A return to glory for the longsuffering Wests Tigers appears increasingly distant after a high-level purge which has accounted for four independent board members and CEO Shane Richardson, and created instability that threatens to consign the Tigers to NRL irrelevance for years to come – and maybe even the existence of the club.
Despite a quarter of a century passing since the Western Suburbs Magpies and Balmain Tigers merged, traditional divisions have persisted and the uneasy alliance within the club has been thrown into the spotlight by the recent upheaval, led by the Magpies-aligned majority owners of the club, the Holman Barnes Group (HBG).
