Vic Mackey
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Balmain and wests did what was needed for them to survive. Wests would have been kicked out. Balmain would have survived but been the poorest club by a mile, win a handful of games and year then in a few years merge with parramatta/Canterbury, move to the central coast/Perth or die.
Souths fought to get back in, won and good on them. However it wasnt for Russell Crowe/phac buying them they would have continued on like they were from 2002-2006, bottom 2 or 3 every year then eventually relocate/die.
I still see them as exactly the same club they always have been.
The west tigers are an entirely new entity and in my eyes (old balmian fan) a true merger. I support them with the same passion that I supported balmain, if they had of merged with parra/Canterbury it would have been a take over and I don't think I could have supported them.
Souths fought to get back in, won and good on them. However it wasnt for Russell Crowe/phac buying them they would have continued on like they were from 2002-2006, bottom 2 or 3 every year then eventually relocate/die.
I still see them as exactly the same club they always have been.
The west tigers are an entirely new entity and in my eyes (old balmian fan) a true merger. I support them with the same passion that I supported balmain, if they had of merged with parra/Canterbury it would have been a take over and I don't think I could have supported them.