Oliver Peterson has written a column in WAToday.com.au, to say Perth is ready and champing at the bit to enter a club into the National Rugby League.

“Last week the NRL Chief Executive Todd Greenberg confirmed growth was on the agenda citing the West Coast and Brisbane as options if the league was to either expand or relocate one or two of the Sydney teams.”

CEO of WA Rugby League John Sackson joined Perth LIVE today to throw his support behind the idea that the NRL needs to grow.

“A lot of the leg work has already been done with the NRLWA (formerly WA Rugby League) launching the West Coast Pirates seven years ago as its franchise bid with a queue of financial backers and sponsors if the code was to expand.”

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