Perth Officially Confirmed to Join NRL in 2027 or 2028

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Board news if anyone has access;

Bears and De Ceglie look for mining friends in NRL push

New Perth Bears boss Anthony De Ceglie reckons he will find some corporate support from WA’s mining sector.

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[Perth Red]

I can confirm. I have one of those stickers, and saw the Premier and a few people with the caps. Can't say I saw any of the paw signage anywhere, though.

Caps were given out to people at the pre game Q&A session, paws came round to shed end being being given out just before HT. Stickers at end of game. HBF Park organised with support of the Club so we can call them the first 'official' merch lol

 

[sportsnut]

This is going to be huge.

 

[Nuke]

That'd be why I didn't see the paws. I was at the other end of the ground losing my voice at my Knights winning!

Me and my 9yr old nephew ran into Roger Cook on his way out of the ground. He looked at me as I was dressed rather absurdedly (I took every opportunity to celebrate the rare occasion of my team being in town!), he rather awkwardly have us a "hi", I gave him a "Go the Bears", and he very happily shouted back "GO THE BEARS!" as he walked away. Hence how I came to see him wearing his cap.
Big Mal wasn't wearing his on his way out, though..! It was too wet and someone had to go fetch him an umbrella..!

 

[Perth Red]

That'd be why I didn't see the paws. I was at the other end of the ground losing my voice at my Knights winning!

Me and my 9yr old nephew ran into Roger Cook on his way out of the ground. He looked at me as I was dressed rather absurdedly (I took every opportunity to celebrate the rare occasion of my team being in town!), he rather awkwardly have us a "hi", I gave him a "Go the Bears", and he very happily shouted back "GO THE BEARS!" as he walked away. Hence how I came to see him wearing his cap.
Big Mal wasn't wearing his on his way out, though..! It was too wet and someone had to go fetch him an umbrella..!

Nice they scored right in front of you! Was a cracking game given the conditions. And atmosphere was really good despite only being half full.
Q&A was good, had a chat with our new CEO, Cumins, Sacko, Dolphins CEO and the NS CEO. All very enthusiastic for our future!

 

[sempmrh]

I like the Bears wordmark and I’m presuming the paw is a secondary logo. A little disappointed that gold isn’t used on those items, even as a trim colour. No issues with emphasising red, black and white but using gold as a trim colour seems like a no-brainer.

 

[Nuke]

I like the Bears wordmark and I’m presuming the paw is a secondary logo. A little disappointed that gold isn’t used on those items, even as a trim colour. No issues with emphasising red, black and white but using gold as a trim colour seems like a no-brainer.

I think the majority of us feel the same way, but I've come to accept that it's unlikely to happen, sadly.

 

[Nuke]

Nice they scored right in front of you! Was a cracking game given the conditions. And atmosphere was really good despite only being half full.
Q&A was good, had a chat with our new CEO, Cumins, Sacko, Dolphins CEO and the NS CEO. All very enthusiastic for our future!

Yeah, the matchwinner by Brodie Jones was scored right in front of us. I think we were closer than the touchie was!

While it's likely I've met Cumins in years gone by (due to my heavy involvement in running the Joondalup Giants), I can't recall any particular moments of note in which to comment on him, but Sacko is a top bloke. I've got all the time in the world for him.

I probably would have attempted a quick chat with Mal Meninga, but as it was pouring down, I was waiting with the young fella at the Knights team bus to meet the players, and he seemed like he just wanted to go back to his accommodation, I chose to give it a miss.

 

[Growthegame]

No, RL is an even playing field.

Anyone that knows rugby league knows this isn’t true.

 

[Wb1234]

I don't think we should go down the AFL path. Their comp is so rigged and contrived. And because their expansion teams are still basket cases despite all sorts of advantages, they have to keep the unevenness in place

Afl is an extreme

But expansion clubs should get some help and not be treated exactly like the other clubs

If they get off the ground in stronger shape that’s better for the competition