Here you go, seeing as you are struggling lol
2010 Cumins backed WARL launch of WA Reds in SG Ball and Jim Beam Cup with the intention of them being building blocks to a NSW cup side then NRL club in 2015. Bid team is a mix of WARL and local businessmen led by Cumins
2012 Sage and Elias appear talking up a possible bid if NRL expands
2012 (largely in response imo) WA Reds bid changes brand to West Coast Pirates, owned by WARL and funded by Cumins. Told by NRL to concentrate on Jnrs so remains in Sg Ball and launched Pirates academy program across WA
2013 Grant announces at WA breakfast no intention to expand anytime soon and to concentrate on grassroots instead. Cumins continues funding for local RL and SG Ball
2013 WARL is told it has to hand over to the ARLC or lose its funding. WA loses independent ownership of game and becomes NRLWA
2019 Cumins publicly refuses to stop trying to get a perth nrl club and calls Vlandys out for his waste of money statement
2020 Cumins publicly states he is keen to put in a formal Perth club bid if opportunity arises
2022 Perth syndicate led by Cumins states they will talk to bears but keen to go it alone with a bid
2022 WA Premier announces that WA govt will support a Perth NRL bid, cross govt group formed and has set aside $1/2mill to find right bid partner and develop business case. appoints Freshwater Strategy consultancy firm to do the work
2023 New WA premier doubles down on Govt support for an NRL bid and rings Vlandys first week in office
2023 NRLWA GM John Sackson announces a perth consortium of successful local businessmen are developing a bid
2024 Abdo announces NRL will look to make expansion decisions end of 2024
and there you have a potted timeline of expansion stuff in WA for the last decade or so. Hope that helps your 'confusion'