悉尼西虎队所属地块的混合用途开发项目因开发商Perifa与业主霍尔曼·巴恩斯集团在俱乐部规模和成本问题上的对峙而陷入困境[1]。内西区市长达西·拜恩致信Perifa董事长法布里齐奥·佩里利，表明该价值2.85亿澳元项目的批准取决于西虎队在该地点继续运营[1]。这场分歧威胁延长长达二十年的维多利亚路地块重建谈判[1]。
前巴尔梅因联赛俱乐部自2010年关闭以来已处于空置状态，直到去年才被拆除[1]。作为业主的霍尔曼·巴恩斯集团是一个规模约1亿澳元的博彰和餐饮实体，2025年从老虎机获得约5200万澳元收入[1]。西虎队由一个不透明的债券系统控制，约20名在1950年代支付100澳元购买债券的持有人实际上掌控着董事会多数席位的选举权[1]。
A deadlock has emerged between developer Perifa and the Holman Barnes Group over a mixed-use development project at a long-vacant Sydney site, threatening to extend decades of stalled negotiations over the redevelopment of Victoria Road in Rozelle.[1] The dispute centers on the scale and cost of a rugby league club facility within the $285 million development, with Inner West Council Mayor Darcy Byrne writing to Perifa's chairman Fabrizio Perilli to signal that approval depends on the Tigers operating a club at the location.[1]
The Balmain Rugby League Club has sat vacant since its closure in 2010, remaining unused until its demolition last year.[1] The standoff reflects broader tensions within the Tigers' governance structure: the club is controlled by an opaque bond system in which approximately 20 bondholders who paid $100 in the 1950s effectively control a majority of board election seats.[1] Meanwhile, the Holman Barnes Group—which owns the property—operates as a $100 million-scale gaming and hospitality entity, generating around $52 million in pokies revenue annually as of 2025.[1]