State Premier tells NRL supremo Peter V’landys to shut his mouth

News.com.au - 18/02
Western Australia Premier Roger Cook has told NRL supremo Peter V’landys to “shut up” in a serious twist to the saga behind the code’s expansion plans for Perth.

Western Australia Premier Roger Cook has told NRL supremo Peter V’landys to “shut up” in a serious twist to the saga behind the code’s expansion plans for Perth.

Plans for an NRL club to be based out of Perth have been in a spin since V’Landys in October tore up offers from a private consortium, headed up by Cash Converters executive deputy chair Peter Cumins, to take up the 19th NRL franchise license in a partership with the North Sydney Bears.

The NRL then pivoted towards a preferred proposal for a Perth-based team owned by the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC).

That project, as made abundantly clear by the NRL, was depen...
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