Western Australia has edged closer to securing its first NRL team after the code’s governing body agreed to a revised bid from Premier Roger Cook that the government described as its final offer.
The NRL’s 17 clubs met on Thursday afternoon to discuss the potential arrival of the new team, to be known as the Perth Bears, from 2027, in a deal that sources said could deliver them an extra $500,000 each.
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