Bid for Western Bears to join NRL
Western Bears blink first in stand-off with NRL expansion bid 'on life support'
Western Bears bosses will backflip and offer a licence fee to the NRL in an effort to take their expansion bid off "life
Bid for Western Bears to join NRL as new Perth-based rugby league expansion team appears dead
It was just two weeks ago when Western Australia's daily newspaper reported the entry of the Western Bears to the NRL would be confirmed following the code's grand final."Confirmation the Bears will join the competition is expected in the week after the NRL grand final on October 6",
‘Your bid is in the bin’: How Western Bears’ plans went south
It’s often said a week is a long time in rugby league – but what about two months?For the Western Bears, two months must feel like an eternity.In July, a consortium of Western Australian businessmen lodged its bid document to become the NRL’s next franchise.
‘Bears will be there’: Peter V’landys’ promise following collapse of Western Bears’ expansion bid
ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys has declared North Sydney will not be killed off over a $20 million stand-off that has left the Western Bears expansion bid on life support.
NRL 2024: Western Bears expansion bid formally rejected by Peter V’landys and ARL Commission
ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys has dropped an expansion bombshell by formally rejecting the Western Bears’ bid, opening the door for the NRL to take control of a new team in Perth.
Western Bears insist they weren't low-balling the NRL
Western Bears bid chief Peter Cumins has rejected claims his team tried to low-ball the NRL, saying it simply wasn't feasible to pay a licence fee given all of the other start-up costs involved.
Join the NRL for free: The stunning move that buried the Western Bears’ expansion bid
A “gutted” Western Bears bid chief Peter Cumins has offered to smoke the peace pipe with ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys in a last-ditch attempt to expand the NRL to Perth.
Western Bears bid chief hits back at ARLC bosses after Perth expansion bid failure... but reveals why he is still hopeful of an 11th hour U-turn
Peter Cumins had been heading a private consortium of backers from Perth and North Sydney in an attempt to found an NRL side in Western Australia.
A Bears superfan, a few beers and $1000 trademark: The wild story behind NRL expansion drama
The Western Bears are dead. So if a new Perth franchise can be saved, what will it be called? That’s where a Sydney man comes ...
NRL reject Western Bears as bombshell breaks fans’ hearts all over again
The NRL has dropped an expansion bombshell, formally rejecting the bid of the Western Bears to join the competition in 2027.
Helene victims face another worry: Bears
With damaged homes vulnerable and garbage piling up, there's an increased risk of human/bear conflict for Helene victims.
‘Must have strong business case’: Western Bears bid officially torpedoed
Peter Cumins has defended the decision not to offer a licence fee, which led to the submission being rejected.
KRDO4d
Bears break into home, attack elderly man in Western Colorado
A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong ...
Asheville flooding recovery: See Western NC communities work together in aftermath of Helene
Photos and video capture the destruction Helene left behind and the work Western NC communities are doing to recover.
Business News1d
Bears chair committed to cause
Western Bears bid chair Peter Cumins says he remains committed to rugby league in WA, irrespective of which direction plans ...