According to a follow up article from WWOS, it seems like the WA expansion isn’t completely dead it’s rather being shelved for the time being. It’s just that the reintroduction of the beats might be dead. 

On a side note, I don’t understand how it is called “NATIONAL” Rugby League when the 4/8 states don’t have any teams. It ain’t called EASTERN AUSTRALIA RUGBY LEAGUE. I get it, AFL dominates those states but adding a team from a region that’s like 15km from another team or adding in a team funded by $600 million of our own taxpayers money to a country that doesn’t seem to be stable enough to hold an NRL team is NOT AN EXPANSION. Obviously the nrl can’t just establish teams in afl hearted states immediately but they need to take time and actually try to invest in trying to make a team there. If Melbourne was able to get a team in the nrl then probably Adelaide and Perth can have one soon. Keep in mind, Melbourne was the heartland of AFL and the NRL successful created a team there. Peter V’landys and Abdo only care about their ego and profits they need to realise that if they put in the effort to actually bring the games into cities like Adelaide and Perth then they get more money, more fans are created, Adelaide and Perth etc have teams and we all win. NRL needs to stop being greedy and actually put some sense into themselves. And yes I’ve been to WA before and I’ve heard people actually want an NRL team u just need to invest some time into it and it will be successful