Stand Aside - The Mighty Bearcast

Stand Aside - The Mighty Bearcast

We discuss all things NRL Perth Bears, North Sydney Bears and any other team that plays as the mighty Bears in the red and black. A Rugby League podcast by the fans, for the fans. Hosted by Bears tragic Tim Holland from Bolder Entertainment, with special guests. FOLLOW US: Instagram - @mightybearcast WEBSITE: https://www.mightybearcast.com

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May 8, 2025 48 mins

We review a historic day! A day where it was confirmed by WA Premier Roger Cook and the NRL that the Perth Bears will play in the NRL Rugby League competition from 2027. The Cave's Jason Burton and The Den's Ross Pitman join host Tim Holland to express their feelings about this amazing announcement.


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Perth based Bears fan Lachlan Sculley joins host Tim Holland to discuss the news that the Western Bears have been given "in principle" approval to join the NRL rugby league competition in 2027 after they came to an agreement with the Western Australian government. Rumored future team coach Brad Arthur has also just bought a house in Perth!


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Negotiations have stalled between the NRL and the Western Australian government re the proposed 19th NRL team, the Western (Perth) Bears. The ARL Commission are about to park the whole idea. What a disaster!


We also quickly catch up on the North Sydney Bears NSW Cup wins in the last two weeks.


And make sure you check out SHARKO in Brisbane and Sydney this week. Such a brilliant piece of cinema!


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February 26, 2025 24 mins

Why did the Peter Cumins consortium NRL bid for the Western Bears, based in Perth Western Australia fail?

In this episode we take a look at all the issues we believe the NRL had.

And as we mention in the show, a big thanks to Oliver Joyce for providing the jingles!


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Perth based Bears fan Lachlan Sculley joins host Tim Holland the show to discuss the North Sydney Bears 2024 NSW Cup Grand Final loss. They also discuss the "There's always next year" culture at the club and discuss the benefits of private ownership following some online concerns from some North Sydney people re the Western Bears licence.


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The North Sydney Bears advanced to the 2024 NSW Cup Grand Final with a win over the Newtown Jets.

They will play the Jets again on the weekend and the winner will take the title of premiers!

In this episode we review that great win and preview the Grand Final.


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WA rugby league tragic Jason Burton from The Cave Facebook group discusses his thoughts on the proposed Western Bears NRL team as well as giving us a sense of what the removal of the Western Reads from top flight league had on the game in WA. In joining forces, it seems that we all have more in common than we realized!


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The Den's Ross Pitman joins host Tim Holland to discuss reports that the WA consortium, lead by Peter Cummins and the North Sydney Bears have agreed to form the Western Bears and attempt to become the NRL's 18th Team.


We discuss the general reaction to this, the reported deal points and more!


We also catch up on the North Sydney Bears' progress in the NSW Cup, with the finals approaching.


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