Benji to employ all the 05 boys hurting player development
wstigers11
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$1.01 Dennis was the one who leaked it
Thank you
So what prevents the NRL stepping in. What do the NRL actually want/outcome. Do we think implementing independent board or something else?Full article:
The NRL may consider stepping in and potentially even taking the Wests Tigers’ licence off their controversy-plagued owners after fresh board chaos this week.
The Holman Barnes Group, the Tigers’ majority stakeholder, is again in turmoil after chief executive Daniel Paton stood down pending an investigation in mysterious circumstances.
Daniel Paton, chief executive of the Holman Barnes Group, was abruptly stood down at a board meeting on Wednesday night.
Paton, who is a Tigers director, was abruptly placed on leave following an emergency board meeting at the club’s Wests Ashfield base on Wednesday night.
It’s understood Paton was made to wait in the corridor outside the meeting room as HBG chairman Dennis Burgess arrived with a lawyer and told fellow board members that allegations had been made against the CEO.
The claims were not shared in the meeting, leading two HBG directors to abstain from a vote to stand Paton aside. It’s believed Paton has also not been made aware of the nature of the allegations against him.
HBG and Paton were contacted for comment.
Wests Tigers had another forgettable season the field in 2026, finishing 15th.Getty Images
Remove ads
The development is the latest in several years of turbulence at the $100 million licensed club operation, which has a 90 per cent share in the Tigers and has the balance of power on the joint-venture’s board.
The bloodletting and dysfunction has now reached a level where the NRL may contemplate intervening.
At the extreme end of possibilities, it could weigh up stripping HBG of its licence to run an NRL team.
Whether it gets that far remains to be seen, but there is a growing belief that something needs to be done about the Tigers’ ownership.
HBG is effectively the Western Suburbs side of the merged entity that was formed in 1999 between Balmain and the Magpies.
It is rich with poker machine takings but amid interminable infighting it has overseen an NRL team that has not made a finals series for 15 years and rarely threatened to.
The Tigers are run separately to HBG, but far from being immune to the travails of the leagues club, they are inextricably linked to it.
It has the numbers to call the shots on the Tigers board after dispensing with the notion of an independent-run board last year less than 12 months after it had been put in place.
That episode cost the Tigers their seasoned CEO Shane Richardson, who resigned only 18 months into a four-year contract.
Just days after HBG reclaimed control at the Tigers, coach Benji Marshall was re-signed for three additional seasons until the end of 2030, reportedly without provisions that allow the club to part ways with him without a full payout.
While the Tigers still have faith in Marshall’s ability to return them to the top eight, it has left them facing the prospect of a multi-million dollar settlement with him should their fortunes not improve and they decide to replace him.
Behind the scenes at HBG, there is friction about the organisation’s shift into soccer, in particular its backing of the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners.
Court bid launched to blow up Wests Tigers power base
Paton, who was HBG’s chief financial officer for nine years before becoming CEO in August 2025, was the driving force behind the deal, under which it has assumed the reins of the Mariners’ women’s team and become a minority investor in the men’s side.
It effectively rescued the Mariners’ women’s side from oblivion after they were left out of a club takeover by the group behind English soccer’s Queens Park Rangers.
However, the spending of HBG resources on another code has angered Magpies loyalists, who believe it is money that should be directed towards Wests and rugby league.
HBG also bought a stake in APIA Leichhardt FC and soccer administrator Frank Primerano has become a leading voice as deputy chairman and a Tigers board member.
The conflict at HBG could be played out in the NSW Supreme Court in coming months after ousted director and former Tigers board member Tony Andreacchio and his wife Denise launched legal action three weeks ago.
