Bears Confirmed & Rumoured Signings

[SirPies&Beers]

Constructive as ever pissandtears, what did Perth do to deserve your attention? No club of your own?

what did rugby league deserve to have you around it? there's enough trash cans at stadiums, no need for a walking talking trash can in yourself.

 

[Perth Red]

Honolulu weather is much nicer than most of the US, people don't move there because it is in the middle of no where.

still no idea what you’re on about lol.

 

[Iamback]

Neither are the warriors, I don’t see them being allowed to pay for players accomodation.

Well the government needs to get onboard not the Warriors

 

[Perth Red]

Well the government needs to get onboard not the Warriors

but the salary cap rules are set by nrl, including accomodation. Are the nrl wavering these cap rules for png? If so, why not for perth?

 

[shadowformz]

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If the Perth Bears can recruit a couple more English super league players, then I can see them developing a large English fan base. Similar to how the Melbourne storm is so popular in Queensland because of all the Queensland players they have had and the amount of ex Victorians living there. 8% of Perth's population are born in England, that's 170,000 people.

 

[Iamback]

but the salary cap rules are set by nrl, including accomodation. Are the nrl wavering these cap rules for png? If so, why not for perth?

You don't seem to be keeping up so I will slow it down for you.

X player negotiates deal PNG for $x.

That is the deal.

Usually someone from the Player mangers office sorts out logistics.

The compound will be seperate outside at that deal, likely through a government department

The 2 will seperate.

Like if Broncos sign someone from Sydney and a sponsor has a car lined up

That is allowed in the cap if it is registered.

PNG government will run school visits etc, afterall they claim the money is to better the PNG living standards.

Instead of players getting payment. A nominal fee will be registered with the NRL.

It is a TPA in that case and is allowed

 

[Ashburn]

For players from nsw where most come it is

Wollongong is back water sewer. Perth is a young beautiful city.

 

[Iamback]

Wollongong is back water sewer. Perth is a young beautiful city.

There are nice parts of Wollongong, moreso if you have an injury and are training alone.

The last thing you want is to go home and have no one, If that happens within driving distance of your support system it works better for all involved

 

[Bukowski]

If the Perth Bears can recruit a couple more English super league players, then I can see them developing a large English fan base. Similar to how the Melbourne storm is so popular in Queensland because of all the Queensland players they have had and the amount of ex Victorians living there. 8% of Perth's population are born in England, that's 170,000 people.

I'm sure that would be in their thinking. Whenever there's a game here you always see some ESL jerseys. I can see the shed being chock full of poms

 

[Iamback]

I'm sure that would be in their thinking. Whenever there's a game here you always see some ESL jerseys. I can see the shed being chock full of poms

Atleast if the team sucks on field, Poms are used to losing. So crowd support should stay

 

[Ashburn]

Not at all.

I will explain it better.

Westfield sports high in Sydney has a gun 16 year old half back.

He goes to School Boy carnival and carves up. Every club wants him

If he can get everything Perth offers and still see his family and friends with a couple of hour car ride.

Then what advantage does Perth have?

That is where treating Perth the same as every other club is bad, atleast with the Bears the kids can stay in Sydney to finish school. So that helps

Thanks bra. That’s not too dissimilar to challenges faced by other clubs and other sports though.

 

[Ashburn]

Neither are the warriors, I don’t see them being allowed to pay for players accomodation.

If the NZ Government decided to build accommodation and gift it to the Warriors - they would be bra.

 

[Wb1234]

Wollongong is back water sewer. Perth is a young beautiful city.

Wollongong isn’t 3000 km away from civilisation

But yeh ignore the extra travel and the fact it’s so far away from family

It’s an issue for the club especially since it’s not a rugby league state

 

[Iamback]

Thanks bra. That’s not too dissimilar to challenges faced by other clubs and other sports though.

What sports has done expansion well here though?

Storm
Broncos
Wanderers
all had different advantages to Perth

AFL allows GWS to pay players outside of the cap, gave them extra draft picks and they still haven't made a dent here

I follow NHL, When Seattle and Vegas came in. The other teams had to nominate players that were off limit.

The rest were free to be signed by the new team.

Here you have a new team. On the other side of the country with a limited local player pool.

Given no extra salary cap, No draft picks. No off field extra money to bring family members across.

So yes it is different with the way this has been handled

 

[SirPies&Beers]

Wollongong isn’t 3000 km away from civilisation

But yeh ignore the extra travel and the fact it’s so far away from family

It’s an issue for the club especially since it’s not a rugby league state

in this age of technology and travel the issue isn't as big as it was say in 1980s/90s.

whilst australia is different to USA. kids, athletes, professionals have been moving from city to city, coast to coast for college, uni, franchises and general work for decades.

they manage and to be honest athletes in australia will manage too.

 

[Iamback]

in this age of technology and travel the issue isn't as big as it was say in 1980s/90s.

whilst australia is different to USA. kids, athletes, professionals have been moving from city to city, coast to coast for college, uni, franchises and general work for decades.

they manage and to be honest athletes in australia will manage too.

Different culture over there, Islander and Aboriginal culture is very family oriented.

Not all but most would struggle particularly when injured and they are rehabbing away from the team and so on

 

[SirPies&Beers]

Different culture over there, Islander and Aboriginal culture is very family oriented.

Not all but most would struggle particularly when injured and they are rehabbing away from the team and so on

you dont think african american southern states people culture isnt as family orientated? or religious based middle america? end of the day its people mate.

i think these are excuses to be honest. yeah you and some are bringing it up but it seems the club and officials around it have plans in order to best contain it etc,

 

[Ashburn]

Wollongong isn’t 3000 km away from civilisation

But yeh ignore the extra travel and the fact it’s so far away from family

It’s an issue for the club especially since it’s not a rugby league state

Cry harder bra. I was just comparing the two locations as locations. Cry baby cry.

 

[Wb1234]

Cry harder bra. I was just comparing the two locations as locations. Cry baby cry.

We’re talking about them for their ability to attract players not go on a holiday there

 

[Iamback]

you dont think african american southern states people culture isnt as family orientated? or religious based middle america? end of the day its people mate.

i think these are excuses to be honest. yeah you and some are bringing it up but it seems the club and officials around it have plans in order to best contain it etc,

Well again you are looked down on if you don't go to College over there, they get used to it.

They also aren't doing it for $120k. Give the Bears players $10m so they can fly their families over when they want. You will have players lined up.

See where they finish up, It is too early to say because they have the whole cap to spend. Most seem to be long deals, it is when they are trying to get someone over on $150k for 12 months