Wests Tigers Podcast

What a day it is to be a Wests Tigers fan! Sure, we haven't kicked a ball yet in 2025, but today might just be one of the biggest in the club's long history. Today, Wests Tigers had four independent directors appointed to the club's board. This means that Wests Tigers now has a board that meets the independent review recommendations that we all fought so hard for. These are directors who bring tal...

Wests Tigers Unite Update The guys are back with another update into the petition for an External Review of the Holman Barnes Group, regular Wests Tigers Podcast host, Eddie Otto is joined by Wests Tigers Life’s Rob Bechara and Adrian Tripodina as well as Garry Watson from the Wests Tigers Podcast. The discussion starts with a chat about Garry’s recent interview with former Holman Barnes Group Dir...

Wests Tigers Unite Update As the Petition calling for a governance review into the Holman Barnes Group moves towards 1400 signatures Garry Watson sat down for a one-on-one chat with Holman Barnes Group Debenture Holder and former director John Hardgrove. John gives and in-depth explanation into the debenture system, why it has served the group well and why he no longer believes it is in the best i...

The Wests Tigers Podcast teamed up with colleagues from several other Wests Tigers pods, social media platforms, and supporter groups to say, "Enough is enough." The issue we've all been fighting for under the 'Wests Tigers Unite' banner is a review into what we all believe is the archaic and undemocratic debenture group utilized by Wests Tigers majority owners, Holman Barnes Group (HBG). After la...

While the rest of the Rugby League world enjoys their Christmas break, the Wests Tigers Podcast returns to work with their second pod in as many days. This time, Eddie Otto is joined by all the regulars with Joel, Steve, Declan, Nick and Garry jumping on for a chat. The pod opens with an update on the petition calling for a review into the governance of the Wests Tigers majority shareholder, the H...

Today we are taking the first step into launching action to change the governance of the majority shareholder of the Wests Tigers, the Holman Barnes Group (HBG). This action commenced after the HBG board (controlled by Magpies die-hards Julie Romero and Dennis Burgess) dragged its feet over introducing and adopting the full recommendations from the external review into the governance of the Wests...

It's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride for fans of the Wests Tigers in recent weeks and this latest edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast represents that. As the heat of Summer starts to hit, the Wests Tigers continue to be in the headlines, and this time around it's all about the contracts of some of the club's most valuable players. How these details came to be in the media remains a whole other...

With 2025 just around the corner the Wests Tigers Podcast wakes up from it's offseason hibernation to discuss all the news coming out of Concord, well some of the team does. Garry is joined by Declan and Nick to chat about what has been an eventful past few weeks.  The boys give their one words for the offseason so far, Declan and Nick then get a chance to give their thoughts on the latest big-nam...

The latest edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast has an air of optimism about it after the club made a key forward signing yesterday. Terrell May has decided to ditch the Roosters and come over to the Wests Tigers for the next three seasons. Joel, Steve, and Garry discuss the prop's signing and what it means for our chances next year and beyond. There's also a look at how the Tiger's pack is shaping...

The NRL off-season continues, but a big step has been taken this week in the return of the Wests Tigers for 2025. Pre-season training has officially commenced and our star recruit has declared himself a Wests Tiger! On this edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast, Joel is joined by Garry and Nick to discuss the latest from Wests Tigers HQ at Concord. Some of the topics up for discussion include the vi...

The boys are back with Eddie, Nick, Declan, and Steve giving one thing they like about the off-season, as well as one Tigers-related rant. We dive into a deep discussion on the history of underperforming senior players against the culture and training standards at the club and who is more to blame. We look at John Bateman's contract situation and whether more shaking of the tree needs to be done a...

We are now in the depths of the offseason and with the Wests Tigers Podcast regulars taking a break Garry is joined by Kelly, Jordan and Rachel to discuss all the latest from the Wests Tigers. The show starts with a game of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, focusing on season 2024 and the team discusses their highlights and lowlights from another disappointing season. There is then talk around last...

The off-season is well and truly upon us with the Wests Tigers players putting their feet for their October holidays. But pre-season training starts in under a month and we now have the 2025 Wests Tigers coaching team sorted .  Club legend Brett Hodgson returns to the fold to work alongside John Morris and Chris Heighington as Benji Marshall's assistants. On this edition of the Wests Tigers Podcas...

The Wests Tigers Podcast is back with the latest off-season edition of the pod. And, with very little Wests Tigers news to discuss in recent times, we decided to make our own - launching the 2024-25 Wests Tigers Fan Survey. This edition is all about that survey, and because we have so much data to share, we've had to split the results into two podcast editions. There will be another edition of the...

It is the Wests Tigers Podcast Award Night, put on your ball gown and join Eddie, Steve, Nick and Garry as they dish out their awards for the 2024 season. The Awards include - The moment you were filled with hope - The most disappointing moment of the year - Area of greatest improvement - Area of greatest concern - Best 2024 recruit from another club? - Most underrated Player in 2024 - Player of t...

The Wests Tigers managed to make a meal of 'Spoonbowl' 2024, but we think most of our fellow fans weren't overly surprised. With a chance to discard the Wooden Spoon, Wests Tigers put in one of their worst performances of the year to go down 60-26 against the Eels. But does it matter if you finish 16th or 17th? Wests Tigers 2025 recruit Jack Bird (though still not confirmed as a signing by the clu...

It is Spoonbowl Week and it is time for another Edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast, on this edition Declan is joined by Jordan and Garry to discuss all things Wests Tigers. The boys start by discussing the recent BTR interview with Shane Richardson where he discussed last weeks he put to bed the rumours circulating regarding the Balmain and Holman Barnes Group boards and the implementation of the...

It is Wests Tigers Bye week and of course this cannot pass without some turmoil in our club, with the abhorrent behaviour from both side of the joint venture's administration, the guys from the Wests Tigers Podcast put on their overalls to wade through the muck. Eddie Otto, Steve Stretton, Declan McCutcheon and Garry Watson discuss in-depth the recent articles regarding the governance of the Wests...

What's this? Two wins in a row! The Wests Tigers have given us all something to smile about with a second consecutive victory. After a shaky start, Wests Tigers went on to beat the Manly Sea Eagles 34-26 at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday evening. On this edition of the Wests Tigers podcast, Joel Helmes is joined by the returning pod stalwarts - Steve Stretton and Declan McCutcheon! Garry Watson is on...

It's time for an early edition of the Midweek Pod, with the Wests Tigers playing on Thursday night, the boys sat down to preview the upcoming game against Manly. Eddie starts with his new game 'Goose of the Week' who has gotten under his skin this week? There is an extended edition of Buy, Sell and Hold, topics include Would you offer Galvin $1m a year? Does 5 wins get Benji a pass in season 2025?...

How good is it!? A post-victory edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast! The Wests Tigers registered their fifth win of the 2024 season on Saturday night at Campbelltown with a two-point triumph over the Rabbitohs. Aside from beating Souths, a great thing at any time, the win lifts the team one win ahead of the totals recorded in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. It also keeps some hope alive that we might b...

It is time for your weekly dose of the Mid Week Edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast, Garry has once again been forced into the host’s chair and is joined by Nick Hayes and Jordan ‘Matamua’ Prime. The boys take a brief look at las weekend’s loss to the Knights in Newcastle, giving their one-word submissions for the game. The latest news is then discussed including today’s announced signing of Bulld...

The Wests Tigers have continued their latest run of losses to seven with another disappointing showing, this time against the Knights. Playing in front of the Newcastle home crowd, the Tigers again conceded more than 28 points (that is now seven straight weeks), going down 34-18. On this edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast, Joel Helmes is joined by Eddie Otto for a look at the performance. There's...

As Garry Watson pulls some double time, he is joined by Nick Hayes for the Midweek Episode of the Wests Tigers Podcast where the boys discuss the latest news from the Wests Tigers and the upcoming game against the Knights. In the latest Wests Tigers news it was mentioned on the BTR Pod this afternoon that Tim Johannssen has resigned with the club for a further 2 years so the guys give their though...

In this episode of the Wests Tigers Podcast NRLW Edition, Garry and Kelly recap where it all went wrong in the tough loss against the Titans in Round 2. Despite the disappointment, they chat about the positives of the game, including Losana’s potential 2024 Try of the Year contender and the usual 3 - 2 - 1 rankings. In the lead-up to the Round 3 game against the Roosters in Gosford, they chat abou...