WA BEARS

[Perth Red]

What benefit was it doing? They got thrashed regularly and then COVID came along and killed them. Who graduated from it? Where did it get them?

It was a start and was building. Importantly it was our first elite pathway structure put in place from u14 up to sg ball. We did finish above the bears some years lol
there was the likes of Curtis Rona, Waqa blake, Adam Quinlan who played for pirates and went on to play first grade and plenty more who moved east to play nsw or qlnd cup. yes tne results weren’t great but at least it gave kids a reason to stay in league and not head to union at 16.

 

[SirPies&Beers]

Perth Team Still On NRL's Agenda - But It All Rides On WA Election | The Sporting Base

Perth team still on NRL's agenda - but it all rides on WA election Cook, the 31st premier of Western Australia, has been one of the main drivers behind

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[BuffaloRules]

Perth Team Still On NRL's Agenda - But It All Rides On WA Election | The Sporting Base

Perth team still on NRL's agenda - but it all rides on WA election Cook, the 31st premier of Western Australia, has been one of the main drivers behind

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“There is every chance that Mettam comes to the table of course, but nothing is guaranteed”…

Powerful each way bet there

 

[Iamback]

How many would be part time tradies in an nrl teams nsw cup side? Nrl squads are 30 players all on ft wages.

be very Interesting to see how perth manage with a reserve side on the other side of the country. Logistically it doesn’t really make any sense.

FT squads aren't the issue. Easy enough to get x player on multiple year deal to make it worth them going.

Where teams struggle are in certain positions. Take hooker, It is poor cap management to have more than 2 in the squad.

So you will often see extras added to the squad at various times through the year even just for training purposes.

That is where the quality of the Perth side of juniors needs to come into it.

You can get local guys from the Flegg team to train fulltime for a month or so.

Bears will probably be a block of games type of thing. Like the backup 7 needs some games so he comes across for 3 weeks.

There will be weeks when guys don't play NRL or NSW Cup purely for logistical reasons

 

[SirPies&Beers]

“There is every chance that Mettam comes to the table of course, but nothing is guaranteed”…

Powerful each way bet there

interesting indeed @Wb1234 didnt you says a source stare nrl had informal chats with libs? while this article is very much collated rehash of previous its interesting they mention it.

 

[SirPies&Beers]

FT squads aren't the issue. Easy enough to get x player on multiple year deal to make it worth them going.

Where teams struggle are in certain positions. Take hooker, It is poor cap management to have more than 2 in the squad.

So you will often see extras added to the squad at various times through the year even just for training purposes.

That is where the quality of the Perth side of juniors needs to come into it.

You can get local guys from the Flegg team to train fulltime for a month or so.

Bears will probably be a block of games type of thing. Like the backup 7 needs some games so he comes across for 3 weeks.

There will be weeks when guys don't play NRL or NSW Cup purely for logistical reasons

good summary lambback.

i dont think it’s as big an issue as some make it out. Storms been sending blokes to sunny coast for years and combined its like 3 hour flight. warriors were sending blokes to nsw for years too.yes I get west Aussie is double travel time but as you say it’ll be in blocks and not one off games where locals get sent to cup.

before any of that happens local west aussies blokes need to actually be at grade standard to even make it. So ya probably won’t see many locals for a few years. Maybe a couple here and there. can’t have a quota system either where x amount of west Aussies must be in cup or junior sides cause if they ain’t up to it skill wise, they ain’t up to it. wait until they are. that simples