The Bulldogs’ deposed chairman Ray Dib and its former chief executive Gary McIntyre had to be separated by security after a raging argument inside Canterbury League Club as tensions over the weekend elections reached boiling point on Saturday.

Flashpoint: Deposed Bulldogs chairman Ray Dib and former chief executive Gary McIntyre reportedly had to be separated at Canterbury Leagues Club. Credit:Steven Siewert

Witnesses confirmed to Fairfax Media there were fears the pair would come to blows on the first day of voting for the bitter fight for control of the League Club board, prompting security to intervene as hours later rival tickets traded public barbs.

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Shocked onlookers told Fairfax Media several security staff rushed to ensure the row, where two of the Bulldogs’ most influential powerbrokers of the last two decades butted heads, didn’t escalate. It’s understood police were not involved in the McIntyre-Dib incident. Dib, who was dumped from the football club board in last month’s highly-charged elections by a Lynne Anderson-led Reform ticket, had entered Canterbury League Club to vote. He is not running for re-election as a director of the League Club.