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<\/p>\nThe Perth Bears have added two of the competition\u2019s more intriguing young prospects to their roster, confirming 21-year-olds Te Hurinui \u2018Apa\u2019 Twidle and Kit Laulilii will join the club from 2027.<\/p>\n
Twidle comes across from Parramatta on a three-year deal after a debut that turned heads with two tries against Wests Tigers in his first NRL appearance.<\/p>\n
He came through the Eels\u2019 junior pathways via SG Ball, Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup, and before that, Marsden State High School.<\/p>\n
Laulilii has signed for two seasons after making his first-grade debut for the Tigers in 2023. A middle forward with size and skill, he\u2019ll be joined in Perth by younger brother Luke \u2014 who was already in the Bears\u2019 inaugural squad \u2014 making it a full family move west.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are a very close family and I\u2019m extremely proud that Luke and I will have the chance to run out for the Perth Bears next season,\u201d Laulilii said. \u201cMal [Meninga] spoke so passionately about what he wants to build in Perth, and it got our whole family excited about the opportunity to build our life in Western Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Head coach Meninga has been doing plenty of selling, and the Bears will be hopeful it lands a few more guns over the coming months.<\/p>\n
Twidle said he\u2019s drawn to the chance to develop under Meninga\u2019s staff, while Meninga described him as a \u201cprodigious talent\u201d with the work ethic to make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n
Of Laulilii, Meninga noted he\u2019s returning from injury but has already shown enough to suggest he belongs at this level \u2014 and acknowledged the significance of the family uprooting to come west.<\/p>\n