WA BEARS

[flippikat]

Itll be Perth bears png and chch

bank it

It sure looks like that's the NRL's preference.

Perth Bears is a no-brainer - solves two issues from the war/peace settlement in one move (loss of Perth & loss of a foundation club), no competing WA bids, new timeslot etc etc.

PNG has great appeal to the NRL thanks to the Government money gravy-train, even if the logistics are ridiculous.

NZ 2 has it over another Brisbane/SEQ side because it's new territory, helps with timeslots, great lookiong stadium being built, PLUS it's easier on the NRL to just piss-off the Warriors than it is to piss-off the Broncos, Dolphins & Titans - and getting the clubs' ok is an important step.

In this phase, nowhere else is ready.

 

[st george dragons]

Western Reds will play 11 out of 12 home games in Perth, with one being at North Sydney Oval, with I assume the reserve grade team playing out in Sydney to start off with?

With the Bears name, it will have no affiliation with the Reds two decades ago, and will be a completley new team. Like Gold Coast Titans having no ties with the Seagulls/Giants/Chargers team. Starting "fresh".

 

[Centy Coast]

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Is this from a Perth newspaper ?

 

[Centy Coast]

They literally have only formed an entity that can now submit a bid with 10 others...
f**king " news" papers.

The hardest part was having the WA consortium and the Bears hierarchy reach an agreement and sign off on it.
The NRL has been heavily involved in this, if they didn’t want it to happen they wouldn’t have moved mountains to make this happen.

 

[Wb1234]

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Bears got no ownership or any board seats

 

[Wb1234]

Would love to know who’s leaked it. You’d think they’d have wanted to do an offical launch prior to this level of detail seeping out.

Pvl

 

[Wb1234]

NRL’s newest franchise set to be formally announced... as details including logo revealed

NRL’s newest franchise set to be formally announced... as details including logo revealed

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Nuke]

Western Bears is 100% the name for the new club. It was registered with IP Australia yesterday.

Trade Mark 2473194 | IP Australia | Trade Mark Search

search.ipaustralia.gov.au

 

[Nuke]

And for the record, despite the 'Western' being there to reference the Western Reds, and 'Bears' being there due to North Sydney Bears involvement, I really hope the Western Bears are officially a brand new club and is acknowledged as such. No previous history.

Just as the Gold Coast Titans started in 2007, not 1988.

 

[flippikat]

NRL’s newest franchise set to be formally announced... as details including logo revealed

NRL’s newest franchise set to be formally announced... as details including logo revealed

www.foxsports.com.au

Has the logo actually been revealed though? Nothing in that article, can't see any official new bid logo anywhere (just old & current Norths logos, previous Perth logos, and fan mock-ups)

 

[Wb1234]

Has the logo actually been revealed though? Nothing in that article, can't see any official new bid logo anywhere (just old & current Norths logos, previous Perth logos, and fan mock-ups)

No logo or jerseys mocks ups have been released

 

[flippikat]

No logo or jerseys mocks ups have been released

Bloody clickbait article description, eh?

"..as details including logo revealed." Sure......

 

[Nuke]

Only the mention that the logo will be an adaption of the current Bears logo.

I'd guess it'd have the introduction of gold and the name 'Western', but I'm hoping it'll also be sans-shield and also a simplification of the Bears head emblem. The current one has far too much fine detail for the modern sporting landscape.

 

[Nuke]

Western Bears is 100% the name for the new club. It was registered with IP Australia yesterday.

Trade Mark 2473194 | IP Australia | Trade Mark Search

search.ipaustralia.gov.au

Interesting that it was 100% heading towards being called Perth Bears up until 29th July when the IP was withdrawn and refund requested.

 

[ayatollah_murdoch]

Bears got no ownership or any board seats

Poor from the bears. They got screwed out of the northern eagles merger, and might do so from this partnership as well.

If they're tipping in cash and providing pathways, the ought to get something in return.

 

[Nuke]

They are. They are getting their brand back in the NRL, something they've felt entitled to for nearly a quarter of a century. And they're getting NRL games at NSO.

 

[Perth Red]

Is this from a Perth newspaper ?

Yes today’s West.

 

[Perth Red]

Nice, needs a yellow collar though.

 

[Nuke]

The guy behind Westfence is a mate of mine, former Joondalup Giants player, graphic designer, and has in years gone by been on Canterbury's graphics team and went on to work at the NRL, being a part of the team who came up with the current Telstra Premiership badges. He left the NRL years ago, but it's nice to see his work pop up from time-to-time.

 

[Iamback]

And for the record, despite the 'Western' being there to reference the Western Reds, and 'Bears' being there due to North Sydney Bears involvement, I really hope the Western Bears are officially a brand new club and is acknowledged as such. No previous history.

Just as the Gold Coast Titans started in 2007, not 1988.

I can't see that being the case.

The whole idea or the Bears being part of it was to bring a name to get East Coast Interest.

If they are a new club who do they play for Retro round for example? Is the Perth/Melbourne Rivarly as cities big enough?