If the bid to establish an NRL franchise in PNG is successful next month,discussions inside Suncorp Stadium’s Chairman’s Room will be remembered for saving it.
The NRL met Pacific Minister Pat Conroy in Brisbane on Friday night to present its financial and logistical needs to launch a team in Papua New Guinea.
The rule has never been perfect or even fair;nor has it changed player behaviour. It was a stop-gap reaction to an emergency. Five years on,its purpose has been served and it deserves retirement.
But the ARL Commission chairman has promised greater scrutiny on club officials who slam the game in their media roles.
A slump in betting and ticket sales for a support race on Everest day has left two of horse racing’s major players at loggerheads. Tabcorp has described the action as “embarrassing and irrelevant”.
The NRL has sanctioned the high-profile television commentator after he labelled the game “stupid” in a rant about rules interpretations.
The Mackellar independent MP is the sole director and shareholder of a new company created in January. She still has not declared it on her register of interests.
The Souths star was again jeered by fans on Good Friday but if they knew about his work in the Indigenous community,the ARLC chairman believes they would think twice.
Having started its season with the historic Las Vegas double-header,the NRL has found a novel way to crack the American betting market.
A standoff between those supportive of the proposal to sell off one of the state’s best racecourses to build 25,000 new homes and those against the plan has reached fever pitch.
In a move that could have significant ramifications for the game,ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has opened the door for James Warburton to be the figurehead of the NRL’s next TV deal.