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Justin Chadwick

Western Bears insist they weren't low-balling the NRL

A Perth-based NRL team remains a possibility even though the Western Bears bid was knocked back. (James Worsfold/AAP PHOTOS)

Western Bears bid chief Peter Cumins has rejected claims his team tried to low-ball the NRL, saying it simply wasn't feasible to pay a licence fee given all of the other start-up costs involved.

ARL Commission boss Peter V'landys dropped a bombshell this week when he formally knocked back the Bears' expansion bid, just days before the club was expected to be announced.

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