Blake Austin

So I don't think it's super far-fetched.

I think the actual Perth Bears organisation are targeting a lot of 14 and 15-year-old kids at the minute because they see them as the ones that are going to fill that team.

So they're seeing the opportunity to jump in the market for all the best quality at 14, 15, and they still haven't quite figured out what they're going to do with their kids that are 16, 17, 18 that are

The hardest thing is they're going to have to move their whole organisation there at some point.

So I like that they've kicked the can a little further down the road so that they can join the race for the premier 15-year-olds.

Because if they try and get into the race for premier 17, 18, 19-year-olds...

They just don't have the budget at the minute to do that.

And I don't even know if they fully understand where the budget is and who it's coming from.

Is it North Sydney picking up the tab?

Is it Perth Bears picking up the tab?

There's still a little bit to figure out.

But I also don't think it's that uncommon to ask them to fly over and...

And start a life with a new footy club either.

There's not many.

Yeah, because I think there's a genuine desire to break away in some capacity.

Like, I think they want to make it very clear that the Perth Bears aren't the North Sydney Bears.

Although we have some connections, the Perth Bears is we're trying to take on the east coast of Australia.

But they must be planning on paying for a whole SG ball team by now.

No, no.

I don't think they've fully figured it out yet, man.