Tigers are well funded by HBG. I’m not a supporter of them but it’s the truth. They out in significant money to the club and it’s pathways.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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why buy into a Central coast soccer team. Not very community minded
balmain boy
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They don't sponsor anything. They're majority owners. But yes they could certainly Chip in an extra $5-10 million a year, and forget about a football club in Gosford.
They'll acree the Mariner's over even moreso than us.
1 more soccer than Pascoe - bell ends
Rock Hopper Steve
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They have too many fingers in too many pies, We deserve owners that only have our club as their priority, all the focus on the Tigers.
Tiger_claws
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Have they increased the amount from previous years? Previous years it was documented that the funding was $1.7m for the senior football program. In comparison the Dogs spent $4m on pathways (that includes academy funding in Qld, North Coast & Fiji). We did travel early to Nz the entire senior squads in which the club would’ve had to pay due to staying longer than the Nrl allow in their budget. Maybe they have increased the funding. Sometimes in life when you make mistakes you have to pay the consequences. So when they decided to demolish the footy board in December they now need to pay for their actions.
tigertragic
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I don’t think adheres to the intent of their own debenture system
Jolls
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While it is significant it is significantly less that all other clubs yet they want to invest in a different sporting organisation, outside of the region, when they can't deliver on the one they already own.
The consititution is very clear on the benficiaries of organistion - Western Suburbs Rugby League and the club commnities. I can see how puchasing another pokies den could expand the club's business portfolio - but the location has nothingto do with the community or rugby league. In fact is is investing in an organsition that is competing for the lifeblood of the sport - our kids.
Odessa
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I believe the NRL grant is 110 percent of the cap going up to 120 percent of the cap so it could possibly paid coaching staff
I just did a search and each NRL club is given 18 million grant this year
In 2026, the NRL club grant is $18 million, and the total salary cap for the top 30 players is $11.95 million, including a $11.55 million base salary cap, a $300,000 veteran and developed player allowance, and a $100,000 motor vehicle allowance.
I wonder who gets the 100k car allowance
TheEnz
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It is an interesting move and does go against their constitution. The reality is they are under the microscope because they "own" Wests Tigers NRL club. Nobody would care about their dysfunctional shenanigans if they just ran pokie dens and a soccer team...in fact its probably applauded and encouraged. I wonder if there is a view that getting rid of the high profile NRL club might take the attention away and this move is the start of a shift in that direction.
*just speculating
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user118245
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Honestly don’t mind the idea of opening a HBG thread for a week a month 😂
If people didn't go feral, we could leave it open all the time.
user118245
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It’s always gonna be a divided topic, personally idk much about it and just enjoy when the team does well. Bit shallow of me ik and I get how critical HBG are to the success of the club but I just like seeing the 2 points every week
liltiger
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Sorry TYGA i have to agree in one respect and dissagree in another. I agree in terms of the ammount of money being given every year is a large ammount. But totally disagree we are well funded for ourselves let alone compared to other teams. We are one of if not the poorest. This is my point, HBG have the revenue to make Wests Tigers a powerhouse, yet the funding model is one of sustainability. They give us just enough to keep us going. This is what i got from a quick google a.i skim.
Bulldogs recieve $5.2 million annually plus $1 - $1.2 as a guarantee on top if they cant find a major sponsor.
Parramatta i couldnt find annual funding though in 2024 the leagues club made a funds injection of $19.3 million dollars.
Roosters recieve $ 3 million from the leagues club annually plus $1 million to the roosters academy.
St George recieve $2 - $3 million annually.
Wests Tigers have recieved $34 million over a 25 year period avg about $1.36 million a year. Over the last 2 years HBG have given $1.6 million per year to keep the Wests Tigers sustainable. I totally get this involves the other leagues clubs as well. HBG havnt always been 90% owners, but theyve all failed us. Parramatta leagues put in $19 million in 2024 alone. Thats more than half all our owners have put in, in 25 years toward the N.R.L team.
Couldnt find anything about the Panthers though, only the leagues club makes monumental money and im assuming its just an open chequebook for them.
Compared to the other N.R.L teams running around we must be one of if not the poorest. What irks me the most is we recieve just enough to keep us going, yet there are funds to buy and support an A league team.
Joel Helmes
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Not as much as the Wests Tigers would like to have invested.
