Mal Meninga
The Perth Bears want ‘reasonable’ salary cap concessions. Rival clubs won’t have a bar of it
Turned down once already, Mal Meninga is set to continue lobbying the NRL for assistance to sign players. One club CEO has spoken out strongly against the idea.
- Christian Nicolussi
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- Opinion
- NRL 2025
Clubs rush to spend extra NRL funding as fears grow about PNG team
Tens of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money has already been handed out to NRL clubs, but will there ever be a team in PNG?
- Danny Weidler
- Opinion
- Perth Bears
If Mal wants success in the west he must follow Sheedy’s blueprint
Mal Meninga needs to win over Western Australia. The first GWS Giants coach showed him how to be successful.
- Neil Breen
- Opinion
- NRL 2025
The Bulldogs got their man. This is their plan for Lachlan Galvin
The 19-year-old rising star will be plunged into an intensive physical and mental training regime to transform him into the powerhouse player the club sees him as.
- Danny Weidler
Bear necessities: Meninga’s master plan for success in the west
Mal Meninga plans to tap into his Kangaroos’ contact book – and the Indigenous talent in Perth’s backyard – when assembling the Bears’ inaugural squad.
- Christian Nicolussi
NRL sounds out Fittler for Kangaroos job as Meninga to be announced as Bears coach
With Meninga set to be announced as the inaugural coach of the Perth Bears in the coming days, the NRL has turned its attention to finding his replacement as national coach.
- Danny Weidler and Michael Chammas
Meninga, Arthur formally interviewed for Perth Bears coaching job
The NRL are pushing ahead quickly with their plans to appoint a head coach for the Perth Bears, interviewing at least two candidates on Thursday.
- Christian Nicolussi
Mitchell, Schuster, Graham on deck for Rabbitohs pre-season, but Bennett a no-show
South Sydney’s stars returned to Maroubra on Wednesday, but supercoach Wayne Bennett was a notable absentee.
- Billie Eder, Christian Nicolussi and Dan Walsh
The phone call that cost Kalyn Ponga a Kangaroos jersey
Some blame the Knights superstar’s perceived lack of versatility for his omission from the Australian squad, but nothing could be further from the truth.
- Danny Weidler
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Tigers star Galvin set for PM’s XIII call-up
A rollercoaster rookie year is about to end on a high for Lachlan Galvin, who is expected to be called up to wear the green and gold for the first time.
- Adrian Proszenko, Adam Pengilly, Michael Chammas and Christian Nicolussi