sentences:  The club has had a successful leagues club making an attractive sponsor of rugby league in the national rugby league.Despite attempts by the Newcastle Knights to gain sponsorship from the Wests Leagues Club, in 1995, the club was going to be the majority owner of the Hunter Mariners in the Super League competition until a majority of members of the club made it clear that they would not support a team in the Super League competing against the Knights in August 1995.Bob Ferris, the General Manager of Western Suburbs, left shortly after to manage the Mariners.