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Message: [QUOTE="Nashy, post: 2867897, member: 1976"] [SIZE=5][B]NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has vowed to try and strike while the iron is hot in Perth following the closure of Super Rugby’s Western Force.[/B][/SIZE] But it won’t come in the form of a rushed together NRL team. Perth is seen as a likely destination of the league’s next expansion team, following the collapse of the Western Reds in 1997 as a result of the Super League war. However any expansion of the current 16-team competition is not expected until at least the next television rights deal in 2022, when additional Queensland teams, a second New Zealand side and even a Pacific franchise are also considered likely options. But Greenberg said the game would look to make small moves into the state given the lack of either rugby code in the city as of next season. “You won’t see us just landing a new NRL team there because of what’s happened to the Force but what you will see is us looking strategically at Perth to play games,” Greenberg told Triple M. “Next year you can expect us to look very closely at what we can do in Perth for new opportunities also what we can do to continue our junior development programs and grassroots as well. [URL]https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-confirms-plans-to-ramp-up-perth-presence-in-bid-to-fill-vacuum-left-by-aru-axing-of-western-force/news-story/9abed0cda73a005ac9b4bbfb9e1acd6d?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=FoxSportsAus[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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