Jim & John Marsden

Main office of Marsdens Solicitors. Brothers Jim and John were long-time sponsors and head office officials at Western Suburbs. Former junior NSW captain of both rugby league and cricket, who would be graded by North Sydney, John Adam also became a partner and worked from the Liverpool office. Adam would become the first president of the Player's Association. "He was responsible for the inclusion of set business principles regarding professionalism and promotion in players' contracts but was defeated in a ballot by Kevin Ryan in February 1990" - The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 

A late play from John Marsden, part of the Campbelltown City bid in 1981, almost saw Canberra's bid to join the premiership knocked back. With Illawarra locked to join the competition in 1982 as the 13th club, NSWRL were set to vote Canberra in as 14th, ahead of Campbelltown and Central Coast. But on the night, Marsden produced evidence to the committee that Canberra Airport had been shut down 39 times in the last winter due to fog which raised alarm bells with the NSWRL. The Raiders bid won 24 votes to 18.