Perth NRL bid open to Bears, Jets liaison but would rather go alone

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Peter Cumins, chairman of a Perth consortium hoping to secure a new NRL franchise, is open to a partnership with North Sydney or Newtown but would prefer a stand-alone side.

Cumins was heartened by comments by ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys reported on Sunday that two more expansion teams by 2030 were on the agenda, with Perth a frontrunner.Peter Tinley, Labor MP, was appointed in 2022 as the chair of the WA Government’s working group to investigate establishing an NRL side in Perth as an expansion franchise.

Cumins is aware of the move, supported by V’landys, to bring back the Bears in the NRL in a liaison with Perth.“The people involved in the consortium are West Australians who love rugby league and would love to see a stand-alone team in Perth. “The government doesn’t decide who the bid vehicle will be, but will work closely with whoever wins the bid.

Cumins has other potential movers and shakers with significant wealth and acumen around rugby league keen to join the bid, which he has said “ticked all the boxes”.

 

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