End of the Tigers?? Balmain move to END merger | NRL News

the balain board is plotting a shock break from the western suburbs that would end the West Tigers time in the NRL and see both sides of the joint fop battling to stay in rugby league's top grade the nrl's licensing agreement with its 17 clubs ends in the next four months and balain power Brokers see it as the perfect time to break away from the western suburbs the hinge here is the balam Tigers who own 10% of the West's Tigers joint venture would refuse to stay combined with the West's magpies who own 30% of the hullman barns group the HP G originally western suburbs Leagues Club limited owns 90% of the NRL organization currently playing in the league a vote is expected to be held imminently for all balain board members to cast ballots balain director and former Tigers first grade player Gary Leto told the sitting Morning Herald on Thursday I believe the time has come for us to step aside and Resurrect The Balman Tigers I don't think the NRL would continue to allow the West Tigers to operate with the Tigers name without any involvement from balain I really do believe the NL competition needs a Tigers team and not the West Tigers meanwhile Michael chamus at the herald has reported that balain has been speaking to 94-year-old billionaire property developer Harry trigger who supported the Tigers for years about backing a future Balman license Neville kryon a billionaire Automotive businessman has also reportedly been approached recently if we had the right backers Leo continued we could go to the NRL with a proposal to stand alone the joint venture hasn't worked I'd rather risk ending up in New South Wales cup then continuing with the West tigers