EXCLUSIVE: Chatting all things Perth Bears with MAL MENINGA

About this episode

A discussion with Mal Meninga about the Perth Bears and his coaching strategies.

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. 🐻 BECOME A FOUNDATION PERTH BEARS MEMBER: https://shop.perthbears.com.au/ ⬇️ 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 FOLLOW Zero Tackle on social media: NEWS: http://www.zerotackle.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/zerotackle TW: https://twitter.com/zerotackle IG: https://www.instagram.com/zerotackle/ T: https://www.tiktok.com/@zerotackle

People in this episode

Host: Leo Twemlow

Guest: Mal Meninga

Topics covered

• Perth Bears
• NRL
• coaching
• recruitment
• Western Australia
• State of Origin

Keywords

• Perth Bears
• Mal Meninga
• NRL
• coaching
• recruitment
• Western Australia
• State of Origin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Perth Bears, Zero Tackle

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