The Western Australian government appears to be offering a lifeline to the North Sydney Bears, who haven’t participated in the NRL since 1999. All indications point to the 18th licence moving west, and discussions between the ARLC and the WA government have been constructive. For NRL fans, this is a huge victory, but is rugby league in the west sufficiently popular to warrant this endeavour?
Billy Moore, a current board member and former player with the North Sydney Bears, is featured.
