While the competition is called the National Rugby League, the Australian side is actually run by the Australian Rugby League which also owns the Origin series.
The New South Wales Rugby League is somewhere in the mix as is the New South Wales Country Rugby league.
The NRL has two Boards, its own and one that represents the "Partnership" which apparently, depending on who you ask, is the one that wields the power.
Of course the ARL has its own board as do the other entities.
That is a brief snapshot of the upper levels of the administration of the game in NSW and Nationally, but trust me , there are many tiers beneath that.
Queensland then has its own various administrations, as do all other states.
Of course there are some quality people involved in all levels of all states but the problem lies in the detail.
Consider the money that is consumed to keep it all going. Naturally not all levels need to be done away with, but certainly change is required.
Surely its time for the game of Rugby League to completely overhaul its administration and put an end to the seemingly aimless wanderings of the game.
The various divisions need to be consolidated to take us into the future under one banner with a united strong direction.
If there is a real difference between League and AFL, its not in the entertainment that we provide, rather it is in the AFL's strong administration which leaves ours shamefully wanting.
There should immediately be an independent audit of all levels of administration and a new streamlined model adopted.
The other deficiencies in the game cannot be addressed until this occurs.
League Legend Shane Webcke is Channel 7's Brisbane League Expert
Comments
rubbish ben cousins should not be allowed near any sports ground he is just another drug taking idiot, he and fellow (a.f.l) drug takers give any game a bad name his not worth talking about and not worth two bob a week, bunch of pussys.
Feb 20 08:50 amah brokenboy07 sounds like we are on the same wave lenth i call them a bunch of pussys and thats what they are, could say worse but they wouldnt print it here, in a real game they would last 5 minutes flat
Feb 20 08:56 ami totaly agree with you kenny_5513 but lets face it a.f.l are way over paid and cant hit any way bunch of pussys, now soccer is a better skilled game to watch then any a.f.l sh??.
Feb 20 09:05 amdannywhite642 get a life bloke wake up i lived in W.A for 28 years and you couldnt pay me to watch such a crap game if thats what you call it, league and union rules followed by soccer now we are talking skill bloke, league and union are played by real men not a bunch of pussys misfits has--beens who couldnt get a start in the real game need i say more.
Feb 20 09:16 ambrokenboy07 quick bloke move back to N.S.W- Q.L.D-- or W.A theres only one good thing about V.I.C and thats the road out of it move before its too late.
Feb 20 09:24 am