In a one-on-one chat with Perth Bears coach Mal Meninga, Zero Tackle reporter Leo Twemlow quizzes the inaugural Bears coach on how the expansion club’s recruitment drive is faring, growing the game in Western Australia, the tactics set to be embedded by the coaching group, and Mal’s return to senior coaching in the NRL.

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⬇️ Today's Rundown:

00:00 Intro

00:45 Building the Bears

04:30 Travel and team welfare

07:40 Squad build

09:50 Style of play

14:45 Mal's return to coaching

16:06 State of Origin 2026

Recorded on 18/05/2026

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