Wests Tigers, an Australian rugby league team, has been plagued by poor governance and internal conflicts, hindering its on-field performance despite a dedicated fanbase. A recent boardroom coup further exposed the club's administrative chaos, raising concerns about its future.
Jack Gibson, perhaps the greatest coach in the history of rugby league , famously proclaimed that “winning starts in the front office”. The last three dismal years at Wests Tigers , including a trifecta of wooden spoons, are the ultimate proof of Gibson’s point.
The 2025 season marks 20 years since the Tigers’ magical run to capture the NRL premiership. It is 14 years since we last played finals football. Last year our club finished last in five separate competitions across juniors, women’s and men’s. Quite a feat, but not the sort of record you want to be breaking.
But after so many years on the losing side of the ledger, members and supporters have simply had enough of the backroom brawling that keeps bringing our club into disrepute. How and why does this keep happening? The short answer is that the Wests Ashfield Leagues Club is governed by an antiquated and anti-democratic system that puts power over the organisation’s affairs in the hands of a tiny number of unelected “debenture” holders. These 18 people, who are appointed for lifetime terms, then select five of the seven board members from among themselves.
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