The ARLC chairman has warned players supporting Ezra Mam not to make public comments that could prejudice judiciary hearings.
Only 3 per cent of NRL clubs believe rival teams aren’t facilitating illegal third-party deals for players. The club bosses have their say in part two of our annual poll.
Lachlan Murdoch and Fox hold the key to the NRL cracking the US,but to win over American viewers the code may have to come out from behind the pay TV wall.
In part one of the Herald’s annual poll completed by club CEOs,chairmen and general managers,the game’s most influential figures have their say on some controversial topics.
It was a generous bit of taxpayer largesse for the embattled code.
The brainchild of Peter V’landys,the NRL’s Las Vegas experiment was the subject of many conversations at the AFL’s commission meeting in Sydney.
Despite the spectacular success of the season-opening double-header,the NRL has a long way to go to penetrate the United States television market.
The Las Vegas venture already seems to be a broad success but what grates is the ludicrous hyperbole that goes with it.
Vegas is starting to catch Rugby League Fever. … now they need Americans to tune in on TV.
The survey asked club bosses if taking games to Las Vegas over the next five years would yield a big financial benefit for the sport. This is what they said.
The six-again rule has changed rugby league for the better,but great players would have been great in any era.