Morgan Smithies supports the Perth Bears, while the club faces challenges and seeks a new CEO amid player arrivals.
Morgan Smithies was in Perth this week for England's opening game at the World Cup, but he jumped at the chance to beat the drum for the Perth Bears.
Smithies' long-time Canberra teammate Corey Horsburgh is currently on holiday in Bali, but he has a road trip planned as he readies to trek across the country to begin preparing for Perth's inaugural season in the premiership.
In coming weeks, the slow trickle of Perth-bound NRL players will become a flood. It's been a long time coming for Bears fans, but their historic comeback is inching ever closer.
Meanwhile, as the players pack their bags for their new home, the club itself lurches from one damaging headline to the next.
The latest surrounded the departure of chief executive Anthony De Ceglie, prompting a fresh search for a person capable of elevating the club to the next level.