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.
approached all 45 NRL club chief executives, chairmen and general managers to take part in an anonymous poll covering the big issues in the sport, with 33 responding. This is how the game’s most influential figures view its burning questions as the NRL launches its season. The poll was conducted over a three-week period with it closing on February 16.
On a scale of 1-5, how would you rate the performance of NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo over the past 12 months?Andrew Abdo has experienced a slight drop in ratings when club bosses were polled a month ago. It would be interesting to see where he stands now on the back of a“Being CEO of the NRL is an enormous privilege and responsibility. Being a regulator sometimes means you sometimes don’t win all the popularity polls, that are taken at a point in time.
“We will base what we do on fact, not on emotion or commercial gain by suppliers of products. Anything we do will be on medical evidence and refrain from window dressing as players’ safety and future is the only consideration.” there is no overarching strategy for the game. This needs to be developed and owned by the ARL.
A critical strategic pillar is participation but no one owns it and despite it being a strategic priority there has been little or no progress over the last four years driven by the ARL.” - Anonymous club boss.The clubs want the NRL to stamp out conflicts of interest within the game, especially when it comes to the influence agents have over the clubs at which they manage the head coach. V’landys has vowed to act on it.
V’landys believes clubs will change their minds in time. “What you have to understand, to be fair to the people who have answered the questions, they are basing their opinion without any information that we have,” he said. “Once they get that info, they might have a different view. I guarantee it.”“Peter and Andrew are competent leaders of our game and make an excellent combination.
“The competition could use a 20-team system, with four conferences and five teams in each, similar to the NFL that would help balance the draw and allow more ‘blockbusters’ for existing or created rivalries. A revamped finals system with winners and runners-up from each conference and a wildcard system for highest-placed third teams, seeing 10 teams playing in the finals.” - Anonymous club boss.
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