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
Look it’s not just the matter of which is better, the total fact is, that the players do not play for just the country, anymore.
Feb 26 02:00 pmIt’s no longer the love of sport which it was once,take off there salary & then see what response comes about, sport players get so much money & calling them stars, get a grip, there sport players, not stars.
Over the past few years, there has been nothing but dismay over how our players conduct themselves & for some reason gets away with it or is sel
AFL is a really stupid game but it is followed and administered by fanatics who cannot see value in any other game. The problem with the NRL is undoubtedly the way the game is administered. Webcke is spot on about the need for a review.
Mar 1 08:37 amBrett Stewart, Michael Diamond or any other sport star do get preferentual treatment but they should not. Michael Diamond's shotgun was found by Police during a search, in a wardrobe. The search permission was given by the owner in aphone conversation, they were accompanied by a freind of the owner and the video of the search was later said not to have existed. Michael Diamond did not loose his firearms licence, be convicted of assaulting his girlfriend and yet he still competed.
Mar 11 04:12 pmFirst they banned the bike groups, next it will be, the fat people? the Jews? the Christians? the disabled, the blacks, and so on until finally, me? you? Strikes a memory chord all of this hysteria.
Mar 25 06:20 pmYes and why do the two local Tassie tv stations 7 & 10 show the same match , 5 min`s apart is this Tas` instant replay ?? , Fri` Sat ` Sun ` very annoying when you have limited good sport anyway , where is the League & rugby coverage , forgett the kick and giggle aust rules stuff, give us a little choice !!.
Mar 29 09:59 am