Born and raised in country NSW.
Had no affiliation with any Sydney area.
When my friends and I started paying attention to league when we were about 10, well:
* One friend went for Souths, so I couldn't choose them or their colours (and who would want a team with such a daggy mascot - heck, I lived on a farm, my Dad and Brothers shot rabbits and hares for fun).
* One friend went for St George, so I couldn't choose them or their colours (in hindsight, thank God and Christina for preventing me from being a St George fan).
* I liked blue and I liked dogs so I decided to support the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (it didn't hurt that the Doggies had been playing so well over the previous couple of years).
Like I said, I was 10.