hammertime
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Lets not celebrate until it's underway. But fingers crossed the developer kicks off soon so the govt can't interfere further.
Balmain Leagues Club
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BAGNF05
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Can’t wait to have a coldy there after a win
Jedi_Tiger
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Great news Balmain leagues could be redeveloped
Magpie_Magic
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I was at Wests Ashfield for the extraordinary meeting and from memory Balmain Leagues pokies licences were picked up by Wests but some are fungable like certain Cryptocurrencies lol when you pick them up this way.
So Wests have the licenses .
And for the record I voted yes.
Well aware of how it works - my dad was in pubs…
And as they’re a club - every 2 they sold, they would need to surrender 1 licence to the government…
maybe even more being in the city?
(I know there was a variation to the rule between metro and country - don’t remember exactly what it was) but pretty sure clubs in the country - had to surrender a licence for every 2 licences sold…
With Balmain, I think they were selling the licences to fund trading - and had loans out, and weren’t telling the lenders they were keeping the debt and selling the assets used to acquire the debt - something dodgy like that…
Tigers4ever
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Fingers crossed that we get our beloved Balmain Leagues Club back. Will be a great venue to celebrate our victories moving forward. Go the Mighty Wests Tigers!!!!
Balmain Leagues Club $500m redevelopment with Rozelle Village planned to start by mid-2023.
www.businessnewsaustralia.com
$500m Balmain redevelopment project shifts apartment focus
Chinese developer Heworth has rejigged its plans for the redevelopment of the former Balmain Leagues Club in the Sydney suburb of Rozelle, reducing the number of apartments so the project can include more two- and three-bedroom units. The long-abandoned site has been in disrepair since the club...
innsaneink
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So it's going to be Wests Leagues on the site?
I believe it’s going to be under the Wests Tigers banner.
Coastie_Tiger
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I think that’s a smart move tbh, I don’t believe it would be good to segregate any further particularly as it would be on the site of the old Balmain leagues club.
Jedi_Tiger
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as it should
wests ashfield should rebrand too
Probably. Even Wests Tigers - Balmain and Wests Tigers - Ashfield would be good. With a Wests Tigers Campbelltown you’ve really got some good branding going.
innsaneink
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Jedi_Tiger
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it is still wests ashfield and it has a tiger with black and white V
it should be the wests tigers emblem not anything different
gallagher
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If the worst looking thing
Tigers4ever
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Great news!!!
Bring it on!!!
Finally!!!
Bring it on!!!
Finally!!!
Tigers4ever
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Great to see the Club coming back Mate.
gallagher
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100%
innsaneink
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Why should it?
Seems to me they're providing almost everything when they didn't have to and now you want them to change their name too
Seems a bit greedy to me
I can see why they want to retain some history & heritage... But if WA wanted to go WTs I'd be OK with it... I somehow think it wouldn't be all that simple
pawsandclaws1
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It's a smart business decision. The site is strategically positioned on one of Sydney's main arterial roads. There is still enormous goodwill towards Balmain, Wests and WTs in the community. Let's hope it becomes another powerhouse club.
