NRL godfather Peter V'Landys has revealed details of a conversation with Perth Bears coach Mal Meninga, reported in the SMH. Mal told PVL he doesn't want any salary concessions and explained why. We unpack.

Also, there have been links of a special FIFO tribute jersey that's divided the base.

And future Bear Luke Laulili'i was KO'd in sickening circumstances that left us with irrational, irate feelings. We ran through a number of Bears players that hit the park last weekend and gave some performance reviews.

Chapters:

5:30 - PNG got a slap on the wrist

11:15 - Luke Laulili'i KO'd

19:45 - Jack Cole, Apa Twidle, Tyran Wishart, Sifa Talakai

30:00 - Mal don't want no concessions

35:00 - The FIFO jersey design leak

39:45 - What we can learn from the Sam Walker injury

We are the Grizzwolds! A Perth Bears podcast. Independent and fan-focused, run by two life-long Bears tragics.

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After reports the Titans granted AJ Brimson permission to explore other options, the next natural step for media was to formulate links getting him to the Perth Bears. But it was never that simple. We break down why that one was knocked on the head.

Also on today's show, we do a bit of a roster check, given we aren't really positioned to take on a Brimson-sized salary... so are we virtually done?

Plus, we've got a bunch of future Bears killing it for their current clubs. We go over some of the more noteworthy contributors from around the grounds.

Chapters:

3:00 - How many roster spots do we have?

7:30 - Ashton Warwick - remember the name

15:30 - The AJ Brimson links

21:00 - Asher Chapman is a Perth Bear

24:30 - We're reportedly snagging forward Zac Lipowicz

28:45 - The latest on Bulldog Jacob Preston

32:00 - Around the grounds on Jack Cole, Sifa Talakai, Harry Newman, James McDonnell, Tyran Wishart, Liam Henry, Apa Twidle and Sean Russell.

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Huge episode. We break down our latest key signing, Raiders firebrand Corey Horsburgh, plus try and wrap our heads around Christian Welch's unexpected and uninformed attack.

Plus, Apa Twidle looked good getting a crack at fullback for the Eels... and did coach Mal Meninga just drop a hint at who our inaugural captain will be?

Chapters:
2:20 - Do we have our inaugural captain?

5:00 - Apa Twidle's fullback rehearsal

12:00 - The Welch attack

24:20 - Corey Horsburgh signs three-year deal

We are the Grizzwolds! A Perth Bears podcast. Independent and fan-focused, run by two life-long Bears tragics.

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It was a big week for League in Perth, as the Manly v Melbourne game at HBF Park coincided with the release of our inaugural home jersey reveal, which caused a major stir in media and online. We have our say.

We managed to record just after the Brian To'o new dropped, so we got some more PNG shots in!

More salary dispensation is apparently on the way.

And here's one we know plenty have been asking for clarification on - will we play at North Sydney oval next year?

Chapters:

1:00 - Our 2027 home jersey revealed

11:20 - The scenes in WA over the weekend. How good

13:20 - Brian To'o signs with the PNG Chiefs for 2028

20:30 - Izak Tago to Dragons and the Penrith domino effect

22:00 - NRL's new salary cap dispensation for the Bears

30:00 - Are we getting the spoon in 2027 (and does it matter?)

33:15 - Josh Hannay's timely wisdom

37:35 - Are we playing a game at North Sydney Oval in 2027?

We are the Grizzwolds! A Perth Bears podcast. Independent and fan-focused, run by two life-long Bears tragics.

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The Perth Bears have moved a step closer to rounding out their roster following the signing of Niwhai Puru, who plenty of Sharks fans were sad to see depart.

Puru's just yet another player the Bears have poached from one of the more stable, well run and better performing teams of recent seasons - IP we will greatly benefit from in the West.

We have taken a closer look at the Junior Paulo contract and are now feeling better about that, plus how the 2027 roster is looking and how much cap space remains.

Plus, details emerged that the Bears weren't interested in Zac Lomax. If that doesn't fill you with confidence that this Perth Bears front office places strong standards and values on the players they're chasing, I don't know what will.

Plenty going on, as per usual!

1:45 - Jack Cole officially official

3:30 - We've added Niwhai Puru to our halves stocks

8:00 - The depth of our roster

10:00 - The difference in who we're signing vs PNG

10:45 - Links to Cam Munster

12:00 - The Junior Paulo contract

17:45 - Our roster health

21:45 - The Zac Lomax news

25:45 - The beauty of our roster

31:00 - It's nearly jersey time

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What a big week for the Bears. If we weren't signing players, we were copping heat off the back of the Chiefs going after another high profile player demanding an over-inflated contract while drawing over-inflated praise.

The Perth Bears added Junior Paulo and Morgan Smithies (while also announcing Jack Cole after our record). The club also made. the Tyson Smoothy news official.

We've been linked to Tigers half Adam Douehi, which is met with mixed reviews.

CHAPTERS

4:00 - Adam Douehi links

14:00 - Morgan Smithies and Junior Paulo join Tyson Smoothy

22:00 - We've signed Jope (JayKay) Rauqe from the Dogs

23:45 - Ben Gardiner interviewed for the Dragons coaching job

29:30 - Our Best 19s

We are the Grizzwolds! A Perth Bears podcast. Independent and fan-focused, run by two life-long Bears tragics.

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The Perth Bears have reportedly landed two players from Brisbane's 2025 premiership-winning team, Gehamat Shibasaki and Tyson Smoothy. Plus, we've been linked to a few other more-than-handy middle forwards in Moses Leota, Junior Paulo and Morgan Smithies. Fair to say it's been a big start to the week.

We unpack all the latest roster move in detail and tell everyone what we think.

Chapters:

1:00 - Let's just lean into this new team rivalry with PNG

3:30 - I think we've found an enforcer in Liam Henry

7:45 - We've reportedly signed Tyson Smoothy

17:00 - Two-year Shibasaki deal is done

23:45 - Links to Moses Leota, Junior Paulo and Morgan Smithies

30:00 - Recapping, the Bears roster looks more complete now

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Un-freaking-believable. A player we were incredibly excited to secure has opted to make an 11th hour backflip on the Perth Bears. So why did Jamie Humphreys lead us on and then bail at the last minute?

We unpack the mess from every angle and then try to clean up the mess by pitching off-contract players that could fill holes in both the halves, but also at lock where we projected Humphreys to play... names like Brodie Croft, Kodi Nikorima, Ronald Volkman, Jack Cole, Josh Rogers, Kurt Mann, Ray Stone & Shawn Blore.

Chapters:

4:45 - Jamie Humphreys backflips on the Bears

7:00 - We speculate as to why

12:45 - Jarome Luai has been linked to the Bears

18:00 - Options to fill the void at half and lock

We are the Grizzwolds! A Perth Bears podcast. Independent and fan-focused, run by two life-long Bears tragics.

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