And here is the crux of it....
A WA consortium, led by Cash Converters executive chairman Peter Cumins, remains committed to a stand-alone bid. But Cumins has confirmed he will meet with potential suitors North Sydney Bears and Newtown Jets in Sydney next week “to talk about a possible marriage” before putting forward an official bid.
“We are going to consider all options,” Cumins told The West Australian. “We want to give both those clubs an opportunity to put a compelling case to us that they would bring to the table something that we can’t put together ourselves.”