WA BEARS

[Gobsmacked]

Brad Arthur has spent over a decade I think coaching NRL and currently a head coach in SL, he has coached Parramatta to a grand final. He's still connected to current talent, administrators and assistants.
When you're looking around for an experienced first grade coach to get a team off the ground... there's really not a better option.
He might even thrive under this new franchise, unburdened by history and expectations.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I know you're half-joking, but I think I could get behind darn near any brand if it guarantees NZ 2.

Even "Christchurch Skibidi-Toilets"

That would be a hell of a mascot to see roaming around on game day

 

[Canard]

Brad Arthur has spent over a decade I think coaching NRL and currently a head coach in SL, he has coached Parramatta to a grand final. He's still connected to current talent, administrators and assistants.
When you're looking around for an experienced first grade coach to get a team off the ground... there's really not a better option.
He might even thrive under this new franchise, unburdened by history and expectations.

Hi Brad!

 

[titoelcolombiano]

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*Under the terms of the final agreement over Perth, it is understood the WA government has committed to spend:

- $35 million on grassroots football over the next seven years;

- $25 million on content over the next five years; and

- nearly $6 million on helping with costs of the new side.

While the WA government will not pay a licence fee, a further $20 million will be committed to a Centre of Excellence with a promise that there will likely be an upgrade of their home ground - HBF Stadium.

This masthead understands that the ARL Commission will run the new Perth franchise for a minimum of five years before it becomes a member-based club.*

Some good detail here that I haven't seen in other articles. The most intriguing one to me is the 25 million dollars for content over 5 years.
Interesting what it could be for, assuming it would cover 2 origin games in that period plus a double header and game at hbf each year.

From memory they paid 5 million for an origin and double header for 1 year a while back which would leave a lot of value to be recouped in other content to reach 25 million. Could they get magic round one year or something similar. Maybe just some more double headers and games at hbf until 2027?

$86M investment in the game plus a commitment for a stadium upgrade in the near future is actually a pretty good deal. Well done to all involved. Hopefully the content they are talking about will include a continued double header over and above the Bears games (as in Bears be an "away" team at the double header).

I'd like to see the NRL approach Victoria for a double header at the MCG each year during AFL's Reach Around. Storm v Someone / Warriors v Someone. Should be able to pull 40k + as a starting point, stick with it and build it.

 

[Perth Red]

NS 500 jnrs + WA 4000 jnrs + $5mill a year WA jnr funding + hopefully Norths group getting serious about funding NS = a great talent pathway. Will take a few years but looking forward to seeing NS and WA jnrs debuting for the Perth Bears.

Going to be interesting to see how the elite pathways is set up. Hopefully WA is the base for it as much as NS, we don’t want another Melbourne scenario.

 

[flippikat]

Brad Arthur has spent over a decade I think coaching NRL and currently a head coach in SL, he has coached Parramatta to a grand final. He's still connected to current talent, administrators and assistants.
When you're looking around for an experienced first grade coach to get a team off the ground... there's really not a better option.
He might even thrive under this new franchise, unburdened by history and expectations.

Whoa there - we are talking about the Bears now.

The drought & let-downs THAT fanbase has had to endure makes "No Premiership since 1986" sound like nothing.

 

[Gobsmacked]

At the end of the day, we all got what we wanted. Perth Red got his team
And we all got to witness him be completely wrong one last time.
Was it 2 weeks ago that the NRL will never get a better opportunity? It took 2 weeks for there to be twice as good an opportunity.
I think it's a Perth Red record wrong.
We all knew he had it in him.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Whoa there - we are talking about the Bears now.

The drought & let-downs THAT fanbase has had to endure makes "No Premiership since 1986" sound like nothing.

I stand corrected lol

 

[Gobsmacked]

NS 500 jnrs + WA 4000 jnrs + $5mill a year WA jnr funding + hopefully Norths group getting serious about funding NS = a great talent pathway. Will take a few years but looking forward to seeing NS and WA jnrs debuting for the Perth Bears.

Going to be interesting to see how the elite pathways is set up. Hopefully WA is the base for it as much as NS, we don’t want another Melbourne scenario.

You don't have to bullshit anymore mate.
You got a team- chill.

 

[Perth Red]

You don't have to bullshit anymore mate.
You got a team- chill.

What are you here for? I do wonder.

 

[Wb1234]

NS 500 jnrs + WA 4000 jnrs + $5mill a year WA jnr funding + hopefully Norths group getting serious about funding NS = a great talent pathway. Will take a few years but looking forward to seeing NS and WA jnrs debuting for the Perth Bears.

Going to be interesting to see how the elite pathways is set up. Hopefully WA is the base for it as much as NS, we don’t want another Melbourne scenario.

Your really taking the wa and bears juniors and adding together like they are the same ?

FMD that’s funny

More like 400 plus four

 

[BuffaloRules]

NS 500 jnrs + WA 4000 jnrs + $5mill a year WA jnr funding + hopefully Norths group getting serious about funding NS = a great talent pathway. Will take a few years but looking forward to seeing NS and WA jnrs debuting for the Perth Bears.

Going to be interesting to see how the elite pathways is set up. Hopefully WA is the base for it as much as NS, we don’t want another Melbourne scenario.

Billy Moore was saying yesterday that there were 6,000 juniors in WA …

Raw numbers ain’t the be all and end all though …

 

[Steel Saints]

$86M investment in the game plus a commitment for a stadium upgrade in the near future is actually a pretty good deal. Well done to all involved. Hopefully the content they are talking about will include a continued double header over and above the Bears games (as in Bears be an "away" team at the double header).

I'd like to see the NRL approach Victoria for a double header at the MCG each year during AFL's Reach Around. Storm v Someone / Warriors v Someone. Should be able to pull 40k + as a starting point, stick with it and build it.

If there is an annual double header in Perth with the Bears as the "away" team, then they can afford to take one "home" game to Sydney. Preferably at Allianz, not at NSO.

And the teams who play their 'home" game in Perth, should be the "away" team in Magic Round the same year. Teams involved in Vegas should not play in the Perth double header in the same year, apart from the Bears. Clubs would go to Vegas once every five years.

You want each team to have 11 home games at a minimum.

 

[T-Boon]

Brad Arthur has spent over a decade I think coaching NRL and currently a head coach in SL, he has coached Parramatta to a grand final. He's still connected to current talent, administrators and assistants.
When you're looking around for an experienced first grade coach to get a team off the ground... there's really not a better option.
He might even thrive under this new franchise, unburdened by history and expectations.

The whole starting lineup will be named Arthur (and a few Fullers - they are twice as good).

 

[T-Boon]

If there is an annual double header in Perth with the Bears as the "away" team, then they can afford to take one "home" game to Sydney. Preferably at Allianz, not at NSO.

And the teams who play their 'home" game in Perth, should be the away team in Magic Round the same year. Teams involved in Vegas should not play in the Perth double header in the same year, apart from the Bears. Clubs would go to Vegas once every five years.

You want each team to have 11 home games at a minimum.

That is very good ideaing.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[blue bags]

NS 500 jnrs + WA 4000 jnrs + $5mill a year WA jnr funding + hopefully Norths group getting serious about funding NS = a great talent pathway. Will take a few years but looking forward to seeing NS and WA jnrs debuting for the Perth Bears.

Going to be interesting to see how the elite pathways is set up. Hopefully WA is the base for it as much as NS, we don’t want another Melbourne scenario.

What about South Sydney Rabbitohs NSW cup feeder team. The North Sydney Bears
What's Rabbitohs going to do ?

 

[T-Boon]

I'd like to see the NRL approach Victoria for a double header at the MCG each year during AFL's Reach Around. Storm v Someone / Warriors v Someone. Should be able to pull 40k + as a starting point, stick with it and build it.

Only after they spend 1bill making the MCG multipurpose.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[ThornlieBear]

Good. Hope it’s Perth Bears.