sad news. Another foundation club to bite the dust in the older age open competition. I don't see that article as being totally accurate with regards to saying that it costs Wests Tigers themselves $1m as it doesn't. Still. It is a News Ltd rag saying it. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6241210873

sad news. Another foundation club to bite the dust in the older age open competition. I don't see that article as being totally accurate with regards to saying that it costs Wests Tigers themselves $1m as it doesn't. Still. It is a News Ltd rag saying it. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6241210873

Why has the leagues club ended their association?

Not sure why. I could only speculate.



What is interesting to consider is that they are going to spend more on junior dev, but then have one less club to play at when they reach 20. That's a shame also.

I thought he full point of the leagues club were to support the clubs?

westsmagpies.blogspot.com/2012/0 ... y.html?m=1 So Magpies are 'dead' as they're not in the NSW Cup and mergers don't count as 'alive'. On that basis, Balmain Tigers died when Balmain-Ryde-Eastwood started. St George aren't in the NSW Cup, so they must be dead too, while Newtown, Illawarra and Norths are alive and kicking. Oh and I've heard the Bulldogs have confirmed they will return to Belmore on Sunday, 12 February to play the Roosters across all grades.

westsmagpies.blogspot.com/2012/0 ... y.html?m=1 So Magpies are 'dead' as they're not in the NSW Cup and mergers don't count as 'alive'. On that basis, Balmain Tigers died when Balmain-Ryde-Eastwood started. St George aren't in the NSW Cup, so they must be dead too, while Newtown, Illawarra and Norths are alive and kicking. Oh and I've heard the Bulldogs have confirmed they will return to Belmore on Sunday, 12 February to play the Roosters across all grades.

You're preaching to the converted.

Maybe when they first opened and for many years after, but to be honest their first obligation these days it to their members. If a club wants to increase, cut or remove a budget to any of the sporting organisations they give money to, they can.

It appears that is is not well between the merged clubs. www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1pxjl.html

It appears that is is not well between the merged clubs. www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1pxjl.html

Interesting considering that Sheens has put most of his players to Balmain for the last couple of seasons anyway.



My preference is that they both exist.



Bloody NRL again.

Money root of all evil I'm afraid

To prove how good the media are. Did anyone notice that in the SMH it said that Wests Ashfield allocate $400,000, whilst in the Daily Telegraph, it says Wests Ashfield spend $300,000 on the side.



They just stumble from figure to figure. That's a $100,000 difference.



It's a bit like the Daly Cherry Evans's mum is English story. Or the Adrian Morley WANTS to play for NSW in Origin story. Complete nonsense.







Please don't eat everything you are fed.

If it costs $500,000 or whatever to run one senior side in, let's face it, an irrelevent competition that attracts fewer fans than most country clubs, I'm not surprised they want to cut them. I wish we had that money to spend in other areas that really need it or could put it to better use. Sucks for old Magpies fans but how many of them exist anyway? It's another case of history being given too great a value. They're not the old club they used to be anyway because they're not playing at the top level, not playing at Campbelltown or Pratten Park or whatever, not playing to big crowds etc. They're just a team of second stringers that wear the same colours etc. It's just not such a desperately terrible thing to lose them. There are much bigger issues in the game. It's also a case of Sydney-centicity. Country Groups are more important for the game but cost less to run but you wouldn't see a single piece of publicity if for some reason a Group was forced to cease playing.