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The '''Wests Tigers''' is an Australian professional [[Rugby league|rugby league football]] team, based in the [[Inner West]] of Sydney and [[South Western Sydney]]. The Tigers have competed in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) since being formed at the end of the [[1999 NRL season]] as a joint-venture club between the [[Balmain Tigers]] and the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]. 
The Wests Tigers started playing in the [[2000 NRL season]] and they won their maiden premiership in [[2005 NRL season|2005]]. The club also won the final edition of the [[Rugby League World Sevens|World Sevens]] in [[2004 in rugby league|2004]]. The club has only qualified for three finals series since their inception ([[2005 in rugby league|2005]], [[2010 in rugby league|2010]] and [[2011 in rugby league|2011]]).

The Wests Tigers play home games at two grounds: [[Leichhardt Oval]] (the home ground of Balmain) and [[Campbelltown Stadium]] (the home ground of Western Suburbs). They are currently coached by [[Benji Marshall]]. The club CEO is Shane Richardson.

==History==
[[File:Performance Chart NRL WTI.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly table positions for Wests Tigers in First Grade [[NRL]]]]
===Background<!-- THIS IS FOR PRE WESTS TIGERS, SO NON RL USERS CAN UNDERSTAND -->===
In Australia, the game of [[rugby league]] began in 1908; the [[New South Wales Rugby League premiership]] (NSWRL) had nine teams from the Sydney area. Two of those teams were clubs based in Balmain and the Western Suburbs who happened to meet each other in round 1 of 1908. Balmain won, 24 to 0. The Balmain club, who later adopted a Tiger as their emblem, in their tenure in the NSWRL won eleven premierships in twenty grand finals and was one of the forces in the NSWRL competition. However their last premiership success was in 1969 and in the 1990s with many new clubs being established, there was pressure on clubs to perform to survive in the first grade competition in Australia.<ref name="history">{{cite book | author=[[Alan Whiticker|Whiticker, Alan]] & Collis, Ian | title= The History of Rugby League Clubs
| publisher=New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd | year=2004| isbn=1-74110-075-5}}</ref> The name Wests Tigers is derived from the nickname of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the mascot, a tiger, which was also the mascot of Balmain.

The Western Suburbs club won four premierships in twelve grand finals over the tenure of the NSWRL competition. The Western Suburbs Magpies, like the Balmain Tigers, had a dismal 1990s winning rate, and again there was pressure on the foundation clubs to perform. The NSWRL competition was replaced by the [[Australian Rugby League|Australian Rugby League competition]] (ARL) in 1995 due to the expansion of rugby league within Australia.<ref name="history"/>

With a media-driven rival competition being set up, the pressure was for clubs to survive and preserve their short-term future. Both the Magpies and the Tigers signed with the ARL, whereas eight clubs of the 1995 ARL competition signed with the rival [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]] competition for 1997. In 1998, the ARL and Super League were unified into a [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) competition.<ref name="history"/> As part of the deal with the ARL and Super League, the NRL competition reduced to fourteen teams in 2000 from the twenty two that had competition in both competitions in 1997. With the addition of a team in 1998, this meant that nine teams would be forced out before the 2000 season.<ref name="history"/>

===Foundation<!-- YEARS 1999 and 2000 -->===
With the NRL offering guaranteed entrance into the 2000 competition and [[Australian dollar|A$]]6 million funding for clubs that merged, many clubs that were struggling to compete negotiated to merge. Balmain had garnered interest to merge with the [[Parramatta Eels]] and [[Gold Coast Chargers]] while Western Suburbs had talked with the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] and [[Penrith Panthers]]. Both Balmain and Western Suburbs felt that those offers were seen more as takeovers of their clubs rather than mergers. By June 1999, both clubs' boards had unanimously voted to form a joint-venture partnership with each other to make a competitive entity.<ref name="history"/>

One hundred shares were issued to Balmain Tigers Rugby League Football Club and 100 shares were issued to Western Suburbs Rugby League Football Group Pty Limited as a 50/50-owned joint venture. Due to Western Suburbs's record-breaking dismal season in 1999, they supplied just six of the twenty-five players to the new joint venture. A board of directors was appointed with five sourced from Balmain, five sourced from Western Suburbs, with a rotating chairman serving a one-year appointment. The inaugural chairman of the joint venture was John Chalk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/08/03/vale-john-chalk/|title=Vale John Chalk|date=3 August 2019|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> who was previously involved with Balmain Tigers, and Steve Noyce was appointed CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/steve-noyce-resigns-from-wests-tigers/|title=Steve Noyce resigns from Wests Tigers » League Unlimited|website=League Unlimited}}</ref>

==Playing seasons==
===Coach Wayne Pearce 2000===
Balmain coach [[Wayne Pearce]] was the initial coach of the Wests Tigers and new recruit [[Jarrod McCracken]] was named captain. Before the first round, the Tigers were denied a place in the double header at Stadium Australia. The debut match for the team was therefore held at Campbelltown, against eventual premiers the [[Brisbane Broncos]], where after leading 18–6 the team snatched a 24-all draw after falling behind late in the game. [[John Skandalis]] scored the Tigers' first ever try.

The Tigers surprised many by maintaining a high place on the ladder for most of the year (often in second place). Losses to the [[Penrith Panthers]] (after leading 31–8) and in the snow against the [[Canberra Raiders]] combined with injuries to key players saw the Tigers slide out of the top eight.<ref name="history of wt">{{cite web |title=Wests Tigers |url=http://www.rl1908.com/Clubs/Wests-Tigers.htm|author=Sean Fagan|access-date=29 December 2009 | publisher=RL1908}}</ref>
The loss of captain [[Jarrod McCracken]] from a spear tackle against Melbourne was a crucial blow.<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Mascord
  | first = Steve
  | title = McCracken's future at stake after tackle
  | work = The Sydney Morning Herald
  | place =Australia
  | page = 48
  | publisher = Fairfax
  | date = 21 June 2000
  | url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&docID=news000621_0412_9388
  | access-date = 6 May 2010}}</ref>

A highlight of their first season is that Wests' [[Joel Caine]] claimed the [[2000 NRL season]]'s top point-scorer spot.

===Coach Terry Lamb 2001–2002===
2001 was a tough season for the joint venture club, including off-field incidents. After Wayne Pearce announced he would no longer coach the team, [[Terry Lamb]] was appointed to the position. This was a controversial selection because of animosity from Balmain supporters due to an incident involving [[Ellery Hanley]] in the [[New South Wales Rugby League season 1988#Grand Final|1988 Grand Final]] (see Terry Lamb entry for more information).

Early in the season, key players [[Craig Field]] and [[Kevin McGuinness]] tested positive to prohibited drugs and both received a one-year suspension.<ref name="dramas">{{cite news|newspaper=The Independent|title=Refrains and strains of Wincing Matilda|author=Peter Corrigan|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/refrains-and-strains-of-wincing-matilda-680672.html|access-date=29 December 2009|date=8 April 2001 | location=London}}</ref> Field was the team's halfback and playmaker while McGuinness was a leading try scorer for the club.

Later in the season another big name player was suspended: [[John Hopoate]] earned worldwide notoriety when he was charged with inserting his finger into the anus (pushing the players' shorts) of opposition players.<ref name="dramas" /> Hopoate quit the club and received a long suspension.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|title=Rugby League: Hopoate opts out over finger poking scandal|date=1 April 2001|via=www.nzherald.co.nz}}</ref> Lamb was criticised for seeming to condone the activity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Fingering-rugby-player-rapped-20010330|title='Fingering' rugby player rapped|work=News24|access-date=15 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>

During the season the club announced Terry Lamb would not have his contract renewed.<ref name="history of wt"/> The team struggled near the foot of the ladder and only a large victory over Souths moved them clear of the wooden spoon position.

The coaching job for 2003 was offered to (and rejected by) both [[Craig Bellamy (rugby league)|Craig Bellamy]] and [[Ian Millward]] before [[Tim Sheens]] was selected. The selection was by no means seen as a positive move by the media as Sheens' most recent coaching stint had seen him sacked by the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/coaches-have-done-the-hard-yards-too-20051001-gdm60i.html|title=Coaches have done the hard yards, too|date=1 October 2005|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

===Coach Tim Sheens 2003–2012===
The 2003 season was notable for the emergence of new young players through the team as the club moved away from the era of big names and big money signings and focused on developing junior talent. Most notably [[Benji Marshall]], then a schoolboy prodigy with no senior league experience, made his debut against the [[Newcastle Knights]].

The Tigers improved greatly in 2004 with provided help by signings of players such as [[Brett Hodgson]] and [[Pat Richards]] who began to blend well with the younger players emerging as talents.  The Tigers narrowly missed the playoffs after losing their final three games when a single victory would have guaranteed finals football for the first time.

====Premiership success <!-- YEAR 2005 -->====
{{further|2005 NRL Grand Final#Grand final}}

2005 was arguably the Wests Tigers' best season as of their foundation, as they not only made it to the finals for the first time, but also reached the top four in the round robin part of the competition, setting crowd attendance records at three different grounds: Campbelltown Stadium (20,527), Telstra Stadium (29,542) and Leichhardt Oval (22,877).

After a slow start, bookmakers rated the Tigers a 150–1 chance to win the premiership.<ref name="history of wt"/> However the club emerged from the bottom half of the table to win a club-record eight in a row before finishing fourth. The team developed a reputation as a flamboyant attacking team who played at a rapid pace to compensate a lack of forward size.

The Tigers played their first ever final as a joint venture club at Telstra Stadium against [[North Queensland Cowboys]]. Backed by a passionate crowd the team won 50–6. They then beat the [[Brisbane Broncos]] 34–6 and premiership favourites [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] 20–12 to book a spot against North Queensland.

Based on their winning form (they had won 11 of their last 13) and their big win over the Cowboys in the opening finals game, the Wests Tigers were rated favourites to win the 2005 grand final. After a slow start, [[Bryce Gibbs (rugby league)|Bryce Gibbs]] and [[Pat Richards]] scored tries to give the Tigers a 12–6 lead. The Richards try was ranked the second best try of all time in the NRL's Centenary of Rugby League 100 Hot Tries survey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/get-involved/hot-100-tries/as-ranked-by-you.aspx?sort=avg |title=Centenary of Rugby League &#124; as ranked by you |access-date=18 March 2010 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721170615/http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/get-involved/hot-100-tries/as-ranked-by-you.aspx?sort=avg |url-status=dead }}</ref> The try was started by five-eighth Benji Marshall, who received the ball from Brett Hodgson (after receiving a down field kick) 98 metres from the opposition tryline. He beat Cowboys five-eighth [[Johnathan Thurston]] and [[Matt Sing]]. Marshall then ran 60 metres, only to be caught by Cowboys fullback [[Matt Bowen]]. He made a flick pass to Pat Richards behind his back, who then fended off [[Rod Jensen]] to score.

In the second half the Tigers gained control with tries to [[Anthony Laffranchi]] and [[Daniel Fitzhenry]]. After withstanding a Cowboys fightback, a [[Todd Payten]] try on full-time sealed a 30–16 win. Captain [[Scott Prince]] was awarded the [[Clive Churchill Medal]] for 2005.

The premiership victory meant that the club joined an exclusive group that won premierships in their first finals appearance, which had not been achieved in almost 100 years. The group also includes [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|Souths]] in 1908 and [[Newtown Jets|Newtown]] in 1910.

At the end of the 2005 season, Wests also signed Malaysian car manufacturer [[Proton (carmaker)|Proton]] as its major new sponsor on a contract estimated to be worth more than $1 million.<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Saville
  | first =  Margot
  | title = Balmain club not out of woods yet
  | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
  | place =Australia
  | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]]
  | date = 10 October 2005
  | url = https://www.smh.com.au/news/business/balmain-club-not-out-of-woods-yet/2005/10/09/1128796404431.html
  | access-date = 10 August 2010}}</ref>

====Post grand final failure<!-- YEARS 2006 to 2009 -->====
Following the premiership win several key players left the club. From the grand final team, [[Mark O'Neill (rugby league)|Mark O'Neill]], and Pat Richards signed with English clubs ([[Leeds Rhinos]] and [[Wigan Warriors]] respectively). New signings included [[Jamaal Lolesi]] (Bulldogs), [[Keith Galloway]] (Cronulla Sharks) and [[Ryan O'Hara]] (Canberra Raiders).

As defending premiers, the Wests Tigers began the season by travelling to England to play English [[Super League]] champions the [[Bradford Bulls]]. Missing many of their star players, the Tigers tried hard but were eventually beaten 10–30. After a come from behind win over competition heavyweights St George-Illawarra, the team struggled with injuries to key players. Most notably Benji Marshall and Brett Hodgson missed large portions of the season. The team suffered a number of narrow losses late in games and also two golden point (extra time) matches in controversial circumstances.

The Wests Tigers narrowly missed the finals and the chance to defend their title. One highlight of the season was the debut of several players including [[Chris Lawrence (rugby league)|Chris Lawrence]] and the emergence of up and coming players such as [[Dean Collis]]. Brett Hodgson played for the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales team]] in the interstate [[State of Origin series]] in all three games. Another highlight was an upset win over eventual premiers the [[Brisbane Broncos]] at [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]] where a second-string Tigers team missing Hodgson, Marshall, Whatuira and Gibbs beat the more experienced Broncos 20–6.

Joining the club for the 2007 season was [[John Morris (rugby league footballer)|John Morris]] (ex [[Parramatta Eels]]) to replace Scott Prince who signed with the [[Gold Coast Titans]]. Other players to leave at the end of the 2006 season were [[John Skandalis]], Anthony Laffranchi and [[Shane Elford]] – all members of the 2005 grand final team.

The Wests Tigers had a bad start to the season losing their opening four games by narrow margins. They then had a six-game winning streak to move into the top four. The Tigers' five-eighth Benji Marshall and full-back Brett Hodgson missed the majority of the season with injuries.

The Wests Tigers ended their attempt at a finals berth and finished the season on a loss to the [[Newcastle Knights]], 26–24, at the then-[[Telstra Stadium]].

The following two seasons ended in the same fashion with the Tigers missing out on the finals narrowly in 2008 and 2009 finishing 10th and 9th.

In February 2008, the Wests Tigers announced the extension of [[Benji Marshall]]'s contract by one year, to the end of 2009. They also announced the signing of [[Gareth Ellis]], the [[Leeds Rhinos]] second-rower and international representative, to a three-year deal commencing in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Fox Sports News (Australia)|title=Marshall extends his contract |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23179902-23214,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070701030735/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23179902-23214,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2007 |access-date=8 February 2008|date=8 February 2008}}</ref>

On an administrative level, in April 2008, CEO Steve Noyce announced he was standing down from his role<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/its-been-noyce-but-im-leaving-tigers-20080425-gdsayj.html|title=It's been Noyce, but I'm leaving Tigers|first=Greg|last=Prichard|date=25 April 2008|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> and was eventually replaced by Scott Longmuir at the end of the 2008 season.

====Continued off-field troubles====

Following the appointment of Scott Longmuir as CEO, there were rumours that Scott and then coach Sheens did not see eye to eye. Longmuir was aligned with then chair of the board Kevin Hammond (from the Wests side of the JV) in wanting Sheens to focus on the football, and for the office of the CEO to run the club as a business. At the time the financial backing from the three leagues clubs was very minimal, and Longmuir attempted to modernise the management of the club.<ref>[https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/tigers-ceo-faces-the-axe/news-story/0500c3e3f8b46d8f1116d118ad6f8712?sv=2c359f8b939b156461e8c72afda32bc4]{{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref> However, with a majority of the board backing Sheens, Longmuir was eventually removed from his role in April 2009.

On 14 April 2009, Tim Camiler (CEO Balmain Leagues Club) and Andy Timbs (General Manager Wests Ashfield Leagues Club) were appointed temporary joint CEO's of the football club<ref>[https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-name-acting-ceos/news-story/b53e883d50888f97b34ee52c96af2ef4]{{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref>

In June 2009, Stephen Humphreys was announced as the new CEO, beginning his role in July.<ref>[https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/new-boss-was-born-into-tiger-spirit/news-story/041069510b9fdc2ce0a46e3a4f0315c4]{{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref> Humphreys was a lifelong Balmain Tigers fan, with the appointment brokered by ex-Balmain player, Benny Elias. His first major decision was to ensure continuity on the pitch, maintaining Tim Sheens as Head Coach of the football club.

====Return to finals football<!-- YEARS 2010–2011 -->====
In February 2010, the Wests Tigers announced the signing of former [[Rugby Union]] star [[Lote Tuqiri (rugby, born 1979)|Lote Tuqiri]] for three years,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tigers-confirm-tuqiri-signing-20100204-nfiu.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Tigers confirm Tuqiri signing | first=Brad | last=Walter | date=4 February 2010}}</ref> and the signing of [[Benji Marshall]] for a further five.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/benji-marshall-set-to-commit-to-tigers-20100224-p3ed.html|title=Benji Marshall set to commit to Tigers |last=Jancetic|first=Steve|date=24 February 2010|access-date=16 March 2010 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

In 2010 the club finished third in the minor premiership competition, narrowly missing out on a grand final spot after losing to eventual premiers [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] in the preliminary final by one point.

At the end of 2010, it was announced that Meriton had signed a 2-year agreement to become major shirt and club sponsor for the 2011 and 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/record_meriton_shirt_deal_for_wests_tigers|title=Record Meriton shirt deal for Wests Tigers - SportsPro Media|website=www.sportspromedia.com|date=10 December 2010}}</ref> This placed the large M logo on the Wests Tigers redesigned shirts for 2 years

2011 was another successful season with the Tigers finishing 4th and making the semi-finals yet again, where they were defeated by a late try to the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in a loss.

====Form slump====
Despite being backed as premiership favourites at the start of the season, the Tigers failed to qualify for the finals in the 2012 season finishing 10th.
On 25 September 2012, in a press conference CEO Stephen Humphreys and Chairman Dave Trodden announced that Tim Sheens would not be the head coach in 2013<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/coach-tim-sheens-quits-wests-tigers-after-10-years-in-charge/news-story/308bf1b182db61d6a30a43536d9b7dd8|title=Sheens sacked but offered new role to stay at the Wests Tigers|date=25 September 2012|newspaper=News.com.au}}</ref> in a restructuring of the club. This came a week after the loss of long-term players Beau Ryan and Chris Heighington to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for the 2013 season, and a poor 2012 season on the field. Heighington had one year on his contract left while a handshake deal with Ryan had been made back in February.

===Coach Mick Potter 2013–2014===
At the end of the 2012 season, [[Mick Potter]] was given the head coaching job on a two-year deal to help rebuild the club.<ref>[https://www.zerotackle.com/wests-tigers-confirm-mick-potter-coach-8018/]{{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref>

Success was far from achieved with the Tigers missing out on the finals in the 2013 and 2014 seasons finishing 15th and 13th respectively.

In further upheaval at the club, CEO Stephen Humphreys stepped down from his role<ref>[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/chief-executive-stephen-humphreys-quits-wests-tigers/news-story/371af8bcb3d88fc9dbd24882c8779f60]{{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref> in May 2013, with continued boardroom issues cited as a major factor.

In June 2013 Wests Campbelltown sold their shares in the joint venture to Wests Ashfield Leagues, and pulled out of the joint venture. This sale left Balmain Leagues Club and Wests Ashfield Leagues club with 100 shares each in the joint venture

On 26 July, the club announced Grant Meyer had been appointed as CEO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weststigersforum.com/topic/16434/grant-meyer-announced-as-ceo|title=Grant Meyer announced as CEO|date=25 July 2013|website=WestsTigersForum.com}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

During this period [[Benji Marshall]] announced his decision to leave the club at the end of 2013, and signed a deal to play rugby union in New Zealand<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-16/benji-marshall-departure-from-wests-tigers-shocks-robbie-farah/4822676|title=Farah supports Marshall's move from the Tigers|date=15 July 2013|newspaper=ABC News}}</ref>

The 2014 season was another poor season for the Wests Tigers and there was growing unrest from the club and fans about the results under Mick Potter.

Subsequently, following a mid year and end review by Meyer, Mick Potter did not have his coaching contract renewed, with the club issuing a press release confirming his release in September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2014/09/17/wests-tigers-coaching-statement/|title=Wests Tigers coaching statement|date=17 September 2014|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> Potter finished his tenure at the club with a record of 17 wins and 31 losses.

====Off-field restructure – 2014====
In September 2014, with the ongoing financial troubles at Balmain Leagues Club (who by this stage had defaulted on payments to the Wests Tigers) a new shareholder agreement was put into place with the supervision of the NRL. A new seven-person board was nominated with two from Balmain Tigers, two from Wests Leagues and three independents. A new NRL deed was issued along with a new Wests Tigers constitution being drawn up. Mike Bailey continued as chairman of the board of Wests Tigers.

The proposed 7-person board was never ratified, and a reduced board of five was approved by the NRL.

As at 5 September 2014, Wests Tigers Board of Directors consisted of the following:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2014/09/05/nrl-statement---new-wests-tigers-board-members/|title=NRL STATEMENT - New Wests Tigers Board Members|date=5 September 2014|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref>

Marina Go – Chairperson (Independent NRL Appointment),Tony Andreacchio - (Wests Ashfield Leagues Board Member), Simon Cook - (Wests Ashfield Leagues CEO), Lucio Bartololeo - (Independent NRL Appointment), Rosemary Sinclair - (Independent NRL Appointment)

Balmain Leagues Club had no appointed directors due to the club moving into funding default, and were termed "unfinancial shareholders". Balmain were in debt to the NRL to a sum of nearly AU$5 million, which was due to be repaid on 16 March 2016. At the time, it was announced that should Balmain Leagues Club fail to repay the loan, the shares would be considered "in default" and would be placed for sale. The agreement was made that Wests Ashfield Leagues Club would be offered first call to buy all the shares, pay off the NRL debts and become sole owner. If Wests Ashfield declined, the shares could be offered for general sale.

One of the first tasks for the board was to appoint a new club coach. The club moved to appoint [[Jason Taylor (rugby league)|Jason Taylor]] (who had played for Western Suburbs between 1990 and 1993) on 29 September 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/jason-taylor-appointed-as-wests-tigers-head-coach/|title=Jason Taylor appointed as Wests Tigers Head Coach » League Unlimited|website=League Unlimited}}</ref> for the oncoming 2015 season, following guidance of CEO Meyer, and supported by Chair Go. Phil Moss also joined the club as general manager of football operations at the same time.

===Coach Jason Taylor 2015–2017===
Jason Taylor began the new season with Robbie Farah as captain. The first game of the season started off vs the Gold Coast Titans. A far from convincing performance gave the Tigers a one-point field goal victory coming from the boot of Pat Richards. The season ended with Wests Tigers 15th on the ladder sharing 20 points with the Knights, with Tigers goal difference preventing the wooden spoon.

Off the pitch politics continued through the year with ownership issues still dominating headlines for the football club, with the NRL maintaining its financial interest in the club given the poor state of affairs at Balmain Leagues Club. Adding to the troubles at the club, CEO Grant Meyer tendered his resignation on 15 June 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-15/wests-tigers-ceo-resigns/6547616|title=Wests Tigers CEO Mayer resigns|date=15 June 2015|newspaper=ABC News}}</ref>

The club also made headlines with rumours and stories that the club coach and captain were in difference of opinion about how the team should be playing. In August 2015 the club made a statement on their website<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2015/08/25/wests-tigers-statement-on-captain-robbie-farah/|title=Wests Tigers statement on Captain Robbie Farah|date=25 August 2015|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> announcing that Farah had been given permission to speak with other football clubs for the 2016 season.

The new club CEO was announced on 4 September 2015 with Justin Pascoe, previously at Penrith Panthers, appointed to the role.

September 2015 also saw the announcement of a three-year sponsorship agreement with Brydens Lawyers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/news/wests-tigers-sign-record-sponsorship-deal-with-brydens-lawyers/ |title=Wests Tigers sign record sponsorship deal with Brydens Lawyers - Sports Business InsiderSports Business Insider |access-date=12 March 2017 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313130623/http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/news/wests-tigers-sign-record-sponsorship-deal-with-brydens-lawyers/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The three-year multimillion-dollar deal was the largest in the club's history and saw Brydens logo on the front and sleeve of the Wests Tigers jerseys.

The 2016 season started off with Aaron Woods replacing Robbie Farah as club captain, and the club made a promising start to the season with home wins against New Zealand Warriors and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. A string of losses including a 60 points to 6 loss against the Canberra Raiders left the club struggling at the lower end of the table. Off field, the drama surrounding Robbie Farah continued with speculation that he would leave the club by the end of the season.

After a string of mixed results, including two wins against rivals South Sydney, but a poor loss to Newcastle left Wests Tigers 9th on the ladder, a point away from the top 8 at the end of the full season.

The end of the season also saw the Robbie Farah saga concluded, with Farah penning a two-year deal with South Sydney Rabbitohs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/hooker-cameron-mcinnes-quits-rabbitohs-for-twoyear-dragons-deal/news-story/5e572dbc67c1bb58f273fa40bbe32cd0|title=Robbie Farah joins South Sydney Rabbitohs. Cameron McInnes released to Dragons|date=15 September 2016}}</ref> Robbie left the club having played 247 games and scoring 61 tries.

In April 2017, the "Big Four" story began from the media after there were reports Mitchell Moses, James Tedesco, Aaron Woods and Luke Brooks had all been looking to leave the club over issues with the salary cap and uncertainty with the playing roster heading into 2018. The four players were also reportedly not willing to continue playing with the club if Jason Taylor remained as head coach. Brooks would later sign a two-year contract extension whilst Moses, Woods and Tedesco would all depart the club with Moses being granted a mid-season release to Parramatta. Early in the 2017 season, after a pair of heavy defeats to the [[Penrith Panthers]] and [[Canberra Raiders]], Taylor was dismissed from his position as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2017/03/20/wests_tigers_stateme.html | title= Wests Tigers statement | date=20 March 2017 | publisher=Wests Tigers | access-date=25 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers-could-lose-three-members-of-the-socalled-big-four-media-watch/news-story/7e508e18a7cd295fbbeb6bc835ea2a37/|title=Wests Tigers could lose three members of the so-called 'Big Four' — Media Watch|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=5 April 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/bulldogs-lineup-biggest-recruitment-heist-since-the-1990s/news-story/4c9cd2f091eb538426c921bbe72555b8/|title=Bulldogs line-up biggest recruitment heist since the 1990s|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>

Assistant Coach Andrew Webster was appointed as caretaker manager whilst the CEO and board recruited a new full-time replacement.

====Off-field restructure and new ownership – 2016====
2016 also had its watershed moment with the ownership of the football club finally resolved. On 5 May 2016 the club released a statement announcing the restructure of the football club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2016/05/27/wests-tigers-ownership-structure-confirmed-/|title=Wests Tigers ownership structure confirmed|date=27 May 2016|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref>

In an $8.5 million deal, Wests Ashfield Leagues Club assumed majority ownership of the football franchise. As the press statement read "The ownership structure sees Wests move to 75% ownership with Balmain retaining 25% and the Board expanded to nine directors". Wests Ashfield Leagues Club (and by relationship Wests Magpies) has settled all debts owed to the NRL by the Wests Tigers Football club. Balmain Tigers Leagues Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2016/05/27/wests-tigers-ownership-structure-confirmed/|title=Wests Tigers ownership structure confirmed|date=27 May 2016|website=National Rugby League}}</ref> in a separate financial agreement had an outstanding loan and debt to NRL. Wests Ashfield Leagues Club were guarantors of that loan. Note that the loan was not secured against the Wests Tigers Football Club.

The new board had five members appointed from Wests Ashfield, two from Balmain along with two independents.

===Coach Ivan Cleary 2017–2018===
After a week of rumours in the press on 3 April 2017, it was announced that [[Ivan Cleary]] had accepted the role of coach through to the end of the 2020 season<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2017/04/03/wests-tigers-announce-ivan-cleary-as-head-coach/|title=Wests Tigers announce Ivan Cleary as Head Coach|date=3 April 2017|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> with immediate effect, at a press conference held at Wests Ashfield Leagues Club.

During a press conference with Coach Cleary late on in April, a single near throwaway comment was made by Ivan about how he approached his first meeting with the players. He said to the press "I told the players you are either on the bus, or you are off it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/how-wests-tigers-coach-ivan-cleary-got-his-players-on-the-bus-20171216-h05tzd.html|title=How Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary got his players on the bus|first=Adrian|last=Proszenko|date=16 December 2017|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> This one line became a marketing slogan used through his tenure as coach and the "On The Bus" slogan became used by fans and media alike.

2017 turned out to be a poor one for Wests Tigers on the field with The NRL team finishing in 14th spot, The Under 20s [[NRL Under-20s|Holden Cup]] team finishing 2nd to last and The NSW Cup team finishing with the [[wooden spoon]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/08/29/season_review_wests__2137328639.html |title=SEASON REVIEW &#124; Wests Tigers - NSWRL |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904065850/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/08/29/season_review_wests__2137328639.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/holdencup/ladder/tabid/10718/default.aspx |title=Ladder - NRL.com |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-date=16 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116191745/http://www.nrl.com/draw/holdencup/ladder/tabid/10718/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-sunday-live-coverage-of-todays-games/news-story/8b43006543cb3efa5b526bca15c16611|title='Can you believe it?': NRL disaster|date=3 September 2017|newspaper=News.com.au|last1=Matthey|first1=James|last2=Blair|first2=Alex}}</ref>

In the 2018 NRL season, Wests started off the year with impressive wins over the [[Sydney Roosters]] and Melbourne before a mid season slump saw the club only winning 3 out of 10 games between Round 10 and Round 20.  Wests would end up finishing in 9th position on the table missing the finals.  Their final game of the year was a 51–10 loss against the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/06/wests-tigers-2018-season-review/|title=Wests Tigers 2018 season review|website=www.nrl.com|date=30 October 2018}}</ref>

Towards the end of the season, rumours and news swirled around the press and media about Ivan Cleary leaving the Wests Tigers to return to Penrith Panthers.

On 28 October 2018, Wests released coach [[Ivan Cleary]] from the final two years of his contract.  Cleary also sent a departing text message to the tigers playing group saying "G'day boys I hope this finds you well and enjoying your time off, I was writing to you in the hope of beating the press.. to let you know that I will no longer be your coach at Wests Tigers. This is an extremely uncomfortable situation for me as I have genuine fondness for the club, and I have loved coaching you all.. I understand that this situation has caused some pain for people that I care about, along with putting the club in an awkward situation... I do not feel good about this. I would have preferred to do this in person but time and circumstances have made that impossible. I hope we meet again soon and I wish you all the very best in the future. You have my number and I am always open for a chat if you wish. Iv".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/27/ivan-cleary-texts-farewell-message-to-wests-tigers-players/|title=Ivan Cleary texts farwell message|website=www.nrl.com|date=27 October 2018}}</ref>

===Coach Michael Maguire 2019-2022===
With the signs that Cleary was leaving the club, a search was underway for his replacement. The same day the club announced Cleary's departure Michael Maguire was announced as coach through to the end of 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2018/10/28/wests-tigers-announce-michael-maguire-as-head-coach/|title=Wests Tigers announce Michael Maguire as Head Coach|date=27 October 2018|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> One of Michael Maguires early decisions at the club following the Christmas break was to remove the "co-captain" arrangement and appoint Moses Mbye as the club's sole and only captain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/08/moses-mbye-named-wests-tigers-captain-for-2019/|title=Moses Mbye named Wests Tigers captain for 2019|date=7 February 2019|website=National Rugby League}}</ref>

Under the guidance of Maguire, Wests Tigers football club has changed the team's slogan. "On the Bus" was replaced with "This is Our Jungle" for the 2019 season.

====Salary cap breaches====
On 19 December 2018 the NRL Integrity Unit under the guidance of the NRL CEO Todd Greenburg announced the Wests Tigers had been found to have fraudulently and intentionally breached the NRL Salary Cap. Greenburg announced that when playmaker Robbie Farah was released to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2016, CEO Justin Pascoe had offered to employ Farah back at the club on his retirement from football in return for Robbie agreeing to leave without incident. Despite Farah never accepting this position, and despite this story being broadcast in the media at the time, the NRL Integrity Unit decided that this offer was a sufficient incentive for Robbie to leave, it should have been formally lodged with the NRL. This was constituted a serious breach of the salary cap. The football club was fined $750,000, include the alleged salary offered to Robbie of $639,000 to the 2019 salary cap and CEO Pascoe was advised it was the intention of the NRL to de-register the experienced sports administrator from ever managing a club in the NRL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.2gb.com/nrl-issues-major-breach-notices-to-cronulla-sharks-and-wests-tigers/|title=NRL issues major breach notices to Cronulla Sharks and Wests Tigers|date=19 December 2018}}</ref>

The football club appealed this decision, and on 1 March 2019 the NRL backtracked on the position from December 2018 and halved the fine to $350,000, allowed the club to split the $639,000 of the cap breach over seasons 2019 and 2020 and CEO Justin Pascoe would be stood down for 6 months only (backdated to the original date of 19 December 2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/tigers/nrl-to-slash-west-tigers-salary-cap-fine-and-allow-justin-pascoe-to-return-as-ceo/news-story/9f9eb1c63454c6a4bccd6507ac68ffde|title=West Tigers hit by sizeable salary cap penalty, NRL refuse to register Musgrove|date=28 February 2019|website=Fox Sports}}</ref>

In the interim, Wests Ashfield CEO, Simon Cook, assumed the role of interim CEO at the football club, and temporarily stood down from his position on the football club board. Head of Football Kelly Egan left the club prior to Pascoe's return as did chairman Marino Go and Chief Operating Officer Ryan Webb.

Justin Pascoe was re-instated back to his role as CEO on 26 June 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/26/justin-pascoe-returns-to-work-after-ban/|title=Justin Pascoe returns to work after ban|date=26 June 2019|website=National Rugby League}}</ref>

====Change of chair of the board====
On 12 March 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/03/12/wests-tigers-announce-barry-ofarrell-as-chair/|title=Wests Tigers announce Barry O'Farrell as Chair|date=11 March 2019|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> the club announced to the media and press that former NSW State premier [[Barry O'Farrell]] had been appointed as chair of the board of directors, replacing Marina Go, who had come to the end of her tenure.

====Season 2019====
The [[2019 NRL season]] began with the knowledge that the club would take occupancy in the newly constructed [[Western Sydney Stadium]] in Parramatta. Four home games were allocated to this exciting new venue. The opening game of the season was played in wet conditions at [[Leichhardt Oval]] in front of 13,000 fans, with the team victors 20–6 against a poor Manly Warringah Sea Eagles team. A second round win against the free running [[New Zealand Warriors]] a week later in front of nearly 10,000 fans in Campbelltown again in wet conditions was a good start to the season.  In round 6 against the [[Parramatta Eels]], Wests played in the first [[NRL]] game at the new [[Western Sydney Stadium]] which ended in the club losing 51–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/live-scores/eels-v-wests-tigers-nrl-2019/319068 |title=Eels vs Wests Tigers – NRL match centre |publisher=Wide World of Sports |date=22 April 2019}}</ref>

Wests Tigers took another "home" game on the road in 2019, with a match hosted in Scully Park in Tamworth. Nearly 10,000 fans turned out to watch Wests run out 30–14 victors over lower placed [[Gold Coast Titans]].

The first home game of the season at the newly named BankWest stadium was held on Friday 7 June against the [[Canberra Raiders]]. The 0–28 result in front of 12,000 supporters lent some fans to make the comment "This is not our jungle".

Wests Tigers playmaker, [[Benji Marshall]], played his 300th game in the NRL on 14 July at BankWest stadium in front of more than 25,000 fans. Wests lost the game 30–18 against the [[Parramatta Eels]].

In round 25 against [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]], Wests went into the game knowing that whoever won the match would be guaranteed a finals spot as both teams came into the last game of the year on equal points.  Wests would end up losing the match 25–8 at a packed [[Leichhardt Oval]] which was also retiring [[Robbie Farah]]'s final game.  The loss also meant that this was the sixth time that Wests had finished ninth since the joint venture started in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/08/ruled-out-farah-gets-last-minute-call-up-after-warm-up-injury/|title=Ruled out, Farah gets last-minute call-up after warm-up injury|website=NRL|date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/robbie-farah-paul-gallen-private-chat-before-sharks-tigers/eebca170-6880-4a0b-8d1c-ddcc9088872a/|title=Robbie Farah's cryptic chat with Paul Gallen ahead of Leichhardt Oval showdown|website=WWOS}}</ref>

====Change of chair of the board====

On 13 November 2019 the club announced Lee Hagipantelis had been appointed chair of the board of the football club. Whilst Mr O'Farrell had only been with the club for a short while, he resigned his post to take up the position of ambassador to India for Australia.

Lee Hagipantelis is the Principal of Wests Tigers shirt sponsor, Brydens Lawyers.

====Season 2020====
The new season was kicked off with an away game against [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]] at [[WIN Stadium]] in Wollongong. Wests Tigers ran out 24–14 victors against the Red V. The season was interrupted with the global pandemic COVID-19 following the opening round, with all games being placed on hiatus.

When the shortened NRL season recommenced, all games were played initially behind closed doors. Wests played six matches with no fans able to visit the stadia to watch the games. Fans were re-admitted in limited numbers in round 8 with Wests Tigers losing to Penrith in front of 5000 fans at [[Bankwest Stadium]].

2020 wasn't a great year for the club on the pitch, eventually fading away to 11th position, with only seven wins and thirteen losses.  The club also set a new unwanted record being the first side since the competition began in 1908 to concede 24 points or more in a game for ten consecutive matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wests-tigers-season-review-peter-sterling-luke-brooks-moses-mbye-james-tamou-michael-maguire/0ee11d5b-9955-45a8-aa24-b30a25fd3d49/|title=Wests Tigers doomed to another finals miss in 2021, Peter Sterling predicts|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref>

On 18 August<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/08/18/chris-lawrence-announces-retirement/|title=Chris Lawrence announces retirement|date=18 August 2020|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> Chris Lawrence announced he would be retiring from the Wests Tigers and from Rugby League as a player. Lawrence retired having played 253 games for the club, and having scored 84 tries

On 1 September<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/09/01/wests-tigers-statement-on-benji-marshall/|title=Wests Tigers statement on Benji Marshall|date=1 September 2020|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> the club announced that Benji Marshall would not be playing on into 2021. This announcement was seen by many fans as deplorable and a petition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/benji-marshall-petition-wests-tigers/3ao44w8kj3oj1spw2k1z5rpw1|title=NRL 2020: Thousands sign fan petition to keep Benji Marshall at Wests Tigers|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=12 September 2020 }}</ref> soon garnered almost 10,000 signatures by fans, with Benji later claiming that he heard about this news via the press, not from the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/benji-marshall-wests-tigers-departure-paul-gallen-weighs-in/7a35317f-8e61-48b5-b78a-d059165df372|title='I found out in the paper': Marshall 'disappointed' by Tigers|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref> Marshall left the club having played 257 games over two stints at the club scoring 84 tries.

====Player swap 2020====
The [[2020 NRL season]] at Wests Tigers was also memorable for the first of its kind "player swap". [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]] hooker Harry Grant and Wests Tigers centre, [[Paul Momirovski]] swapped club's<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wests-tigers-sign-harry-grant-historic-nrl-swap-deal/393c07d1-b4bc-45eb-8deb-b7cb1c6bf9bd|title=Historic NRL player swap deal finalised|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref> for the 2020 season. The deal, brokered by Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy and Wests coach Michael Maguire, was the first of its kind within the NRL modern era game. The two players swapped playing clubs for the remainder of the [[2020 NRL season]].

====Share ownership update====

On 2 October 2020 the Amalgamation of Wests Ashfield Leagues Club and Balmain Tigers Leagues Club was cemented. As per the Deed of Amalgamation, this changed the ownership structure of the club to effectively be 90% Wests Ashfield, 10% Balmain Tigers.

====Season 2021====

The [[2021 NRL season]] opened with fresh hope for Wests Tigers fans. With a number of new signings at the club including Jimmy "The Jet" Roberts, and Daine Laurie in as fullback, the club moved [[Adam Doueihi]] to Number 6 to partner [[Luke Brooks]] in the halves, with [[Jacob Liddle]] coming in as hooker.

The first five rounds however were not a great success, with the club picking up only two points with a win over [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]]. In round 4 of the [[2021 NRL season]] against [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]] at [[Stadium Australia]], the match recorded the highest attendance at a Rugby League game so far in 2021 with an official attendance of 29,056.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-05/nrl-scorecentre-updates-wests-tigers-parramatta-eels/100046150/|title=Wests Tigers 22 Parramatta 36|newspaper=ABC News|date=5 April 2021}}</ref>

In round 5 of the competition, there was a lot of emotion at [[Leichhardt Oval]], with the club paying tribute following the death of [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]] legend, [[Tommy Raudonikis]]. The #7 jersey was retired for the game in memoriam,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-tommy-raudonikis-tribute-luke-brooks-wests-tigers-vs-cowboys-round-5-leichhardt-oval/news-story/34e51d8922d374531cf396f27531b5ca|title='No.7 will never be the same': Tigers' touching tribute to Tommy Raudonikis|date=11 April 2021|website=Fox Sports}}</ref> with [[Luke Brooks]] running out in #22. The game itself was more known for the team being booed off by fans at half time, trailing the un-fancied [[North Queensland Cowboys]] 28–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/tigers-vs-cowboys-wests-tigers-booed-off-at-halftime-at-leichhardt-oval/qaouygz41rur1g16r5htmkv59|title=Tigers vs Cowboys: Wests Tigers booed off at halftime at Leichhardt Oval|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=11 April 2021 }}</ref> The game ended up 34–30 to North Queensland with Wests Tigers rallying in the second half.

April 2021 also saw a minor change to the board of directors of the football club, with Mick Liubinskas being replaced by Julie Romero. Like Mick, Julie was a nominee by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, a director of that leagues club and a Wests Ashfield Debenture holder.

In round 9 of the [[2021 NRL season]], the club played at [[Campbelltown Sports Ground]] and they wore specially designed jerseys as part of a celebration into the life of Tommy Raudonikis OAM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/05/05/wests-tigers-to-celebrate-tommy-raudonikis-oam-this-saturday/|title=Wests Tigers to celebrate Tommy Raudonikis OAM|date=4 May 2021|website=Wests Tigers}}</ref> The match ball was delivered onto the pitch by Tommy's partner, Trish. Wests Tigers lost the game against the [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]] 36–28.

In June 2021, it was announced that Premiership winning coach, Tim Sheens, would be returning to the club in the capacity of Head of Football Performance<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-06-05|title=Tim Sheens returns to Wests Tigers in new role|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/06/05/tim-sheens-returns-to-wests-tigers-in-new-role/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=National Rugby League|language=en}}</ref> focussing on pathways, development and talent identification.

The Wests Tigers finished the [[2021 NRL season]] in 13th place after an awful season which saw them only win three times in the last eleven games.  In the final round of the season, Wests were defeated 38–0 by Wooden Spooners [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]].  After this point, there were talks that head coach [[Michael Maguire (rugby league)|Michael Maguire]] was to be terminated from his position but on 21 September it was announced he would be kept on as head coach for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/tigers/nrl-2021-michael-maguire-wests-tigers-coach-given-backing-wont-be-sacked-after-2021-season/news-story/e0f0e9bc6e57772f90f49164cb166561/|title=Michael Maguire stays as Tigers coach given backing in stunning U-turn|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=21 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-wests-tigers-season-review-2021-jackson-hastings-signing/7c8638c2-ee76-471f-b394-3d5634d1da22/|title=The Mole: 'Tall order' for Jackson Hastings to turn Tigers around in 2022|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref>

On the 15th October 2021, the club announced that general manager of football, Adam Hartigan, had left the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/10/15/wests-tigers-part-ways-with-adam-hartigan/|title = Wests Tigers part ways with Adam Hartigan|date = 15 October 2021}}</ref>

====Season 2022====
The [[2022 NRL season]] began with key playmakers [[Adam Doueihi]] and [[Daine Laurie (rugby league, born 1999)|Daine Laurie]] sidelined through injury, but with new signing [[Jackson Hastings]] moving into the number 7 position, with Luke Brooks shifting to 6. After 12 rounds heading into the bye round for the State of Origin series, Wests Tigers had only achieved three wins for the season so far. After much rumour in the press, on 7 June the football club announced the termination of head coach, [[Michael Maguire (rugby league)|Michael Maguire]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-michael-maguire-sacked-wests-tigers-coach-chairman-lee-hagipantelis-board-meeting-midseason-review/news-story/846abe95624540966901ad949db4508b | title='Things haven't improved' — Sheens explains Maguire sacking, what Tigers want for next coach | date=7 June 2022 }}</ref> 
[[Brett Kimmorley]] was then handed the role as interim head coach until the end of the season whilst the football club searched for a full-time replacement.  In round 23, the club was defeated 72–6 by the [[Sydney Roosters]] which made the loss the heaviest in the Wests Tigers history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-20/nrl-round-23-one-sided-games-roosters-sharks-eels/101352520/|title=Roosters, Eels and Sharks add pre-finals drubbings to one-sided round of NRL|newspaper=ABC News|date=20 August 2022 }}</ref>
In round 24, Wests Tigers lost 24–22 against [[St. George Illawarra]], the result meant that the club would finish bottom of the table and claim their first [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] in club history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/dally-m-favourite-to-prove-dragons-brass-wrong-as-tigers-look-to-avoid-the-spoon-nrl-live/news-story/48ab9a15ae6304a08b97b66b8da1991e/|title='Sums up their season': Dragons get out of jail as Tigers blow unlosable game with huge blunder|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=28 August 2022 }}</ref>
The Wests Tigers lost their last game of the season 56–10 at Leichhardt Oval against the Canberra Raiders. The score was 42–0 at halftime.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-04/nrl-knights-sharks-tigers-raiders/101402294/|title=Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16|newspaper=ABC News|date=4 September 2022 }}</ref>

===Coach Tim Sheens 2023===
Before the end of season 2022, the club announced that ex-head coach Tim Sheens was returning to the role of Head Coach of the beleaguered club. This was to be Tim Sheens second stint as head coach of the football club. It was announced he would start his new role at the commencement of the 2023 preseason,.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-14 |title=Wests Tigers appoint Tim Sheens, Benji Marshall as one-of-a-kind coaching duo |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-14/wests-tigers-appoint-tim-sheens-and-benji-marshall/101240092 |access-date=2023-09-11}}</ref>

====Coaching appointments====
The club was announced that Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah would be appointed to the coaching team for the following two seasons (2023 and 2024) and for Benji Marshall to take the reins of the club for season 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-14 |title='Great day': Wests Tigers stun NRL with major Benji Marshall news |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nrl-2022-fans-brace-massive-benji-marshall-announcement-063553191.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-AU}}</ref> as head coach in his own right, with Tim Sheens to move back to his role as director of football.

====Season 2023====
The club started the [[2023 NRL season]] as they did the year previously losing their opening five matches. They became the first club since [[Newtown Jets|Newtown]] in 1968 and 1969 to lose their first five matches in two consecutive seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/broncos-humiliate-wests-tigers-in-horrific-54year-first/news-story/be0ec1f936ff65dc31ac6c29db9ba8f9/|title=Broncos humiliate Wests Tigers in horrific 54-year first|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>
On 4 April 2023, the club came under criticism from fans and the media after they released a commemorative ANZAC jersey with a stock image of American soldiers on the front and back. The club then released a statement which read “As a club Wests Tigers is deeply sorry if the use of this image has in any way offended anyone, This was never our intention, and we are taking steps to rectify this".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/05/wests-tigers-apologise-after-accidentally-depicting-us-soldiers-on-anzac-jersey/|title=Wests Tigers apologise after accidentally depicting US soldiers on Anzac jersey|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 April 2023 |last1=Hytner |first1=Mike }}</ref>
In round 9, the Wests Tigers won their first match in 273 days as they upset back to back premiers [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] 12–8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-shock-the-panthers-to-end-273day-losing-streak/news-story/5931cada6d5c74f82f99aefb7a32e4fb/|title=Wests Tigers shock the Panthers to end 273-day losing streak|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>

Round 12 saw the Wests Tigers biggest win of the season, and signs of a recovery of the club, with a score of 66–18 against the North Queensland Cowboys, with a 100% conversion of all eleven tries.

The week following this match, the club announced that [[Joe Ofahengaue]] was leaving the club in a mid-season move to the Parramatta Eels.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=Parramatta Eels announce signing of Joe Ofahengaue |url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/05/23/parramatta-eels-announce-signing-of-joe-ofahengaue/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Parramatta Eels |language=en}}</ref>

In round 18, the club suffered the third biggest loss in Australian rugby league history losing 74–0 against [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]. It was also the biggest loss by any team of the NRL era. It came after just two months prior where the Wests Tigers defeated North Queensland 66–18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-north-queensland-cowboys-vs-wests-tigers-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-valentine-holmes-jahream-bula/news-story/499ac57d057c3b8786b05a70e501b9ed/|title=74-0! Records tumble in 88-year first as Cowboys exact revenge over Tigers: Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=July 2023 }}</ref>

On 16 August 2023, the Wests Tigers released a statement detailing how Tim Sheens had requested to stand down as head coach at the end of the season, with Benji Marshall to take over head coaching duties from 2024 rather than 2025 as originally planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-tim-sheens-to-step-aside-benji-marshall-to-take-over/news-story/4d85c77b75f92ee618338201f00005d2|title=Tim Sheens to step aside as Wests Tigers' coach, Benji Marshall to take over|website=www.theaustralian.com.au}}</ref> Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis claimed in an interview with Fox Sports that the decision to fast-track Marshall to the head coaching role had been considered for some time due to him exceeding expectations in his role as Sheens' assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/tim-sheens-stands-down-as-tigers-coach!864506|title=Tim Sheens stands down as Tigers coach|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

During a game at Commbank Stadium, unhappy fans started to show their anger with the management of the club by unfurling a banner at the home game against the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] aimed at the CEO Justin Pascoe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pryde |first=Scott |date=2023-08-22 |title=Paint and an old bedsheet: Tigers fan speaks out after security removed, misplaced Pascoe sign |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/paint-and-an-old-bedsheet-tigers-fan-speaks-out-after-security-removed-misplaced-pascoe-sign-161494/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Zero Tackle |language=en-US}}</ref> Further banners were unfurled by fans at the away game against the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] at [[Brookvale Oval]].[https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/protest-by-tigers-fans-as-sorry-season-hammered-home-by-rampant-manly-20230901-p5e1g0.html]

In round 26 of the 2023 NRL season, Wests Tigers finished with the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for a second consecutive season after they lost 32–8 against the Sydney Roosters. Wests Tigers needed to win their remaining two matches to avoid finishing in last place. The Wests Tigers [[Jersey Flegg Cup]] team also finished with the Wooden Spoon in their respective competition which capped off a bad year for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-axed-rooster-returns-for-mustwin-clash-as-tigers-fight-to-avoid-wooden-spoon/news-story/8ff0988b55b4dde31a12d48bb1ede88f/|title=Star's sizzling return amid Roosters' injury blow as damning stat exposes Tigers: Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=26 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nothingbutleague.com/2023-nswrl-jersey-flegg-results-366330/|title=NSWRL Jersey Flegg results|website=nothingbutleague.com|date=24 September 2023 }}</ref>

====Independent review====
On 15 September 2023 the club began a review of all football operations following the second wooden spoon. The review was conducted by former NRL chief financial officer Tony Crawford and managing director of Cooperage Capital Pty Ltd Gary Barnier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-14 |title=Tigers fans spark external review after back-to-back spoons and years of turmoil |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-review-benji-marshall-justin-pascoe-lee-hagipantelis-news-david-furner-western-suburbs-magpies-highlights/news-story/6b97525c96e9253f8a95248a972dfeff |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> The club confirmed at the time no deadline had been set for the completion of the review.

Whilst the review had only started a few days earlier, it was publicised that Lee Hagipantellis had been re-appointed as an independent board member and chair of the board for a further three years<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-20 |title='He has absolutely zero impact': Tigers legend goes berserk after controversial chairman re-election |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-lee-hagipantelis-reelected-as-wests-tigers-chairman-board-vote-reaction/news-story/26029593d2ea5b1b195ee3f451ebbaa5 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref>

On 28 September 2023 James Myatt resigned from the board of directors of the football club.

Only weeks after confirming Lee Hagipantellis was to remain as chair of the board, news broke that the director Tony Andreacchio had called Lee to request he stand down and resign as chair of the board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tigers crisis deepens after invitation rejected |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-wests-tigers-chairman-lee-hagipantelis-ceo-justin-pascoe-coach-benji-marshall/de2a551c-5418-4c48-956c-6eaef0e5deac |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=wwos.nine.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

====Appointment of new board and CEO====
On 12 December 2023 with the first phase of the independent review complete,  the entire board of directors of the club was stood down, and the club [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] Justin Pascoe resigned his role.<ref name="Dismissal">{{Cite web|last=Chammas|first=Michael|title=Entire Wests Tigers board dismissed, Pascoe resigns as CEO|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/entire-wests-tigers-board-dismissed-pascoe-resigns-as-ceo-20231212-p5eqy4.html|date=12 December 2023|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=12 December 2023|language=en-AU}}</ref>  [[Shane Richardson (rugby league)|Shane Richardson]] (ex-[[South Sydney Rabbitohs|Rabbitohs]] CEO) was appointed as the interim chief executive, whilst [[Barry O'Farrell]], former [[New South Wales Liberal Party|Liberal]] leader and ex [[Premier of New South Wales]], returned to the club as the interim chair of the board.<ref name="Dismissal" />

Two new board members, Danny Stapleton and David Gilbert, were appointed, representing shareholders Balmain Tigers RLFC and Holman Barnes Group respectively. (Later in 2024 David Gilbert was replaced by Stephen Montgomery)

===Coach Benji Marshall 2024–===
Prior to the end of the 2023 season, [[Benji Marshall]], who had previously been the club's assistant coach, was appointed as head coach from the commencement of pre-season training for season 2024.<ref>{{cite web|author=AAP|title=Wests Tigers deny 'knifing' Tim Sheens as Benji Marshall takes over as NRL coach in 2024|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-16/nrl-wests-tigers-tim-sheens-benji-marshall/102737058|date=16 August 2023|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Campton|first=Nick|title=Marshall begins life as Wests Tigers coach as the joint venture searches for something to believe in|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-10/benji-marshall-wests-tigers-coach-pre-season-wooden-spoon-nrl/103092030|date=10 November 2023|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>

One of the first appointments was adding [[John Morris (rugby league)|John Morris]] as assistant and defensive coach for season 2024. Morris rejoined the club he played more than 70 games for, often playing alongside Marshall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=John Morris returns to Wests Tigers |url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2023/08/23/john-morris-returns-to-wests-tigers/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Wests Tigers |language=en}}</ref>
The club endured another tough campaign in the [[2024 NRL season]] winning only six matches all year. At one stage, the club went through a nine-game losing streak. In round 27, the Wests Tigers had the chance of avoiding their third straight wooden spoon as they played against Parramatta in what was dubbed by the media as the "Spoon Bowl". Wests would lose the match 60-26 which ensured they would finish with the wooden spoon for a third consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-wests-tigers-v-parramatta-eels-spoon-bowl-lachlan-galvin-reaction-social-media-rugby-league-news/news-story/52d07b10167bea71afbbb846921d969c/|title=‘Either the best or worst game all year’: NRL world ‘can’t look away’ from Spoon Bowl|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
It capped off a bad year for the club with the NSW Cup team Western Suburbs also finishing with the wooden spoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/ladder/?competition=113&round=26&season=2024/|title=NSW Cup 2024 Ladder|website=www.nswrl.com.au}}</ref>

The shining light of the season was Shane Richardsons role as CEO being made permanent on a four-year deal to commence 2 July 2024<ref>{{Cite web | title=Richardson appointed Wests Tigers CEO on four-year deal. {{!}} Wests Tigers | url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/04/26/richardson-appointed-Wests-Tigers-CEO-on-four-year-deal/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622120520/https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/04/26/richardson-appointed-Wests-Tigers-CEO-on-four-year-deal/ | access-date=2025-08-17 | archive-date=2024-06-22}}</ref>
In the [[2025 NRL season]], Wests Tigers finished 13th on the table after recording nine wins for the year, their most wins in a season since 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2025-the-mole-season-review-wests-tigers-20250913-p5muql.html/|title=The Mole's season review: Late season form proved Wests Tigers 'fell apart' after Galvin 'squabble'|website=www.nine.com.au}}</ref>

==== New sponsors ====
Brydens Lawyers shirt and major club sponsorship expired at the end of season 2024, and the club revealed a new shirt sponsorship with [[Pepper Money]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wests Tigers |url=https://www.peppermoney.com.au/about/community/wests-tigers |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.peppermoney.com.au |language=en}}</ref> marking a further achievement of the largest sponsor deal in the clubs history. Real estate construction development company Pama also increased their sponsorship becoming the new sternum shirt sponsor for a 3-year term.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Local sponsor upgrades to new three-year deal |url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/112/19/local-sponsor-upgrades-to-new-three-year-deal/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Wests Tigers |language=en}}</ref>

==== New Directors ====
Following on from the full club review, three new independent directors were appointed by the club: Charlie Viola (former partner at Pitcher Partners), Michelle McDowell (former MD of Allied Express) and Annabelle Williams OAM PLY (lawyer and former Paralympic gold medallist).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-14 |title=Wests Tigers complete Board transformation with four Independent Directors |url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2025/01/15/wests-tigers-complete-board-transformation-with-four-independent-directors/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Wests Tigers |language=en}}</ref>

At the first full board meeting on 28th January 2025, Barry O'Farrell was voted in as Chair of the Board on a full-time basis<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Barry O’Farrell elected Wests Tigers Chair |url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2025/01/29/barry-ofarrell-elected-wests-tigers-chair/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Wests Tigers |language=en}}</ref>

==== Reported proposed moves to end joint venture ====
In 2024, there were two reports that the joint venture might come to end. On 29 August, it was reported that the [[Balmain Tigers|Balmain]] board was looking to pull out the joint venture with the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=‘It hasn’t worked’: Balmain weighs up bombshell Wests Tigers split as joint venture pushed to brink |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-balmain-tigers-eyeing-nrl-return-wests-tigers-joint-venture-western-suburbs-magpies/news-story/7ca091bcbe5de5aab218fa93c793a857 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> Balmain chairman Danny Stapleton rejected these claims the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NRL news 2024 {{!}} Wests Tigers future under threat; Balmain Tigers breakaway; chairman rejects claims |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2024-balmain-crisis-meeting-western-suburbs-tigers-future/6d39793b-7fa9-47c0-a6d3-a1a0f8100032 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830081440/https://amp.nine.com.au/article/6d39793b-7fa9-47c0-a6d3-a1a0f8100032 |archive-date=30 August 2024 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=amp.nine.com.au |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> In December, it was reported that there was a plot for the Western Suburbs Magpies to take full control of the club, and return the Magpies brand to the NRL in a leaked text.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=‘Misguided ambition is to see Magpies replace the Wests Tigers’: Bombshell text revealed |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/tigers/misguided-ambition-is-to-see-magpies-replace-the-wests-tigers-bombshell-text-revealed/news-story/92a16babf3d6eaa72a81d84590810aba |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> Former Balmain Tiger [[Benny Elias]] declared his belief the next day that 100,000 fans will descend on Sydney’s streets in protest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=Tigers great declares 100,000 fans will ‘take to the streets’ if ‘farcical’ merger ploy occurs |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/tigers-great-declares-100000-fans-will-take-to-the-streets-if-farcical-merger-ploy-occurs/news-story/8fafc243a79534150cbc8caf6bec3c2c |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> Both of these reports have been unsubstantiated with a lack of any further evidence.

==Ownership, board and corporate governance==
Wests Tigers are a joint venture, which was formed between Wests Magpies and Balmain Tigers football clubs.

===Western Suburbs Leagues Club Ltd===
Running under the name Holman Barnes Group, there are three locations: Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, Croydon Sports and the Markets Club at Homebush West. The group is the primary financial donor to the Wests Tigers rugby league franchise outside of the revenue provided by the NRL and corporate sponsorship. From 2014 Wests Ashfield was the only Leagues Club which directly subsidized the Wests Tigers Rugby League franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westsashfield.com.au/|title=Home|website=Wests Ashfield Leagues}}</ref>

===Balmain Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd===
A foundation club of the NSWRFL, Balmain Tigers Rugby League Football Club was established on 23 January 1908 at [[Balmain Town Hall]]. The club has competed in the NSWRL competitions for 110 years, winning 11 first grade premierships.

Also operating a club known as Balmain Leagues Club, the operating business was built in 1957. The original site was situated on the corner of Victoria Road and Darling Street, Rozelle. The club was the venue for a celebration party after Wests Tigers won the [[National Rugby League|NRL Premiership]] in 2005.

The Leagues Club closed its doors on 28 March 2010, with the former club site now vacant after receiving a notice to vacate the site to make way for the proposed Rozelle Village development to go ahead.

Balmain Leagues Club entered voluntary administration on 26 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigers.org.au/index.php/press-release-october-26th-2018/#.XSwEl-gzbD4|title=Balmain Leagues Club to enter voluntary administration|access-date=15 July 2019|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035754/http://www.tigers.org.au/index.php/press-release-october-26th-2018/#.XSwEl-gzbD4|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2019 members of both Balmain Leagues Club and Wests Ashfield Leagues club voted almost unanimously for an amalgamation to take place. Once ratified by office of Liquor and Gaming, Balmain Leagues Club ceased to exist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/approval-for-balmain-leagues-club-redevelopment-in-rozelle-|title=Balmain Leagues Club Redevelopment Wins Approval|first=Dinah Lewis|last=Boucher|date=11 September 2020|website=The Urban Developer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.urban.com.au/expert-insights/buying/balmain-leagues-club-site-set-for-135-million-re-development|title=Balmain Leagues Club site set for $135 million re-development|date=11 September 2020|website=Urban}}</ref>

===Former clubs===
====Wests Campbelltown====
Wests League Club is located in Leumeah, next door to [[Campbelltown Stadium]], one of the Wests Tigers home grounds. Wests Campbelltown League Club was established in 1987 when Wests Ashfield Leagues purchased the former Campbelltown City Kangaroos Club.

In 1996, Wests Ashfield Leagues Club and Wests Campbelltown League Club became separate entities.

Wests Campbelltown League Club is no longer involved in the ownership of Wests Tigers having sold their 25% shares to Wests Ashfield in 2013, but remains a corporate sponsor.

===Board of directors===
The football club allows for up to 9 board members. As at 16 June 2025, the current board comprises:

* [[Barry O'Farrell]] - Independent - Chair
* Stephen Montgomery - Holman Barnes nominee
* Danny Stapleton - Balmain Tigers nominee
* Dennis (Denny) Burgess - Wests Magpies nominee
* [[Leo Epifania]] - Wests Magpies General Manager
* Charlie Viola - Independent
* Michelle McDowell - Independent
* [[Annabelle Williams]] OAM - Independent

The club secretary is Jamie Barrington (Wests Tigers Football Club CFO)

===Ownership structure===
As at 8 October 2020:

* Wests Magpies Pty Ltd (ACN:089 921 166) own 4,000,080 of the Class A shares and 5,000,100 of the class B shares (90% of all shares)
* Balmain Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd (ACN 002 592 949) own 1,000,020 of the Class A shares (10% of all shares)

Wests Magpies Pty Ltd is a jointly owned legal entity:

* 2 shares are held by Western Suburbs Leagues Club Limited (aka Holman Barnes Group)
* 1 share is held by Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd (aka the Wests Magpies)

Note 1: WSDRLFC is a controlled entity of Holman Barnes Group

==Stadium/venue record==
The Wests Tigers do not have a single home stadium but play at a number of grounds each year.

The recurrent used homes grounds have been [[Campbelltown Stadium|Campbelltown Sports Stadium]] and [[Leichhardt Oval]] with each venue hosting five games per season. These grounds are around 50&nbsp;km apart and are in Magpie and Tiger territories respectively. Other home grounds include one "home" game a year at [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]] in [[Brisbane]] since 2019 for [[Magic Round (NRL)|Magic Round]]. Previously the club has played home games at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] and [[Stadium Australia|Accor Stadium]]. From 2019 to 2023 Wests Tigers took their home games to the brand new [[Western Sydney Stadium|Commbank Stadium]]. In 2024, Wests Tigers announced from 2025 to 2027 that they will play in [[Western Sydney Stadium|Commbank Stadium]], [[Campbelltown Stadium|Campbelltown Sports Stadium]], and [[Leichhardt Oval]].

From 2004 until 2006, a "home game" was played at [[Lancaster Park]] against the [[Auckland]] based [[New Zealand Warriors]]. This agreement was not renewed for 2007 and in that year a game was played at [[Central Coast Stadium]] in [[Gosford]] against [[Melbourne Storm]]. In 2008, one home game was played at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] as part of the Centenary of Rugby League celebrations, and also one game at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]. In 2018, one home game was played at [[Mount Smart Stadium]] in Auckland as part of a double header at the venue. In the years from 2018 to 2024, a home game had been played at Scully Park in [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]].

Stadiums used by the Wests Tigers as home grounds:

Present:
* [[Campbelltown Stadium|Campbelltown Sports Stadium]] (2000–): 96 Played; 39 Wins, 56 Losses, 1 Draw
* [[Leichhardt Oval]] (2000–): 98 Played; 54 Wins, 43 Losses, 1 Draw

Occasional:
* [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]], Brisbane (2019–): 22 Played; 10 Wins, 12 Losses 
Former:
* [[Lancaster Park]], Christchurch (2004–2006): 3 Played; 2 Wins, 1 Loss
* [[Scully Park]], Tamworth (2018–2024): 5 Played; 1 Win, 4 Losses
* [[Stadium Australia|Accor Stadium]] (2005–2008, 2014–2018):  91 Played; 36 Wins, 55 Losses
* [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] (2008–2020): 9 Played; 3 Wins, 6 Losses
* [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]] (2009–2013): 42 Played; 16 Wins, 26 Losses
* [[Western Sydney Stadium|Commbank Stadium]] (2019–2023): 25 Played; 9 Wins, 16 Losses

==Emblems and jerseys==

The club's name and logo are a combination of the two partners. The uniform colours are a combination of the black and white of the Western Suburbs Magpies uniform and the black and gold from the Balmain Tigers uniform. The original logo combined a modern "in your face" Tiger with a traditional Wests 'V' in the background. There is also a Magpie (taken from the Western Suburbs Logo) on both sleeves of the Jersey. In 2009, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the joint venture, a predominantly white strip with a gold 'V' was unveiled.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Liverpool City Champion|title=Tigers kick-off 10th season|url=http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/news/local/sport/general/tigers-kickoff-10th-season/1436844.aspx|access-date=26 April 2009|date=18 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021114916/http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/news/local/sport/general/tigers-kickoff-10th-season/1436844.aspx}}</ref>

Since formation, the Wests Tigers have mostly retained the same logo with subtle changes. In October 2021, Wests Tigers unveiled a simplified logo ahead of the 2022 NRL season, retaining the tiger head of previous emblems with fewer details. The rebranding is intended to make the identity more suitable to modern digital formats, and coincided with the Tigers' move to a new training and administration base.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/10/06/wests-tigers-unveil-new-logo/|title = Wests Tigers unveil new logo| date=6 October 2021 }}</ref>

==Supporters==
At the end of the [[2023 NRL season]], the club recorded 20,003 paying members which ranked the club with the sixth highest membership base out of the nine Sydney clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nothingbutleague.com/2023-nrl-best-nrl-supported-clubs-unmasked-380864/|title=Total NRL Membership Numbers And Membership Base Growth|website=nothingbutleague.com|date=8 December 2023 }}</ref>

Some notable supporters of the club include [[Russell Arnold]],<ref name="CT" /> [[Jimmy Barnes]],<ref>{{cite web|title=BARNSEY LOVES HIS WESTS TIGERS|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=19606|access-date=27 November 2009|website=weststigers.com.au|archive-date=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727125709/http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=19606|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ashleigh Barty|Ash Barty]]<ref>{{cite news| work= Brisbane Times | title=Ash Barty remembering where she came from, Titans wondering where fans have gone|author=Peter Psaltis | url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/ash-barty-remembering-where-she-came-from-titans-wondering-where-fans-have-gone-20140411-36ihn.html}}</ref> [[Tim Cahill]], [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]],<ref name=fans>{{cite web|title='TIGER' GEALE THE REAL DEAL|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=20904|author=Wayne Cousins|access-date=28 November 2009|website=weststigers.com.au|archive-date=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727125734/http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=20904|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Vic Darchinyan]],<ref name="CT">{{cite news| work=The Canberra Times| title=Rock legend Jimmy Barnes offers embattled Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah his support| author=Daniel Lane| url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-league/wests-tigers/rock-legend-jimmy-barnes-offers-embattled-wests-tigers-skipper-robbie-farah-his-support-20150907-gjgtgp.html| access-date=7 September 2015| date=27 September 2015| archive-date=17 October 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017173953/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-league/wests-tigers/rock-legend-jimmy-barnes-offers-embattled-wests-tigers-skipper-robbie-farah-his-support-20150907-gjgtgp.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Anthony Field]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Blue Wiggle Anthony: Meet my beautiful baby boy |url=http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/celebrity/inthemag/300281/blue-wiggle-anthony-meet-my-beautiful-baby-boy |access-date=27 November 2009 |magazine=Woman's Day |archive-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304125407/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/celebrity/inthemag/300281/blue-wiggle-anthony-meet-my-beautiful-baby-boy |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Dawn Fraser]],<ref>{{cite news|publisher=ABC Online|url=http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1599405.htm|title=Heavy police presence planned for Bulldogs NRL game|date=23 March 2006|access-date=26 November 2009}}</ref> [[Daniel Geale]],<ref name="CT" /> [[Julie Goodwin]],<ref>{{cite web|work=weststigers.com.au|title=Celebrity chef Julie Goodwin renews her 2013 Membership|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/news-display/Celebrity-chef-Julie-Goodwin-renews-her-2013-Membership/65912|access-date=14 November 2012|date=14 November 2012|archive-date=31 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231080321/http://www.weststigers.com.au/news-display/Celebrity-chef-Julie-Goodwin-renews-her-2013-Membership/65912|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sam Konstas]], [[Jimmy Little]],<ref>{{cite web| work= NITV| title=NITV Remembers: Uncle Jimmy Little| date=March 2017| url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2017/03/01/nitv-remembers-uncle-jimmy-little}}</ref> [[Paul Murray (presenter)|Paul Murray]],<ref name="CT" /> [[Barry O'Farrell]],<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Mosman Daily|title=Barry O'Farrell laments he will never become a Bear again|author=Kelly Robinson|url=http://mosman-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/barry-laments-he-will-never-become-a-bear-again/|access-date=13 June 2011|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> [[Dominic Perrottet]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hyland|first=Anne|date=2019-11-29|title=NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet: lessons from my father, John|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-treasurer-dominic-perrottet-lessons-from-my-father-john-20191126-p53e5t.html|access-date=2021-10-28|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]],<ref>{{cite web| work= atpworldtour.com| title=Jordan Thompson| url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Th/J/Jordan-Thompson.aspx|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> and [[Harry Triguboff]].<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/news/stay-in-touch/fined-if-you-do-and-bombed-if-you-dont/2005/12/05/1133631201076.html "Balls and whistles"] 6 December 2005 ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''</ref>

==Kit sponsors and manufacturers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Kit supplier
! Major sponsor
!Sternum sponsor
! Upper back sponsor
!Lower back sponsor
! Sleeve sponsor
! Shorts sponsors
|-
|2020
|ISC
|Brydens Lawyers
|neds
|neds
|Allied Express
|Brydens Lawyers
|U Tech, Deemah Stone, MSR Services
|-
| 2021 || [[Steeden]] || Brydens Lawyers
|neds|| neds 
|Organica|| Brydens Lawyers || Barclay Pearce Capital, PlayUp, Sharp Extensive IT
|-
|2022
|Steeden
|Brydens Lawyers
|Organica
|ELMO Software
|KFC
|Brydens Lawyers
|Barclay Pearce Capital, PlayUp, Sharp Extensive IT
|-
|2023
|Steeden
|Brydens Lawyers
|PlayUp
|FAB Industrial Logistics
|KFC
|FAB Industrial Logistics
|Barclay Pearce Capital, Draft Stars
|-
|2024
|Steeden
|Brydens Lawyers
|NA
|PlayUp
|NA
|FAB Industrial Logistics
|Pama
|-
|2025
|Steeden
|[[Pepper Money]]
|Pama
|Play Up
|Allied Express
|[[Zurich Insurance Group|Zurich]]
|LC Wealth
|}

=== Major partner ===
* [[Pepper Money]]

=== Premier partners ===
* PlayUp, [[Steeden]], Allied Express,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alliedexpress.com.au/about-allied-express/our-sponsorships|title=Proud supporters of the NRL's Wests Tigers|last1=Chullora|first1=Allied Express 2/62 Hume Highway|last2=Australia 13 13 73|first2=NSW 2190|website=Allied Express Transport|language=en-gb|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref> [[Victoria Bitter]], Holman Barnes Group, Pama, Elmo, [[Zurich Insurance Group|Zurich]]

=== Platinum partners ===
* [[Hertz Global Holdings|Hertz]], ISRI, Wests Campbelltown, [[Ticketek]], [[McDonald's]], Haymes Paint, LC Wealth, Gavmanak

=== Gold partners ===
* Binet Homes, Liverpool Catholic Club

=== Corporate partners ===
* Bradcorp, E Group, Ken Shafer Suto Body, Masterton Homes, My Property Consultants, [[Nova 96.9]], Roosters Traffic Control, Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club, St Johns Park Bowling Club, Tharawal, [[Triple M]], Wakeling Automotive, Momenta

=== Player's club sponsors ===
* APN Compounding, Club Menangle, Exclusive Estate Agents, Leumeah Shopping Centre, Murray Kennedy, Tidda Workforce, Ultra Building Works, Z Wealth Group, Z Realty Group, Ellis Consolidated, Mars Forklifts, Sensory Gardens Australia, Retroair, KwikFlo

==Season statistics==
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:95%; text-align:center; background: #F9F9F9;" cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:30px;"|Season
! style="width:30px;"|Pos
! style="width:30px;"|Pld
! style="width:30px;"|W
! style="width:30px;"|D
! style="width:30px;"|L
! style="width:30px;"|B
! style="width:30px;"|F
! style="width:30px;"|A
! style="width:30px;"|+/-
! style="width:30px;"|Pts
! style="width:150px;"|Notes
! style="width:30px;"|Crowd<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2000|2000]]
|'''10th'''
|26||11||2||13||N/A||519||642||−123||'''24'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2000]]
|12,124
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2001|2001]]
|'''12th'''
|26||9||1||16||N/A||474||746||−272||'''19'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2001]]
|9,287
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2002|2002]]
|'''13th'''
|24||7||0||17||2||498||642||−144||'''18'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2002]]
|10,478
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2003|2003]] 
|'''13th'''
|24||7||0||17||2||470||598||−128||'''18'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2003]]
|8,993
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2004|2004]]
|'''9th'''
|24||10||0||14||2||509||534||−25||'''24'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2004]]
|13,935
|- style="background:#BEDAFF;"
|[[National Rugby League season 2005|2005]]
|'''4th'''
|24||14||0||10||2||676||575||101||'''32'''|| '''Premiers'''<br />[[Wests Tigers 2005]]
|19,998
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2006|2006]]
|'''11th'''
|24||10||0||14||2||490||565||−75||'''24'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2006]]
|19,357
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2007|2007]]
|'''9th'''
|24||11||0||13||1||541||561||−20||'''24'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2007]]
|16,766
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2008|2008]]
|'''10th'''
|24|| 11|| 0|| 13|| 2|| 528|| 560|| −32|| '''26'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2008]]
|15,930
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2009|2009]]
|'''9th'''
|24||12||0||12|| 2||558 ||483|| 75|| '''28'''|| [[Wests Tigers 2009]]
|16,848
|-
|[[National Rugby League season 2010|2010]]
|'''3rd'''
|24||15||0||9|| 2||537||503||34|| '''34'''|| [[2010 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2010]]
|16,941
|-
|[[2011 NRL season|2011]]
|'''4th'''
|24||15||0||9|| 2||519||430||89|| '''34'''|| [[2011 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2011]]
|17,852
|-
|[[2012 NRL season|2012]]
|'''10th'''
|24||11||0||13|| 2||506||551||−45|| '''26'''|| [[2012 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2012]]
|16,227
|-
|[[2013 NRL season|2013]]
|'''15th'''
|24||7||0||17|| 2||386||687||−301|| '''18'''|| [[2013 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2013]]
|10,507
|-
|[[2014 NRL season|2014]]
|'''13th'''
|24||10||0||14|| 2||420||631||−211|| '''24'''|| [[2014 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2014]]
|13,104
|-
|[[2015 NRL season|2015]]
|'''15th'''
|24||8||0||16|| 2||487||562||−75|| '''20'''|| [[2015 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2015]]
|11,709
|-
|[[2016 NRL season|2016]]
|'''9th'''
|24||11||0||13|| 2||499||607||−108|| '''26'''|| [[2016 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2016]]
|15,390
|-
|[[2017 NRL season|2017]]
|'''14th'''
|24||7||0||17|| 2||413||571||−158|| '''18'''|| [[2017 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2017]]
|13,551
|-
|[[2018 NRL season|2018]]
|'''9th'''
|24||12||0||12|| 1||377||460||−83|| '''26'''|| [[2018 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2018]]
|17,181
|-
|[[2019 NRL season|2019]]
|'''9th'''
|24||11||0||13|| 1||475||486||−11|| '''24'''|| [[2019 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2019]]
|13,992
|-
|[[2020 NRL season|2020]]
|'''11th'''
|20||7||0||13|| 0||440||505||−65|| '''14'''|| [[2020 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2020]]
|2,966
|-
|[[2021 NRL season|2021]]
|'''13th'''
|24||8||0||16|| 1||500||714||−214|| '''18'''|| [[2021 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2021]]
|9,526
|-
|[[2022 NRL season|2022]]
|'''16th'''
|24||4||0||20|| 1||352||679||−327|| '''10'''|| [[2022 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2022]]
|11,094
|-
|[[2023 NRL season|2023]]
|'''17th'''
|24||4||0||20|| 3||385||675||−290|| '''14'''|| [[2023 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2023]]
|11,042
|-
|[[2024 NRL season|2024]]
|'''17th'''
|24||6||0||18|| 3||463||750||−287|| '''18'''|| [[2024 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2024]]
|12,653
|-
|[[2025 NRL season|2025]]
|'''13th'''
|24||9||0||15|| 3||477||612||−135|| '''24'''|| [[2025 Wests Tigers season|Wests Tigers 2025]]
|15,383
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Average home crowd

==Head-to-head records==
{{table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter col1left"
|-
! Opponent !!style="width:5em"|Played !!style="width:5em"|Won !!style="width:5em"|Drawn !!style="width:5em"|Lost !!style="width:5em"|Win %
|-
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla Sharks|18}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Sharks]] || 39 || 20 || 1 || 18 || '''51.28'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland Cowboys|18}} [[North Queensland Cowboys|Cowboys]] || 48 || 24 || 0 || 24 || '''50.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Dolphins|18}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || '''50.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra Dragons|18}} [[St George Illawarra Dragons|Dragons]] || 47 || 22 || 0 || 25 || '''46.81'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Newcastle Knights|18}} [[Newcastle Knights|Knights]] || 40 || 18 || 0 || 22 || '''45.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|18}} [[Canberra Raiders|Raiders]] || 46 || 20 || 0 || 26 || '''43.48'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|18}} [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]] || 39 || 16 || 0 || 23 || '''41.03'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|18}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Sea Eagles]] || 39 || 16 || 0 || 23 || '''41.03'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney Rabbitohs|18}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|Rabbitohs]] || 45 || 18 || 0 || 27 || '''40.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Bulldogs|18}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] || 45 || 18 || 0 || 27 || '''40.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|18}} [[Gold Coast Titans|Titans]] || 29 || 11 || 0 || 18 || '''37.93'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta Eels|18}} [[Parramatta Eels|Eels]] || 50 || 18 || 1 || 31 || '''36.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|18}} [[Penrith Panthers|Panthers]] || 43 || 15 || 0 || 28 || '''34.88'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|18}} [[Melbourne Storm|Storm]] || 39 || 12 || 0 || 27 || '''30.77'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|18}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Broncos]] || 34 || 9 || 1 || 24 || '''26.47'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|18}} [[Sydney Roosters|Roosters]] || 40 || 10 || 0 || 30 || '''25.00'''
|- class="sortbottom"
|}

===Finals appearances===
'''3''' ([[2005 NRL season|2005]], [[2010 NRL season|2010]], [[2011 NRL season|2011]])

==2025 squad==
{{Wests Tigers current squad}}

=== 2025 signings and losses<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Wests Tigers release Nofoaluma |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/01/01/2024-nrl-signings-tracker-latest-signings-news-contracts-and-details/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Signings
!Player
!Previous club
!Contract ends
|-
|[[Jack Bird]]
|[[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St George Illawarra Dragons]]
|2026
|-
|[[Jarome Luai]]
|[[Penrith Panthers]]
|2029
|-
|[[Jeral Skelton]]
|[[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
|2026
|-
|[[Sunia Turuva]]
|[[Penrith Panthers]]
|2027
|-
|[[Royce Hunt]]
|[[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
|2027
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Losses
!Player
!Club
|-
|[[Aidan Sezer]]
|[[Hull F.C.]]
|-
|[[Isaiah Papali'i]]
|[[Penrith Panthers]]
|-
|[[Junior Tupou]]
|[[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|-
|[[Stefano Utoikamanu]]
|[[Melbourne Storm]]
|-
|[[John Bateman (rugby league)|John Bateman]] 
|[[North Queensland Cowboys]]
|-
|[[Justin Olam]]
|Retired
|}

==Players==
{{main|List of Wests Tigers players}}

==Representative players==
{{Main|List of Wests Tigers representatives}}

==Statistics and records==
{{Main|List of Wests Tigers records}}

[[Robbie Farah]] holds the record for most appearances for The Wests Tigers with 277. Having played in every game of the 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 seasons.<ref name="wtr">{{cite web|title=Wests Tigers Records|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=wtrecords|access-date=27 December 2009|website=weststigers.com.au|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421095405/http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=wtrecords|archive-date=21 April 2010}}</ref>

The highest point-scorers for the club have been players who have undertaken goalkicking duties for a period. [[Benji Marshall]] has scored the most points for the club (1181), followed by [[Brett Hodgson]] (786), and [[Joel Caine]] (526).<ref name=wtr /> In 2005, Hodgson scored a record 308 points during the season, the most points ever scored by a fullback in one season. In the semis of 2005, he also scored 30 points in one match against the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref name=wtr />

[[David Nofoaluma]] has the most tries for the Wests Tigers, accumulating 100. [[Taniela Tuiaki]] scored a club-record 21 tries during the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Magnay|first=Jacquelin|publisher=Fairfax Digital|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/tuiaki-show-rolls-on-with-hattrick-and-he-has-more-tricks-in-thetank/2009/08/16/1250361982283.html|title=Tuiaki show rolls on with hat-trick, and he has more tricks in the tank |date=17 August 2009|access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref>

==Wests Tigers "Team of the Century"==
The Wests Tigers '''Team of the Century''' was announced in 2004, encompassing the best players from both Balmain and Western Suburbs. Nine Balmain players and eight from Western Suburbs made up the 17 members of the team.<ref name=TeamCentury>{{cite web|publisher=Wests Magpies Archive |title=Wests Tigers Team of the Century |url=http://www.westsmagpies.net/archives/2008/php/wt_totc.php |access-date=18 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718203757/http://www.westsmagpies.net/archives/2008/php/wt_totc.php |archive-date=18 July 2008 }}</ref>
{{Rls
|squadname=Wests Tigers' Team of the Century
|BC1=darkorange
|FC1=black
|BC2=black
|FC2=white
|source=<ref name=TeamCentury />
|date=2004

|list1a={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |pos=FB |no=1 |name=[[Keith Barnes]]}}
|list1b={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=2 |pos=WG | name=[[Peter Dimond]]}}
|list1c={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=3 |pos=CE | name=[[Charles Fraser (rugby league)|Charles Fraser]]}}
|list1d={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=4 |pos=CE |name=[[Harry Wells (rugby league)|Harry Wells]]}}
|list1e={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=5 |pos=WG |name=[[Alan Ridley]]}}
|list1f={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=6 |pos=FE |name=[[Vic Hey]]}}
|list1g={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=7 |pos=HB |name=[[Keith Holman]]}}
|list1h={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=8 |pos=PR |name=[[Steve Roach (rugby league)|Steve Roach]]}}
|list1i={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=9 |pos=HK |name=[[Benny Elias|Ben Elias]]}}
|list1j={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=10 |pos=PR |name=[[Noel Kelly (rugby league)|Noel Kelly]]}}
|list1k={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=11 |pos=SR |name=[[Paul Sironen]]}}
|list1l={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=12 |pos=SR |name=[[Arthur Beetson]]}}
|list1m={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=13 |pos=LK |name=[[Wayne Pearce]]}}

|column2_title=Reserves
|list4a={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=14 |pos=SR |name=[[Kel O'Shea]]}}
|list4b={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=15 |pos=CE |pos2=HB |name=[[Jim Craig (rugby league)|Jim Craig]]}}
|list4c={{Rls player |leagueicon=Western Suburbs |club=Western Suburbs |no=16 |pos=HB |name=[[Tommy Raudonikis|Tom Raudonikis]]}}
|list4d={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |no=17 |pos=SR |name=[[Harry Bath]]}}

|coach={{Rls player |leagueicon=Balmain |club=Balmain |name=[[Norm Robinson|Norm "Latchem" Robinson]]}}
}}

==Captains==
There have been 25 captains of the Tigers since their first season in 2000.
The current captain is [[Apisai Koroisau]].
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! No !! Captain !! Years !! Games
|-
| 1 || [[Jarrod McCracken]] || 2000 || 6
|-
| 2 || [[Darren Senter]] || 2000–2004 || 86 
|-
| 3 || [[Terry Hill]] || 2000–2002 || 2 
|-
| 4 || [[Craig Field]] || 2000 || 2 
|-
| 5 || [[John Simon (rugby league)|John Simon]] || 2001 || 2 
|-
| 6 || [[Ben Galea]] || 2001–2006 || 7 
|-
| 7 || [[Mark O'Neill (rugby league)|Mark O'Neill]] || 2002–2005 || 19 
|-
| 8 || [[Corey Pearson]] || 2002 || 1 
|-
| 9 || [[Scott Sattler]] || 2004 || 8 
|-
| 10 || [[Scott Prince]] || 2005–2006 || 29 
|-
| 11 || [[Brett Hodgson]] || 2006–2008 || 50
|-
| 12 || [[Todd Payten]] || 2007–2009 || 9 
|-
| 13 || [[Robbie Farah]] || 2007–2016, 2019 || 149 
|-
| 14 || [[Benji Marshall]] || 2009–2013, 2018–2020 || 45
|-
| 15 || [[Braith Anasta]] || 2014 || 5 
|-
| 16 || [[Chris Lawrence (rugby league)|Chris Lawrence]] || 2014–2018 || 14 
|-
| 17 || [[Aaron Woods]] || 2014–2017 || 46 
|-
| 18 || [[Dene Halatau]] || 2015–2016 || 8 
|-
| 19 || [[Elijah Taylor (rugby league)|Elijah Taylor]] || 2017 || 1 
|-
| 20 || [[Russell Packer]] || 2018 || 5 
|-
| 21 || [[Moses Mbye]] || 2019–2020 || 32
|-
| 22 || [[James Tamou]] || 2021–2022 || 38
|-
| 23 || [[Luke Brooks]] || 2021–2023 || 17
|-
| 24 || [[Apisai Koroisau]] || 2023– || 48
|-
| 25 || [[John Bateman (rugby league)|John Bateman]] || 2023–24 || 3
|-
| 26 || [[Jarome Luai]] || 2025– || 20
|-
| 27 || [[Alex Twal]] || 2025– || 1
|}

==Coaches==
There have been 11 coaches of the Tigers since their first season in 2000.
The current coach is [[Benji Marshall]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No !! Name !! Seasons !! Games !! Wins !! Draws !! Losses !! Win % !! class="unsortable" | Premiers !! class="unsortable"| Runners-up !! class="unsortable"| Minor premiers !! class="unsortable"| Wooden spoons !! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1 || {{sortname|Wayne|Pearce}} || 2000 || 26 || 11 || 2 || 13 || 42.3% || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2 || {{sortname|Terry|Lamb}} || 2001–2002 || 50 || 16 || 1 || 33 || 32% || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 3 || {{sortname|Tim|Sheens}} || 2003–2012, 2023 || 273 || 126 || 0 || 147 || 46.15% || [[2005 NRL season|2005]] || — || — || 2023 || Club's first finals appearance and premiership in 2005.
|-
| 4 || {{sortname|Mick|Potter}} || 2013–2014 || 48 || 17 || 0 || 31 || 35% || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 5 || {{sortname|Jason|Taylor|Jason Taylor (rugby league)}} || 2015–2017 || 51 || 20 || 0 || 31 || 39% || — || — || — || — || Sacked mid-season
|-
| 6 || {{sortname|Andrew|Webster|Andrew Webster (rugby league)}} || 2017 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0% || — || — || — || — || Caretaker coach
|-
| 7 || {{sortname|Ivan|Cleary}} || 2017–2018 || 43 || 18 || 0 || 25 || 42% || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 8 || {{sortname|Michael|Maguire|Michael Maguire (rugby league)}} || 2019–2022 || 80 || 29 || 0 || 51 || 36.25%|| — || — || — || — || Sacked mid-season
|-
| 9 || {{sortname|Brett|Kimmorley}} || 2022 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 11 || 8.33% || — || — || — || 2022 || Caretaker coach
|-
| 10 || {{sortname|Ben|Gardiner}} || 2022 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0% || — || — || — || — || Caretaker coach
|-
| 11 || {{sortname|Benji|Marshall}} || 2024– || 48 || 15 || 0 || 33 || 31.25% || — || — || — || 2024 || Current Coach
|}

==Honours==
*'''[[National Rugby League|NRL Premiership]]: 1'''
:: 2005

=== Pre-season/Youth ===
*'''[[Rugby League World Sevens]]: 1'''
:: 2004
*'''[[Foundation Cup]]: 1'''
:: 2011
*'''[[NRL Under-20s|Under-20s Premiership]]: 1'''
:: 2012

=== [[New South Wales Rugby League]] ===
*'''[[Harold Matthews Cup]]: 1'''
:: 2022
*'''[[NSWRL Women's Premiership|NSW Women's Premiership]]: 1'''
:: 2022

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}

*[[National Rugby League]]
*[[Balmain Tigers]]
*[[Western Suburbs Magpies]]
*[[Huddersfield Giants]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
*Middleton, David (editor); '''''2008 Official Rugby League Annual'''''; published 2009 for the [[National Rugby League]] by News Magazines, 170–180 Bourke Rd, Alexandria NSW, 2015

==External links==
*[https://www.weststigers.com.au/ Official website]
*[http://www.tigers.org.au/ Balmain Tigers Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509172722/http://www.tigers.org.au/ |date=9 May 2021 }}
*[https://westsmagpies.net Western Suburbs Magpies Official site]

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