Jersey Talk - Mega Thread

Jolls said:
I'm not sure where you get this from. We are Wests Tigers and we have that emblem on the front of the jumper. An emblem that represents who we are now.

Let's look at the "obliteration" of West Magpies objectively.

Black, White and Orange colours - they are the colours of a tiger, predominantly orange, with black stripes and white underbelly. This is our Mascot and also provides a link back to the foundation clubs, black for both, white from the Magpies and Orange form the Tigers. The link is symbolic - we are the Wests Tigers and our colurs were decided when the JV was founded. A branding decision made when the joint venture was pulled together with a nod to history. Nothing done by Richo to obliterate the "90% owners" of the joint venture

Historic representation on our jumpers - A Western Suburbs Mapies historic emblem on the back beside a Balmain Tigers Historic emblem - that seems like fair representation of the joint venture. Nothing obliterated there. On each sleeve we have a magpie representing the former Wests Magpies side of the joint venture.

Mmm, that's odd, this is a joint venture isn't it? Why is it not equal representation? why is there not a Balmain Tiger on one sleeve?

Is this is an attempt by the club to obliterate Balmain Tigers from our history?

Of course not. Not one person is arguing this gross denigration of one half of our joint venture. Why? Because it is ridiculous, almost as ridiculous as the argument that the 2026 jumpers represent an attempt by Richo to obliterate the 90% owners of the club - who I have no doubt were consulted, and perhaps even approved the jumpers.
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Because theres a tiger on the chest and it's there as the main name stake, now you want it on the sleeves too? Is the tiger really that hidden in sight needs more exposure?
 
BZN said:
Yeh well, I guess supposedly older wiser men from the Balmain side of our forced marriage don't have any need to bicker about club colours/animal emblems anymore as you have got a modern, fresh, clean jersey that represents the Tiger perfectly as noted by nearly every poster on here.

The only pointer to Western Suburbs Magpies is 3 miniature Magpies which you can't even see if you are more than 20 ft. away.

Our new fans probably won't ever notice the Magpies, as they know nothing about the Magpies or Western Suburbs.
Or, if they do see it, they'll wonder what the hell the Magpies are on the jersey for and why on earth are we called WESTS Tigers.

I guess this wouldn't be such a problem to thousands of Wests Magpie followers if it wasn't for the fact that Wests Magpies own 90% of our JV but only have a miniscule amount of representation on the jersey.

A couple of days ago a poster on here suggested the Tiger emblem on the jersey should be larger. That was followed by a number of up votes in agreement.

However, when I suggested the Magpie could also be larger, I was put down for it and told I had a mental problem amongst other things.

And that RHS is the way it's been since I joined in 2019 for having what's obviously regarded by nearly everyone on here as temerity in sticking up for the Magpies on a site heavily dominated by Balmain people.

And it just aint fair.
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Why not make the tiger and the magpie both bigger? Also theres been a magpie on the shoulders since 2000s so now its tradition.
 
Honkylips said:
Nobody associates the Magpies with white. No tie in whatsoever. The club have f%#@ up here unfortunately.
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Call me Nobody.
I remember many afternoons on the Lidcombe Hill watching the Magpies run out in White jerseys with a black V. I have a couple in my wardrobe.
The only problem was that whenever they ran out their white jerseys they inevitably had an off game.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Mate I think that the majority of forum members like me don't give a rats about the foundation clubs and just concentrate on Wests Tigers exclusively, as it should be.

As for the jersey representing the tiger more, I guess you can put it solely down to the law of the jungle, the bigger predator wins.
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Cause wests tigers don't look any different to Balmain tigers that's why you don't give a rat's about the foundation clubs. Cause nothing has changed really to you're old favourite club if anything they have colonised the other club and taken there land and put there logo and colours on . it still all orange and people shouting out go tigers.
 
westielife said:
Cause wests tigers don't look any different to Balmain tigers that's why you don't give a rat's about the foundation clubs. Cause nothing has changed really to you're old favourite club if anything they have colonised the other club and taken there land and put there logo and colours on . it still all orange and people shouting out go tigers.
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Gawd, you have gone back a year to dig up a post reply to BZN, have you returned under a new user name.

I can't believe this Balmain/Wests crap is still going on after all this time, when do I ever engage in that argument, true I've had things to say about HBG as a lot of us have because they are useless and are stopping our club going anywhere, they simply have to go for the club to move forward.

Why whinge at me because Tigers stands out the most in the marriage, it's a world-famous brand name it's no wonder, if you want to get pissed at someone because of it blame Wests.

They agreed to it when they merged.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Gawd, you have gone back a year to dig up a post reply to BZN, have you returned under a new user name.

I can't believe this Balmain/Wests crap is still going on after all this time, when do I ever engage in that argument, true I've had things to say about HBG as a lot of us have because they are useless and are stopping our club going anywhere, they simply have to go for the club to move forward.

Why whinge at me because Tigers stands out the most in the marriage, it's a world-famous brand name it's no wonder, if you want to get pissed at someone because of it blame Wests.

They agreed to it when they merged.
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I don't like HBG too, I think they a bad representation of Wests Tigers and Western suburbs,they make the magpie side look bad.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
When did you realize that, when their drunk representation started yelling magpies from their corporate box at a 1st grade game, outstanding leadership qualities on show.
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Gawd, you have gone back a year to dig up a post reply to BZN, have you returned under a new user name.

I can't believe this Balmain/Wests crap is still going on after all this time, when do I ever engage in that argument, true I've had things to say about HBG as a lot of us have because they are useless and are stopping our club going anywhere, they simply have to go for the club to move forward.

Why whinge at me because Tigers stands out the most in the marriage, it's a world-famous brand name it's no wonder, if you want to get pissed at someone because of it blame Wests.

They agreed to it when they merged.
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Both former clubs dominated during different eras and both had there rough paths too, I believe they can be stronger together. If Dennis goes back to music
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westielife said:
Then no side is happy it's simple just to have a classic Balmain Jersey for Leichhardt and classic black a white one for Ctown , and the only mixed one would be the 2005 grand final Jersey cause it means so much and is probably everyone's favourite mix neutral side jersey.
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Well as you may see with more recent posts of mine, my opinion and 100% belief is that there should be no sides at all. We are one club, let's finally make it that with a set of designs that are based around one for home games and the majority of away games, and one for clashes when the home design wouldn't work.
 
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