Save Our Sides Protest Rally - Campbelltown

[Guest]

Basically rugby League in the Macarthur region is in a shambles. The junior League is badly run and managed and Wests Tigers are more interested in returning to the inner city than tackling the challenges we have out our way.

We just want to give our kids more opportunities to play footy, not less!

The first of many protest rallies has been organised for Sunday the 5th of February to raise concern on the state of Rugby League in South West Sydney.
People from Liverpool, the Macarthur and Southern Highlands, have been ignored for too long by both Rugby League administrators and more recently the Wests Tigers back room men.

The situations we have at hand has gotten to a stage that if we don’t act soon, we will lose much support of our great game of Rugby League. We will lose it to other, better run football codes that have a strategic long term approach to winning the hearts and minds of this thriving area.

What is needed isn’t hard to achieve and we have many talented people from our own area to achieve it. We just need Rugby League to develop a long term roadmap for the area, and then act on it!

These are the basic demands we have:

- We DEMAND a professionally run Senior Competition for the Campbelltown and Liverpool district.
- We DEMAND that Rugby League clubs can play and train at a Home Ground of their own choosing.
- We DEMAND the region retains its own NSW Cup, SG Ball and Harold Matthews representative sides.
- We DEMAND that Campbelltown Stadium gets more than 4 NRL games a year.

We have had enough! For years we have only ever gotten lip service, we now want action. Action we can see! Results we can see!

The march will begin at Campbelltown Council at 10am and proceed down the road to Campbelltown Stadium and the Leagues Club.



Online Petition, please sign it
http://www.petitiononlineaustralia.c...test-rally/277

More details here:
http://westsmagpies.blogspot.com/201...est-rally.html
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...7318595/8/#new

[Guest]

Why we feel let down in pictures.....



8 games in the inner city, 4 in the South West




The proud Magpies on the Shoulders....



became the vanishing Magpie on the cuff of the sleeve...




the main jersey has a distinct Balmain feel yet the alternative jersey is a nothing design





Why do Magpies have to play for Balmain to get a chance at making the Wests Tigers teams...





Maybe if the Wests side felt like they were being treated fairly, there would be greater support for a joint venture Wests Tigers team in the NSW Cup.

Maybe the Wests Tigers should have done a better job at selling it to us... not dictating terms.

To quote the famous Magpie legend Noel Kelly... "time and time again the Wests side gets the rough end of the stick"

[supermario]

It is unfortunate that the merger that looked most like succeeding is now headed the way of the Northern Eagles. (Wests are the norths of this.)

Now i wait for Illawarra to pipe up and destroy St george !!!

[Guest]

Mate I'm confident we can save this one. But we needed to act now before it all went too far.

[Guest]

SOS - Save Our Sides - Press Release







SOS from Supporters of the Wests Magpies and Campbelltown- Liverpool District Rugby League to the NRL and Independent Commission:

SAVE RUGBY LEAGUE OUT HERE… WE NEED ACTION NOW!

Rugby League at all levels in the Liverpool, Campbelltown and greater Macarthur region is in an absolute shambles. We, the undersigned, have organized a protest rally and march for Sunday February 5th.

The march will start at Campbelltown City Council chambers, 10am sharp and proceed down Queen St. Campbelltown to Wests Leagues Club, Campbelltown. Here a petition will be presented to the Wests Junior League and Wests Leagues Club Campbelltown, outlining the many issues that have and are still ruining Rugby League in Campbelltown.

An on-line petition is also currently active at http://www.petitiononlineaustralia.c...t-rally/277for people to voice and register their support for sweeping change throughout all levels of Rugby League in the Liverpool, Campbelltown and Macarthur area.


Speakers of note have been invited to the march, with the goals of the march to highlight the following alarming concerns:


· The decline of an unacceptably poorly managed junior league, inclusive of the total loss of semi- professional senior Rugby League in the region, and the fact that three senior clubs (Campbelltown City Kangaroos, Campbelltown Eagles and Macarthur Bulls) who dared seek semi- professional competition in CRL Group 6 were forced to play and train out of the area by the NSWRL on behalf of the Junior League.


· The Imminent Death of the Wests Magpies, foundation club of the NSWRL.


· The absent parent- the Concord Tigers, who use the Campbelltown- Liverpool area only for its juniors.


· The greater Rugby League fraternity of the region will also highlight the lack of amenities and infrastructure for junior Rugby League in the Campbelltown LGA, particularly in comparison to other districts and the very well catered other sports in the Campbelltown LGA.


· Solutions to all of these issues.

Posts, messages, views, expressions or opinions on this article DO NOT represent the official view of Western Suburbs Magpies District Football Club

Wests Magpies RIP 1908- 2012:

The great Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC has been told that the 2012 season will be their last in existence. The Tigers aligned board of the Ashfield Leagues Club has informed the football club of this. There will be no Wests Magpies team in the NSW Cup as of 2013. There will be no Liverpool- Macarthur representative in this important Sydney wide competition for our region’s talented youth.

All junior development and control of the Magpies Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams has reverted to the far away distant, Concord based Wests Tigers.
Macarthur and Liverpool based kids, working full-time jobs, are now basically denied the opportunity to play Toyota Cup by the tyranny of distance, with the Tigers team being based at the distant and poorly public transport accessed Concord complex.

Ø We demand that the NSWRL re-affirm the status of the Western Suburbs Magpies as the District Club of Liverpool- Campbelltown.
Ø We DEMAND that the Liverpool, Campbelltown and Macarthur region retains its own NSW Cup, SG Ball and Harold Matthews representative sides as the Western Suburbs Magpies.
Ø We demand that Wests Leagues Ashfield re-affirm the status of the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC as their heritage.
Ø We demand that the Wests Tigers and Wests Leagues Campbelltown stop meddling in the affairs of the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC




The Western Suburbs District Junior League

There are way too many stories here to list- not teams lost, but of whole clubs lost, whole age groups, whole senior competitions, volunteers refused registration for speaking their mind, volunteers too intimidated to voice opinions, volunteers made examples of and given punitive 2-7 year suspensions for sending texts/ emails voicing dissatisfaction with the conduct of the competitions. One volunteer, Daniel Draper of the East Campbelltown Eagles, was banned for a conversation at a local pub.
http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.wh...unior-rugby-l/
http://macarthur-chronicle-campbellt...hs-over-texts/

The most telling is their common factor status in many bitter disputes against the NSWRL (refusing to affiliate), the WSDRLFC (refusing to affiliate amongst others), the CRL, CRL Group 6 and a number of its own clubs down the years.

Ø We demand that the Board of the NSWRL or the new Independent Commission complete a rigid and thorough examination as to why in 1991 this junior league had 20 clubs and in 2012 will be down to 12-13 clubs and why this junior league has lost 400 players senior players in the last two seasons. How can this be possible when the area has trebled in population? The Wests junior league should also be called to account on how it lost the operation of an entire 5 grade senior competition between 1991 and 1997.
Ø We demand that a thorough and rigid investigation of the ‘health’ of the unaffiliated Western Suburbs District Junior League (to the District Club and NSWRL) is conducted, and upon receipt of negative findings, is placed under the administrative control of the NSWRL and immediately re-affiliated to the WSDRLFC and NSWRL.

The separation of the Combined Wests Juniors/Group 6 Competition in 2011 has seen 3 senior clubs and over 400 local Wests senior Rugby League players (aged 16yo and older) make the move to play and train in the Group 6 area. These three clubs requested to be based to play/train in the Campbelltown area but were driven out of the area by the junior league to continue playing semi-professional Rugby League in the bordering CRL Group 6 competition. Campbelltown has been deprived of a high standard semi- professional Senior Rugby League competition since the original split from Group 6 back in 1983. The running of the senior Competition should be handed back to its rightful owner the Group 6 Senior Country Rugby League.
We DEMAND that CRL Group 6 be allowed to professionally run a Sunday Senior Competition for all clubs in the Campbelltown and Liverpool district.
We DEMAND that Rugby League clubs be allowed to play and train at a Home Ground of their own choosing.
http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.a...s/2000023.aspx
http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.a...y/2181668.aspx
http://digitaledition.macarthurchron...0006#folio=005




The Wests Tigers- the absent parent

Driven from Campbelltown to Concord lately? It’s a fair hike. There ain’t much in common between the two areas. One could be mistaken for thinking that the old inner-city guard put the old Balmain and the old Western Suburbs together to form a super Ashfield- Concord team.

What does Campbelltown get out of this ill-conceived arrangement? Four games against the out of town, low marquee event teams.

Wests Tigers do not have a presence in the schools of Liverpool, Campbelltown or Macarthur. Requests for player appearances fall on deaf ears from the Concord Tigers club. It’s a bit far from Concord.

Macarthur and Liverpool based juniors are now denied opportunity to play NSW Cup for a Campbelltown- Liverpool based club with the imminent death of the Magpies. Successful Macarthur juniors kept by the Tigers have to travel to the inner city and play for the Balmain Tigers NSW Cup team, making a mockery of the concept of a ‘local junior’. Four Campbelltown- Liverpool juniors took the field for the Wests Tigers in the Toyota Cup semi final against North Queensland. How is this providing opportunity for the youth of Liverpool- Macarthur?

-We DEMAND that the Wests Tigers establish a Campbelltown office.
-We DEMAND that the Wests Tigers at least relocate the training operations of their NYC Toyota Cup team and ‘Cubs Program’ to the Macarthur region.






Campbelltown Council and JRLC Amenities/ Infrastructure
Take a drive around Campbelltown and compare the different fields of the codes. Case closed.
Ask any junior league volunteer how hard it is to deal with employees at Campbelltown Council.

Problem solved with a new junior league administration and the return of semi- professional Rugby League.

Rugby League in the Liverpool, Campbelltown and Macarthur regions has been slowly dying since the loss of the Magpies to the NRL in 1999. We won’t be losing them as the District Club of the area. Enough is enough. It is time for the Wests Tigers to stop interfering in the Magpies and Rugby League throughout the Liverpool and Campbelltown regions. Go run the NRL team as you were charged to do.

After 20 years, change is far overdue in the ranks of the local Junior League. Retire them gracefully, give democratic power in the Junior League back to the volunteers and clubs, and install new blood at the helm.

At 10am on Sunday February 5th, Magpies supporters once again have to rally to save their club. Supporters of Rugby League in Campbelltown will rally also for long overdue change at Junior League level.

This is an invitation for you to join us.

Save or Sides Action Group,

Graeme Szynal
Western Suburbs Magpies Member 366
g.szynal@gmail.com

Trevor Williams
East Campbelltown Eagles Life Member

[Guest]

A peaceful "Save Our Sides" Rugby League Protest Rally will be held at Campbelltown in the hope of getting a better deal for the Macarthur region.

The protest Rally will be held this Sunday (5th February 2012) starting at Campbelltown Council at 10am and will march to Campbelltown Stadium where the crowd will be addressed by key note speakers.



The three main issues:

- The killing of the Western Suburbs Magpies from NSW Cup
- Local Campbelltown Clubs not being allowed to Play and Train in Campbelltown
- Wests Tigers only playing 4 games a year at Campbelltown Stadium





Killing the Western Suburbs Magpies
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Wests Tigers are pressuring Wests Ashfield Leagues club to to kill off the last local senior representative team in the Macarthur area.

Wests Tigers want to replace the Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup side with teams based in the inner city at Concord.

Wests Tigers want a single NSW Cup team and are also forming an alliance with a Bundy Cup team based at Concord for the excess fringe players.

The Wests Tigers do not provide any financial support of the Magpies NSW Cup team with the majority of the funding coming from Wests Ashfield Leagues Club.

Wests Campbelltown Leagues Club also do not provide any financial support of the Magpies and have been voting inline with Balmain Tigers in the Wests Tigers board room meetings to dissolve the Magpies NSW Cup team.

As of 2012, the Wests Tigers have stopped ALL support of the Wests Magpies in the NSW Cup whilst continuing to fully support the Balmain Tigers.

The Magpies NSW Cup team is currently operating off a $300,000 grant from Wests Ashfield Leagues club for 2012. No funding has been promised for 2013.

The Western Suburbs Magpies will celebrate their 104th birthday the day before the Rally on the 4th of February.




Local Campbelltown Sides
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Three local senior Campbelltown clubs have had their request to play and train in Campbelltown denied by the NSWRL

The three clubs are the Campbelltown Eagles, Campbelltown City Kangaroos (Seniors) and the Macarthur Bulls

These three local clubs have left the Wests Junior League Competition after their players voted unanimously to join the neighboring Group 6 competition.

The players stated they wanted to be a part of a well run competition where you could actually play good football and not just worry about getting 'bashed"

The players whilst not happy about it, have been willing to travel the extra distances to continue to play in Group 6.

The Wests Junior League with the backing of Wests Tigers, NSWRL and Campbelltown Council have prevented these sides from securing the use of their own home grounds in Campbelltown claiming they have a viable competition they must play in.

The three clubs all stated if forced to return to the Wests junior League they will struggle to field senior teams as their players will flock to Group 6 sides for the better standard of competition.

The Wests Junior League competition has been constantly marred with violence and the Administrations failure to address this issue has scared off many potential players and now entire clubs.

The three clubs just want their senior sides to be able to play and train in Campbelltown whilst competing in the Group 6 competition.

The clubs are happy for their junior teams to continue in the Wests Junior League Competition but would like to see an investigation carried out into the health of the competitions administration.





Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium
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Campbelltown Stadium had its NRL games reduced from six games to three in 2005 when Wests Tigers claimed that the corporate facilities were inadequate and that it cost too much to hire extra lighting and a big screen television.

The ground has since then had over $8 million spent on it from Government grants to meet Wests Tigers requirements.

In 2012 Wests Tigers will play just four NRL home games at Campbelltown Stadium whilst it plays eight game in the inner city at Leichhardt Oval and the Sydney Football Stadium.

Local fans fear the strong Rugby League area may become the focus of a take over by the cashed up AFL as they continue their push into Western Sydney




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An online petition has been started at www.wests.co.nr

Organisers of the Rally urge local residents to get behind the cause for a fair go for our kids and our area.

People attending the rally are advised to bring water, hats and to dress in their Local Club, Magpies or Wests Tigers jerseys.

If this rally fails to generate the desired outcomes, further protest action has already been planned.




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Public Transport is recommended if possible with train and bus service available to take people to and from Leumeah and Campbelltown Stations.
We advise those driving to park your car at Campbelltown and just catch the train back from Leumeah Station.

For those unable to walk the whole distance, join the march from the Campbelltown Council at 10am. We will first march 500 meters to Langdone Ave. Here those not wanting to march the entire distance will be able to return to their cars and drive to Leumeah for the 2nd half of the Protest March as we march down Old Leumeah Road past the Wests Leagues Club and into the Campbelltown Stadium Car Park.

If you are fit enough to walk the whole distance (Approx 2.5km) we would encourage you to do so.

Please be advised media agencies will be invited to photograph the event.


MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ACTUAL ROUTE OF THE MARCH
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...1807&t=7318595


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Quotes from Rally organiser Graeme Szynal regarding the Wests Tigers

"We all support the Wests Tigers, we just want a fair go for the local kids and our region"

"Wests Magpies offered to be Wests Tigers sole NSW Cup feeder team, but they rejected the offer"

"The Magpies are a rare part of our games history that dates back to day zero. Why is everyone so keen to kill it off?"

"We need more local opportunities for our kids not less"

"Why do kids, many of whom are still studying and have homework, have to travel to Concord to train and play rep footy when there is a perfectly viable option to do so locally with the Magpies?"

"The Magpies have been in Campbelltown for 25 years providing kids a pathway to the NRL"

"Millions of our tax dollars have been spent upgrading Campbelltown Stadium to meet Wests Tigers demands, our population has gone through the roof and AFL is knocking on the door, and we still only get 4 games."

"Original thoughts were we would get at least 500 people to the Rally. But these issues seem to have struck a chord with the local community and with the amazing interest this rally has generated we could end up being pleasantly surprised by the turn out"




Quote on twitter from Melbourne Storm player and Magpie Junior Ryan Hoffman

"It's killing me seeing the way @westsmagpies are getting treated. Had 2nd rate treatment since the merger began. Westies love a fight though"




Quote on twitter from Cronulla Sharks, former Wests Tigers premiership winning player and Magpie Junior Bryce Gibbs regarding the Wests Tigers decision to stop supporting the Wests Magpies

"balmain fans are in charge there now! Disgrace"

"I grew up on Rudd Rd right next to Campbelltown Stadium! You need a Magpies team for the kids in the area to prevent them going to the Parramatta district! No Magpies = No future for the kids of Campbelltown and a bigger chance of them going to AFL!!"





Quote from former NRL Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers player, Kevin McGuiness

What will happen to the kids in our area? What will they aspire to be? Wests Magpies is our Local Representative Team and I’m worried about the future and Development of the children in our area. I have a young child that wants to play Rugby League in the area but what opportunities will he have?






Quote from Coaching and Development Co-ordinator Campbelltown Eagles RLFC Daniel Draper

"All we want is our club to play and train in Campbelltown whilst competing in a well run competition, its not that hard"

"With our three local clubs gone and the Magpies killed off, we face the real possibility that there will no senior football played in Campbelltown on a weekend"

"It is rare for clubs like ours with such a fierce on field rivalry to be united 100% behind this cause and this rally"




Quote from former Wests Magpies NRL player Damien Kennedy

I got a start in Jersey Flegg, under 21’s, Reserve Grade and learnt how to play NRL Footy with the Magpies at Campbelltown, I was an outsider living and Representing Campbelltown and I wouldn’t of got this opportunity if it wasn’t for the Magpies and the Campbelltown area. The Wests Tigers couldn’t lead a Horse to Water for what they are doing to the area. It’s also ludicrous that Campbelltown Council would allow this to happen, Campbelltown Clubs that cannot Train and Play in the Campbelltown LGA, these clubs should have the backing from Campbelltown Council and it is ridiculous on what is happening in senior Rugby League in Campbelltown.


Quote from Magpie 1st Grader and Life Member on the club Bruce (Bruiser) Clarke

"I gave nine hard years to the Magpies and I feel disappointed that the boards of Ashfield and Campbelltown Leagues Clubs can't better support them."

"I am a life member of the Magpies, but the way things are going I might soon be a life member of nothing"



Quote from Campbelltown Eagles Junior and former Magpie NSW Cup player of the Year Fataitoa Asa

"Wests Magpies give children in our area an accessible avenue of becoming like their NRL heros and may even become hometown heros like legends of yesteryear such as John Skandalis, Bryce Gibbs and Brett Hodgson. Without the Magpies, junior Rugby League will suffer in this, with many defecting to other competitions or giving up on their dreams all together."



Quote from Laurie Ferguson MP, Member for Werriwa.

The Magpies as a foundation club has earned its place in the NSW Rugby League and its history. To argue money cheapens a proud jumper. The area has the facilities the passion and the pride to have their local team – the Magpies.

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Recent players who got their NRL chance through the Wests Magpies

Western Suburbs Magpies have recently provided a "Pathway to Success" for players like Ken & Kevin McGuiness, Ciriaco Mescia, Brett Hodgson, John Skandalis, Steve Georgallis, Isaac DeGois, Luke Covell, Ben Roberts, Shane Perry, Ryan Hoffman, Shannon McDonnell, Dean Collis, Daine Laurie, Shannon Gallant, Peni Tagive, Rocky Trimarchi, Gray Viane, Stuart Flanagan, Simon Dwyer, Matt Groat, Ray Cashmere, William Mataka, Liam Fulton, Beau Ryan, Bryce Gibbs and Chris Lawrence.



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Media Coverage


The Rally has been advertised on the web, online forums, facebook, twitter, in all the local papers, the Sydney papers, Sports Tonight (Channel 10), talk back radio (2SM, 2KY and 2GB), FM radio (C91.3 FM) and flyers have been handed out at local train stations.

Full list of media here:
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...0204&t=7318595

Over 10,000 views on the Wests Tigers Forum before it was closed down by management - http://www.weststigersforum.com/foru...1795202b96eec9

Over 13,000 views of the Wests Supporter Forum - http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...forum/3008853/



Links:
>>> CLOSED - Wests Tigers Forum - http://www.weststigersforum.com/foru...768287#p251907
- Wests Magpies Twitter - http://twitter.com/westsmagpies
- Magpie Flag Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002552350346
>>> REMOVED - Group 6 Page - http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_p...cleID=17967075
>>> REMOVED - Group 6 juniors Page - http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_p...cleID=17973053
- LeagueUnlimited - http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/sh...d.php?t=395985
- LeagueUnlimited 2 - http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/sh...=1#post7999205
- RLeague - http://forums.rleague.com/posts/show...elltown-05-Feb
- totalrl.com - http://www.totalrl.com/forums/index....elltown-05-feb
- the kennel - http://www.nospam12.net.au/forum/sho...2722&p=2483599
- Sharks Forever - http://www.sharksforever.com/forums/...y-Campbelltown
- SMH Story - http://www.smh.com.au/sport/fish--go...107-1ppbv.html
- Macarthur Chronicle - 10JAN11 - http://macarthur-chronicle-campbellt...s-for-fair-go/
- Chook Pen - http://www.thechookpen.com.au/forum/...087#post170087
- The Green House - http://leagueunlimited7.com.au/forum...b722805a615da2
- Daily Telegraph - 11JAN - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1226241210873
- Camden Advertiser - http://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/n...s/2416487.aspx
- the Burrow - http://www.setbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic...orum=theburrow
- Paul Kent - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1226242159632
- Christian Nicolussi - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1226242091827
- The Roar - http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/13...r-the-magpies/
- Roy Masters - http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/l...112-1pxjl.html
- Wests Ashfield Statement - http://www.weststigers.com.au/?s=art...edium=facebook
- Daniel Watson-Hayes 2SM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihXWJLG0SI0
- Macarthur Chronicle 16JAN - http://macarthur-chronicle-campbellt...laying-future/
- Independent Commission - http://www.smh.com.au/sport/dont-del...114-1q0d6.html
- Roy Masters 2 - http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/l...123-1qdz7.html
- Macarthur Advertiser 25JAN - http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.a...save-our-sides
- Wests Magpies Press Release - http://westsmagpies.blogspot.com/201...s-release.html


Archived Articles
- Telegraph 31Aug10 - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1225912101863
- Mac Chronicle 15NOV10 - http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.wh...lltown-eagles/
- Mac Chronicle 08NOV10 - http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.wh...-group-6-comp/
- Mac Chronicle 15NOV10 - http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.wh...-says-group-6/
- Wests Junior League Statement - http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.wh...-rugby-league/
- Eagles Total Ban Threat - http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.a...n/2139867.aspx
- Eagles Suspended Sentence 13apr11 - http://macarthur-chronicle-wollondil...nded-sentence/
- Banned for Txts - http://macarthur-chronicle-campbellt...hs-over-texts/
- Life Ban - http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.wh...unior-rugby-l/
- Group 6 accepts defectors - http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.a...s/2000023.aspx
- Give us our footy back - http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.a...y/2181668.aspx
- Empty Nest Fury - http://digitaledition.macarthurchron...0006#folio=005



>>> REMOVED = The article was taken offline. Bully tactics, touched a nerve, stand over tactics, legal threats, your guess is as good as ours.



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More info
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...1484&t=7318595
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...0647&t=7318595

Stats about the Reduction In Players In Campbelltown
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...1467&t=7318595

Why we feel let down by the joint venture. In Pictures
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Wests_Magpi...1400&t=7318595



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Reaction to the Rally

- Wests Tigers have moved their trial match against the Roosters from Leichhardt Oval to Campbelltown Stadium on February 18th
http://www.weststigers.com.au/defaul...belltown-trial

- Wests Tigers have announced they will be 'blitzing' schools in the Southern Highlands areas
http://www.weststigers.com.au/defaul...isit-3-regions

- Wests Ashfield have made a Press Release
http://www.nrl.com/statement-from-we...8/default.aspx

- Western Suburbs Magpies have made a Press Release
http://westsmagpies.blogspot.com/201...s-release.html


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For more details on the rally visit www.wests.co.nr

Call Trevor Williams
East Campbelltown Eagles Life Member
Phone: 46261550

or

Graeme Szynal (after 5pm) on 0407 929 124
g.szynal@gmail.com







OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS DON'T COME AROUND OFTEN. WE NEED YOU ALL TO GET BEHIND THIS RALLY IF WE ARE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

[Guest]

Why do you think the Roosters gave strategically placed a sports club at Narellan????

It is sad what is happening but your Tigers mob chose profit over Noyce.

[Rooster_6]

Still producing plenty of local talent, in fact only Penrith and Parramatta have more locals running round in the NRL at the moment.

Good luck Galahs, they're crazy to be turning their backs on such a good breeding ground.

[Guest]

"Wests Magpies will determine what’s best for their club."
Wests Tigers CEO Stephen Humphreys - February 2012.



Was it the Magpies choice to allocated all of Wests Tigers top 25 to Balmain?

Was it the Magpies choice to allocated the remaining U20's and Fringe players to a Concord Burwood Bundy cup side?

Was it the Magpies choice to be given none of the local kids on Wests Tigers contracts?

Was it the the Magpies choice when the Wests Tigers took OUR training equipment, ice machine and freezer?

Was it the Magpies choice to not be allowed to play before the Wests Tigers matches at Campbelltown?

Was it the Magpies choice to not allow a Group 6 board member onto our board?

Was it the Magpies choice to have all support cut off from the Wests Tigers?


NO.

It was the Wests Tigers choice that forces what has been happening to the Magpies!

It was the Wests Tigers choice rejecting our offer to be the sole NSW Cup feeder team.

It was the Wests Tigers choice to make the Magpies on the sleeve smaller and remove it from the shoulder to the cuff.

It was the Wests Tigers choice to reduce the number of NRL games at Campbelltown from 6 to 4

It was the Wests Tigers choice to not fight the moving of the Magpies heritage match away from the SCG

It was the Wests Tigers choice to affiliate with the Wests Junior League and then failing to keep them under control

It was the Wests Tigers choice that has pressured Wests Ashfield to cut away the Magpies NSW Cup side.

So don't you dare try and tell us its our choice what happens to the Magpies whilst it is the Wests Tigers choices pulling all the strings.