 When the Balmain Union club held its first meeting of 1908, all the district's League supporters attended and voted against the election of every official for the coming season.While they really had no cause to even be at the Union club's meeting, the presence of the League supporters prevented the Union club from being formed for the coming season.The MRU organised the follow-up meeting for the same night as the next Balmain League meeting, just so it could carry on its business.