'Without a doubt' case for Perth NRL expansion, says Bellamy

38,824 attended Warriors v South Sydney at Optus StadiumStorm captain Smith rated surface as ‘great’Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says Perth has made a compelling case to be the site of an NRL expansion team after the roaring success of the season-opening double header.A bumper crowd of 38,824 was in attendance at the new Optus Stadium on Saturday to see the Warriors give their fans hope they’d turned a corner with a 32-20 defeat of South Sydney and Melbourne kickstart their premiership defence with a 36-18 win over Canterbury. Related: NRL: Late try and conversion sees Wests Tigers beat Sydney Roosters Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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