Not sure if this has been suggested before but it may not be as silly as most of the suggestions on here.
It would take some high powered negotiations and some egos would have to be put aside but could be a way to kill several birds with one stone.
My idea is for the NS Bears, the Perth Pirates and Puddy backed Reds to come together as one. WANRL to handle the local comp and pathways, Bears to handle NS juniors and pathways to the NRL side that would play in a Reds strip in Perth and a Bears strip in Sydney.
You get WA into the comp as a new market, Bears juniors reinvigorated with proper pathways, Bears colours back against traditional rivals, kicking goals left and right.
PR, the egos too big for this?
It would take some high powered negotiations and some egos would have to be put aside but could be a way to kill several birds with one stone.
My idea is for the NS Bears, the Perth Pirates and Puddy backed Reds to come together as one. WANRL to handle the local comp and pathways, Bears to handle NS juniors and pathways to the NRL side that would play in a Reds strip in Perth and a Bears strip in Sydney.
You get WA into the comp as a new market, Bears juniors reinvigorated with proper pathways, Bears colours back against traditional rivals, kicking goals left and right.
PR, the egos too big for this?