Whatever happened to the Wests in the Wests Tiger
- Thread starter Andyvee
- Start date
happy_tiger
Well-known member
@Knuckles said:
Totally agree that we should be the Wests Tigers should be that way from top to bottom as of 2013
But again that doesn't help the 2012 Wests NSW Cup side does it and the Wests supporters who are bitterly disappointed that this will be the way it all finishes in senior rugby leugue
To further complicate the issue, wests magpies are made up of 2 different factions who have never really got on. The ashfield and campbelltown groups. Ashfield was always the dominant partner, controlling the board and kicked in the major share of the cash. I believe ashfield are happy with the one team arrangement, it's a small part of the campbelltown faction who are against it. This isn't a western suburbs / balmain thing it's not even an inner west / outer west thing, it's a part of a faction of a part of the partnership. A little group making a lot of noise.
As an ex player (thru the dark 80s) and lifetime Maggie supporter I dont want to see my team fade into insignifigance and the balmain boys feel the same way but I'm realistic. My team was always going to struggle; to get money and keep home grown players. (How much does cronulla remind me of us in the 80s and 90s).
The merger created one premier team from two real strugglers. I have a team in first grade with the rich history of two centenary clubs, both of which I'm terribly proud, which has the financial clout and professional structure that will keep its place as a premier nrl club for decades. I call them wests my balmain mates call them the tigers but it's all our team.
\
\
_Posted using RoarFEED 2012_
As an ex player (thru the dark 80s) and lifetime Maggie supporter I dont want to see my team fade into insignifigance and the balmain boys feel the same way but I'm realistic. My team was always going to struggle; to get money and keep home grown players. (How much does cronulla remind me of us in the 80s and 90s).
The merger created one premier team from two real strugglers. I have a team in first grade with the rich history of two centenary clubs, both of which I'm terribly proud, which has the financial clout and professional structure that will keep its place as a premier nrl club for decades. I call them wests my balmain mates call them the tigers but it's all our team.
\
\
_Posted using RoarFEED 2012_
Tigerdave
Well-known member
How many times do other clubs get called their full names in the papers? or even the calls on the TV?
@Tigerdave said:
They don't need to be the full name all the time. But WT is referred to as the 'tigers' only around 90% of the time
We and media all call souths just souths most of the time, manly just manly most of the time same goes for parra or parramatta
WT is VERY rarely called just wests! With The cronulla sharks vs WT game from round 1 on fox sports, matt russell (commentator) did not use the name wests or wests tigers once in his call.
Ricky stuart wrote a full page article on benji and WT and did not use the name wests or wests tigers once in his article
The wests name is taken away from membership logo and merchandise
Some media have even accidently called WT balmain during panels and calls
I just want all fans and media to respect the wests in WESTS TIGERS
There is a wests heritage round once a year with a black and white only jersey and wt fans are up in arms about it not having any orange On it… (i remember some posts on the story with 500 comments about it) because the jersey is SO different to normal wt jerseys and merchandise.
Not to mention the shrinking magpie on the sleeve... I mean cuff
Myself and other WT fans just ask for simple respect for the wests in wests tigers.
Successful JV made up of two foundation clubs with two individual histories. Not just a renamed or modernised balmain club.
\
\
_Posted using RoarFEED 2012_
Tigerdave
Well-known member
I've certainly seen that, but I'm sure they shorten the names of all the other clubs as well. Just watching Sunrise right now and it's the Eels and Dogs, not Parramatta not Canterbury. I just think there's a habit to shorten it all.
Yes they could be mentioning Wests a bit more, it just seems that the mascot name is the one that gets used the most in regards to all sides.
Yes they could be mentioning Wests a bit more, it just seems that the mascot name is the one that gets used the most in regards to all sides.
@Tigerdave said:
It doesn't matter for other clubs as they are not a JV! They have all had the same name and brand since day one. WT is a JV with its own unique brand/identity.
Wests is not a mouthful or a tongue twister. Nit hard to add it to the word tigers in print or verbal form.
Yes its the mascot of WT but it was also the mascot for balmain. The magpie is gone so the name wests is all that is left to preserve the wests in wests tigers.
\
\
_Posted using RoarFEED 2012_
AngryEmu
Member
@wtfl1981 said:
How often do you hear the St George Illawarra Dragons referred to as just the Dragons? You would never hear them referred to as just Illawarra.
I think it should be Wests Tigers or just Tigers. This is not a disrespect to the Wests side of the merger just the fact that our mascot is a tiger, and thats what most people relate to.
@wtfl1981 said:
FFS… This again? Some people call them Wests, some the Tigers, some the Wests Tigers, some the Balmain Magpies and some call them the Tigpies.
Do you lecture everyone who addresses them per their personal preference?
Its not about living the in the past.
Its about recognising that WT is a JV representing both 1908 clubs at NRL level.
If we are no longer living in the past then why is WT still playing at Leichhardt oval which is not up to nrl standard?
If we are wishing to forget history and tradition (i.e lets just call them the tigers because thats our mascot) - remembering the wests brand is not important??
Hundreds of fans still wear philips balmain jerseys and victa jerseys - they still living in the past?
WT shouldn't celebrate heritage round (like the round 5 clash v souths)?
I am not trying to be devisive but just want all fans both WT and non WT to respect the wests in wests tigers before its lost for good. It will be lost in nsw cup from 2013 so it needs to be relevant in WT at all levels
Seriously not a big ask.
\
\
\
\
_Posted using RoarFEED 2012_
Its about recognising that WT is a JV representing both 1908 clubs at NRL level.
If we are no longer living in the past then why is WT still playing at Leichhardt oval which is not up to nrl standard?
If we are wishing to forget history and tradition (i.e lets just call them the tigers because thats our mascot) - remembering the wests brand is not important??
Hundreds of fans still wear philips balmain jerseys and victa jerseys - they still living in the past?
WT shouldn't celebrate heritage round (like the round 5 clash v souths)?
I am not trying to be devisive but just want all fans both WT and non WT to respect the wests in wests tigers before its lost for good. It will be lost in nsw cup from 2013 so it needs to be relevant in WT at all levels
Seriously not a big ask.
\
\
\
\
_Posted using RoarFEED 2012_
@DavidDuncan said:
Dragons wont be called illawarra because its not their name.
South Sydney can be called souths and manly-warringah can be called just manly but wests tigers cant be called wests now and then?
It would nice to have the media promote WT as it is. A blend of two clubs. Not just 'the tigers' 90% of the time or 'the tigers playing at their spiritual home of leichhardt' etc etc etc
\
\
I am a WT supporter 100% i am not 'dictating' what should be i am just questioning why some things cannot be
Most WT fans over 25yo are aligned to either balmain or the maggies. Thats a generation of fans who support WT for that very reason and why WT is so popular. It doesn't mean we are living in the past or mean we are supporting WT any less than anyone else - its just in our blood.
\
\
_Posted using RoarFEED 2012_
I reckon the ol' Maggies are doing allright ….... when I look on the scoreboard it always says Wests up there somewhere ....... thats good enough.
On the point about wearing the old jumpers ..... I think thats great .... I love seeing the old jumpers at the games.
The old Masterton, Victa, Phillips, Meriton ........ even saw an old IPEC last season !
On the point about wearing the old jumpers ..... I think thats great .... I love seeing the old jumpers at the games.
The old Masterton, Victa, Phillips, Meriton ........ even saw an old IPEC last season !
happy_tiger
Well-known member
@Knuckles said:
So do I Bulldogs 78 Wests 0 Norths 50 - Wests 6
andrew 474
New member
i think the wests supporters should be happy balmain joined together with them to form the wests tigers , they could have gone with parramatta and wests may have been left out altogether , nobody goes around not calling our team , wests tigers to pee people of it is probably that our mascot is a tiger the most marketable in the nrl thats why they call us the tigers , and we are the tigers , the wests tigers
@Knuckles said:
x2 - I care about it as much as Group 21 in the Hunter Valley. Its just park footy to me (and 97% of League supporters) dont follow it, never have, dont care for it. dont think ive ever seen a game or a result nor have the desire for it. I follow the big game. The one that all rugby leagues fans care about and the one that gets media attention. NOT CRAPPY PARK FOOTY that unless your a western suburbs magpie supporter who follows it as they are bitter and twisted that the name WESTS doesnt get enough attention??? wow, so petty. Its not 1950, move on.
by the way it is actually pretty weird to say WTFL1981, i remember when they announced the name in the early days it was banded around about what a stupid name Westssssssss Tigers was…...shouldnt it be The Western Tigers??? sounds so much better!!
GNR4LIFE
Well-known member
@reyre2000 said:
Had we been called the 'Western' Tigers then the Wests brand would almost certainly be dead as you couldn't call them anything else but the Tigers. At least with the way it turned out, you can still refer to them as 'Wests'. It was the smart thinng to do
