WA BEARS

[SirPies&Beers]

Ahh yes Alts and their hate of cricket

I don’t like cricket, oh no
I love it

 

[Perth Red]

Bears had the option to go to SL and if every SL club's News Ltd grant counted towards the shoddy rationalisation criteria then you can argue that they should've made the jump. Neil Whittaker advised them that moving to the CC would guarantee them a spot by being counted as a regional club along with the Knights, Broncos and Warriors.

The criteria if anyone wants to brush up on their history-

https://www.angelfire.com/nb/coop/criteria.html

Newcastle kicking goals back in them days! No surprise the bottom 6 clubs were all Sydney suburban clubs.

 

[Wb1234]

Newcastle kicking goals back in them days! No surprise the bottom 6 clubs were all Sydney suburban clubs.

Where does Perth rank on that table ???

For some reason it’s been omitted

 

[wb2027]

Newcastle kicking goals back in them days! No surprise the bottom 6 clubs were all Sydney suburban clubs.

5 of the 6 were ARL clubs who didn't get that sweet News Ltd cash.

Newcastle were safe regardless but also had the benefit of the 1997 bandwagon with no team closer than 2 hours away.

Out of the bottom 6 at that time, Norths and Manly being that low are proof enough that the criteria had holes in it.

 

[Perth Red]

Where does Perth rank on that table ???

For some reason it’s been omitted

Well considering they had bigger crowds than 1/2 dozen on it we will never know lol

 

[Wb1234]

5 of the 6 were ARL clubs who didn't get that sweet News Ltd cash.

Newcastle were safe regardless but also had the benefit of the 1997 bandwagon with no team closer than 2 hours away.

Out of the bottom 6 at that time, Norths and Manly being that low are proof enough that the criteria had holes in it.

Piggins book talks about this in good detail

Talks about the news Ltd grant being included whilst some south’s sponsorship wasn’t included

Gold Coast had one millon in the bank when kicked out which again wasn’t included

 

[blue bags]

I remember them playing for Norths now lol. Ian Maurice was mascot the bear

Bunny Bear O, Rielly
played a long career at the Roosters
He is a Roosters legend

 

[Centy Coast]

I meant by starting super league and excluding the bears

After packer backstabbed the arl they were forced into an awful peace deal that hurt their clubs way more

Souths norths Balmain wests St George manly (gone or merged)

The only arl clubs from Sydney which survived were chooks and eels

And the bears were promised a spot at central coast they should have been guaranteed a spot

Be bitter with Arko for the northern eagles but the guy almost had a heart attack for rugby league

News Ltd would’ve got 100 percent if not for him and Quayle

Pvl = Arko + Quayle

I wish the arl had the money to keep going then eventually just adding its own clubs to super league places like nz Canberra Brisbane and Perth and left all of super league to rot

Arko almost had a heart attack for Manly, lol, it is no coincidence that since Arko and Fulton stepped away from their high ranking positions on the ARL that Manly have plummeted down the influential club ladder.

 

[Wb1234]

Arko almost had a heart attack for Manly, lol, it is no coincidence that since Arko and Fulton stepped away from their high ranking positions on the ARL that Manly have plummeted down the influential club ladder.

They’ve done very well since max delmege took over

Broncos haven’t won a comp in almost 20 years whilst manly have won 2?

Arkos a legend of the game

He was offered a job to run the super league comp at 500k pa and he said no

Plus the demise of the nth eagles mean the bears return cleanly

That jv was putrid

 

[Centy Coast]

They’ve done very well since max delmege took over

Broncos haven’t won a comp in almost 20 years whilst manly have won 2?

Arkos a legend of the game

He was offered a job to run the super league comp at 500k pa and he said no

Plus the demise of the nth eagles mean the bears return cleanly

That jv was putrid

The Eagles showed their true colours with Delmege, the guy saved them at the 11th hour going into the merger with the Bears $$$ wise, he propped Manly up many times saving their bacon.
Then Manly and the Penn brothers dogged him, typical Manly.
Arko may be a legend to you but he and Fulton did everything in their power to guarantee Manly survived, they didn’t care who they paid off, as long as they achieved their end goall.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Cobbo saved Glebe, they were going to be booted out in the first super league war but his deviousness saved them, Cumberland got the arse instead.

And Don't get me started on Cyril Andrews!

 

[Wb1234]

The Eagles showed their true colours with Delmege, the guy saved them at the 11th hour going into the merger with the Bears $$$ wise, he propped Manly up many times saving their bacon.
Then Manly and the Penn brothers dogged him, typical Manly.
Arko may be a legend to you but he and Fulton did everything in their power to guarantee Manly survived, they didn’t care who they paid off, as long as they achieved their end goall.

If Arko was so strong why didn’t manly get a stand alone team like the chooks

I read manly as a rich club didn’t get much assistance from the arl hence the war almost killed then

They could’ve gone to super league (so could’ve norths) and they would’ve come out strong financially and stand alone

And yeh Arko and Quayle are heroes of mine absolute legends. I saw cannon once at a grand final I was so star struck I was too shy to say hello to him

And I’ve said a million times manly dogged the bears I’m not arguing against that

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I sat on Cannon's knee! And I was best man at Arko's wedding.

H

 

[SirPies&Beers]

I sat on Cannon's knee! And I was best man at Arko's wedding.

H

It's almost been 3/4 weeks since vlandys said he was hopeful of west aussie bears getting up. granted its been xmas new years so realistically only been 1 (working/business) week.

holding out for news next week @Red&BlackBear any scoops, scoop?

 

[Vlad59]

I sat on Cannon's knee! And I was best man at Arko's wedding.

H

I’d bend over backwards for Arko’s cannon.

 

[SirPies&Beers]

coupla gooduns

Bears v Bulldogs - Round 8, 1996

The Bears and Bulldogs face off in Round 8 of the 1996 ARL Season

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Red v Bulldogs - Round 5, 1996

The Reds and Bulldogs face off in Round 5 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

Knights v Bears - 1995 Quarter Final

The Knights and Bears face off in a 1995 Quarter Final

www.nrl.com

Tigers v Reds - Round 6, 1996

The Tigers and Reds face off in Round 6 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

 

[Wb1234]

coupla gooduns

Bears v Bulldogs - Round 8, 1996

The Bears and Bulldogs face off in Round 8 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

Red v Bulldogs - Round 5, 1996

The Reds and Bulldogs face off in Round 5 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

Knights v Bears - 1995 Quarter Final

The Knights and Bears face off in a 1995 Quarter Final

www.nrl.com

Tigers v Reds - Round 6, 1996

The Tigers and Reds face off in Round 6 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

Bears v Penrith (1991) Elimination final
Daryl halligan missed some conversions that would’ve got them to the gf
Penrith go on to win the gf

 

[Centy Coast]

coupla gooduns

Bears v Bulldogs - Round 8, 1996

The Bears and Bulldogs face off in Round 8 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

Red v Bulldogs - Round 5, 1996

The Reds and Bulldogs face off in Round 5 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

Knights v Bears - 1995 Quarter Final

The Knights and Bears face off in a 1995 Quarter Final

www.nrl.com

Tigers v Reds - Round 6, 1996

The Tigers and Reds face off in Round 6 of the 1996 ARL Season

www.nrl.com

Any Bears v Reds ?.

 

[wb2027]

Any Bears v Reds ?.

Only ever played each other twice
“95: Bears 52 - 12 Reds
“96: Bears 28 - 6 Reds

 

[Pippen94]

Only ever played each other twice
“95: Bears 52 - 12 Reds
“96: Bears 28 - 6 Reds

Reds were garbage