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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3524031, member: 1769"] Rothfield reporting that Perth are back in the race to be the 18th team after the new Premier, Roger Cook, phone Vlandys to push the case for Perth's inclusion in the NRL Apparently Vlandys has been against Perth team being included, but has had a change of heart. [B]Vlandys said:[/B] “I’ll acknowledge I was wrong with my initial thoughts,” he said. “Perth has to be high on the table now, especially with a premier so passionate about wanting to have a team there. They warrant serious consideration. “If you’ve got a government that’s going to get 100 per cent behind you, you’ve got a run-up start. We had a really good conversation and we’ll be chatting again. The fact he rang in his first week in the job shows how keen they are.” [B]V’landys says all options – including a 20-team competition – are open to the independent commission, including PNG.[/B] “Nick Politis is a visionary,” V’landys said. “He’s said why are you looking at 18 teams. Why not 20. “If you do your participation and pathways right, the 20 teams can happen sooner. “And it’s all funded by the broadcaster from the extra content.” [/QUOTE]

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