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The Perth Bears<\/a> have made their move for their first big-name signing, tabling a two-year contract offer to Cameron McInnes<\/a>.<\/p>\n If McInnes agrees to the deal, the former New South Wales Blues<\/a> forward would join Sharks teammate Siosifa Talakai<\/a> as the first players with State of Origin<\/a> experience to commit to the Bears’ new era.<\/p>\n Sources told The Sydney Morning Herald that Perth officials have formally approached the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks co-captain, with negotiations now underway.<\/p>\n Widely regarded as one of the toughest players in the NRL<\/a>, McInnes has built a reputation across a 228-game career that began with the South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old’s pursuit comes less than a year after suffering a devastating ACL injury in Round 24 last season, the second of his career. McInnes returned in Round 8 this year after months of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n His durability and work ethic have long made him one of the competition’s most respected forwards, highlighted by his record-breaking defensive display against the Penrith Panthers<\/a> in 2023, when he produced 78 tackles in a single match to break the previous NRL<\/a> record of 74 set by former Canberra Raiders<\/a> forward Shaun Fensom<\/a>.<\/p>\n Perth’s recruitment drive is also extending beyond experienced representatives, with Jamie Humphreys<\/a> and Jonathan Sua<\/a> reportedly in deep negotiations with club officials as the Bears continue shaping their foundation roster ahead of their entry into the competition in 2027.<\/p>\n
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