Is that the best you Souths supporters have? We can claim exactly that. Where is it written that all St. George history was written off when they merged? If we don't have any St. George history then how come all the media was stating that it was 31 years since the Dragons had won the comp? St. George still exist that is why the players still wear the Big Red V, that is why they still play 'when the Saints go marching in'. That is why they still play games out of Kogarah.
Actually makes no difference whether other supporters claim it as our first premiership or 16th because unlike Souths both pre-merger and post merger Saints have been successful on the field. And I am not just talking about premierships. Saint George now St. George Illawarra are consistently making the top 8 year in, year out. See that is the difference between Souths and Saints, while Saints are proud of their history pre/post merger we actually don't live in it today. Maybe if Souths while being proud of their history actually moved on and concentrated on being a competitive force on the field today(or any time in the last 30 years), maybe if they stopped telling everyone what they were going to do and actually did, then maybe just maybe people would show them a bit more respect.