My treks to Lidcombe Oval involved jumping down the canals with a couple of mates as a short cut.
6 years old I guess, so this started in . . . gulp . . . 1968 odd.
Obviously was a Wests supporter, and when the ultimatum was put forward by the League, I was ready to walk away from the game if we had to merge with the bulldogs. I saw Balmain struggling to swallow their planned merger/takeover by Parra . . . . and it seemed a good fit of a couple of battling teams with no real hatred between them.
Been a happy WT fan since.
Not happy with the overall results, so much . . . but you know what I mean.