Storm brewing: British officials are not confident the Storm will want to travel to Britain for the World Club Challenge. Credit:AAP "The football department haven't even discussed the WCC," Storm football manager Frank Ponissi said on Sunday. "And to be brutally honest, I won't even consider even raising the topic with Craig [Bellamy] at this stage. We don't even want to entertain discussion about it." Meanwhile, given that we're not afraid to unfavourably compare NRL and AFL crowds on occasion it is incumbent upon us to report that rugby league attracted 79,910 live fans at the weekend and Aussie rules 70,394. Perez says it's his 'life force' to found more clubs in Canada, US Toronto Wolfpack founder Eric Perez has revealed his dealings with "multiple rich guys" to dot North America with professional rugby league clubs; teams in New York City and Hamilton, Ontario, could be announced within six months.

Speaking to Set Of Six at the Wolfpack's final home game of their league-winning debut season – watched by 8500 fans – Perez denied he had left the club but detailed an unusual arrangement under which he will set up rival teams in his spare time. "I'm always going to be at this club. This club, it's part of who I am. I'm still a board member, still an owner, still where I was before but the mission isn't over. The Wolfpack need more teams." He added, with a trademark flourish: "It's my destiny. I believe in it so much I've made it my life force. It's what I do. I make things happen." Go back to one ref, says Stone Decorated former whistler Michael Stone has called for an end to the two referee system.

"Initially I was in favour of it," he told the ABC. "Now, I think it's passed its use-by date, to be honest. It stops the major referee from being himself, from being the sole judge of fact. He's already got another two sets of eyes on the touchline, he's got the Bunker to work with if he needs it. "I know that Tony Archer doesn't agree with me. Tony believes the reason the rucks are so clean these days is because of the second referee being in, over and around the ruck. "I probably don't agree with him there. I think the changes to the ruck rules have made it easier and if you jam a few penalties into the buggers, they'll stop doing it." More on New York and Ontario It was Wolfpack player Ryan Burroughs who said in a weekend interview Perez's new teams would be in Hamilton – a city of around 500,000 between Toronto and Niagara Falls – followed by New York in 2020.

Perez earlier told Set of Six in relation to a number of cities that did not include Hamilton: "On a daily basis I have guys in those places and in other places who are actively pursuing an expansion team. Each one of those places has multiple rich guys. Whichever one [is launched first] will be the one that benefits the game the most and has the strongest infrastructure." Asked if he was working on behalf of the RFL, Perez said: "I'm representing rugby league … Within six months we'll be announcing the first one – possibly two of them." On reports Newcastle assistant Michael Potter would be the NYC coach, he said: "I've never met Mick Potter. Some of [the reports are] real, some of it might not be real. I can't confirm what is real." Make it up as you go along It's worth reminding everyone once more that this year's women's World Cup was decided by picking a number of countries arbitrarily, with the final place going to a team on forfeit when others boycotted the qualifying tournament because they thought it cheap and unsafe.

Why is it worth reminding you? Because the Commonwealth Games Nines announced last week seem to have been organised in a similarly haphazard fashion – with saving money the major criteria. No New Zealand, no PNG women, Northern Ireland (not even an RLIF member) in and then out. Countries were asked who was interested and then chosen with no reasons given. There's only so long you can get away with this stuff. Wheeling and dealing over Warriors flanker The strange case of Warriors winger Bureta Faraimo, the man named after a gun. Not a gun player, an actual gun. He signed for Hull for 2018 but Set Of Six understands there was some doubt about whether he would get a work visa because he had not played enough NRL.