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Balmain Leagues Club Dir Gary Leo Accuses National Rugby League Of Double Standard

A Balmain Leagues Club director has accused the National Rugby League of "double standards after it bailed St. George Illawarra out of financial trouble without taking away any of their joint-venture partners' voting rights," according to Adrian Proszenko of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. In another important development for Balmain's future, "a Supreme Court action against Rozelle Village scheduled for Monday has been postponed, after the feuding parties agreed to give the foundation club a one-year extension before the developer calls in the loan." The Balmain Leagues Club elections "will take place at the Tigers' Five Dock premises on Sunday." Incumbent Balmain Dir Gary Leo, a prop from Balmain’s last premiership team in '69, "savaged the NRL for putting conditions on its financial assistance to Balmain, while claiming St. George Illawarra's joint-venture partners were not penalised when the Dragons were being propped up by head office." Leo said, "The NRL want to take a charge over the Balmain share of the Wests Tigers when they bailed St George out without conditions. I can't see any difference, they are discriminating against the Balmain Tigers" (SMH, 8/2).

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