There was Rugby league in Perth last weekend, with a doule-header at Optus Stadium, where plenty of seats were left vacant. What's that mean?

And reports would indicate that Matt Burton's camp and the Bulldogs have begun extension talks. But we're not buying it for a second.

Chapters:

03:57 - The spectacle at Optus Stadium and whether any other League games should be scheduled there

9:50 - Boardroom tension between the CEO and GM and how this has come about

19:12 - The recruitment strategy and the rhetoric around it

23:10 - What we can learn from Scott Drinkwater's contract talks and how it relates to Matt Burton

There are reports that three key Bears signings have player options in their favour, which will impact our roster management from as soon as 2028. Spoiler: it's Wishart, Henry and Curran.

Mitch then has a man-crush on Mikolaj Oledski.

Then we race through some players that have been linked to the club and make calls on whether we'd like the Bears to sign them or not.

Chapters

• 01:00 Kodi the Bear
• 06:00 Early Exit Clauses in Player Contracts (Wishart, Henry and Curran)
• 13:00 Mikolaj Oledski's Growing Credentials
• 17:00 Learning Experiences for Sean Russell and Luke Laulili'i on Easter Monday
• 21:30 We race through players that have been linked to the Bears and play a game of 'Would You' (sign them?). Names featured:
• 22:00 Charlie Staines
• 24:00 Brodie Croft
• 28:00 Jaydn Sua
• 30:30 Jamie Humphries

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

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We reveal some signing scoops and discuss whispers surrounding Jake Averillo, Matt Burton, Connor Watson, Arama Hau and Jonathan Sua. We also assess recruit Toby Sexton's current form in the Super League, which is cause for concern, and unpack the mess at Manly and the type of dysfunction we need to avoid as an aligned club in the west.

Chapters

• 1:00 - Noah Johannssen :(
• 3:00 - Perth Bears inaugural jersey release
• 5:00 - Toby Sexton's worrying form
• 8:00 - The self-inflicted mess at the Sea Eagles and a good example of what mistakes the Bears can't afford to make
• 20:00 - News and murmours around Jake Averillo, Matt Burton, Connor Watson, Arama Hau and Jonathan Sua

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We delve into recruitment targets and recent signings, unpack whether the struggles of the Western Force impact the Bears, dive into the seeminly strong Central West NSW connections and speculate on who the recruiting team should target next.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introducing the Grizzwolds Grizzly Lifelongers
• 10:44 Financial Struggles of the Western Force
• 18:24 Central West Connections and Recruitment Strategy
• 23:32 Country Players and Recruitment
• 30:15 Recruitment Strategy for Outside Backs
• 36:10 Importance of Yardage Wingers
• 42:07 Identifying Potential Recruits

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Follow us on insta (@thegrizzwoldsnrl), youtube (@TheGrizzwoldsNRL) and please follow and subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast player.

Grizzly lifelongers … a dysfunctional family and community … a Perth Bears podcast.

We're independent and fan-focused, run by two life-long Bears tragics.

Follow us on insta (@thegrizzwoldsnrl), youtube (@TheGrizzwoldsNRL) and please follow and subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast player.