I grew up in Panthers Territory at Rooty Hill & briefly in the flats across the road from the Cop Shop at Mt Druitt. I played for Rooty Hill RSLRLFC and lived right in front of our home ground, yet I could never support Penrith.
I became a mad Magpies fan after my Dad took me to watch my first live game, they were playing Saints, he WAS a Saints supporter (then a Parra Supporter now he's a Manly supporter after moving to the insular peninsular 🙄)
The Magpies beat the Dragons & I instantly became a huge fan of Tommy, Dallas & Graham O'Grady and followed the Mighty Magpies & since the merger the Wests Tigers to this day.. If anything, If I were to ever switch allegiance (it ain't gunna happen folks... I'm a glutton for punishment 😆) it would be to the Knights, our "local team" ........just a little shy of 200km South and a two & a half hours drive to McDonnell Jones Stadium.